1999 (10 COLLECT BOWL
CAMPUf TOURNAMENT
Give your brain a workout!
Register you team of five at The Break
(formerly the EMU Rec Center) before
5 pm Fri. Oct 29th. Stop by The
Break for details or call 346-3711.
Join in on the fun of
TUB VARSITY SPORT ON THE MIND!
All participants must be full time UO students
for Fall 99 & Winter 00. Tournament held
Nov. 2, 9 & 16, 1999 in the EMU.
What’s Up
At Mt. Bachelor
Warren Miller “Fifty” Movie- Sunday, October Ik
South Eugene High School at 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm- Celebrate Warren Miller’s 50th season with another
great movie, and purchase your pre-season discounted Season Pass at the Mt. Bachelor booth.
Eugene Hooky Bus Breakfast- Wednesday, October 11
Meet at the Original Pancake House at 7:30 am- Hooky Bus regulars- bring your friends and
get the latest information on the 1999/2000 Season Hooky Bus Program.
Bachelor Weekend at Berg’s Ski Shop—
Friday, October 29 and Saturday, October 30
Berg’s Ski Shop, W West 13th in Eugene- Last chance to purchase your pre-season discounted Season
Pass and get the latest information on the 1999/2000 Mountain Dew and Hooky Bus session.
Mt. Bachelor FREE Ski and Ride Day- Friday, December 10
Bring a non-perishable food item and receive a FREE lift ticket. All food is donated to COCAAN
(the Central Oregon Community Action Agency Network).
(heck out our website at www.mtbacbeior.com to purchase your
pre-season discounted Season Pass on-line!
For more information call 800-829-2M2 or locally at 541-382-2A42 www.mtbachelor.com
Meningitis vaccine available
■ Although the disease is
very rare, studies indicate
certain students may be
more likely to contract it
By Inge McMillen
for the Emerald
More University students are
beginning to protect themselves
against the rare meningitis dis
ease with a vaccine available at
the University Health Center.
Although there was only one
reported case of the disease at the
University last year, more than
175 students have been vaccinat
ed this term. This represents a
500 percent increase from last
fall, said Sharon Harbert, a nurse
at the health center.
The $66 vaccine guards against
the rare meningitis disease,
which effected 3,000 people na
tionally last year. Meningitis is a
viral or bacterial inflammation of
the lining of the brain and the
spinal cord.
One reason for the growing de
mand for the vaccine may be the
release of studies indicating that
certain students are at greater
risk, said Dr. Gerald Fleischli,
health center director.
“Studies [in] the last couple of
years suggest students in resi
dence halls may be at higher risk
compared to average people of
that age,” he said.
Because the disease spreads by
oral fluids, college students who
live in tight quarters such as res
idence halls, fraternities or soror
ities are at risk, Harbert said.
Bacterial meningitis mainly af
fects young adults between 15
and 24 years of age with flu-like
symptoms that can turn deadly
within 24-48 hours if untreated.
It is a serious but very rare dis
ease, Harbert said.
“Chances of it happening or
being exposed to it are very
slim,” she said.
Last week, an advisory board
of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention recommended
that colleges inform students, es
pecially those living in dorms,
about the disease and the vac
cine.
However, the University does
not plan to require students to get
the vaccination at this time, Uni
versity spokeswoman Gaye Van
dermyn said.
The vaccine offered at the
health center protects against
most strains of the disease and
has few serious known side ef
fects, Fleischli said.
Common side effects include
soreness around the injected area
and low-grade fevers.
Through pamphlets and con
About the disease
Meningitis: inflammation of the
linings of the brain and spinal
cord caused by either viruses or
bacteria. Bacterial Meningitis can
lead to death within 24 to 48
hours if untreated. Mortality rate
for bacterial meningitis: 12 per
cent.
Symptoms include: headaches,
fever, stiff neck, extreme fatigue,
nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to
light, purplish red-black rash that
doesn’t change with pressure
Treatment: antibiotics
Risk factors: tight quarters such
as residence halts, fraternities
and sororities, smoking or sec
ondhand smoke, going to bars,
drinking alcohol, sharing bottles
and utensils
SOURCES; The American Academy of Pe
diatrics and Pasteur Merieux Connaught
sultations, the health center will
inform students that the vaccine
is available. The center may also
place posters and information in
the residence halls, Fleischli
said.
“The vaccine is probably
something very health-conscious
people will consider,” Fleischli
said. “These are individuals who
have all other available shots,
don’t smoke, never drink too
much alcohol, always wear seat
belts and bicycle helmets and
then are thinking: ‘What else can
I do to stay healthy?’”
Flea market
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permanent, every Picc-A-Dilly
event is a unique experience for
shoppers or collectors as new
items appear every time.
“There’s always something to
find,” Jackson said. “There’s new;
there’s old; it’s all here.”
Kathee McDermott, public rela
tions manager for the fairgrounds,
agrees. She said the flea market
has retained a hearty following
over the years because of its var
ied offerings.
“You could probably find
whatever you’re looking for, even
if you don’t know what you’re
looking for,” she said.
Jackson added that another
draw to customers is the ability to
haggle for a lower price on that
beanie baby or antique broach
you just can’t live without.
“You can’t haggle at the Bon
Marche,” she said. “But you can
here, and a lot of people think it’s
fun.”
Ward said the Picc-A-Dilly is
popular with vendors for a num
ber of reasons, including the fact
that some have started their own
small businesses from the expo
sure they get at the fairgrounds.
“It’s a great way to recycle, a
great way to meet people and a
great way to start up a business/’
she said.
Sellers tables at the market cost
$17 each, with the required ad
vance reservation. Remaining
dates for 1999 are Nov. 6, 7 and
21 and Dec. 4, 5 and 19.
Calendar
Wednesday, Oct. 27
ASUO Women’s Center Work
shop: “Restoring Positive Feel
ings in Your Relationships: A
Workshop for Couples” is among
many campus and community
events during October for Domes
tic Violence Awareness Month.
Noon to 1 p.m. Walnut Room,
EMU, 1222 E. 13th Ave. Free. For
information, browse darkwing.
uoregon.edu/~women/ or call
346-4095.
University Ensemble Concert:
“OcTUBAfest” features a special
rendition of “The Bremen Town
Musicians,” narrated by local ra
dio personality Wendy Ray as
well as classical and popular mu
sic for low-brass by the UO Tuba
Choir and the Oregon Tuba Asso
ciation. 8 p.m. Beall Concert Hall,
961 E. 18th Ave. $5 general, $3
students and senior citizens. For
information, browse music 1.
uoregon.edu or call 346-5678.
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Oregon Daily Emerald.
We have special university rates.
Call 346-3712