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Tuesday March '6; 1984 . University of Idaho 89th Year, No. 47 gpss" ..I8 .I cJ i '„'ly:A s g c'spgsp By Laura Marko for the Argoneut IPII Diapers on the right, toilet IBR LI / WSP paper on the left. She wheel- I ilw'i+, ed her shopping cart down Aisle 15 of Rosauers, headed for the checkout stand. In what she thought was only a split second, she had run into a huge Kleenex display, As boxes of facial tissues flew across the L crowded area, a flustered man ran hurriedly up to her. "Lady, lady, are you okay?" "Yes, yes," she said. "Ijust fell asleep." She saw .,',a everyone staring as the bagboy began to re-stack the boxes. This kind of thing happens often to Sonja Peterson. The University of Idaho junior is a narcoleptic. Narcolepsy is a genetic disease that involves falling asleep when there is good reason to stay awake. A nar- coleptic has irresistible attacks ofsleep. The average narcoleptic will fall asleep (Photo illustration by Alan Ward) four to 12 times a day for about 15 minutes total. on she can ed. classes the profs grade on is a disease Cataplexy is also fre- attack coming For Peterson it's not as Narcolepsy over and take a nap, participation. I explain to can completely quently associated with nar- just pull bad. She falls asleep once, that is the she says. them and hope they dominate one's life at times, colepsy. Cataplexy about every other day, and loss of muscle tone "If I just ignore it, understand." three Peterson says. "It's so weird complete attacks this lasts only two to where the body goes com- sometimes it will go away. Narcoleptic who is when it comes on," she says. sometimes stem Irom bouts minutes. Her mother, pletely limp, crumbling to But it takes awhile." falls asleep "Ifeel like I haven't slept for has of extieme anger. excite- also narcoleptic, matter the ground and feeling no She says her mother joy, about three times a day. three days, and no problem. When ment or disappointment. or where I'm pain. the same It can happen at any time, what I am doing doesn't have Peterson was too young to Some victims try to keep ' about is Peterson Peterson says at class, at, all I can think she had to hit her these emotions out of their to close my cataplectic, hallucinative or drive, driving or on. a date. finding a place but she mother every once in a while lives, but not Peterson. She sleeps for three paralytic symptoms, "I There are approximately eyes." another; most as she was,driving to make never try to keep myself and feels totally is the victim of she 200,000 narcoleptics in the minutes have a very her stay awake. Or she would from feeling emotional," refreshed. she says. narcoleptics "I like hot dates as United States. But Peterson de'er strong sweet tooth and gain roll down the window, says. that she's never been The sleep attacks if it was December much as the next person." says Usually a weight easily. especially officially diagnosed, and from normal sleep. or January. "It must have Ifshe falls asleep on a date, REM (rapid "Chocolate is my life," she there are probably more like person hits the looked pretty bizarre," she she has to explain the stage of sleep says. or let her. eye movement) real treatment says. strange phenomenon minutes, but a nar- There is no he's boring. "It Peterson realized she had after 90 Some people Narcolepsy hasn't taken a the guy think will hit REM in 20 for narcolepsy. on the date," she narcolepsy when she was 14. coleptic take Ritalin, an big toll on Peterson's life, she depends She says that's the most seconds. to says. Even though some nar- says. many narcolep- amphetamine-like drug doesn't let nar- common age at which it Although the morning. coleptics are considered to be Peterson vivid and realistic get going in from. strikes. tics have anti-depressants lazy when they fall asleep on colepsy stop her Peterson says that Others take She "people Narcolepsy attacks dreams, and hallucina-. the job, Peterson has only anything. says, dreams are as normal as for cataplexy who know me understand, become much more frequent her tions. Others, like Peterson, fallen asleep twice at work. dreams can get. They'e just her and if I embarass myself I get and longer as a person gets. take nothing. She has fallen asleep in older. "When I'm 60,"Peter- a little quicker. classes a lot, though. "From a good laugh. and tem- "The only thing I take is son "I'l probably be Hallucinations notes I can tell exactly "There's nothing I can do says, before and Vivarin to help me stay my in a wheelchair and left porary paralysis I'm where it hit," she says. "In about it. No cure. I just put two symp- awake while driving, an attack are 'he accept it." alone to sleep 24 hours a after says. If she feels an some of my upper-division day." toms of narcolepsy. 