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TCU DAILY SKIFF Vol. 87, No. 43 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1986 Fort Worth, Texas Coed's condition remains critical Health Center officials met with resi- By Alea Cooke dents of Colby Hall, where Hill- Staff Writer emeyer was a resident, and the mem- bers of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority to TCU freshman English major Kris- notify' thetn of the incident. ten Hillemeyer remained in critical Barr said the university wanted stu- condition at Harris Hospital Thursday dents to know of the incident so they evening with what is presumed to be a could take necessary preventive mea- rare form of meningitis sures, but at the same time did not Hillemyer suddenly became il! want to "unduly alarm" students. Tuesday afternoon and was taken to Terrell said the only way the bac- the Health Center by friends, uni- teria can be transmitted is by droplet versity officials said exposure, such as coughing or sneez- She was treated at the Health Cen- ing. He said when the bactera invade ter for approximately six hours before being transferred to Harris, said Dr John Terrell, director of the Health 'One the best ways peo- Center. ple can prevent coming Terrell said Hillemeyer was moved after she continued to show no signs of down with this condi- improvement. tion, as well as other ail- "Its a real shock," said TCU stu- dent Christian Presley. ments, is by taking care Presley, who is an assistant sorority of themselves. Natural pledge trainer, knows Hillemeyer as a pledge for the Kappa Alpha Theta resistance is the best sorority. "As far as we know, Kristen had a treatment for this condi- cold for a couple of weeks-a normal tion.' cold like everyone else—and she didn't start feeling really bad until Tuesday DR. JOHN TERRELL, morning," said Holly Neal, pledge Health Center director educator for the Thetas. Health authorities believe Hill- the blood stream, severe physical TCUMytUN/JmO Williams emeyer has a type of meningitis conditions can occur, often at a rapid Ing th* wwllm - Bundled against the chilly air. Kristin Cham freezing temperatures are predicted to give way to a warming trend known as meningococcal septicemia. pace. bers makes her way across a cold campus Thursday This week's near Saturday and Sunday. Terrell said symptoms can be wide Terrell said people rarely contract ranging, and in severe cases respira- the disease from objects in the en- tory disabilities may ensue. vironment. Terrell said though the disease can "It is people you've got to watch out be contagious, it is not easily con- Rio Grande dam may overflow for," Terrell said. "The bacteria do not tracted. He said many people may survive very long in the environment cubic feet per second, it would create carry the ineningoccus bacteria, EL PASO, Texas (AP>- For the first ity of 2.1 million acre-feet, Overvold 1,500 cubic feet per second into or on inanimate objects." time since 1942, a dam upstream from said. Caballo Dam, which has an additional a problem." which causes the disease, and not this border city was expected to over- An acre-foot is a unit of measure- storage space of 100.000 acre-feet, he have any symptoms. He said the bacteria usually invade Manuel Ybarra, secretary of the In- flow, and although officials said ment 1 acre in area and 1 foot deep. It said. He also said in ordinary circumst- the blood stream when a person's re- ternational Boundary Commission, a Thursday there was no imminent dan- is about the average amount of water a Authorities had been releasing ances, 2 to 5 percent of normal indi- sistance is low. Such cases as respira- U.S.-Mexico agency that oversees ger to the area, they warned illegal family of five uses in a year, Overvold 2,000 cubic feet of water per second viduals can harbor the bacteria in the tory infections, viruses, or flus can conditions in the Rio Crande, said he aliens to avoid crossing the Rio said nose or mouth area and never become trigger the infection. through October. That practice was doesn't believe there is any reason for Grande. stopped Nov. 6 for maintenance ill. Elephant Butte is in New Mexico, concern. He said the infection most often "It's a lifetime occurrence," said about 120 miles upstream from El work. Water, though, continued Students who were in close contact accumulating at Elephant Butte until "The river from Caballo to 90 miles with Hillemeyer are taking preven- occurs in cold weather or during flu David Overvold, chief of the water Paso. Caballo Dam, about 100 miles season when a person's resistance is and land division of the Rio Grande from El Paao, has a capacit> of 231,500 it reached the overflow level. downstream from El Paso is a control- tive