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kills law
student

By Brian Dunn
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Andy Bunnell had a wit not many people have.

“Some people called it a different kind of
humor." said (Ihad Kerley. a friend ofthe sec-
ond—year law student who died in a four—car
accident on I—(i-l early Sunday.

lle'd give you “a good-natured ribbing,“ said
Blake llornal, Bunnell‘s friend for six years. “1 le
always would know how to liven things up."

Bunnell. 3 l. was on his way back to his apart-
ment in Frankfort frotn Louisville when a 1994
Ford Probe, heading west, rear-ended a 1994
Ford Fscort. then careened across the median
and struck the driver's side of Bunnell‘s I‘M-l
Saturn. killing him instantly.

The four—car wreck also killed llank B.
Ftscorn, 18. a Fern (Ireek High School student.
and injured three others.

They included Brian ()gle, also a second—
year L‘K law student.

()gle was released frotn Baptist Fast Hospital
in Louisville after being treated for minor
injuries and was sore but almost ready for class.
llornal said.

“(Bunnelli didn't deserve it." llornal said in a
solid but quiet voice. “I le's actually the last per—
son that should have happened to.

“l le may have been the most non v-threaten—
ing person I‘ve ever known."

llornal. a Fartnl louse fraternity member and
second-year UK law student with Bunnell, said
the two met when they were in the same pledge
class.

Their friendship grew through undergradu-
ate school, and they became roommates for the
first year of law school.

llornal has gotten numerous phone calls
since the death. all with the same theme: The
person calling would simply sit silent and in
shock on the other line.

“ People want to say something. but they
don‘t know what to say." I lornal said.

Kerley said his friendship with Bunnell also
grew through undergraduate school, but the
two became especially close this summer
when they interned at the Kentucky Supreme
Court under (Ihief Justice Robert F.
Stephens.

“\l'e‘d have a lot of conversations while we
were supposed to be working," Kerley said
before adding in a low. cracking voice. “1 le was
always a great friend."

Kerley said he was in denial until he saw arti—
cles in newspapers the next day.

He said the pain especially hit him when he
went to class Monday and had to walk by the
desk where Bunnell would normally be sitting.

“At the funeral. it will really hit.“ Kerley said.

“i le was really starting to decide where he
wanted to go M what he wanted to do.“ he said.

Both llornal and Kerley said they'd bumped
into Bunnell at the end ofthe last week. Because
Bunnell was so busy with a trial presentation last
week. he made plans to go out with both of
them this Thursday.

David Shipley. dean of the (Iollege of Law,
said, “Andy‘s death has really shaken people
around here.

“\Vhen somebody that close to you dies like
that. it hits you pretty hard." he said. “It was a
terrible coincidence of events."

“I‘ve never seen somebody as happy to go to
law school as Andy," llornal said. “For him to
not be able to finish w that’s a tragedy."

Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m.
(IDT today at llardyville Union (Ihurch. with
burial on his family‘s farm in Hart (Iounty near
llardywille.

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Pi—A tholon
ofiiers messy
fund raising

By Delmar Watkins

(.‘ontrihuting ll 'rlter

The field exploded with pie.

The sweet smell of pud—
ding pies filled the air.

At the F. S. (ioodbarn
Field last night. the second
annual Pi—Athalon was held.
allowing fraternities and
sororities a chance to cover
each other in sticky. sweet
pudding pies.

“All of the events are pie-
related," said .\largaret
Andrews. the Alpha Omega
Pi philanthropy chair.

Between the events mem-
bers of L'K's fraternities and
sororities decided to smear
each other with vanilla and
chocolate pudding.

Alpha Omega Pi sorority
and Sigma Pi fraternity spon-
sored the Pi-Athalon.

The event raised funds for
philanthropies of the two
chapters; Alpha Omega Pi
raised money for arthritis
research, and Sigma Pi raised
money for multiple sclerosis
research. their respective phi-
lanthropic organizations, said
Patrick Boyson, Sigma Pi
philanthropy chairman.

This event was voted the
No. I philanthropic event
last year. Andrews said.

Robin Rabbeth, a \VLFX-

 

TV Channel 18 anchor and
Alpha Omega Pi alumna.
kicked offthe event as master
of ceremonies.

“It is great to see (ireek
organizations doing such
positive things," she said.

After her introduction. the
carnage began.

In the pie-throwing con-
test. blindfolded sorority
members threw pies at frater—
nity members with only their
faces exposed. giving them
interesting new hairdos.

The co-ed. three—legged
race pitted groups against
each other to see who could
be the first to gather the
ingredients of a pie.

.\lusic provided by HHS—
FM “The Cat“ thumped in
the background and later was
used as the music for the Pi—
Athalon musical chair contest.

A raffle was held to see
who would eta chance to hit
sororities jean Susan \Vest
and fraternities Tony Blan-
ton with pies.

The Pie (iuy and Pie (iirl
contest chose the guy and girl
who raised the highest amount
oftnoney for the event.

Both winners won balls
autographed by the basket-
ball team. The Pie (iuy also
won a television, and the Pie
(iirl also won a large basket
ofcosmetics.

