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Health center provides birth control options ■The health center is working to educate women about their sexual health By Brooke Ross Oregon Daily Emerald When it comes to their sexual health, what women don’t know can hurt them. But University Health Center offi cials are trying to help women im prove their health by educating them about birth control options now available at the health center, as well as the symptoms of urinary tract infections, which are common infections sometimes caused by sexual intercourse. The University Health Center has offered Depo-Provera, an injectable form of birth control, for some time. But now, students have a choice. For the past week, the health center also has offered its female patients Lunelle, another type of injectable birth control. “It will be nice for women to have another option,” said Colleen Jones, the health center’s women’s health care nurse practitioner. Jones, who has given one injec tion of Lunelle so far, said there are several differences between the two types of birth control. She said with Lunelle, it is easier for a woman to become fertile down the road because it offers protection for only one month at a time, in stead of three months at a time like Depo-Provera. “Lunelle is a lot like the birth con trol pill, only in an injectable form,” she said. “But pills can be a little less effective, because a woman for gets to take them.” She said it is up to the woman to make a choice. “Every woman is different, and that’s the bottom line,” she said. Jones said the first injection of Lunelle is given within the first five days of the start of a woman’s peri od, and from then on, shots must be given every 28-30 days for a woman to remain protected. She said one good thing about the health center giving women a choice is that certain side effects may result from using each form. “If this happened, we can now of fer them another choice, which is just as effective,” she said. Dr. Gerald Fleischli, director of the health center, said the form used depends on the woman because both Lunelle and Depo-Provera have different side effects. He said Lunelle contains the fe male hormone estrogen, which may be the healthier choice for some be cause a lack of estrogen can lead to osteoporosis, but sometimes estro gen can be indirectly responsible for heart attacks and strokes. On the flip side, he said Depo Provera does not contain estrogen, but it can cause depression. “So it’s really up to the woman to decide,” he said. “Choice is what it’s all about.” But Jones said she is confident about Lunelle. “Time will tell,” she said, “but the numbers look good, and it seems to be well tolerated.” However, one thing Lunelle and Depo-Provera cannot protect women from is urinary tract infec tions. Cindy Smith, adult nurse practi tioner at the health center, said hav ing intercourse is one way bacteria Programs Financing The ASUO Programs Finance Committee has committed $2,134,274 so far for next year’s program budget. That represents a 8.76 percent increase over last year’s funding—slightly more than the PFC’s 3 percent benchmark. %CHANGE $ CHANGE ORGANIZATION 2001-02 2000-01 FROM THIS YEAR FROM THIS YEAR Programs and Assessments $105,422 $64,933 62.35% $40,489 Ecological Design Center $16,837 $13,438 25.3% $3,399 Native American Student Union $20,151 $17,043 18.2% $3,108 Designated Driver Shuttle Pit Crew $88,675 $80,000 10.8% $8,675 $300 $300 Black Women of Achievement $4,499 $5,107 -11.9% -$608 Chess Club $0 $300 -100% -$300 Permias $3,813 $3,065 24.4% $748 Delta-Graduate Student Organization $723 $903 -19.9% -$180 Total $240,420 $184,789 30.1% $55,631 PFC ends first round of hearings ■The committee decreased the Black Women of Achievement’s budget By Emily Gust Oregon Daily Emerald While wrapping up its first round of budget hearings Tuesday, the ASUO Programs Finance Commit tee faced its most significant strug gle when it cut the Black Women of Achievement’s budget by 11.9 per cent. It was the first decrease of the night, and most of the decreases were in programming funds. The BWA didn’t spend a lot of its funds last year, and it transferred much of its money out of one of its event accounts. No one, however, could explain where that money went and what it was for. BWA co-director Etopi Fanta asked the PFC to reconsider the cut, explaining that the group was try ing to get back on its feet. Fanta promised that the new staff would be more careful with spending habits, but it would need money to achieve its goals. “How can we take the next step un less we’re given some kind of lee way?” she said. “We know we’re ca pable [of it], but unless we have the means to do it, there’s no way we can.” PFC Vice Chair Randy Newnham argued that considering the BWA’s rollovers and mysterious transfers, the PFC’s cut was a fair decision. “Based upon that, this really isn’t a cut,” he said. On the other end of the scale, Pro grams and Assessments, which as sists ASUO programs with equip ment costs and budgetary procedures, received a sizable in crease— 62 percent. Much of the in crease will cover payroll expenses, such as a 30 percent pay increase for the ASUO accounting coordinator, who will be paid $7,555 because of extra responsibilities associated with the position. Disorderly conduct plagues hall ■The University Housingstaff is dealing with persistent conduct troubles in one of the residence halls By Rebecca Newell Oregon Daily Emerald Continuing crime at Robbins Hall A trend of disorderly conduct con tinued early Saturday morning at Robbins Hall, when two males were reported throwing bottles out a fourth-floor window at a person walking through the breezeway. Although no one was injured, the incident is drawing more attention to the recent incidents in the hall. “These are definitely the types of things that raise a red flag with the staff,” said Michael Eyster, director of housing, “If I. was aware of who threw, a bottle out the window at a resident, I would evict them immediately.” Further research into the Depart ment of Safety’s crime log showed that disorderly conduct and ques tionable activity in and around Rob bins Hall are not new. In late January, several reports were filed, ranging from charges of residents possessing marijuana to noise complaints. “This has pretty much been hap pening all year,” said Kristin Brown, a freshman resident of Robbins Hall. “At the beginning of the year, there were people that wanted to cause trouble.” Vandalism and graffiti have been common, Brown said, adding that many residents have been scratching their names into the lounge walls or using felt markers to draw on the walls. University Housing staff members are reviewing the events and are deal ing with the situation, Eyster said. “There are at least two people who lived there that don’t anymore, which was a recent event,” Eyster said. However, the problems haven’t disappeared yet, despite hall meet ings, e-mails and the removal of two problem students, Brown said. “There were some people re moved, but it wasn’t only them,” Brown said. “It’s a hall thing.” Bullet hole proves to be a slight exaggeration The Department of Public Safety reported that a bullet hole was dis covered in a Walton Complex win dow on Monday, Jan. 29, at 2:52 p.m. “We didn’t have information about the bullet hole,” Eyster said. “When we called DPS, they said it was caused by a BB gun or a rock thrown at the window.” can enter the bladder and cause such infections. She said there were 81 visits during fall term because of urinary tract infections, although many women do not realize it when they have one. She said the symptoms include constantly feeling the urge to uri nate, but not being able to, and burn ing and itching sensations. It is im portant that women are aware of these symptoms so they know when to seek treatment, she said. “If someone’s never had an infec tion before, they should come in and have an evaluation because sometimes it turns out to be other things,” Smith said. Kidney infection is one serious problem that is sometimes mistak en for a urinary tract infection, which is why it is important to be checked out, she said. “Without the awareness, you risk much worse complications,” she said. Smith said ways to prevent uri nary tract infections are to drink more fluids and avoid alcohol and caffeine, which can irritate the blad der. r earance • Outerwear - Footwear • Camping gear • Huge selection of Famous Brand Names / Are you cool? You pick the heart, we type the text. Stop by or phone 346-4343. 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