Jacksonville State University JSU Digital Commons Chanticleer Historical Newspapers 1997-10-09 Chanticleer | Vol 46, Issue 6 Jacksonville State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib_ac_chanty Recommended Citation Jacksonville State University, "Chanticleer | Vol 46, Issue 6" (1997). Chanticleer. 1208. https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib_ac_chanty/1208 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Historical Newspapers at JSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Chanticleer by an authorized administrator of JSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. FEATURES: HOMECOMING *PAGE 9 SPORTS: FOOTBALL PAGE 12 CHANTICLEER Breast cancer awareness by Jamie Henderson that concentrates on the breast area to find News Feature abnormalities too small to see or feel. If an abnormality is found, then a biopsy is con- When the average college girl thlnks of ducted to reveal if the tumor is cancerous or October, what comes to her mind? Parties, non cancerous. Homecoming, Mid-terms, breast cancer? They removed my mother's left breast aid Chances are, most college girls don't thlnk of lymph node. She way prescribed six months breast cancer October 1s natlonal breast can- heavy chemotherapy. All of her hair fell out, cer awareness month and for some, those she was extremely weak, and her teeth plnk nbbons are more than cute became so loose that she could wiggle them. When my mother was diagnosed with breast But still, there was no guarantee that she cancer at age 45, I found myself ashng mil- would live. lions of questions The most important ques- It is estimated that in 1997, there will be tion was, IS she golng to live? And I was 180,200 new cases of invasive breast cancer afraid to know the answer But I also found diagnosed among women in the U.S. That is out that my mom wasn't alone. why it is extremely important for women to According to the Amerlcan Cancer Society, perform a B.S.E. (or breast self examination) breast cancer 1s the most common form of every month. Your doctor can show you how, http //www pca.stute mn us/hot/frogs.html cancer among women excluding sbn cancers or you can call 1-800-ACS-2345 for more Deformed frogs are appearing in three states: Minnesota, Vermont, and Also, breast cancer IS the second leadlng information. California. Local professors fear that simtllar problems could exist in Alabama. cause of cancer death In women, exceeded There are seveial campus and local organi- only by lung cancer zations that are involved with breast cancer A doctor found the lump in my mother's research. Delta Sigma Theta will be giving breast When the blopsy, or tlssue sample out information on Oct. 15 in the T.M.B. The Alarming mutations found was taken, the results were bad and we knew club ALTRUSA will be holding a free breast Cline hopes that soon JSU will have a stu- the worst was yet to come screening clinic in late February at Anniston by Phil Attinger News writer dent who will go out and perform such a sur- Usually breast cancer is detected wlth the ~emorialHospital. And the Susan B. vey. At least one Biology student is very use of a mammogram It is a x-ray device See Breast page 5 Deformed frogs have turned up in large interested in starting such a project as soon numbers in the US. The alarm began two as one can be organized. years ago when a group of high school stu- One possible cause of deformities is high Zihui Liu remembered dents in Minnesota went out to collect some pH levels in the water. Cline says that while frogs for one of their classes. They discov- high pH would account for population ered an incredibly high number of deformed declines, it would not account for the defor- by Rachel Riddell frogs, with defects ranging from the normal mities. Possibly, ultra-violet radiation (W) Managing Editor "This was a problem of a young four legs to as many as seven or nine legs, or could penetrate the egg mass and destroy or "This was a problem of a young lady who lady who came to trust others too as few as two or three legs, according to change the DNA, but deformities would came to trust others too easily. She had a his- George Cline, Ph.D., a herpetologist in the exist in more ways than just limbs or eyes. tory of being too trustful," sad Chief Rick easily. " Biology Department of JSU. Cline also suggests that a worm parasite of Tubbs of the University Police Department. --Chief Rick Tubbs Cline says that this helped to get the her- garter snakes has infected some tadpoles, Campus safety is not always on our minds. petological community organized and