measures with a two-day round of Overvold said problems could arise led, levied channel," Ybarra said. antibiotics. Terrell said. low and more susceptible to disease. Project, a program of the Bureau of acre-feet, Overvold said. Both dams "One the best ways people can pre- Reclamation. were built to store excess water from if there is a rainstorm in the area in the "The whole area is protected ' He said even those students who next few day. were in elos? contact with Hillemeyer vent coming down with this condi- Snow melts from Colorado, where the Rio Grande. Overvold, though, said the in- tion, as well as other ailments, is by "At 3,000 cubic feet pur second, run only a minimal chance of contract- the Rio Grande starts, and northern The spill-over at Elephant Butte creased flow of the Rio Grande makes taking care of themselves," Terrell some homes close to the i iver (on the ing the disease. New Msxico, a state split in half by will be of some 500 cubic feet per it dangerous for people, such as illegal said. "Natural resistance is the best Mexican side near El Paso) could be in Wednesday night Vice Chancellor the river, have gorged Elephant But second, Overvold said. A generator aliens trying to wade into the United treatment for this condition." te Dam and filled it beyond its capac- will be used to siphon off another jeopardy," Overland said "At 5,000 States for Student Affairs Peggy Barr and Colleges to appeal Victim rights focus of conference By Nancy Andersen 'I saw a lack of sensitivity on the media's part. editor of the Dallas Times Herald, will Staff Writer ^___ examine whether the media is unfair proposed mergers Tommy (Thomason) and I shared that concern, in its treatment of minorities. Ten years ago, crimes against AUSTIN t AP>- Six state universities presentation before the committee," Nearly two .. ^ after a 20-year-old and that's what got the ball rolling.' minorities were either not covered by and colleges marked for mergers will Temple said. woman was murdered along a lonely ANANTHA BABBILI, assistant professor newspapers or were degradingly re- get a hut chance to appeal to the Temple told reporters he had re- stretch of railroad tracks and her ferred to as "minority crimes" by re- Select Committee on Education, ceived the most objections for the mother thrust into the public eye of journalism and symposium co-director porters, Sanders said. chairperson Larry Temple said "The treatment of victims by repor- proposed NTSU-TWU merger. through media coverage of the event, head. Ten months later, a man who journalists, prosecuting and defense Thursday- ters (has) changed, but not significant- "There are a lot of women who want the TCU journalism department is had dropped out of ninth grade spe- lawyers, judges, law enforcement ly enough," he said. "The families of Temple, who proposed the mer- a separate TWU," he said. sponsoring a national symposium ex- cial education was convicted of her officers, and crime victims and their amining the media's treatment of minority victims are treated with less gers, said the six institutions will be He said reaction to the Houston murder. Michael Wayne Goodin,21, families. crime victims and their families. dignity." given an opportunity at the commit- merger was "mixed," with some is now serving a 43-year sentence in The symposium's first session, Such treatment will improve as tee's Nov. 21 meeting to "summarize" saying they favored an urban institu- "Crime Victims and the News the Texas Department of Corrections which begins at 9:30 a.m.. will pre- more minority reporters are hired, their positions. tion at the downtown site. Media: The Right to Privacy vs. the in Huntsville. sent a general overview of the privacy Sanders said. Temple said the committee would Right to Know" is the subject of Tues- Coverage of the case, Foster said, issue. Roy Peter Clark, associate He said people of Corpus Christi day's symposium, funded by a director of the Poynter Institute for Tinsley will moderate as Victims of vote by Dec. 12, maybe at a Dec. 5 or generally favored that merger, but was unfair. $30,000 grant from the Gannett "For example, Lisa worked part Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Violence members Martie Garcia and Dec. li meeting. those in Kingsville opposed losing the Foundation. time at Pepper's (3002 W 7th Street) Fla., will be the speaker. Manuel Voldez respond, along with "This is j ust one person saying what separate identity of Texas Aflrl. The symposium will offer an oppor- to save money for college at the time With Thomason as moderator. Phil Roger Witherspoon of the Dollar he thinks we ought to do," Temple Temple's recommendation to other tunity to exchange viewpoints, philo- of her death." he said.