MORE ACC SOCCER COVERAGE, PAGE 13 THURSDAYTH. NOVEMBER 5. 1987-i! E CHRONICLE DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 83, NO. 48 State match to Study indicates open first ACC sweetener not a soccer tourney headache cause By JOHN SENFT fWLJf By CHRIS SCHMALZER As the inaugural Atlantic Coast Con­ A study conducted at Duke Univer­ ference Soccer Tournament opens today, sity Medical Center and funded by the it promises to be more than a simple National Institute of Health and the showcase of some of the premier talent in manufacturer of Nutrasweet has con­ the country. Instead, for most of the cluded that the artificial sweetener is teams, it may turn into a war for survival. not likely to cause headaches in the The winner of the tournament receives general population. an automatic bid for the postseason The findings of the study, which NCAA Tournament. Traditionally, the began in October 1986 and involved 40 NCAA awards between two to five bids for volunteer subjects, were announced at every region, and in the strong South a press conference at the Medical region the competition for bids is fierce. Center Wednesday. The results will Third-ranked South Carolina appears to appear in today's issue of the New be a virtual certainty for one, and Duke England Journal of Medicine. has an inside track on a second. But "This study answers the question of North Carolina, Clemson, N.C. State and headaches" in relation to aspartame, Wake Forest are all sitting on the fence the generic name for Nutrasweet, said —a first-round loss will probably' mean Susan Schiffman, a professor of medi­ the end of their season. cal psychology and principal inves­ Duke coach John Rennie, who was tigator of the study. The brand name named ACC Coach of the Year last night, Nutrasweet is a registered trademark expects his second-seeded Blue Devils to of G.D. Searle and Co., the product's receive all they can handle from seventh- ALICE ADAMS/THE CHRONICLE manufacturer. seeded N.C. State. Senior midfielder Jason Weighter dribbles between three defenders. Headaches comprise 67 percent of all "It'll be very intense," Rennie said. complaints received by the Centers for They're an emotional team. When they're and feel they need this win. They'll be as collapsed in the first half, a victim of a Disease Control about aspartame. The not playing at an emotionally high level emotionally ready as possible, and that's near-fatal heart attack, study also addressed other neurologi­ they can be mediocre. George Tarantini trouble for us." "It was a very freakish game, with the cal complaints such as dizziTte§s, would be the first person to say that. But The Blue Devils didn't have much way it developed, with us scoring so early, anxiety, disorientation, vision imjJair- when they're ready to play they're as good trouble with the Wolfpack in their and then the penalty kick and the referee ment and nausea. None of these as anybody. regular-season meeting, as they thrashed having a heart attack," Rennie said. symptoms were reported by subjects "It's got to be a very intense game; State, 5-0. That game was less than "Everything went wrong for them that during the study and "we found people they've had a disappointing league season typical, however, as referee Bill Schofield see SOCCER on page 13 ^ no more likely to have headaches or any other neurological syptom" from aspartame, Schiffman said. Participants in the study were Interest remains at marine lab despite problems chosen based on two criteria: they had reported repeated headaches from a By MATTHEW CHURCHILL single aspartame product or had forts, [Beaufort] has a future. We won't facilities. reported headaches from numerous Low enrollment figures and the loss of a try to phase it out." Undergraduate enrollment over the products. The participants were senior scientist may put a damper on the Although the administration is pres­ last two years has been "pretty level," as­ referred by G.D. Searle and Co. and 50th anniversary of the University Ma­ ently working to maintain marine lab en­ sistant lab director Joe Ramus said. The the Food and Drug Administration, rine Lab in Beaufort, but both University rollment at 25 students per semester, the fall term averages 30 undergraduate stu­ which approved the use of aspartame officials and marine lab students believe a lab currently enrolls only 21 under­ dents, the spring term 15, and the com­ in 1981. viable program remains. graduate students. "Because it's a rela­ bined three summer terms 160. The experimental aspect ofthe study tively small number [of students] there's "[Beaufort] is the key to our program in Low enrollment at Beaufort has forced lasted for a one-week period, during some concern about the high cost" of marine biology," said University presi­ the administration to consider "whether it which the subjects were hospitalized at maintaining the lab, said Margaret Bates, dent Keith Brodie. "Given the future of would make sense educationally and Duke and given either a placebo con­ marine sciences and developmental ef­ vice provost for academic programs and See BEAUFORT on page 5 • taining no chemicals or a dose of aspar­ tame. Dosages were administered every four hours on certain days ofthe IVVaaaHSaaa Campus life is See NUTRASWEET on page 6 ^ fun and games Inside By REGAN McCARTY Restructuring: Provost Phillip . -'A After spending their days hard at work Griffiths explains the motivations and in the classroom, most Duke students goals of the University's academic ak.