MARCH 1989 Student Body *Tanning Continued From Page 18 However, overexposure to UVB rays can cause sunburn, premature aging, and increase the risk of developing skin cancer, Pierce said. He said he opposes tanning parlors because they increase the amount of UVB rays a person gets. * Fogle said his tanning lamps are safe, because they use the minimum amount of UVB rays (.5 percent), the lowest UVB rating on the market today. "You don't have to burn to get a tan," said Fogle. "We try to minimize UVB exposure. The timers on the booths are usually set for three to 11 minutes. Just because amachine has a 30-minute tim- er doesn't mean that a customer can lie in it for 30 minutes." 0 Tanning salons first appeared in California in the early 1970s, Fogle said, but they did not become popular until later in the decade. There were three tanning parlors in Gainesville when Fogle first opened his in late 1986, and now there are 16, despite operating in the "Sunshine State." "It's funny. Some of the most success- ful tanning studios on the East Coast *are right on the coast," Fogle said. "I get a lot of people who are visitors. It seems that when you go to Florida, you have to go back with a tan. "A lot of tourists come in on Thursday afternoon and have a flight on Friday morning." Report .Continued From Page 18 graduation and retention rates," Mag- gard said. "The ultimate goal is for the student to get a degree. Right now, re- tention (among athletes) is higher than it's ever been." Maggard pointed out that the uni- versity requires athletes to take a mini- mum of 12 units while playing a sport, unlike the general student body, which *may petition for fewer units. "(Basketball) players don't play more than they study," said basketball head coach Lou Campanelli. "We only have them for a few hours a day. "There is a carry-over from hoops to academics. You're motivated and you learn to use your time better." During the season, football is gener- ally the top priority of the players, said safety Derek Taylor. * "The programs (the university) has are as good as they can get with the time you have to study," he said. "During the season, by 9 p.m. you're beat, and you don't feel like studying." Ecstasy Continued From Page 18 the drug sucks the fluid out of the user's spinal cord. She said lower-back pain associated with the drug is probably due to muscle tension caused by the amphetamine in the compound. Likewise, headaches are probably caused by clenching one's jaw. A problem with the street trade in Ecstasy is that one never really knows what is in it. A study of 1,000 doses of what was being sold as Ecstasy in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park found that none of the tablets contained the drug. U. THE NATIONAL COLLEGE NEWSPAPER 19 I I r xuh ISPOON. When you slip your spoon into a satisfying bowl of crunchy, great tasting Pos*Grape-Nuts* cereal... it's always time well spent. There's none of that sugar-coated kid stuff, you know? Just naturally sweet little nuggets with a humongous crunch. It's hi-test fuel for a bod that's getting fried from college stress. So before you spend time heading for class, hitting the*K books or howling at the moon... make sure you and your spoon spend a little quality time with crunchy, satisfying Grape-Nuts* USA © 1989 General Foods Corporation. POST* and GRAPE-NUTS" are registered trademarks of General Foods Corporation.