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cause scarring of the tubes and
lead to infertility, John says.
She sees between two and
five students a week who have
the infection.
Symptoms are cramping, ab
dominal pain and a flu-like fever.
Once the infection is diagnosed
it is easy to treat with antibiotics,
but John recommends an early
visit to a practitioner because of
the possible damaging effects
of the infection.
To avoid contracting pelvic
infection, John recommends
sexually active persons wash
their genital area, clean their
hands and urinate within 20
minutes after intercourse
Before the herpes scare
syphilis was considered on of
the most prominent sexually
related afflictions But reported
syphilis cases have declined
over the past ten years.
Lane County statistics list
gonorrhea as the number-one
communicable disease in the
area Last year, 800 cases of
this venereal disease were
reported in Lane County, with
over 100,000 cases nationwide,
according to Marcia Teichman.
who works for Oregon Disease
Monitoring and Control
Between 12 and 20 cases of
the syphilis were reported in
Lane County
John says she is also dis
turbed by the number of un
wanted pregnancies at the
University She sees about two
pregnant woman each week
Almost all the unmarried
pregnant students John ex
amines eventually get abor
tions. she says
But, John has noticed a cycle
in women's attitudes toward
abortion A number of years ago
abortion was "a real ominous
decision” for pregnant women,
she says Then, there was a
three-year period when getting
an abortion was simply ' a
given.”
Now, women are more con
cientious about their decision,
and spend more time thinking
about it, she says
Still, only "a rare few” go
through with an unplanned
pregnancy, John says
The problems associated with
sex aren't entirely physical,
notes Hoberman Sexual dys
function caused by stress or
unfulfilled expectations are
epidemic in proportion.” he
says
"I'm sure the rate of people
having sexual problems is enor
mously high on this campus,”
Hoberman says
‘Applied imagination’ useful
By Lori Steinhauer
Of the Emerald
Instead of letting your imagination run wild, a
course offered winter term can help channel
those thoughts in more creative and powerful
directions, according to the instructor
The objective of the "Imagine That" work
shop is to teach participants to use creative
visualization to "find that centered space within
themselves so that they can be more free to
creatively effect their world" by using "simple but
very powerful techniques," says course instructor
Nancy Hopps.
The course offers creative solutions to cop
ing with change, reaching goals, and exploring
the unknown through relaxing methods
"It's your own viewpoints that effect every
thing that happens to you. If you want to make
changes, you first must do it inwardly," says
Hopps.
Hopps used "appiied imagination" in her
own life while auditioning for a role in a musical
Without any prior vocal training, Hopps was wary
about her audition, but she used creative vis
ualization to turn her doubts into affirmations
Before the audition, she practiced relaxing by
visualizing the actions of walking on stage, sing
ing the song, hearing applause and feeling con
fident of a successful performance In this way
Hopps built up her morale enough to give it a
good try, and she got the part
Once she developed this positive image, she
could reproduce it to overcome the nervous
moments during her audition, she says
Through this process, college students too
can improve their daily lives. For example, Hopps
says books on creative visualization skills are
used often in sports.
Students also can improve test scores and
organizational skills by learning how to relax,
clearing the mind and then focusing on specific
goals, she says
Hopps says she makes everyone leave the
class on the first day She then sends two people
back to the room to re-create the group, illustrat
ing that without each individual member, that
unique group could not be reproduced
"The actual physical act of doing it (leaving
the room) is so silly, but it really works,” she says
This process also loosens everyone up
The continuing education department is of
fering another creative visualization course
winter term on Tuesdays at 7:30 p m The course
runs from Jan. 11 through March 1. The fee for the
non-credit course is $20
Lecture will cover laser uses
Present uses and future ap
plications of the laser will be
discussed at 8 p m Thursday in
the final presentation of the fall
Forum Lecture Series
In the early 1960's, the laser
was called "an invention in
search of an application" by its
co-inventor, Arthur Schawlow
Physicist John Moseley will take
a look at many of its applica
tions, from eye surgery to video
disks, that have been found
since that time
"In this talk we will discover
what a laser is and why it can do
so many things an ordinary light
source cannot," Moseley says
We will also look into the future
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at some of the many ways lasers
are likely to affect our lives in the
next 20 years ”
Moseley, the recipient of a
Fulbright fellowship in 1975-76,
directs the Chemical Physics
Institute. He spent 10 years at
the Stanford Research Institute,
where his work with molecular
physics involved lasers and
laser applications
The series is sponsored by
the Committee for the Arts and
Humanities The lectures are
free to the public at the Eugene
Conference Center.
Chancellor talks tonight
Challenges to Oregon’s
higher education in the 80s will
be the topic of an informal pub
lic talk by Chancellor Bud Davis
at 7:30 tonight in the Oregon
Room of the University Library.
Davis will comment on finan
cial, curricular and organiza
tional problems facing the
state’s college and universities.
The event will be part of the fall
Friends of the Library meeting.
A wine and cheese social
hour will follow the meeting.
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reading “Time and the Art
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The book includes
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