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NEWS BRIEFS
COWMBUS, Miss.
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Obama decries idea ft
of being Clintons VP s'
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Democrat Barack Obama ridi- p
culed the idea of being Hillary
Rodham Clinton's running mate M
Monday, saying voters must choose s:
between the two for the top spot on m
the fall ticket. "
The Illinois senator used his a
first public appearance of the week y
to knock down the notion that he a:
might accept the party's vice presi- It
dential nomination. He noted that p
he has won more states, votes and
delegates than Clinton so far. OP
"I don't know how somebody o:
who is in second place is offering n
the vice presidency to the person c
who is first place," obama said, a
drawing cheers and a long standing st
ovation from about 1,700 people in
Columbus, Miss.
Saying he wanted to be "abso-
lutely clear," he added: "I don't F
want anybody here thinking that
somehow,'Well, you know, maybe I re
can get both.' Don't think that way. e
You have to make a choice in this m
election." to
TRENTON, NJ. p
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N.J., Pa. governors a
say they'd help fund
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for new primary o
at
Govs. Jon Corzine and Ed Ren- ra
dell are ready to help raise money o'
for new Florida and Michigan
Democratic Party primaries. T
Corzine, the New Jersey gover- c
nor, and Rendell, the Pennsylva- T
nia governor, both support Hillary E
Rodham Clinton. an
Rendell said Sunday on "Meet se
the Press" that he and Corzine a
would help raise half the $30 mil- ti
lion needed to hold new elections in Ja
the states. pi
"And given all the money that the
Obama campaign and the Clinton
campaign are spending, Ithink they
can dig in, and their supporters can
dig in, to their pockets and help the
states of Michigan and Florida have
a revote," Rendell said.
She won Florida and Michigan,
but the national Democratic party
stripped the states of delegates
because they moved their prima-
ries up earlier than allowed..
DETROIT
No agreement
reached in Detroit
casino stake plan
A plan by veteran gambling fig-
ure Tom Celani to take a stake in
Detroit's Greektown Casino isn't
going forward.
The casino announced earlier
this year that Celani planned to
buy a 22 percent stake from the
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippe-
wa Indians, which owns about 75
percent. He was to become presi-
dent of Greektown's casino opera-
tions.
But casino spokesman Roger
Martin said yesterday that terms
couldn't be agreed upon.
A message seeking comment

was left for Celani.
Celani is a former investor in
Detroit's MotorCity Casino and
has developed and managed ca-
sinos in California, Nevada and
 Oklahoma.
WASHINGTON
On a mission for
peace, Cheneyto
travel to Middle East
President Bush, dispatching Vice
President Dick Cheney to the Mid-
die East this Sunday, said the goal
is to get Israelis and Palestinians to
hold firm to the promises they've
made toward peace.
Bush said yesterday in the oval
Office that Cheney would "reas-
sure people that the United States
is committed to a vision of peace in
the Middle East."
Bush says he's still optimistic
that a peace deal can happen before
he leaves office.
Cheney will travel to Oman,
Saudi Arabia, Israel, the West Bank
and Turkey.
- Compiled from
Daily wire reports
UjS. DEATHS
. 3,974
Number of American service mem-
bers who have died in the war in
Iraq, according to The Associated
Press. There were no deaths identi-
fied yesterday.

lOT DOGS
rom Page 1
olasco, who along with her
amily spent $10,000 to build the
tand she sells from.
Nolasco said city officials have
ot taken her opposition to the
Ian seriously.
"I just want somebody to e-
sail me back or call me and
ay, 'go to hell,' " said Nolasco, a
nother of three young children.
I don't want tobe ignored. I have
voice - you're there to help me,
ou are my representative, you
re my mayor to help me, or to say
ok: this is how it is. Don't keep
assing the buck."
Kunselman said he isn't
pposed to street vendors, but
sly wants to reverse the ordi-
ance if vendors ensure their
arts don't obstruct sidewalks
nd avoid the "tacky" aesthetic of
taying parked for weeks.
IEW ERA
rom Page 1
sources, said the contract was
Vidence of New Era's commit-
ent to "honoringworkers'rights
choose union representation."
New Era is one of just five com-
anies that can produce Univer-
ty headgear in certain styles,
ccording to Kristen Ablauf, the
niversity's director of licensing.
She said New Era's current
ve-year contract runs until June
f 2012. The company will gener-
:e royalties for the University
inging from $65,000 to $96,000
ver that span.
By settling on a contract, the
eamsters agreed to withdraw all
omplaints regarding New Era.
he union also said it thinks New
ra's practices were in compli-
nce with the codes of conduct
t by the Fair Labor Association
nd the Worker Rights Consor-
um, according to a letter from
iames Hoffa, the union's general
resident.