2 Argonaut —Tuesday, March 6, 1984 Senate to dedde fate of lobbyist Q ~~5 +4,') Q':..'.";., K. Whether Doug Jones is eligible to yll - -. 4 hold his position as ASUI lobbyist be the main topic of debate this 'ill week in the ASUI Senate. Council'::.to-Iciok The Argonaut reported last week that Jones was not a registered stu- at iiifmoi's program dent. According to ASUI Senate Rules and Regulations, the lobbyist Twenty. four-acadeinic minors and must be a full-time student at the guidelines for establishing minors'jn University of Idaho. Jones does not .:a11-academic departments'.will be. meet that criteria. discussed by th'e faculty. council Senators Jim Pierce and Sally .today at. 3:30 p;m. in Brink Hall Lanham are expected to introduce a .Faculty Lounge. bill this week that would deny Jones his official title as ASUI lobbyist and .The Univeisity Curriculuin Com- any further payment if he does not mittee'has approved guidelines for register. estabiishhing minors and has recom- President Tom LeClaire stated in a mended 24 academic minors At memo that Jones has given him present this university does not permission to petition on his behalf oNcially recognize academic minors to become a registered student. He The committee added that Bert McCroskey, recommends that associate minors require a minimum of 18 dean of the College of credits. Letters and Science, has Minor programs would not agreed to neccessarily present Jones'etition before the be required, but would Dean's Council. be available as an opportunity for students "I don't to broaden their education, think there is. much the committee reported. chance of him becoming registered. The senate has three choices: we can Recommended minors are in the either pull him out, violate the rules departments of chemistry, com- or adjust the rules we have now," munications, English, history. Senator Chris Berg said. '.;;.~l1 =,;, mathematics and applied statistics, physics, political science and LeClaire said he would fight a bill .~LA@ k ii » a... ~ . ~a public to change Jones'osition "tooth and affairs . research, psychology, nail." sociology/anthropolgy, and theatre In other business, the senate may Hanging tough arts..In addition. the committee consider creating a student body recommended minors in the schools Lee A nn A board to represent the entire student errlyn a voice coach and piano accompanist at the Ul Music Depart- of communications and music. population. The board would have ment, moonlights on the side as a hang gliding enthusiast. Aerlyn ha s been The council will about 96 members and would meet hang gliding for two years and in this photo tests out a glider she may one also discuss a pro- about once a month, according to day purchase. (Photo by Scott Spiker) posed change in.honorary degrees Senator Mike Trail. schedule and procedure policy. Seminar to focus on women's dress Dressing for the oNce will be the focus of a seminar sponsored by the UI Women's Law Caucus. The free seminar on professional dress for women is designed for ASUI tuition forum students who are hoping to enter draws small crowd careers in the professional field, par- State board ticlarly in legal professions.. '" By ]on Ott to look It will be held, on Tuesday,.March 6at 2,30p.m. in the courtrcum at the The topic of in-state tuition drew a UI College 'of Law. mixed response from people who at funding progress attended the ASUI forum Sunday in By Laura Hubbard the SUB Borah Theatre. About 15 budget. Cultural -group Two new members people were present for the forum. will make Last Friday, legislators in the Sen. Norma Dobler, their debut when the State Board House forms-'cin campus D-Moscow, of of Representatives rejected said that she was in favor of Education meets Thursday and a higher education most of Friday at budget of the proposals of the IACI Task Force. the State Museum $77.8 million by a 40-30 vote. Interested in speaking, a foreign She said, though, Society in Boise. Should language or in that she was Gov..John the education budget fall learning more about against the tuition proposal from its Evans appointed short of board requests, members a foreign country? inception. Dobler was on the Diane Bilyeu of Pocatello and will spend the A newly formed. organization on IACI Roberta next couple of Task Force that made recmmenda- Fields of New Meadows to months revising campus, The Univeisity Language the board the funding tions in regard to higher education to last Thursday.