inter- entering where the limbs form. Cline agrees Sometimes a glance into the past can make us was to remind students of those members of ested in making a standardized search of the that this might disrupt the development of think differently. the University community who were missing rest of the country for deformed frogs. the limbs, but the problem is that while it Zihui Liu, a Chinese national, lived at the or had died that fall semester. About 40 stu- Reports seem to indicate three "hot spots" explains local outbreaks, it cannot explain Wesley Foundation and worked at the Bibb dents turned out to help with the ribbon hang- around the US: Minnesota, Vermont, and the state-wide effects. Graves computer lab about a year ago until ing campaign. California. Cline warns that one could go On September 30th, the Minnesota she was officially reported missing on Liu's body was found by a state highway out to a pond and look for frogs, and find Department of Pollution Control held a news Sunday October 20, 1996. She was last seen inspector around 10:30 a.m. December 16, one or a couple have extra legs: "One out conference, where they announced that they around 10 p.m. near the Theron Montgomery 1996 near the intersection of Green Valley of, literally, thousands." retrieved water for study and raised tadpoles Building on October 18, 1996. Road and U.S. 431 in Etowah County. The "The thing that's frightening about the sit- in these samples. After controlling pH and The University Police Department became body was found in a shallow grave, covered uation in Minnesota right now, is that there UV, they reported that nearly 75-100% of involved in a search on Monday, October 21, by dirt, debris and running water, according are hundreds-thousands-of deformed the matured frogs had deformities. They 1996 when Zihui failed to show up for her to officials at the Etowah County Sheriff's frogs that have been reported. And not just also used tap water from homes in the area, first class. Office. Positive identification was completed from one area," reports Cline. with the same results. Friends and family posted flyers around a few days after the body was found. Cline also says that frogs might lose legs Considering the high agricultural use of campus and at local businesses. Several Detective Bill Wineman of the Jacksonville to predators, but the numbers are way too the land in Minnesota, Cline warns that the informal meetings were held over the matter. Police Department, investigated the death as high. tap water may be well-water, from deep The family even offered a large reward in a homicide. Chen Shi, a former JSU student "The only thing from Alabama," says aquifers. "If that ground water is polluted, information leading to the successful location and last person to be seen with Liu, disap- Cline, "is that we have a couple of individ- it's going to be centuries before could be of Zihui. peared a week after Liu and was also consid- ual frogs, that have been reported as having cleared up." In December of 1996, students and faculty ered missing. deformities, but we haven't made an effort Minnesota and California have large agri- participated in a yellow ribbon campaign. It sesbdent page 5 yet to go out and systematically search." See Frog page 3 Iqemicia Calvin reported criminal trespassing at Fitzpatrick Hall from 9-1 more contagious than HIV, contin- by CPS *Adrian Holloway reported criminal mischief on. 10-3 at Sparkman Hall Barbie Goes To ues to spread on college campuses Berkeley, Calif.-A task force says parking lot leaving scratch marks on both sides of an automobile caus- even though it can be prevented with the University of California may ing $1,000 in damage. College a vaccine, health experts said. want to drop the use of SAT scores if by CPS About 300,000 new cases of it wants to boost Hispanic enroll- *Steven Craig Harper reported harassing communications at Logan Hall America's favorited plastic sweet- hepatitis B are reported each yar, ment. parking lot from 9-29 to 9-30. I heart is a college girl now. and nearly 70 percent of those get- The number of Hispanic students Under that special licensing agree- ting sick are you ng people between at UC's nine campuses could fall by ment, Barbie is on sale at college the ages of 15 to 39 as much as 70 percent by the 1998 bookstores on 19 major campuses, While the disease can be easily fall semester, said the Latino includiag Clemson, Duke, prevented with a vaccination, less Eligibility Task Force. Wisconsin, Arkansas, Georgia and thatn 20 percent of college students "Numerous studies have ques- Virginia.