*' ^~L_ need to unwind and relax. Many find out­ plan, Ted Allen looks at some hot new lets in Cameron Stadium through cre­ courses for next semester — see page ative fanning; others head to the fields for -A - intramural football or softball. But every now and then people can be found whipping frisbees at friends or Weather throwing disks at a lifeless statue. Others JJ., ia. J spend the light hours of the day throwing Today: Cloudy in the lower 70s. Now tennis balls at a wall behind Wan­ that that's over with we can get on to namaker dormitory. They are the more the real question of life, which is how unusual games Duke people play, show­ to keep a spoon stuck to your nose ing creativity outside of Cameron. whilst declaiming random arias from I SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Every other Saturday afternoon until Pagliacci, with one hand tied behind The Sigma Chi tradition of beer frisbee on the quad Is just one of the bizarre their recent probation, Sigma Chi frater- your back. pastimes of students on campus. see GAMES on page 4 • THE CHRONICLE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5,1987 World & National Newsfile N.Y. Times News Service Reagan to seek non-lethal aid for contras Contras Seek Support: The contras have orga­ By NEIL LEWIS Republicans, however, are expected to offer an amend­ nized an extensive and clandestine network of civil­ N.Y. Times News Seivice ment to accomplish the administration's goal of continu­ ian support in north-central Nicaragua with resi­ WASHINGTON — On the eve of a crucial two-month ing aid to the rebels. dents providing food as well as care for the wounded, period for carrying out a Central American peace plan, A vote on the issue, expected before Thanksgiving, the local people say. the Reagan a6"ministration has decided to seek $30 mil­ could become a full-fledged congressional test on Spain rejects defense plan: The u.s.-Span- lion in new non-lethal aid for the Nicaraguan rebels, ad­ whether to maintain support for the contras. ish defense pact is in jeopardy. Madrid has rejected ministration and congressional officials said Wednes­ House Speaker Jim Wright and others in Congress an American compromise plan to salvage the 34-year- day. have argued that the United States should withhold old treaty that permits American military installa­ The funds, the officials said, would be to replenish support for the contras while the leaders of five Central tions on Spanish soil. stocks of food, medicine, clothing and fuel for the rebels, American nations are engaged in trying to carry out a known as contras. But congressional Democrats, who regional peace plan. The plan calls for an end to outside Violence in Haiti continues: Arson attacks on are generally opposed to continued financing for the con­ aid to insurgencies in the region. Haitian officials mounted, causing several electoral tras, moved Wednesday to make it difficult for them to The first major deadline in the plan is Thursday, officers to go into hiding. One official bitterly accused receive any more aid from the United States. when the five nations — Costa Rica, El Salvador, the army-dominated provisional government of House Democrats agreed Wednesday to vote on Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua — are scheduled aiding the violence. budget resolutions that would provide about $3 million to announce the measures they are taking to fulfill the in non-lethal aid to the contras through Dec. 16. A accord. Two months after that, they are to make a joint WilSOn GOOde Wins: The Philadelphia mayoral second resolution for the remaining 10 months ofthe fis­ assessment of compliance with the accord. cal year would provide no more American funds to the election on Tuesday appears to have been won by the See CONTRAS on page 11 • incumbent, Wilson Goode, who now faces the task contras. of pulling together a city whose racial divisions were underscored in the voting. Aliens abound: Many aliens are committing Gorbachev urges flexibility with allies fraud in applying for legal status, according to immi­ gration officials.