LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 1, 1996 - 3A NOMA girls who watched violent *TV found to be "more aggressive Girls who often copied the big coiffure of Farrah Fawcett during her days as one -of "Charlie's Angels" may have picked .up aggressive behavior by watching the show, according to a University study. Women in their early 20s who watched television shows such as "The Bionic Woman" and "Wonder Woman" as chil- dren and identified with aggressive hero- ines are now more physically aggressive, according to the study. The study found that these women .have more aggressive personalities and *are more prone to criminal acts than ,women who did not watch much televi- sion violence as children. The findings are based on an initial study of 384 girls in 1977 and a recent Ofollow-up study of 211 of them. - "Increasingly, society accepted aggres- sion in women, and the new acceptance showed up in television scripts. Televi- sion heroines began to use guns and muscle to attain their ends, just like the male =heroes," said L. Rowell Huesmann, pro- 4essor of psychology and research scien- tist in the Aggression Research Group at the Institute for Social Research. The study will appear in the spring &ssue of Annals of the New York Acad- Wemy of Sciences. Professors to speak on Galileo spacecraft Ina free public lecture called "Galileo Probes Jupiter: Unlocking the Myster- ies of a Giant Planet," University scien- tists will relate new findings from the spacecraft Galileo's Dec. 7 probe of Jupiter's atmosphere. The lecture will take place Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. in Rackham Auditorium. The lecture will include a video and slides and will be presented by Sushil Atreya, University professor of atmo- spheric and space science, and George Carignan, associate dean for research at the College of Engineering. The lecture .will be geared toward high school and middle school students. 0' The other lectures in the "Evenings at Rackham" series scheduled fot this term are "A Visit to the Gallery," a reading of new poems sponsored by the University Museum of Art, and "Welfare Reform and America's Future,"presentedby civil rights activist Roger Wilkins. "A Visit to the Gallery" will take place March 19 and Wilkins' talk is scheduled for April 9. *'U' epidemiologist says vaccine trial should be modified University epidemiologist James Koopman says HIV vaccine trials should be redesigned to also test the vaccine's effectiveness in reducing contagiousness in those already infected with the AIDS- causing virus. Currently, the trials are only set to test how effective the vaccine is in preventing infection in healthy people. Koopman said a vaccine that protects ;ople from HIV infection only 25 per- 7cent of the time could reduce an infected person's ability to spread the disease to bthers by up to 90 percent. Scientists "Would then have a valuable weapon in the battle against HIV and AIDS. - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Alice Robinson. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Week aims to educate on eating disorder dangers Erica Spiegel and Pamela Vachon hand out recycling crates to Bursley residents. 'U' gives crates to increase recycling in residence ha By Heather Miller Daily Staff Reporter In an attempt to increase recycling among students, a pilot program is be- ing offered that distributes recycling crates to students to keep in their resi- dence hall rooms. The residence halls are now equipped with recycling closets that house bins for paper, cardboard, mixed containers and general waste. With the new program, students are given a 12 x 12 inch plastic recycling box to collect recyclable materials. When the crates are full, students empty them in the closet down the hall. The program is funded by University Housing, and 5,000 crates have already been purchased for the program. Grounds and Waste Management Ser- vices is distributing 500 of the crates for the pilot. "We are doing this in hopes of in- creasing participation in recycling," said Erica Spiegel, recycling coordinator for grounds and waste management ser- vices. Five residence halls have been cho- sen at random to participate in the pro- gram. Involvement is voluntary, and students can receive a crate from a distribution table located outside the residence hall cafeterias. On Monday, 70 crates were distrib- uted in West Quad, while 100 crates were distributed in Bursley last night. The final crates will be distributed to East Quad, Stockwell and Mosher-Jor- dan during the week of Feb. 19. ful, recycling crates will be offered au- tomatically in all residence hall rooms. Spiegel said she realizes the partici- pants are people who are already inter- ested in recycling, which may skew By Carrie Keller For the Daily In recognition of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, which be- gins Feb. 5, the University's Eating Issues Network is planning discussions and workshops to educate students on the symptoms and dangers of eating disorders. A network of University doctors, nutritionists and psychologists was cre- ated in 1994 to improve treatment for eating disorders. The organization will conduct free health screenings next week. Featuring topics such as "Getting Better: What to Expect From Treat- ment for an Eating Disorder," and "Body Image in an Unaccepting Culture," the organization aims to inform students about the dangers of eating disorders through question and answer sessions. Laurie Fortlage, a University Health Service peer advising coordinator, said the week will try to "raise awareness of physical and emotional effects of eat- ing disorders, what can be done, and how to help a friend with an eating disorder." Marcella Raimondo, spokesperson for Eating Disorders Awareness Week, encouraged students to understand eat- ing disorders. "It is important for people to realize that eating disorders are not weird and people should not be afraid of them," she said. The program will also try to reach students in residence halls. Housing Nutritionist Paula Herzog will lead small group discussions and post information on bulletin boards and