Column
Student sells
body to school
for tuition
By Matt Kleinerman
■ Columbia Daily Speciator
Columbia U.
\Vi> can no longer deny the facts.
Wo can no longer close our eves and
turn our backs at least not with
out getting dizzy and bumping into
things The time has come to admit
it: Prostitution is running rampant
on our campus.
Otherwise innocent students are
exchanging their bodies for money,
drugs and favors, helpless victims
of the high cost of higher education
And if this weren't enough, these
students are selling their bodies to
their own professors with the
explicit approval of the university
administration.
I know, because I am one of them,
i am a science whore.
It started innocently enough
Livmgthe perpetually strapped life
of a graduate student, I saw a sign
posted on the grimy wall of my ten
ement — er, dorm — and two magic
words jumped off the paper, shining
a ray of hope into my destitute exis
tence: ‘Subjects wanted."
The deal was simple. A professor
with grant money oozing out of his
pockets was looking for some young
guys to do a couple of tricks for him.
Nothing kinky, you know, just a
simple diet study. All we do is eat
everything he gives us, and in
exchange we get all the food free
But that was just the beginning.
Soon after we started. Dr. t! il
promised I wouldn't print his name),
came to talk to us He had an extra
little bonus for us: Since we were so
“compliant,” we could let this doctor
friend of his stick this long tube
down our small intestines, and we'd
get 250 bucks a pop.
So I let this guy give me the biop
sy, and sure, it hurt, but when I
walked out of that office carrying
250 big ones. I knew 1 had locked
into a good thing.
The next day my friend brought
me over to the doctor’s lounge. It
was then that 1 saw them — the
other science whores. Leaning
against the hospital walls in their
flimsy gmm scrubs, casually smok
ing their experimental tobacco-free
cigarettes, swinging their hospital
IDs around on chains, proposition
See BODIES. Page 20
HEALTH
One-sided
A fashion trend most students
follow may contribute to back
problems
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SPORTS
I ike father, like son
A Purdue lbasketball player is
following m his father’s footsteps on
the court
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SPIRIT
Duck!
Students at the 1'. of Pennsylvania
show support for their team by
throwing toast.
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Drug abuse class
teaches athletes
to be role models
By Andrew Howell
■ The Daily Pennsylvanian
U. of Pennsylvania
When it comes to drug abuse, the I
ul Kansas tells its student-athletes
more than "just say no."
Last year, the university instituted
one of the nation's first mandatory drug
education classes to teach athletes
about the consequences of substance
abuse And, according to the coordina
tors, the high level of drug use among
college athletes will force such classes
to become an integral part of most col
lege athletic programs
According to national statistics. 5 to
10 percent of all student-athletes take
some form of drugs
Two years ago. KU professors Robert
Tncker and David Cook, concerned
about these numbers and dissatisfied
with prevention methods such as ran
dom drug testing, designed the course
"Substance Abuse and Protection.
In addition to attending weekly lec
tures and films, each student in the
course must design a project about a cer
tain aspect of drug use and present the
project to area teenagers.
“Before our program, true education
wasn't happening,” Cook said. "Though
speakers would come m from time to
time, itjust wasn't enough. We're trying
to develop role models in these ath
letes.
Cook, director of sports psychology at
Kl!. said that anabolic steroids and
human growth hormones are the most
commonly used performance-enhanc
mg substances, and both often lead to
increased aggressiveness and reduced
sexual performance.
(look said performance pressures dur
ing games and in the classroom make
college athletes especially vulnerable to
drug abuse
“Athletes have a special problem
because they have many pressures,
many expectations," Cook said “They
have to deal with the rigorous schedule
of competition as well as the academic
See DRUGS, Page 20
ALAN GIBSON, UNION CAL STATE U LONG BEACH
Experts dispel treatment myths
By Jennifer Martin
• Indiana Daily Student
Indiana U.
Home remedies students use to
beat insomnia often make them more
restless, according to health center
employees at Indiana U.
Insomnia, a frequent accompani
ment to stress and illness, can even
perpetuate itself, said Dr Robert
Friedmeyer, IU physician. "A lot of
students will simply lie there and
worry about the fact that they can’t
sleep," he said
The mistaken "cures’' students
most frequently use are chemicals,
Friedmeyer said
Alcohol, a popular depressant,
actually contains by-products that
stimulate the brain and block REM
sleep — the deep, restorative sleep in
which dreams occur. Friedmeyer said
people who drink before sleeping
often wake up groggy.
“One drink is probably not going to
cause many problems. But if they
need alcohol to relax, they have an
underlying problem,” he said.
Smoking is another popular wind
down activity, said Anne Reese, direc
tor of health and wellness education.
But the nicotine in cigarettes is a
powerful stimulant, she said, and
studies show people sleep better after
breaking their nicotine addiction.
Likewise, hot tea — also perceived
as a relaxant — has as much caffeine
as coffee, Fnedmeyer said
Other students try exercise, which
may or may not induce drowsiness,
See INSOMNIA. Page 20
Team coached in rules of etiquette
By Jennifer Rampey
■ The Red and Black
U. of Georgia
U. of Georgia basketball players were
more worried about faux pas than fouls
when they learned the finer points of eti
quette earlier this year
Coach Hugh Durham enrolled team
members in an etiquette class in prepa
ration for the banquets they attend
throughout the year.
“Ifyou’re able to relax and you're com
fortable with the setting, you’re able to
enjoy yourself,’’ he said. "I low many peo
ple between the ages of 17 and 18 know
how to go to a fine restaurant where you
have eight pieces of silver and a six or
seven-course meal'.'''
Player Alec Kessler agreed. “I don't
think many people actually do know
proper etiquette. This is especially
good for athletes because we do
attend so many formal banquets, he
said
Durham said some of the coaches also
attended, and some other sports coaches
may look into the program.
FOR WOMEN ONLY: Coaches’wives teach sports basics
OAVIDMAVFS KANSASSTATF :0UF '.1AN KANSAS S’*TF I.
Kansas State U. junior Joy Jones helps
demonstrate pass interference.
By Paige Gantz
■ Kansas Stale Collegian
Kansas State U.
More women may bejoining their male
counterparts at Kansas Suite l' sport
ing events this year.
A series of classes, taught by K State's
athletic coaches' wives, are designed to
help female students who want to under
stand more about football, baseball and
basketball.
Betsy Nelson, wife of defensive line
coach Mike Nelson, taught the first
class. “It was designed to give women an
understanding and feeling that they are
part of the game as the season begins.’
The courses are geared toward
novices Nelson said, "I did not teach the
class to women who want to be coaches.
We looked at the basics of the game and
the terms that are used by coaches, play
ers. referees and fans.’
Barb Kruger, wife of men’s basketball
coach Lon Kruger, used a tape of three
games for one lesson. "I used this tape
in my class because it contained terms
that are picturesque and describe vivid
ly what was going on during the game.”
Kruger stopped the tape and the class
translated play by play. “We went over
terms such as 'pound it in the paint,' ‘off
the block,’ and 'right quarter court.’ ”
Senior Lisa Rephlo said. "I don’t want
to make a fool of myself when watching
football with mv friends. It allowed me
to ask questions about the game without
feeling foolish."