Knowledge is Liberty VOL. 78, NO. 14 THE M N BREEZE DOW JONES Be« Non-Daily Student Newspaper V the Countty B R CN3 u N z E *&1«,413.7« E R S THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2000 o »5 A DEADLY DISEASE Eating disorders take toll on college students BY JEN BONDS above normal weights for significant bulimic behaviors, news editor height and age factors. Victims Stefancin said. also have an intense fear of After the death of a JMU Smith said, "An episode of gaining weight binge eating is characterized by student because of an eating "Anorexia nervosa is an eat- disorder, campus awareness of eating in a discrete period of ing disorder characterized by a time an amount of food that is the dangers of disorders has distorted body image," said increased. definitely larger than most peo- Ron Stefancin, director of ath- ple would eat in a similar peri- According to Linda Smith, letic training service. "People od of time. Those who suffer associate director of the Uni- suffering from this disorder versity Health Center, about 5 from bulimia feel like they lack have an irrational fear of control and cannot stop eating to 15 percent of all college-age becoming fat or determination during the episodes." women suffer from an eating to be thin." disorder. Smith said bulimics use "inappropriate compensatory While students with cer- behavior to avoid weight gain, tain eating disorders are seen usually self-induced vomiting." by college medical and coun- People suffering... have According to Stefancin, seling staffs, many students symptoms of bulimia include have complex disorders and an irrational fear of irregular weight loss, eating have never been treated or are becoming fat... binges and disappearance after having relapses, she said. binges, substance abuse, dental Sophomore Leslie George — Ron Stefancin problems, use of laxatives and died of bulimia-related condi- director of athletic training service diuretics and problems with tions at the University of Vir- the throat, esophagus, stomach ginia Medical Center on Sept. »— and colon. Sold out with 29. George spent more than six hours in surgery for sepsis, Smith said those suffering Body image an infection caused by stomach from anorexia usually are med- Eating disorders affect toxins that leaked into her ically underweight, but think mostly young women, abdominal cavity. She had suf- 1 they are overweight although men have also report- empty seats fered from bunmia and anorex- Stefancin said symptoms in ed suffering from disorders. ia nervosa for four years. anorexics include weight loss, "There is a l-to-10 male to According to UHC physi- obsession with exercise, social female ratio of those who have Game has no tickets, no-shows cian Mouline Etre, 10 to 20 per- withdrawal, restriction of food an eating disorder," Etre said. BY TOM STEINFELDT had been available at the Convo cent of people suffering from intake and denial of hunger, The media is often blamed news editor/ since school began. an eating disorder die each avoidance of social eating situ- for perpetuating ideal images But, like Villanova's defen- year. ations and abnormal reproduc- of women, as most women are The demands of an improved sive strategy, not everything tive functioning. depicted as young, thin and football team with a greater fol- went according to plan. Anorexia beautiful. Stefancin said society lowing required a new scheme to The policy was one ticket per About six in 1,000 young Bulimia "reinforces eating disorders. accommodate this year's Home- student, but Mike Carpenter, an women suffer from anorexia Bulimia is described as a Thin is in." coming game crowd, always one athletic ticket manager, said the nervosa, an eating disorder binge/purge emotional eating of the season's biggest draws. ticket office lacks JAC card scan- which causes patients to refuse disorder. Five to 10 percent of see EATING, page 7 For the first time, students ners and couldn't stop students to maintain body weight at or females ages 12 to 24 display had to pick up tickets in advance, from getting multiple tickets. free of charge, which designated "We were hoping for student 73 seat assignments in the student honesty," he said, but acknowl- oms of eating disorders > section. The plan was to guaran- edged that several students like- tee a free ticket to all students ly broke the rules. who picked up the hot item ANOREXIA ^^ BULIMIA e■v The imperfect ticket policy -Obsession with exercise -Irregular weight loss o before Thursday of Homecoming contributed to further problems r- week. A similar method will be as the Convo ticket office tem- -Social withdrawal -Eating binges O used for Parent's Weekend. C/) porarily ran out of student tick- -Avoidance of social eating -Disappearence after bingeiSS Tickets were available at a ets before the pick-up deadline. satellite booth in Warren Hall According to Carpenter, situations -Substance abuse -1 and the Convocation Center tick- 6,100 total student tickets were -Unhappiness -Self-injury 3- et office. Tickets were not avail- distributed, 2,300 more than the able in Warren during Home- (A 3,800 tickets originally set aside -Peculiar, ritualistic eating habits-Excessive chewing coming week, however, which -Abnormal reproductive functioning -Dental problems confused some students. Tickets see TICKETS, page 7 Them's Fighting Words 1 Survivors! li:i*'.'nl Bands Galore Women's soccer beat George Mason Tuesday I Taking advantage of what the Valley has to Raiting Awareness Indie rock is alive and well. Lesser- A mother speaks on the alco- known rock thrives as WXJM adds night in a tough game that featured the ejec- offer, UREC offers exciting and adventurous tion of the Mason coach and three players. hol-poisoning death of her to their repertoire of bookings in the programs that give JMU students a taste of son on his 21st birthday. 'Burg. Page 21 Page 27 the great outdoors. Pages 18-19 Page 3 ■■ mm w Thursday, October 12, 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS DUKE DAYS EVENTS CALENDAR NEWS Flu vaccine B.R.A.D. 21 THURSDAY, OCT. 12 SGA 9 Death penalty vigil 9 • Bachelor of Individualized Studies Infor­ • Campus Crusade for Christ "Primetlme" large group mation meeting, noon, Paul Street meeting, 8 p.m.. Warren 4th floor, contact House, call x5824 Shelby at 442-1650 OPINION • Yoga Club, 5 p.m., Taylor 302, e-mail House Editorial: Kal at safranka MONDAY, OCT. 16 Students show maturity that • A cappella concert featuring the JMlj Overtones and the faculty member lacked 12 * Baptist Student Union large group Pitchforks, an all-male group from Duke University, 8 p.m. praise and worship, 5:30 to 7 p.m.. Taylor Down Under, free, call Jane at 437-5357 Spotlight: What was your Baptist Student Center (corner of favorite homecoming moment? 12 Cantrell and Main streets) Darts and Pats 13 • Young Democratic Socialists gen­ TO SUBMIT A DUKE DAY EVENT: E-mail Richard at The Breeze eral meeting, 8 p.m., Taylor 311, call at saksharh with the information (event, date, location, contact into, Class of 2000 graduate defends etc.) Please submit by Friday for a Monday issue and Tuesday for a Michael or Aaron at 433-6411 constitutionality of Turf Thursday issue. by Courtney Crowley 13 In defense of Bush's ABM plan by Sean McWeeney 15 POLICE LOG FOCUS WEATHER ASEY BONDS r UREC adventure program 18-19 liipolice reporter Today STYLE Sunny Liquor laws were reportedly Underaged Possession of High 70 Low 40 violated on Oct. 7 at 1:22 p.m. when Alcohol Restaurant review 21 an officer allegedly observed a • Allison Mann, 18, of Poolesvllle, tapped keg with numerous people "Celtlcfuslon" 21 Md., was arrested and charged with High Low standing around It consuming underaged possession of alcohol at Smokin' Grass & The Larry alcohol In C-4 lot. the Godwin bus stop on Oct. 7 at Scattered clouds 73 45 Keel Experience 23 The party responsible for the keg 1:23 a.m. Is unknown and the keg was • Brian S. Wynne, 18, of Sunny 75 49 Rose Knows 25 claimed as abandoned property Alexandria, was arrested and Partly cloudy Box office report 25 until Identified. charged with underaged possession 74 48 No arrests have been made. of alcohol at the G-lot bus stop on Cloudy Oct. 7 at 1:46 a.m. 67 42 SPORTS Drug Violation • Kyle T. Proehl, 19, of Virginia • A JMU student was judicially Beach was arrested and charged Women's soccer 27 referred for a drug violation when a with underaged possession of baggie with a small amount of plant MARKET WATCH alcohol on Oct. 7 at 3:30 a.m. at Wednesday, Oct. 4,2000 Football takes on Rhode Island 27 material was reportedly found In a Gibbons Hall. Karia Gessler 29 book bag that was left In Gibbons • Myrlam A. Fusilier, 18, of DOW JONES AMEX Hall between 3 and 3:45 p.m. on Manassas, was arrested and 110.61 Picks of the week 31 Oct. 6. charged with underaged possession 6.87 close: 915.55 • Myrlam A. 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