Other events included the
mystery mud pie contest and
the ever-present ‘smear your
best friend with pudding‘
sideshow.

By the end of the Pi-
Athalon, a good majority of

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PHOTOS BY JAMES CRISP Kernel ruff

PIE IN YOUR EYE Katie
Kramer, a communication diror-
derfi'erhmun and Kappa Alpha
Theta member, xereum: after
heing pelted with mud, pudding
and whipped cream at the annual
Pi-Ath/Ilon. Physical therapy
junior and A TO fraternity
memherjimmy Laing (top) heat:
political xeienrefreshmun and
Chi Omega Lynne (Iaddix to the
[art seat in the musical chairs
event. Assirtunt Dean of Stu-
dents Tony Blanton (lefi) flinrher
after having a pie thrown at him
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By Jane Ashley Pace
Stuff ll 'I‘lti'r‘

Snake-handlin churches,
eating disorders and
Alzheimer's disease are among
the topics of projects funded
this year by L'K's Undergradu—
ate Research and Creativity
(irant Program.

Thirteen undergraduate
students were recently present-
ed with $500 grants to perform

 

research on projects they have
developed.

The program awards 5500
rrants each semester and
$2,500 grants in the summer.

“I'm especially pleased not
just with the quality of the
research, but by the (liversity of
the projects this semester,"
said Louis Swift, dean of
undergraduate studies. Swift
oversees UK’s undergraduate-
research program.

Keith ’l'idball, an anthro»
pology senior. had never heard
of snake—handling churches
when he first came to L‘K.
Originally from Detroit, Tid—
ball was intrigued after reading
an article in the Louisville
Courier—Journal. The article
told of a woman who died
shortly after being bitten by a
snake during a worship service
in Eastern Kentucky.

Since reading the article.

Students get creative with

'lidball has conducted various
intctwiews and witnessed
numerous services. ’l‘idball's
research focuses on the syin~
bolic analysis of the serpent and
how it has changed this century
because of media influence.
\\'hen asked if he had par—
ticipated in any ofthe services,
'l'idball said. “I don't feel it
would be appropriate. .\l)' rea‘
son for participating would be
for egotistical and thrill-seek-

grants '

ing

reasons. I respect the

churches and would never do

anything to

exploit their

beliefs."

:\ snake that had been han—

died too nmch was killed dur~
mg a service that ’l'idball wit—
nessed. L'pon returning to the
church. the pastor presented
him with the snake. The pastor
had kept the snake in his freez—

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HEY "I “I It" The marching hand does not have the
funding to travel to the Southeartem Conference away gamma

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By Kristin Hall

Contrihuting ll 'riter

No matter how the \Vild-
cats are doing in football, one
of the few things you can
always count on seeing at the
home .games is the UK
marchin band. It is always
there, playing music, sup-
porting the team and fprovid-
ing entertainment or UK
fans.

But even though the team
has a 3-2 record and fan sup-

ort is high, the marching

and does not travel with the
team to support it at all of the
away games.

“\Ve do travel, btit not
enough,“ says four-year per—
cussionist and music educa—
tion senior Brian Flack.

The full band will travel to
a game at Vanderbilt Univer-
sity this year, but this is the
only away game it will attend.
The athletic department gen—
erally sends the full band on
one overnight trip a vear, and
it is usually to one ofthe clos-
er schools such as Indiana,
Vanderbilt or Tennessee.

The basic problem with
sending the entire band to
every away football game is a
lack of funding. The athletic
department budgets the

band's traveling ex tenses and
department officials “seem to
be happy with the band trav—
cling to the one game a year,"
said the band's director
Richard (Ilary.

Also, as joey Dewees, a
percussionist and accounting
sophomore, said, “People
look forward to the one road
trip a year because it‘s some-
thing different —- a chance to
get out and party. But if it
was the same week-in and
weeleout, it Would be much
more of a commitment, and I
don't know if the student
interest Would be there."

The \\'ildcats are not the

only team in the Southeast—
ern Conference whose band
does not travel to all of the
games, but they are in the
minority.

Vanderbilt and Florida
also send their full bands to
onl ' one away game a vcar,
ant Ole Miss only sends its
full band to two games a year.
Florida sends a pep band of
about 50 students to two
other games as well.

These bands experience
problems with fundin as
well. Christopher lging.
assistant band director at
Vanderbilt. says that the stu-
dents in his band have men—

tioned that they would like to
travel with the football team,
but the band can only afford
to take one trip a year.

Still. most of the other
bands in the SFC attem t to
send at least a small pep band
to every away game. Funded
by their athletic departments,
Auburn, South Carolina,
Georgia, Louisiana State and
Tennessee all send their full
bands to two or three away
games a year, and they always
send a small pep band to the
remaining games.

Arkansas has not sent its
full band to any away games

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for three years, but it does send a
pep band to all of them.

Tim Gunner, associate director
of bands at Arkansas said, “It’s
easier and more beneficial to put a
representative cup at all of the
games than to ave the full band
at only one game.”

The Alabama program sends a
full band to every game except one
a year. The money from that one
game is saved so the band can
travel to a post—season or bowl
game with the team.

