John Carroll University Carroll Collected The aC rroll News Student 12-7-1995 The aC rroll News- Vol. 89, No. 12 (1995) John Carroll University Follow this and additional works at: http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews Recommended Citation John Carroll University, "The aC rroll News- Vol. 89, No. 12 (1995)" (1995). The Carroll News. 1132. http://collected.jcu.edu/carrollnews/1132 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student at Carroll Collected. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aC rroll News by an authorized administrator of Carroll Collected. For more information, please contact [email protected]. -~ : :)1); ~-<·. ~-- :,-;._; -(!}..' ••- <' ... 1 • '... '~,... :,("" ~,_ . :_ !f· Hip holiday movies, alter­ What are JCU students natives to traditional doing over the holiday Christmas movies Happy Holidays break? Entertainment, page 5 Features, pages 8&9 ~arro ews Volume 89 Number 12 • December 7, 1995 Israeli am.bassador speaks in Kulas Fa, Ia, Ia, Ia, Ia, Ia ,Ia ... Rabinovich discusses "road to peace" between Israelis and Arabs Joe Wholley accord with Palestine. The out­ an end totheArab-Israeliconflict." Assistant News Ed itor comeof the Middle East economic Rabinovich said that for peace !tamar Rabi novich, ambassa­ conference is also being consid­ between Syria and Israel to take dor of Israel to the United States, ered a move ahead, he said. place, certai n demands on both spoke in Kulas Auditorium last uThe fact that it took place was sides must be met. week about the troubles and ob­ a step forward ," said Rabinovich. usy ria wants to make peace stacles that Israel has faced on the UThe second economic conference with Israel on its own terms only, road to peace with the Arabs. produced concrete results." and that is not good enough," said The first topic which He said two more economic Rabinovich. u A general agreement Rabinovich discussed was the confe rences are already planned needs compromise and the mode death of the former Prime Minis­ for 1996 and 1997. of negotiation is important." ter Yitzhak Rabin. The next point that Rabinovich Rabinovich said that he hopes ult is sri ll an open wound for all touched on is the need for peace an American team of delegates of us," said Rabinovich. uFormally, between Israel and Syr ia. that is going to the Middle East the mourning period will end UT here is still potential for war will find new angles to move the when 30 days has passed, but as a with Syria," Rabinovich said. uls­ process forward. state, we will continue to grapple raelenjoysa major advantage over Rabinovich also stated that he with the consequences." Syria, but we would rather not dis­ would rather have Palestine as an The ambassador then dis­ play it. Huge damages and many entity and less than a state. This cussed the Israeli-Arab conflict. injuries would be the outcome." would be less than the Palestin­ He explained that several goals Rabinovich stated that Syria is ians were hoping for. The Pales­ were achieved over the last few the key to Lebanon's signing of tinians have made it clear that they years which have contributed to the peace agreement. Lebanon want to go through the agreement the furthering of peace in the will not sign a peace agreement pacesandend upwithastate. The Middle East. One of the goals was without Syria. ambassador stated that there will the formation of a framework to uonce Syria m akes peace w ith begive-and-takeonccrtain 1ssues a e t ra i i w · v- WI I I n n 01 0( other goal was peace made with era! other Arab states," said issues there will be no negotla- Members of choir practice for the Christmas Carroll Eve jordan and the September peace Rabinovich. UThisgroupcould put see ISRAEL, page 3 concert to be held in Kulas Auditorium Saturday at 8 p.m. Eating disorders discussed at presentation Joe Wholley UBulimics are preoccupied with overachievers," said Karlinsky. Little sibs invited to JCU Assistant News Editor food, their bodies, self image or UTheir children then learn to hold Amy Kerner uMost likely we'll only charge According to a pamphlet dis­ self worth. They have a distorted high expectations for themselves. Staff Reporter $20-25 per sibling to cover meals, tributed by thejCU Well ness Pro­ view in which they feel that self They want everything to be per­ RHA's plan to sponsor the first activities, and a t-shirt." Walrod gram, eating disorders affect an worth comes from the way they fect, including their body, and they Little Sib's Weekend in three years said. estimated 20 percent of females look." feel that they can turn to an eating was approved last week by Fr. Ri­ UThis has the possibility of be­ between the ages of l3and 40. The Taylor