The BG News March 28, 2002

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State University THURSDAY March 28, 2002 DRINK IT UP: MOSTLY CLOUDY Coffee shops offer HIGH 45 I LOW 33 unique atmosphere and www.bgnews.com conversation; PAGE 7 independent student press VOLUME 93 ISSUE 42 Health Center offers pill U. offers choice for emergency contraception for female students. S^"" By Karishma An* 1HE BG NEWS Many women have the RELIGIOUS option of taking emergency contraception in the case of unprotected sex or failed birth control methods to prevent pregnancy. Although the pill has been available for 25 years, many FUNDING women are unaware of this birth control alternative. ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE U. MONEY Taking emergency contraception can be a much bet- By Michael Ksenyak want funding for an operational event that would be IHI BG NEWS ter alternative to having an religion-specific or individual services would not be abortion performed. Should religious organizations have the opportunity allowed. If a religious organization would have an Emergency contracep- for school funding or even be allowed to meet on cam- event dial everybody on campus would be able to be tion, which is in pill form, pus al a state university? involved in, then it could get funding for that. can work in three ways "We want to give even religious or spiritual groups a There are some other restrictions that can keep chance," said Steven C. Domachowski, coordinator of groups, including religious ones, from getting funding. according to Mary lohnson, Student Organization Services, "They have the oppor- These restrictions are also taken from the funding nurse practitioner at the tunity to do it If they want lo try ii." packet. Health Center. The money that student organizations get for fund- Organizations that restrict on any basis, including "The emergency contra- ing comes from the general fee that students pay. Each but not limited to race, sex. sexual orientation, color, ( ception can stop approach- student pays $464 but only part of that goes toward the national origin, ancestry, religion, grade point average, ing ovulation. Secondly, it student organizations. |x>litical affiliation, age, marital status, disability or vet- can change special mucus There are two groups whose money goes toward eran status cannot receive general fee funding to sup- at the entrance to the uterus student organizations. One of these two groups is the port operating expenses. so it is sticky and tacky, pre- Student Organization Financial Board, which gels There is a rule that states that funding from the gen- venting sperm from enter- $8.72. The other group that gets a part of diat fee is the eral fee cannot be given as donations to charities or be ing. Finally, the contracep- Student Budget Committee, which gets S9.62. used as registration for charity events. tion can change the lining of Those two fees added up from all students give the "We don't want to shut out religious groups from the uterus so the fertilized Snident Organization Pinancial Board S275.913 and doing anything ever," Domachowski added. egg will not implant on the the Student Budget Committee $304,768. The religious Domachowski said that there is a difference uterine wall," lohnson said. organizations at the University can apply for funding between being a registered group with the University The sooner the pill is from the $275,913. and applying for funding. When a group is registered, taken, the more effective it When it comes to applying for funding, there are it is free to meet on campus in die buildings for its will be in preventing preg- some mles that deal directly with religious groups in meetings. Any group is allowed to be a registered nancy. The pill is 69-85 per- the beginning. The rules are listed in the Student group if it meets the requirements. cent effective if it is taken Organization General Fee Funding Packet under crite- "Part of being a registered organizafion is having a correctly, but the effective- ria for funding. faculty advisor and having good financial status," said ness will decrease if the One of the rules says, "Organizations that have a Domachowski. woman waits to take it. partisan political or religious ideology are not eligible I lowever, I lillel, die Jewish Student Union, does get "It is approved to be taken to receive general fee funding to support operational funding from the University. 72 hours after unprotected expenses." "We have asked a couple of years for one-time fund- sex, but it can be taken up to Another of the mles states, "Organizations that are ing but never received it," said Michael Brown, the stu- five days later. Don't wait 72 political or religious in namre may request general fee dent advisor of Cru. "I find it alarming that we don't hours, though, come in as funding for programs that are open to the entire cam- receive ongoing funding. Cru has been here for 16 soon as you can," said Sue pus community." Perkins, nurse practitioner Domachowski said that religious organizations diat RELIGION. PAGE 2 at the Health Center. The pills are basically high doses of birth control hormones. There are two types of emergency contraception that women can take. "One type of emergency contraception is called Plan USG DEBATE Profs weigh in B, which consists of two pills containing progesterone. One is taken as soon on design debate as possible, and the other one must be taken 12 hours By Chuck Sorter have better things to do with later. Preven is the other THE BG NEWS the limited budgets we have," alternative, which is one pill Before the year's end, the he said, "like teaching them to containing a combination Ohio Board of I-ducation will read and write well and think of progesterone and estro- decide whether to force public critically." gen," Perkins said. schools to include intelligent Graham emphasizes that, There are a few side design in their science classes. though his class asks students effects to the contraception, Some University faculty dis- to team about evolution, it is which are very minimal. agree with this idea, not anti-religion. "I tell them Nausea, occasional vomit- Michael Bradie, a professor of this: Much of what I teach ing, breast tenderness, philosophy, said the concept is stems from a belief that all menstrual changes and missing testability, which is a species are subject to the laws headaches are some com- prerequisite for an idea to be of natural selection," he said. II mon side effects of the pills. considered scientific. you believe the liartli was c real - Women might be required "What sort of information ed in a week, no problem. But. to take a pregnancy test if would lead an advocate of intel- when the test comes, consider there is a question that they ligent design to give (a belief) evolution's perspective when are already possibly preg- up?" he said. "The answer is answering." nant. nothing. If there is no way to According to evolutionary "No appointment is need- disprove a hypothesis, then it theory, humans and other ed to take the pill, but a pre- doesn't give us any insight." organisms came about through scription is. If a woman John Graham, a professor of natural processes. Organisms wants to take it, they are biology, agrees with Bradie. "I vary genetically. Those with encouraged to walk in. and can't measure (tod, and in sci- traits suited to survival — there is no exam. It is avail- ence, you have to be able to broader wings, bener eyesight, able at urgent care and measure something," stronger legs — reproduce, emergency rooms, but it is MUnMBGNn Forcing Ohio's 612 public passing on their genes. Over bil- schools to include the idea in is lions of years, the theory says, cheaper for students to buy DISCUSSING ISSUES: The USG vice presidential candidates talk about campaign issues at the it through the University," not only bad for students, debate yesterday. The debate will be aired on local cable, Monday at 10 p.m. Today, the USG presiden- lohnson said. Graham said, but it is also a tial candidates will have a debate at 8 p.m at 107 Olscamp. financial mistake. "(Fducators) CREATION, PAGE 2 'I Thursday, March 27, 200? WWW.BGNEWS.COM Faculty say better evolution, creation education needed CREATION. FROM PAGE 1 in the Bible's story of creation or one that offers more than one being with incredible design you want to put it into a philoso- on the topic would clear some any other similar account. point of view about anything," and purpose," Thompson phy course, go for it," he added. people's misunderstandings. small organisms grew more and Intelligent design says that the Thompson said. "Students said. "So while Earth's cre- "It could encourage people to "It's not the type of subject more complex, from single-cell universe is far too complex to should know the way others ation is said to have happened think." that gets much attention in high bacteria to humans.

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