lifestyle........7 Hdy 86/66° sports............ 9 Wednesday} Rüiuv' 86/670 classifieds.... 12 ALTON, EAST ST. LOUIS & EDWARDSVILLE Thursday: 84/67° ♦ Tuesday, September 16, 1997 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT EDWARDSVILLE Vol. 50 No. 16 ♦ Controversial night dance policy time restraints are changed on trial basis ■ By DANIELLE BELTON 12:30 a.m.or after capacity was reached; whichever came long lines that lasted until 1:00 a.m. instead of 12:30 a.m. NEWS EDITOR first. Now the policy has been temporarily adjusted, Still, despite this change, some organizations feel there making the cut off time 1:00 a.m. is a long way to go. Blank stares and looks of surprise appeared on many Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Dr. Emmanuel "It’s progress,” said SIUE student and member of faces after becoming aware of a change in the university’s made the decision after the meeting. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Brian Stemmons, “but late night dance policy. On Thursday, another adjustment “This was following the results of a discussion we did the doors don’t need to be locked, period, until a was made to the policy, making 1:00 a.m.the new cut off with a workshop with the students.” said Steven Sperotto, major incident.” time. The revised policy, which has been a source of con­ Director of the Student Leadership Development Center. This policy was greatly criticized by students because troversy between African American Greek organizations Sperotto sent out a memo Thursday detailing the several members of African American Greek and University officials, was changed on a trial basis due policy, which went into effect at Friday night’s dance, organizations felt that the policy was racially biased. to a dance policy workshop meeting. sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. University officials contend that the policy changes were The original policy stated that the building had to be Most students were not aware of the change until they due to safety reasons, not racial bias. Since then the locked from the outside by 12:30 a.m.for all parties attended Friday night's dance, and even then some didn’t policy for late night parties on campus has been a ending at 2:30 a.m. Also, no tickets could be sold after realize the changes. The only evidence of change were pressing issue for area students. The silent killer Drugs in Hepatitis B threatens students work place ■ BY ZHANDA JOHNSON % Prevalence of Hepatitis B Markers7 “You can get it from using pose threat someone’s razor or toothbrush NEWS REPORTER ■ BY JASON TRIPLETT [because they may be contami­ -// ------ f / / - ] NEWS REPORTER Are you aware that there is a nated with the body fluids of an disease even more contagious infected person],” Johnson said. Emergency Ward Nurses than AIDS and just as deadly? Johnson also warned that The Federal Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988 is not That disease is Hepatitis B, and people in the teaching or enough, according to campus unlike AIDS, it can be prevented Pathology Staff janitorial field are at high risk for departments. The Personnel, by a vaccine. Staff members Hepatitis B because of exposure Student Affairs, Counseling and The American College Blood Bank have the following to children who may be infected or exposure to unsafe disposal of Provost offices along with the Health Association said that each risks of contract­ biohazardous waste. Wellness Center are working to year in the United States 70 Laboratory Technicians ing hepatitis B coordinate assistance programs percent of approximately 300,000 The Madison County Health for the university’s student individuals who contracted compared with Department is also increasing Intravenous Teams workers and staff to educate Hepatitis B are between the ages the normal popu­ awareness of Hepatitis B. It has employees and help offenders of 15 and 39. Hepatitis B is lation now become a requirement for before they get convicted. spread through infected blood Surgical House Officers children entering preschool or The Act reorganized require­ and body fluids (including saliva kindergarten to receive the Anyone who han­ ments of institutions funded by and semen); by using unsterilized Intensive Care Nurses Hepatitis B vaccine. Debra Federal agencies and grants by or shared needles through drug dles blood or bod­ Tscheschlok, personal health mandating the institutions to injection; and through tattooing ily fluids is at sub­ service manager, said that Medical House Officers maintain a drug-free workplace. and body piercing. It leads to stantial risk from awareness of Hepatitis B has increased since Madison County A.J. Monaco, Director of liver damage and can result in the disease. | General Ward Nurses has