in residence hall libraries. Herzog will be promoting an "inter- active nutrition station," which will be available to students in all dining halls. Students can use a laptop computer to, determine individual metabolism and the efficiency of one's diet. Kim Resnick, an LSA first-year stu- dent, said she knows many girls with eating disorders. "Girls need to be se- cure with themselves. They need to eat healthy and exercise, but know they can put food in their bodies and still look good," she said. Herzog said she hopes to facilitate referrals and help people who do not have eating disorders to prevent what she calls a "contagious" disease. She said people pick up eating habits from their peers, so eating disorders can eas- ily spread among friends. Inability to communicate feelings effectively, low self-esteem and soci- Eating Disorders Week Highlights Monday, noon - 1p.m. "Getting better: What to expect from treatment for an eating disorder" Pond Room A,M ichigan Union Tuesday, noon -1 p.m. Brown Bag Discussion: "Body Image in an Unaccepting Culture" School of Public Health I, Room 3001 Tuesday, 8 p.m. Discussion for Men: The Battle With Your Body West Quad, Osafin Room Thursday, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. Eating Issues Resource Center with Eating Disorders Screening, helping a friend, and campus resources Michigan Union Anderson Room etal expectations of physical shape are just some of the contributing factors in the development of eating disorders. Herzog said the University needs to be concerned about eating disorders because of the age of students. "Eating disorders most commonly develop at the start of puberty or dur- ing transitions," Herzog said. Leav- ing home for the first time causes stress for most first-year students, putting them at risk for developing an eating disorder. Janette Luu, an LSA sophomore,"said she noticed changes in eating habits during sorority rush. "Girls were very concerned with their appearances be- cause it was stressed so much," sbe said. Recognizing eating disorders is not only a women's issue - the organiza- tion will sponsor "A Discussion for Men: The Battle With Your Body," led by School of Social Work graduate student Michael Del Negro. Physical effects of eating disorders include loss of muscle, decreased heart and organ size, poor functioning of the stomach and intestinal tract, and an increased risk for osteoporosis. Fortlage said the psychological ef- fects are a "vicious cycle." "As a result of starving oneself, the lack of glucose to the brain can cause distortion in the usual thinking process which can lead to depression, irritabil- ity, sleep disturbances, mood swingsand obsessive thinking and behaviors,' Fortlage said. Students who volunteered to participate in the program filled out a registration card so they can be contacted for a survey later in the semester on whether the crates proved to be use- ful. "We're doing spot tests now," said Jeff Schroeder, coor- dinator of man- agement systems "We are doing this in hopes of increasing participation in recycling" - Erica Spiegel Recycling coordinator for grounds and waste management services survey results. "The only bad thing (about the pilot) is the self- selecting nature of the study group," she said. Still, she said she believes the program will prove to be suc- cessful. "We're pretty sure it'll work," she said. Ifthe survey re- sults prove posi- tive, Schroeder recommend that the I within the Depart- said he plans to ment of Housing Facilities. "I think this will incite a lot more people to do more recycling," said En- gineering sophomore Simon Palko. Engineering senior Chiwei Lee said the crates will be more convenient than carrying recyclables in his arms. "It's so easy. Why not (participate)?" he said. "I always recycle my cans any- way." If the program proves to be success- crates become part of the items all stu- dents receive in their rooms. "The like- lihood is good (that crates will be avail- able)," he said. Larry LaTarte, co-chair of Bursley Environmentally Aware and Respon- sible, helped to distribute the crates. "I think recycling is something ev- erybody needs to do," he said. "Even little things like this make people aware." New study shows state doctors, citizens support assisted suicide By Alice Robinson Daily StaffrReporter In a study published in the New En- gland Journal of Medicine today, a majority of Michigan citizens and doc- tors said they oppose a ban on physi- cian-assisted suicide. The study, conducted by University research scientist Jerald Bachman and his colleagues, asked respondents whether the Michigan Legislature should ban all physician-assisted sui- cide or legalize it under a number of conditions. The other participating researchers were Kirsten Alcser, David Doukas, Richard Lichenstein and Amy Corn- ing, all of the Institute for Social Re- search. "Clearly the issue of assisted suicide was on the table in Michigan because of (Dr. Jack) Kevorkian," Lichtenstein said. "What we were trying to do was develop reasonably good information on what citizens and physicians thought." When participants were asked to choose between allowing physician- assisted suicide and a complete ban, 56 percent of physicians and 60 percent of the general public supported legaliza- tion of assisted suicide. Thirty-seven percent of physicians and 26 percent of the public supported a ban. "Physicians are often found to be much more strongly opposed," Bachman said. "(In pop-quiz polls, they often) wind up calling people on the phone and asking for imme- diate reactions to complex issues." Wi What's happening in Ann Arbor today He said researchers included litera- ture with the mail surveys so that the participants would be well-in- formed. Mail responses were collected in 1994 and 1995 from 1,.119 physicians and 998 members of the general public. "The mail questionnaires produced over 70-percent response rates," Bachman said. Lichtenstein is also affiliated with the School of Public Health, and Doukas is a member of the University Medical School Department of Fam- ily Practice. 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