22 U. THE NATIONAL COLLEGE NEWSPAPER Student Body FEBRUARY 1989 22 U. THE NATIONAL COLLEGE NEWSPAPER Student Body E FEBRUARY 1989 diated BRIEFS I College Journalist of the Year Award Awarded by a panel of respected journalism professionals to an outstanding student journalist for excellence in reporting and writing in a subject of vital importance to the campus community and for commitment to the highest standards of journalism. JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR GRAND PRIZE $5000 1st RUNNER UP $1000 2nd RUNNER UP $500 H OW T O E N TE R: 1. Send 4 copies of clips published in your college newspaper between April 1, 1988 and April 30, 1989. They may be any of the following: (1) Single in-depth story or special report; (2) Multi-part series; (3) Any number of articles reporting on a single subject. 2. Send four copies of three supporting letters from university community leaders giving the background of the issue and the skills and qualities of the applicant. 3. Send both of the above with completed application, available from newspaper editor or publications adviser, to U. at the address below. 4. Journalists must be full-time registered students at time copy appeared in student paper. A student newspaper is a newspaper written by students, whose editor-in-chief is a student. The newspaper must be distributed primarily on the university campus. Family members and/or employees of U. The National College Newspaper, American Express Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, Associated Collegiate Press, and College Media Advisers are not eligible for the College Journalist of the Year Award. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications post-marked no later than May 31, 1989, should be mailed to: JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR AWARDS U. THE NATIONAL COLLEGE NEWSPAPER, 3110 MAIN STREET, SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 Submissions will not be returned. The three finalists will be notified by October 1, 1989. Awards will be presented at the ACP/CMA fall convention in New Orleans, November 19. TRAVEL ESS REATED SERVICES An AmeiCan Express compy A safe Premier? . . . Premier, the long- awaited smokeless cigarette, has hit the market, but whether the innovation is as beneficial as the manu- facturer claims remains to be seen. Danny Ingram, Austin American Cancer Society director of com- munications, said the smokeless cigarette was pri- marily designed to reduce health risks and to use in areas where smoking is prohibited. Premier does not differ from regular cigarettes in size, shape or color. However, the inner components distinguish the pro- duct from others. The end of the cigarette contains a small piece of charcoal. Volatile substances, includ- ing nicotine and glycerol, are contained in a flavor capsule adjacent to the charcoal. The capsule is surrounded by tobacco leaves and a tobacco-paper filter. When lit, the substances contained within are vaporized. Ingram said that Reynolds will aggres- sively market Premier with the idea that certain chemical compounds are significantly reduced. The American Cancer Society, the American Heart and Lung Associations and the American Medical Asso- ciation are working closely to complete a petition to the FDA that would require the testing of Premier, Ingram said. "Anything foreign that goes into the lungs should be thoroughly tested," he said. NMichelle Stricker, The University Dai- ly, Texas Tech U. Life in the fast lane . .. The fast pace of college iemakes students cram as many activities into their day as possihie, sftes at the esponse of sleep. Because they lack adequate rest, many stu- dents develop sleep disorders that impede everyday functions, said Pr. Paul Perils, director oftrho Sleep Study Clinic in Lansing, Mich. "College students come ruithe worst-slept segment of nor popula- tion,' he said. "Their lifestyle conies with lute sights for social andor academic reasons ... People maxi- orion their day hy cutting iris the night ...," ho said. "The thing to remember isthat once you pull as all-nighter, you can't build that lost sleep back up." Peg West, The State News, Michigan State U. A common stranger ... Ignorance may be bliss, but it can also be damaging. Chlamydia - more common that herpes, AIDS, gonorrhea and syphillis combined - has been called the social disease of the '80s. Yet most people don't know the disease exists. The Center for Disease Control in Atlanta estimates chlamydia infects between four million and 10 million Americans a year, but precise figures are impossible because most people who have it don't realize it. Because symptoms are mild and deceiving, many cases go undiagnosed or mis- diagnosed until the infection does irreparable dam- age. The Journal of the American Medical Associa- tion says in women it leads to approximately 400,000 cases of pelvic inflammatory disease per year, which can cause infertility or tubal pregnan- cies. In men, chlamydia infects the testes and can lead to sterility. Chlamydia passes through semen or cervical mucus. A host cell consumes the organism, a cross between bacteria and a virus, where it multi- plies until the host explodes. The new organisms move on to other cells, multiplying and destroying. ESheryl McMaster, The Shorthorn, U. of Texas, Arlington Safety comes first . . . Although the "abortion-inducing" drug RIU-486 received approval for pharmaceutical marketing in France and China, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration probably will not approve the drug's use in the United States, said Kimberly Burtle, associate director of clinical prog- rams at Planned Parenthood in Los Angeles. But U. of Southern California professor Daniel Mishell, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology who recently completed his first three-year study of the drug, claims that the drug is clinically safe and should be made available in this country. Mishell said the medication "works by blocking the action of prog- esterone, a hormone that acts to maintain the uterine lining after implantation of a fertilized egg." Mishell said the drug is "80 to 85 percent effective when taken within two weeks after a patient misses her period." Upjohn, a leading pharmaceutical manufac- turer, stopped research in 1985 on drugs to induce abortions or prevent pregnancy after the company was boycotted for two years by the National Right to Life League. EKay Devgan, Daily Trojan, U. of Southern California A vitamin a day . . . A two-year study being conducted by the U. of Utah's opthalmology depart- ment may prove that vitamins and minerals can decrease the chance of incurring eye disease. "Our goal in to see it we can slow down the progress . .. of cataracts and macular degeneration," said Susan Trainor, R.N., clinical research coordinator o the study. Dr. Randall Olson, chairran of the depart- ment of opthalmology altU. of htah and the principle investigator of the study, said there is a strung teases to believe certain dosesh1rvitamins and minerals, including zinc, Betakeratine, vitamin C and vitamiE,.can decrease macslat degeneration, the leading cause o1 blindness is people h5 or older. "Although this is just a theory, we believe macular degeneration and cataracts are, to a large extent, a function of light damage, which, inadvertently causes lens damage," Olson said. He added an oxidant is needed to prevent damage and can be found in certain vitamins and minerals tested. EMichelle F. Clawson, The Daily Uni- verse, Brigham Young U., UT A sobering thought ... A new drug is being developed by a team of university researchers that may help "sober up" victims of alcohol intoxica- tion. The drug, known as 4513, has the potential to stop adverse effects experienced by the body when intoxicated, as well as alleviate symptoms of drunk- enness, researchers say. "All we know is that when we give alcohol and 4513to animals, they don't act drunk," said Peter Syapin, an associate professor of neurology in the U. of Southern California School of Medicine. Syapin stressed that the drug is far from being a "cure-all." "Of course we want to eventually develop one for people, but 4513 appears to cause liver toxicity in primates." * Carole Cleveland, Daily Trojan, U. of Southern California 0 0 10 Athletes, like everybody else, do use alcohol and drugs. Think of Len Bias Continued From Page 18 and Philadelphia Flyers goalie Pelle Lindbergh, who slammed his car into a Now Northwestern U. (NU) can point brick wall after a night of drinking a to this seminar. couple years ago. He took the tired liturgy of "Just Say The NU teams, like Green, have stor- No" and twisted it into a fresh catech- ies to tell. But maybe after listening, ism: "Know what you're doing." their stories won't be similar tragedies.