required the vaccine. Human Resources, says that the some long-lasting effects such as Often it is hard to cirrhosis and rare cases of liver The Health Department law alone will help to shine a identify and one cancer. Symptoms of Hepatitis B | Dieticians offers the vaccine series for $15 light on offenders in the work include fatigue, fever, chills, may not show for those under the age of 18. place, but will not assist them in vomiting, nausea, jaundice (yel­ | Volunteer Blood Donors* symptoms. People 18 years old or older can rehabilitation. “We’re looking to lowing of the skin and eyes) and get the vaccine series for $90. create a mechanism for people, other flu-like symptoms. * Normal population In addition to Hepatitis B, so that a drug problem can be SIUE Health Services has Adapted from Dienstag JL. Ryan DM there are four other forms of handled before they get convict­ attempted, in several ways, to from the state on the cost of that it is important for all students Hepatitis: A, C, D and E. Like ed of any crime," Monaco said. increase the awareness of pediatric vaccines (a series of to receive the vaccine because Hepatitis B. they all affect the The offices are looking to Hepatitis B and the importance of three). Pediatric vaccines are cases of Hepatitis B are rising. liver. Hepatitis A, however, can set up better education about the be spread by casual contact such being vaccinated. given to people under the age of Also, many college students are dangers and downfalls of drugs “We sent out information 20. The cost of the pediatric vac­ engaging in behaviors which as eating food prepared by infect­ in the workplace for supervisors with admission letters,” said cine is $48. For those over the makes them at risk for the dis­ ed food handlers. and employees. Head Nurse Sue Grimes. “We age of 20, the cost is $99.75. For ease. A vaccination against “We need to tighten up the also sent letters to first and sec­ the vaccine to be effective, the Dr. Lee Johnson, medical Hepatitis B protects against types system and pull as many related D and E also. The vaccination for ond-year students.” entire series must be taken. The director at Health Services, said departments together as we can Letters were sent only to first normal cost for the series from a the disease can be contracted by Hepatitis A is a separate to cover significant areas,” and second-year students because private physician can be more methods some people may not be inoculation. There is no vaccine Monaco said. than $100. Health Services feels aware. for Hepatitis C. Health Services received a break see Drug, page 6 ♦ P age 2 The A 1 e s t 1 e Tuesday, September 16, 1997 ♦ Pageant sheds traditions Miss Illinois crowned Miss America on Saturday ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Miss as Holland sang "There She Is.” changes: A new network (ABC instead of should look like. Illinois Katherine Shindle, an aspiring “I’m a little dazed right now, to be hon­ NBC), new hosts (soap opera stars Since Horn took over in 1987, the actress who works as a dance-hall janitor est with you,” Shindle said afterward. “I Callahan and Eva LaRue Callahan) and a pageant has eliminated high heels from in exchange for lessons, was crowned know I walked down the runway. I didn’t new method of interviewing the five final­ swimsuit competition, banned profession­ Miss America 1998 in her native state on drop the scepter, and I’m pretty pleased ists — unscripted questions from al hairstylists backstage and changed the Saturday night. about that.” “American Journal” host Nancy Glass. evening gown segment to “evening wear,” The 20-year-old theater and sociology Shindle — who prefers to be called There were some problems with the allowing the contestants to wear pantsuits major in her senior year at Northwestern Kate but used her full name for pageant wrong names and states superimposed on if they chose. University in Evanston, 111., said she purposes — said she was excited about the TV screens, and the announcer once This year, the pageant took the “be would be an advocate for AIDS issues. prospect of being an advocate on behalf of swapped the identifications of Miss yourself” concept a step further, telling Shindle was among three of five final­ the Miss America Organization. Oregon and Miss Arizona. The mistake judges they could penalize any contestant ists who chose to wear two-piece swim­ Saying she has “four left feet,” Shindle was corrected after a commercial break. they believed was putting on false airs or suits, one of several changes intended to said she took the dance lessons in hopes of By far the most anticipated change was misrepresenting herself in behavior or lure TV viewers back to the ratings- improving her chances at a Broadway the one involving swimsuits.