"Nothing's happening until the
people who have been here 24/7
are gone," he said. "Then we can
start dialogue."
LeRoyWhipplehas ownedDog
Days, the stand outside the C.C.
Little Building that offers chili
dogs, soup and free advice, for
four years. Whipple, who juggled
selling hot dogs during his phone
interview, voiced his frustration.
"We're not just vendors out
here makinga dollar and not doing
anything," he said. "I've got lots of
people I've met through the years.
Ithinkit'sgoodforthe community
itself and good for the students."
Jim Kosteva, the University's
director of community relations,
said the University has informed
city officials when vendors
obstruct pedestrians or traffic but
doesn't mind the vendors selling
on sidewalks.
"They wouldn't be there if peo-
ple from the University weren't
enjoying a hot dog," he said.
The University pays monthly
dues to the FLA and WRC to sub-
mit reports to the University's
Advisory Committee regarding
any labor or human rights viola-
tions committed by licensees.
The Teamsters also sent let-
ters to the national chapter of the
NAACP - which had reported
cases of discrimination against
minorities and females at the
Mobile factory before the con-
tract agreement - and the WRC,
urging them to "cease all activi-
ties" relating to New Era.
Root said that the WRC indi-
cated to the Advisory Committee
that it would continue investi-
gating earlier complaints of dis-
crimination, in pay, hiring and
promotion decisions.
Beforetothecontractannounce-
ment, the committee sent a letter
to New Era expressing concerns
over allegations of discrimination
and intimidation toward work-
ers who wanted to form unions at
the Mobile facility, the hatmaker's
main domestic and international
distribution facility.

DRUGS
From Page 1
stay awake longer or remain
focused while studying, were also
on the list. The study showed that
there were more non-medical users
of those two drugs than prescribed
users.
"Our generation is really over-
diagnosed with ADD and ADHD,"
Vern said.
ADD or ADHD, attention-defi-
cit hyperactivity disorder, is a
condition that impairs the ability
to focus. Adderall and Ritalin are
often prescribed for the disorder.
Robert Winfield, director of the
University Health Service, said
there is little UHS can do to pre-
vent non-medical users from tak-
ing prescription drugs.
"We're very thoughtful and
careful about prescribing stimu-
lant drugs," he said. "If someone
comes in and just asks for Adderall,
we require some significant proof
that they have ADD or ADHD."
The study's researchers sug-
gested screening for general drug
abuse among students who have
been caught abusing prescription
medications in the past. Winfield
said UHS had considered it, but
that the screenings weren't fea-
sible.
"It's just not possible," he said.
"We haven't been able to figure out
a way to keep the flow of things and
do that."

Sean McCabe, the lead research-
er of the study, said recreational
drug use isn't the only reason that
students are dabbling in prescrip-
tion drugs.
"Some students are turning to
them for purposes of self-treat-
ment, like somebody who is expe-
riencing pain and who obtains
prescription opioids (painkillers)
to relieve the pain," McCabe said.
He said self-treatment can
involve anything from numbing
the pain from a temporary injury
to someone who's having trouble
falling asleep and wants sleeping
pills.
Another student, who also asked
that she not be identified for legal
reasons, said she asks around to
find Vicodin or Tylenol 3 about
once a month to help calm her
migraines. She said the medication
her doctor prescribed caused dis-
comfort and carried serious side
effects, including stomach ulcers.
"I wouldn't be doing any of this
for fun," she said.
She said she pays about $10 for
each pill.
While the study showed that pre-
scription drug abusers were more
likely to abuse other substances,
the student said she doesn't use
any other drugs and only drinks
occasionally.
Winfield and McCabe both
highlighted the same risks for tak-
ing prescription drugs without a
prescription. They cited the risks
of addiction, physical harm and

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 3
making a "bad decision" under the
influence of a prescriptive drug
that one wouldn't otherwise make.
Students who get prescrip-
tion drugs from friends or family,
McCabe said, don't benefit from
a clinical consultation and don't
realize the risks involved.
"There is a risk in that people
who are using non-medically are
unaware of the medication's poten-
tial interaction with other drugs,"
McCabe said. "Or maybe they have
a pre-existing health condition
where they shouldn't take that
medication."
The study also found that most
medical users of prescription drugs
reported no history of non-medical
use, which McCabe said should
reassure health professionals who
provide for college students.
Rates of addiction were connect-
ed to how students took the medi-
cation, how often, and which drug
they used. McCabe said. Inhaling
the crushed powder of prescrip-
tion drugs increases the probabil-
ity of developing an addiction.
McCabe said results showed
that 40 to 50 percent of people use
prescription stimulants by snort-
ing them.
Vern said he enjoyed the pre-
scription drugs, but doesn't feel a
need to continue using them.
"The whole prescription thing
kinda freaks me out," he said. "It
was a little too wild. At the end,
you really just want to be able to
smoke again."

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