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November 20, 2002
Education
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A new study indicates m any
c o lle g e s tu d e n ts , p a rtic u la rly
A sia n a n d A fric a n -A m e ric a n
w om en, do not regularly p artici
pate in vigorous physical activ
ity, even though recreational fa
cilities and oth er resources are
available to them on cam pus.
“S tudents tend to experience
m any stresses thro u g h college
and often com e from high schools
w here physical ed ucation classes
w ere not a priority,” said A im ee
W ard, fitness specialist with Provi
dence P ortland M edical C enter.
“If a person isn ’t exposed to physi
cal activity at a young age, you
often see influences o f poor n u tri
tio n an d in a c tiv ity c o n tin u e
through college and ad ulthood.”
T he study, con d u cted at the
S chool o f Physical A ctivity and
Educational Services at O hio State
U niversity in C olum bus, in v esti
g a te d p h y sic a l a c tiv ity ra te s
am ong 2,836 A frican-A m erican,
A s ia n - A m e r ic a n , H is p a n ic -
A m erican and w hite A m erican
college students.
O verall, nearly h a lf o f the stu
dents said they had not engaged
in any vigorous physical activity
during the prev io u s m onth and
alm ost 17 percent said they had
not participated in any physical
activity at all.
“It is critical that young adults
strive to m aintain a heal thy body,”
W ard said. "E v en at a young age,
y o u r habits contribute to the risks
o f developing o besity, heart d is
ease, diabetes and o steo p o ro sis.”
T h e study in d ic a te d A sian
w om en w ere the m ost inactive,
w ith 28 percent saying they had
not p articip ated in any recen t
physical activity, follow ed by 23.5
p e rc e n t o f A fric a n A m erican
w om en, 20 percen t o f H ispanic
and 17 percent o f w hite w om en.
A m ong m en, rates o f inactivity
during the previous m onth ranged
from roughly 8 percent o f A fri
can -A m ericans to nearly 14 p er
cent o f H ispanics.
W ard suggests that students
can increase th eir level o f activity
by w alking to classes instead o f
driving, o r study w hile riding a
stationary bike.
“F ind an ex ercise partner to
help keep you m otivated, o r take
an exercise class fo r credit,” W ard
said. “Plus, students are b etter
able to handle the pressures o f
college if they stay physically
active. E xercise is an excellent
stress reliev er.”
Urban League of Portland Street Academy members Tracy Tyson and Sara Chavez interview Sylvester Kelsey at the Multicultural
Senior Center during an event to connect street academy students with seniors, photo bv M ark W ashing ion /T iie P ortland O bserver
Students from the Urban League
o f Portland Street A cadem y visited
the M ulticultural Senior C enter on
M artin L uther K ing Jr. Boulevard
Friday in conjunction with national
‘L ove to W rite D ay .’
Senior Center Acti vi ty C oordina
tor Arleta Ward said she designed
the intergenerational event to give
seniors and students a chance to
connect and com pare trends of their
respective age groups.
Mentor of the Year Award
goes to Fredrick Jones
B enson H igh S chool graduate
Frederick Jones has receiv ed a n a
tional aw ard for his w ork as a m en
to r in the U niversity o f P o rtlan d 's
C en ter for E ntrepreneurship M ini-
M B A program . Jones w as nam ed
Student M entor o f the Y ear by the
U S . D epartm ent o f C om m erce d u r
ing a w eeklong co n ference held in
W ashington, D .C . d esig n ed for
em erging business leaders in c o l
lege and high school.
Jones, a 2001 graduate o f Benson
and the U n iv ersity ’s M ini-M B A
program and cu rren t U niversity o f
O regon sophom ore, was recognized
for his dem onstrated leadership
qualities in m entoring other young
people.
Jones, along w ith four other 2001
graduates o f the M ini-M B A p ro
gram , participated in internships
funded by the P ortland Parks and
Recreation D epartm ent. The interns
^Bnfon»ative’
jly saw it i*1-
m entored about 40 high-achieving
high school students, m ost from
N orth and N ortheast Portland co m
munities.
E ach o f th e stu d en ts selected
re c eiv ed a full co n fe re n c e sp o n
so rsh ip aw ard th at in clu d ed an
all-ex p en se paid trip to W ashing-
to n , D C to atten d the co n feren ce
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“ It w as really a stroll dow n
m em ory lane,” W ard said. “It w as a
chance to see how things have
changed. One of the com m on things
we found w as that people are still
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The academ y students helped
seniors fill in ‘Story of a L ifetim e’
books with questions about first
kisses, first loves, popular m usic,
dance, fashion and slang from their
history.
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Hawthorne. (. athedral Paik. China I own, I oncordia west o f N I 33rd Avenue,
( oncordia I Imversily, Downtown Portland, Past ( olunibia, Goose Hollow.
Humboldt. Irvington west ol N I 17th Avenue. Kents, K ing west ol N l 24th
Avenue, laurelhurst west ot N I- 32nd Avenue, Northwest Portland. Northwest
Industrial Portland. Old Town. Overlook. Pearl District, Piedmont, Portland
Community College-Cascade ( ampus. Portland State University, Portsmouth. Sabtn
west o f N I 24th Avenue. St Johns. Sullivan's Gulch west ol N I 2UthAvenue,
Sunnyside west o f NT 20th Avenue. University o f Portland, University Park,
Vehton, and Woodlawn.