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STD control continued from page 1A ease, the number of people actu ally diagnosed with STDs re mains low. The results of the 1999 survey are not yet available, but by studying previous years’ results, health center officials are able to note trends and target prevention efforts. For example, most students are aware of the HIV epidemic, but not many know about more com mon, treatable STDs, such as chlamydia and the human papil lomavirus (HPV), said Gerald Fleischli, health center director. The peer health educators have focused some of their prevention efforts on making the campus community more aware of risk behaviors and STD symptoms. “A lot of the bacterial infec tions are asymptomatic, so they get spread around because peo ple just don’t know they have it,” Clifton said. “And it’s not some thing people really talk about - you don’t really hear about it, even from your friends.” The health center offers test ing for the most common STDs, which include syphilis, chlamy dia, gonorrhea and herpes. But because students don’t always get tested before engaging in un protected sex, the health center has tried to prevent the spread of STDs by including some STD testing when women come in for annual gynecological check ups. “Casual sex is a risky behav ior, and people who are doing risky behaviors aren’t generally likely to come in for tests,” Fli eschli said. “The [STD] screen ing has definitely made an im pact. By screening, we’re identifying people who are in fected, so they don’t spread it to other people.” The prevention efforts may be paying off: results from the health center’s survey show that most University students had two or less partners last year. This contributes to the Universi ty’s decreasing STD rates. In addition, the health center will be switching to a new, more effective chlamydia test in the near future. Health officials hope the new test will help lower the number of occurrences of that STD. The health center will switch to the new testing method be cause the company that manufac tured the current test has can celed its production. The new test, Genprobe, is more effective in detecting chlamydia, one of the most com mon STDs at the University. The downside is that the new test is more expensive than the current test method, and the increased cost will likely be passed on to the patient. “It’s forcing us to move to bet ter technology,” Fleischli said. “But it is more costly.” Despite advances in testing, the best prevention method is to know your partner’s sexual histo ry, and know that no one is im mune to STDs, Clifton said. The STDs “are all out there,” Clifton said. “They’re all in this community, and they’re all in Lane County.” Career Expo Events Calendar Come to the Expo! A whole week of career education to help with career decisions, resumes, salaries, and finding a job._ Internship Options Panel Tuesday, January 18 3:30-4:30 p.m. Alsea Room/EMU Facilitator: Beth Pfieffer, Career Center Assistant Director Checklist for a Successful Job Search Wednesday, January 19 Noon to 1:00 p.m. Rogue Room/EMU Kassia Dellabough, Career Center Counselor Net an International Job: Use the Web Thursday, January 20 12:30-1:30 p.m. Rogue Room/EMU Tina Haynes, Career Center Librarian Negotiating Salaries & Benefits Friday, January 21 Noon to 1:00 p.m. Roque Room/EMU Facilitator: Clarice Wilsey, Career Center Assistant Director Career Expo Keynote Speaker: Toni L. Smith, Entertainment Industry Executive Monday, January 24 Noon Cerlinger Hall Lounge “Getting to the Top of the Charts A Personal Story of Making Your Dreams a Reality.” Resume Clinic Monday, January 24 3:30-4:30 p.m. Alsea Room/EMU Clarice Wilsey How to Succeed at a Job Fair Monday, January 24 4:)5-5:15 p.m. Rogue Room/EMU Virginia Garrison, Career Center Marketing and Public Relations Peace Corps: Path to a Career Tuesday. January 25 12:30-1:30 p.m. Rogue Room/EMU Facilitator: Fred Jarman, DO Peace Corps Representative Interview Clinic Tuesday, January 25 4:00-5:30 p.m. Ben Linder Room/EMU Beth Pfeiffer Leading up to the Winter Career Fair, January 26! Panels, speakers, and career experts. It's your ticket to success! Winter Career Fair Wednesday, January 26 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EMU Ballroom For more information contact the Career Center at 346-3235 Men in red continued from page 1A guides had on the downtown core as run by Downtown Eugene, Inc. since 1991. Crime rates dropped and a noticeable improvement was made in the cleanliness and safety of the area, according to Ex ecutive Director Russ Brink. “They’re a visible presence, someone that can be approached if there’s a problem,” he said. “Since things are much, much better than they were four years ago, now the job is mostly maintenance.” Members of the University Small Business Association con tribute a per-occupancy assess ment to pay for the guide services. If needed, business owners page the guides calling them to arrive on the scene within a minute or two at most. The red men’s down town counterparts are contracted through the city to patrol parking lots and Lane Transit District at its new station among others. Though the West University guides carry only a radio and cell MLKJr. Day continued from page 1A organize a celebration for Martin Luther King Jr. today. “I just see him as a man who paved the way for our race and every other culture,” said Tonya Thorsteinsson, internal director of the Black Student Union. Thorsteinsson hopes the can dlelight vigil will encourage ap preciation for the achievements King brought to African-Ameri cans and for what he did for the community. ALL DAY TUESDAY ALL YOU CAN EAT EVERY TUES! includes Garlic Bread 11:30 am-10pm with student ID pizza s2673 Willamette • 484-0996 § “this location only* phone, they are in continual com munication with the Eugene Po lice Department personnel at the University sub-station. Brink be lieves this collaboration is the best example of the sort of community policing Eugene residents want. ‘•‘It is the result of a real concerted effort to have an authority presence in the area,” Brink said. “I think it’s mutually beneficial, too. The guides help the police and the police can call on them and get back-up. ’ ’ Officer Tsui of the EPD agreed, calling the guides “a tremendous help” to the work objectives of the West University station. As owner of West Moon Trading Co., Peggy Bosworth, who joking ly referred to the guides’ services as occasions when the “red coats are coming!” said their presence has been a welcomed addition to the business district she inhabits. “It’s nice to have the protection, the support,” she said. “I definite ly think it’s improved, and the best thing is how much cleaner it is around here. They’ve been a real asset on the block.” “It’s an opportunity to have us reassess our values as far as how close we are reaching the dream that King set forth,” said Troy Franklin, assistant director of stu dent life, “on bringing all races of people together, setting aside our biases or personal feelings about different groups, and learning to see our similarities.” Franklin said the meaning of the commemoration is for differ ent groups to build bridges and coalitions. For Jamila Flowers, a senior in sports marketing, the day is sim ply for remembrance. “I think about it a lot because my grandparents grew up in this time with Martin Luther King,” Flowers said. “And I have them as reminders.” She said the day is important to her as a remembrance of all the endurances that her grandparents went through, such as being seg regated and not having a chance to receive higher education. In addition to the celebration today, Gov. John Kitzhaber will be the guest keynote speaker at the University Convocation ceremo ny on Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. at the EMU Ballroom. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first introduced to the legislation for a national holiday by Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan, on April 8,1968, four days after King was assassinated. Members of Congress, however, took no ac tion on moving the holiday legis lation forward until President Carter called on Congress to pass the legislation in 1979. On Nov. 3,1983, President Rea gan signed the bill to establish the third Monday of every January as the Martin Luther King Jr. nation al holiday. The first national Mar tin Luther King Jr. Day was ob served on Jan. 20,1986.
