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C":, ..., • Established VOLUME 91, NO. 43 WWW.THEHil..Ll'OPONLIN;E.COM Monday, October 29, 2007 ,I ~ 1924 -- ..• BREAKING NEWS BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY LIFE & STYLE ' ·Monday ACCORDING TO METROPOIJTAN POIJCE, A 16- STUDENT ENTERPRENEUR OFFERS AFFORD­ SINGER/SONG WRITER VANESSA CARLTON ~ YEAR-OLD WAS STABBED IN HIS ARM ON SHER­ ABLE NOTES AND EXAM PACKS TO HELP JOINS THE LINE-UP ON IRV GOTTl'S THE INC. MAN AVENUE LAST NIGHT. AFI'ERWARD, HE STUDENTS STUDY, AS WELL AS TUTORING RECORDS BY THE RELEASE OF HER NEW AL­ 'Notebook RAN INTO THE WEST TOWERS FOR HELP. SEE SERVICES. BUM " HEROES AND TIIIEVES." THEHILLTOPONIJNE.COM FOR UPDATES. PAGE 3 PAGE7 Experts Offer Steps to Avoid 'Superbug' Infections BY SANDY KLEFFMAN & problem in the nation's hospi­ draining, infected wound. Peo­ ic, but some parents said they SHIRLEY DANG tals since the 1960s. Patients ple with a break in tlieir skin are think smool officials are down­ Contra Costa Times (MCD sometimes pick up the infection particularly at risk of picking it playing it too mum. while being treated for other up. "Parents have a right .. conditions. to know immediately when WALNUT CREEK, It may also occasion­ Calif. - Experts are advising In the 1990s, a slightly ally be spread tluough contact there is a contagion on cam­ people to take the antibiotic­ different strain began to spread with contaminated surfaces or pus," said Sheila Hill, whose resistant "superbug" bacteria into tl1e community, appearing items. It is not airborne. son is a sixth-grader at Sequoia seriously and take steps to pre­ first in jails and among athletic MRSA picked up its Middle Smool in Pleasant Hill, vent its spread because it can teams where people are in close nan1e because it is resistant to Calif. contact with eam other. be deadly, although it usually more common forms of antibi­ "I lost my father to a is not. Now it has become otics, but several stronger anti­ staph infection five years ago," Buttheyalsonotethat prevalent throughout the com­ biotics do work in treating the she said. "It can kill people." the number of cases emerging munity. infection. In most instances, now is neither surprising nor "If you have a skin People who are most smools with a confirmed case infection, there's a pretty good alarming. likely to succumb to it are those of MRSA do not need to close, More infections may mance it was caused by this," with other medical problems, said Francie Wise, director of be surfacing in part because said Dr. Henry Chambers, or those who get it into their communicable disease control people are on hyper-alert and cl1ief of infectious diseases at bloodstream, Chambers said. for Contra Costa County. thus are being tested for it. San Francisco General Hospi­ The so-called super­ Wise sent a letter to "The take-home tal. bug gained widespread pub­ smool officials this week advis­ message 1s· this· isn't new," sai d Staph is a common licity earlier this month when ing them on how to handle the Kathleen Harriman, cl1ief of germ that many people carry the national Centers for Dis­ situation. the sutveillance, investigation, in their "nasal passages, under ease Control and Prevention She recommends research and evaluation unit of their fingernails or on their released a study revealing that that parents take a m ild to the the California Department of skin, without getting ill. in 2005 an estimated 94,000 doctor if they have a wound Public Health. About 30 percent of Americans became seriously ill that becomes red, hot to the '""vve're' seeing more people are "colonized" with from it and nearly 19,000 died. toum or swollen. and more infections so it garden-variety staph. Probably That is more than "What you're looking wouldn't be rare to see a couple 2 percent or fewer carry the an­ people who died from AIDS, for is a sore that doesn't begin ~~ a-:.scll.