defined anorexia as a disorder to achieve their goal, chard P. Salmi, SJ, vice president ing very good, but also turning National Institute of Mental condition occurring in many which is the perfect body." of student affairs. bad," Walrod said. ult's just a mat­ Health has estimated that 5 mil­ young women that is marked by Karlinsky explained that fash­ LittleSibsweekend provides an ter of trying to address the issues lion American women suffer from eating little and over-exercising. ion and trends tend to determine opportunity for siblings of on­ that caused the weekend to be can­ an eating disorder. The Eating Dis­ uAnorexics do not know what what the perfect body looks like. campus students, ages 12 and un­ celed a few years ago." orders Awareness Evening was thin is and when they are thin "Seventeen Magazine shows girls der, to visit the Carroll campus and uwe've had trouble in the past held last week addressing the enough," said Taylor. u An anorexic with tiny waists," said Karlinsky. get a sense for what college life is with Little Sibs Weekend," said problems and difficulties associ­ could be extremely thin and look uTheir message to their audience, like, said jeff Becherer, vice presi­ Salmi. "There has been abuse of ated with anorexia and bulimia. like a holocaust victim but still which consists mainly of young dent of RHA. The young visitors alcohol by both students and sib­ According to Nancy Taylor, di­ think they look like they are fat." girls is This is what you should can be siblings cousins, nieces or lings .~ rector of the JCU Wellness Pro­ Erica Karlinsky, clinical psy­ look like.'" nephews. Donna Byrnes, director of resi­ gram, bulimia constitutes recur­ chologist, the evening's first Ellen Rome, M.D., the second The event is planned for the dence life, pointed out some other rent episodes of binge eating, eat­ speaker, explained thateatingdis­ speaker at the talk, said that many weekendofFeb.24-25,1996. Little concerns they have dealt with in inglargeamountsof food and hav­ orders can occur for several rea­ people only practice an eating dis­ sibswillarriveonSaturdaymorn­ the past. ing a sense of lack of control over sons,oneof the more common rea­ order for one or two months and ing apd events will be planned UThe weekend became such a eating during the episode. sons deals with overachievers. then stop. throughout the day to entertain tradition that some parents sem uone thing that people are most uParents that have high expec­ Rome said that if the practice the children, said Marc Walrod, their kids whether the students scared about is the fear of being tations for their children are often of an eating disorder lasts longer committee chair. wanted them coming or not," out of control," said Taylor. causing their children to become than two or three months, the per­ Some of the activities RHA is Byrnes said. This led to the prob­ son with the disorder will most planning include a puppet show, lem of irresponsibility on the part Fast Facts: likely need the help and support clowns, face painting, an exhibit of the students and siblings not of others to break away from the from Sea World, a moonwalk,cari­ being properly supervised, she The Numbers on Eating Disorders problem. catures, a dance, arts and crafts sa id. Rome and Karlinsky both ex­ and campus tours,including tours Byrnes is supporting RHA and pressed the importance of seek­ of the television and radio studios, the weekend, but she said, ult One in every I 00 males suffers from an eating ing help from family, friends and the Carro ll News office and the doesn't matter how well the week­ · disorder. experts when battling an eating science labs. end is planned, if JCU students disorder. UEveryt hing is still tentative," don't see it as their responsibility An Estimated 20% of females between the ages of uMost who recover from a seri­ said Walrod. "We're in the process to monitor and entertain the1r : 13 and 40 years suffer from an eating disorder. ous eating disorder have sought of confirming things now." younger brothers and sisters, it the help of a team of counselors, The activities cone 1ude Sunday won't work." : The National Institute of Mental Health has therapists, physicians and/or di­ with achildren'smassand brunch. Salmi also supports the week­ estimated 5 million American women etitians," Rome said. uof the ones "Everyone in the university is end and said that bringing little suffer from an eating who make it to med1cal attention, extremely excited abour the week­ brothers and sisters up tojCU is a disorder. one-third get better and live nor­ end," said Walrod. good idea. The question he poses, mally, one-third recover but al­ To cover for the weekend's ex­ however, IS.