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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 10-3-2001 The BG News October 3, 2001 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News October 3, 2001" (2001). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6848. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6848 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. State University WEDNESDAY October 3, 2001 RUGBY: SUNNY Falcons sweep Dayton HIGH: 80 LOW: 54 over the weekend; www.btnews.com PAGE 6 independent student press VOLUME 92 ISSUE 27 Herpes-positive test rate goes up Student Health compared to the total number of the rest of the carrier's life. it when you even use a condom." students who were tested for "1 lerpes is an important one to Men can have viral infections Service numbers STDs between 1990 and 2000. talk about, you can get genital at the base of the penis, which show 62 percent Sixty-two percent of students herpes as a result of oral sex," said will not protect a sexual partner STDs spread unseen who were checked for genital Elayne lacoby, a certified nurse even when a condom is worn, tested had herpes. herpes in the 1999-2000 school practitioner at the Student Health and women can have them on by W*E Sanders genital warts, chlamydia and year tested positive. A total of 56 Service. "You can transmit these the labia. Both areas come into THE BC DEWS gonorrhea by VME Sanders students were tested. The num- viral infections when you don't contact with each other during Some sexually transmitted According to the American THE BC NEWS ber has doubled from the previ- have any symptoms of them, and sexual intercourse. diseases can be spread from College Health Association, The number of students with ous school year, when only 28 that is really important. It is "The talk about safe sex is real- person-to-person without any "sexually transmitted diseases sexually transmitted diseases has, percent of students tested had called asymptomatic transmis- ly not accurate, when you talk warning that an individual has are infections a person can In some cases, doubled from pre- genital herpes. The percentage is sion. A person can have that and about safer sex. yes, it is much been infected. catch through any sexual con- vious years according to statistics higher because the symptoms are not even show the actual warts, safer to use a condom, but it is The most common sexually tact- released by the University's easier to spot. they may be carrying that virus in safest to not have any genital con- transmitted diseases on college Genital herpes is transmitted Student Health Service. Herpes is a viral infection, that skin, but their skin looks nor- tact," lacoby said. "I am not advo- campuses throughout The statistics show the number which means it cannot be cured, mal and they can transmit it to a cating what to do or not to do, but America, as well as the of students who tested positive and although symptoms do go sexual partner without knowing University, are genital herpes, SYMPTOMS, PAGE 3 away, they re-occur throughout they have it. You can also transmit STD, PAGE 3 STUDENT ATHLETES Gov. Taft approves HEAD OF THE CLASS coal UNIVERSITY EARNS HIGHEST GRADES IN MAC grants by Craig Gilford University student-athletes dur- THE BG P1EKS ing the last academic year was by Morgan Dixon U-WIBE All of the University athletic higher than the average GPA for teams won a Mid-American all other undergraduate students, ATHENS, Ohio — In an Conference championship last which was a 3.14. According to effort to create clean coal school year, Darren Hamilton, assistant ath- technologies and research •,'• It was not from work done on letic director in the Office of affordable energy means in the field or court, however, but for Student Athlete Services, that is Ohio, Ohio Governor Bob Taft the work done by the student- impressive because there may be recently approved $3.15 mil- sfrhletes in the classroom during more pressure placed on the ath- lion in grants for five coal pro- She 2000-2001 academic year. letes. jects. The University received the "There is more pressure on the Sorbent Technologies Mid-American Conference athletic department for students Corp. of Twinsburg received Institutional Academic to do well because people give $250,000 to develop a process Achievement Award, which is money to the program," he said. that reduces mercury emis- given to the school in the MAC "We have to make sure that sions from coal combustion. with the highest overall GPA money is going to good use." STC, which is working with among its athletes. It is the third Over (he last several years the Ohio University on this pro- time the University has won the GPA within the athletic depart- ject, is demonstrating a new award since its inception in 1995. ment has gradually risen. When sorbent, an absorbing mater- "We want to give credit to stu- the University won the MAC GPA ial, that will remove mercury dent athletes who not only put award in 1995 and 1996, its aver- from combusted coal at Ohio time in on the field, but in the age GPA was 2.88 and 2.89 respec- University's Lausche Heating classroom as well," said Krista tively. The GPA among the Plant near Union Street. Plummer, director of administra- Universities student athletes in Kevin Crist, associate pro- tions for the MAC. fessor of Health Sciences, The 3.19 GPA among SPA, PAGE 3 said mercury emitted into the air is not a serious problem. The amount deposited in MAC ATHLETIC PROGRAM ACADEMICS bodies of water is cause for Below is a list of Mid-American Confetence schools and their average concern, he said, because fish grade points for their athletic programs. and other organisms absorb the mercury. Jackie Bird, School Student-Athletes GPA director of the Ohio Coal Development Office, said this Bowling Green 422 3.19 project is a step forward for Central Michigan 376 3.08 coal processing. Eastern Michigan 536 3.00 "Seven or eight years ago Western Michigan 373 2.92 there were no answers to Ball State 407 2.91 mercury removal. Now there Miami 415 2.91 are," he said. Marshall 315 2.90 STC and OU also are Ohio 402 2.89 1 involved in another coal pro- Kent State 376 2.87 ject that reduces sulfur diox- Buffalo 497 2.82 ide emissions. Sulfur dioxide Toledo 405 2.82 is a pollutant that can travel Akron 319 2.75 thousands of miles in the ' Northern Illinois NA NA MckaelUhinkaNeBGNews atmosphere. It can oxidize 1 into a new chemical that, Source Alhletic Departmenl t my BG News GPA: Nate Henschen (left) and Clayton Booth, both baseball players, work together to study for a test. when mixed with moisture, turns into acid rain. Recent studies have shown that sulfur dioxide can be linked to the formation of fine air particles. FALCON FASHION "Sulfur levels that are asso- Slump hurts job offers ciated with the formation of STYUM': small particles in the atmos- Members of by Michael Ksenyak phere can affect respiratory Black Student IHE BG NEWS "College recruiting is expected to be down systems of susceptible peo- Union strut Contrary to the myth, many about 40 to 50 percent this year. ple," Crist said. their stuff last companies are still hiring gradu- The longer students wait, The partnership will help night at the ates and taking senior intern- the university use cleaner BSU Fashion ships despite the current state of the less opportunity there will be." and more cost-efficient Show in the economy. Many companies methods of burning coal. DENNIS HEFNER, CAREER SERVICES Sid Nelson, president of Olscamp Hall. at the Expo 2001 Career Fair today said that they were mini- STC said the acid rain sor- BSU is also mally affected, if at all, by the Compass Corporation for Department said that they are bent could reduce mercury planning a U.S. market being in turmoil. Recovery Services, Huston doing better than before the emissions at the same time Cabaret in the "College recruiting is expected Financial Services and Owens economy started doing poorly. OU is the leading universi- Chapman to be down about 40 to 50 per- Coming. "Social work is always going to ty involved with the Ohio Learning cent this year," said Dennis "I am sure that every corpora- be around, and there will always Coal Research Consortium, a Center. Hefner of Career Services. "The tion in America is probably be a need for this line of work," large-scale, $1.18 million pro- longer that students wait, the reviewing their finance plans, said lulian Wagner, from ject involving five Ohio uni- less opportunity there will be." but we are not decreasing our Hamilton Company versities. Companies at the job fair hiring rate W» have not specifi- Department. The project is working to unaffected were American cally been affected," said Dennis Even though the American improve methods of reduc- Health Groups, Express Vereb from Owens Coming. ing toxic emissions from all I CoM BG News Corporate Services. Wal-mart. Hamilton Cnmnanv JOBS. PAGE 3 coal combustion.