~ ~S<mlC ..... , tibiotic_::Csi~~;f~rm ~own as but fewer than the number to heal within about 48 hours," time," she said. MR.SA, Hamm~ estrmates.. killea annually by complica­ she said. Antibiot ic-resis- MRSA is spread pn- tions from seasonal flu. Smools should make tant strains of staph lococcus marily by direct skin-to-skin hu- Health experts stress sure they have adequate paper y 'th aurcus or staph have been a man contact or contact w1 a that there is no reason to pan- towels and soap in res1:r9oms and have standard procedures for cleaning towels and sport­ ing equipment, Wisc said. "The incidence in the community has been gradually increasing," said Lilly Guardia­ LaBar, infection control direc­ tor for the hospital. "Fbr the most part, though, they are skin infections." Children can be vul­ nerable because their inlmune systems are not fully developed. Their hygiene practices also often aren't as good as adults', Guardia-La.Bar said. She suggested that students bring their athletic uniforms home regularly for washing, and that anyone with an open cut cover it up with a clean dressing. "With your toddlers, have them wash their hands whenever they come in from playing in the sand," she said. Aaron Suozzla • Fort Wayne t>!--Senlinel (Men - Correspo11denls Tl1eresa Fred Bledsoe, of Fort Wayne, Ind., holds a vial of the bacteriophage his staph infection was treated with Harri11gto11 and Eric liluie cmitrib­ in the former Soviet Union's Republic of Georgia. uletl lo this report, Performers to Dance to Darfurian. ' l · ' ,~ CauseI r ' - ,.,, l I I 1 BY TRAVER RIGGINS coalition focuses on raising aware­ Rape, murder and torture ·· "I'm fiom ·Njgeria, and I Campus Editor ness and funds to t11e genocide. have since infested the country that never knew about Darfur," said Bo- ''We want to raise money, even under ideal conditions strug- sedeJegecle an ASA eyent coordina- Ai pa1t of an effort to bring but more so we just want to spread gles. The result of the conflict has tor. Jegede learned Qf ihe genocide ' awareness to campus surrounding awareness about the incidents in been approximately 400,000 deaths. when was re~cntly apl'roaclled by the genocide in Darfu1; Sudan, the Darfur," said director of political and 2.3 Darfurians have fled their HUSA to 'aid in the orgaruzation of Howard University Student Asso­ and external affairs Joy Lindsay. country, which is roughly the size of Dance for Darfur. Sl~e ,used her ig- ciation and the African Student Ai­ Conflict began in Darfur in the state of Texas, according to Save norance as an example. of the woik sociation are holding auditions for four years ago, according to Save Darfur. that needs to be on driii'cainpus. Dance for Darfur, a talent showcase Darfur. Two rebel groups - The HUSA ai:id ASA are hopi11g Any studeni:s witb talents they with emphasis on the African trag­ Sudanese Liberation Anny/Move­ to educate the campus about this .. are )Villing to share are invited to au­ edy. ment and the Justice and Equal­ crisis and encourage students to do 1 · ditioi;i and partjcipate in the talent On Tuesday and Wednesday ity Movement-rose up against the what they can to help out. Schools • ·show. linds~ said ihan>erfonnanc- at 7 p.m. students can give their best central Sudanese government in in Howard's backyard, like George es are preferably' geared toward the for a good cause. Organizers en­ 2003. Washington University, whim held topic at hand, but<,any talent is ac- courage students to bring talents of The rebel groups, according a Darfur Interfaith Concert, have ceptable. Inforinational pamphlets all forms from dancing and spoken to Save Darfur, consist of mainly picked up the cause and student will be distributed before and after word to singing and everything in "non-Arab black African" Mus­ organizers think it's about time for performances, and during intennis­ between. lims who are mainly farmers. The Howard students to do the san1e. sions representatives from Save Dar- The talent show will be held government supports groups of ·~ Howard students it's im- · ·fµi- will educate the audience on the in Ira Aldridge Theater on Nov. '29 local and tribal militias, known as portant to continue that legacy of subjec.-t. and funds raised from ticket sales Janjaweed, to oppose the two rebel being involwd and being politically Jegede said the main goal is to and crunpus organizational sales groups. The Janjaweed militias are aware," Lindsey said. make education fun, so students are Andre Kohan • MCT "· like T-shi1ts and wristbands will go mostly comprised of '\A.cab black Spreading awareness is their open, willing and accepting of the Volunteers cheer on the speeches given at the World Wide Darfur Day to the Save Darfur Coalition. The African" Muslims. Ceremonies held on May 11, 2007 in the District of Columbia.