David Lackey, student coordi—
nator of the Alabama band, said,
“\Vc really do enjoy our trips.
The longer trips are more enjoy-
able because we have other things
to do than just the games.”

Another problem with sending
the band on road trips is missing
classes.

Tim Gunner at Arkansas said,
“\Vhen they (the students) are
gone from 3:30 pm. Friday to
7:30 pm. Sunday, there is no
study time for them, even if they
don’t miss class. But we don't
make them go. It’s a voluntary
thing. They sign up for the week-
ends that thcy are available."

So, what about the prospect of
sending smaller, voluntary pcp
bands to all ofthc UK away games
next year?

“That's possible, with the fund-
ing it will take," Clary said, “but if
we were given extra money to
operate with, I think it would be a
tragedy to spend it on an extra
band trip when we have so many
other needs to be met."

Lackey disagreed.

“I think we should send a pep
band," he said. “I see no reason
why they don't. It would be per—
fect to send about 30 qualified
people to all ofthc away games."

\Vhy do so many people seem
to care about this?

David Richardson, thc gradu-
atc assistant to the band at (icorv
gia, said, “The football team loves
the band. They’re the biggest
cheerleaders they have. \Vith
about 400 people, it’s hard to deny
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Research facility
making changes

to better research

By Sarah K. Vetter
Contributing Writer

Plans are underway for a new
addition to UK’s Animal Sciences
De artment.

ight now the Coldstream
Agricultural Experimentation
Station is the main research facil-
ity for Animal Sciences. UK has
decided to move the animal
research site in order to build the
Coldstream Industrial Research
Park, which will be used for
experimentation by business and
industry.

Coldstream Farm, located
north of Lexin ton on New
Town Pike, now ouses the beef
cattle, sheep and swine barns as
well as the Dairy and Poultry
Centers.

The new animal research facil-
ities will be built on land in
\Noodford County that was pur-
chased by the state of Kentucky
in 1992 and given to UK.

“All that is out there now are
cows," said Guy Kiracofe, chair
of the Animal Sciences Depart—
ment. “\"e have no buildings
suitable for experimentation yet
at the \l'oodford County Farm."

Plans are in preparation for a
state-of—the-art research station.
UK has set aside funding for beef,
swine and sheep facilities.

“Bidding for the construction
of these buildings is scheduled to
take place before the end of this
calendar year," Kiracofe said.
“\\'c are tentatively calling it the
‘L‘niversity of Kentucky Animal
Research Farm.”

Assistant Professor of Animal
Sciences Merlin Lindelmann
believes moving from the Cold—
stream I‘arm site provides the
Animal Sciences researchers with
the opportunity to conduct more
applicable and accurate investiga-
tions. Lindclmann’s main focus is
swine research.

“Truthfully, our present facili-
ties are dated," Lindelmann said.
“In designing our new facilities

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we can take advantage of the
newest technology and systems
available.”

The majority of the research
that is conducted at UK’s Agricul-
tural Research Station
is evaluating the
nutritional needs of
livestock, and how to

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Fifteen acres of ex erimental
pastures will be set asidi: for cattle
grazing. The Animal Sciences
researchers test, among other
things, different ty es of grass
and feed or the cattle.
Some grasses have a
detrimental effect on
the health of the cows.

best meet those “There is a big
needs. . . problem with a type of

The new center 1”“ . _ , grass known as fescue
will have facilities WWI. ' that produces a toxico-
using the systems that ties we can take sis in the livestock,”
today’s livestock pro- Wage 0f Kiracofe said. “When
ducers use. Animal mm the cattle graze it in

Science is going to

help these producers.
“The studies we
do at the new

research site will be

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the summer a toxin
that is not good for the
cattle is released."

Researchers at UK
are looking for ways to

more applicable to m combat this toxin by

Kentucky's livestock m mixing grass seeds and

producers than . l . finding grass that is a
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cfore, Lindelmann . “Infill" better source of feed

said. “When differ-
ent systems are used
in experimentation than in actual
livestock production we must
question our results.”

An increased number of ani—
mal pens will also allow for
improved statistics.

“We are not trying to produce
a lot of pigs here, though; we are
just looking to have the best pos—
sible facilities," Lindelmann said.

for the cattle.

“There are so many
benefits to moving from the
Coldstream site,” Lindelmann
said.

“The \Voodford County farm
will add increased credibility to
the projects that go on there and
the findings will be much more
applicable to livestock producers
in Kentucky and around the
country.”

 

Greeks et messy at
annual i-Athalon
From PAGE 1

the contestants looked like sham-
bling mounds of pudding, but as
one contestant said, “It’s no use
getting me any more dirty, I’m
already covered."

The event's corporate sponsors
were Dawahare’s and Squeri Food
Services.

More than 150 Alpha Omega Pi
and Sigma Pi members participated

in the Pi-Athalon. Thirty four
other fraternities and sororities also
participated in this year’s event.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Chi
Omega won the Pi—Athalon.

Sigma Phi Epsilon and Delta
Gamma came in second.

Finally, Delta Zeta and Farm—
IIouse tied with Kap a Alpha and
Kappa Delta for third.)

This year’s event seemed to be
even better than last year’s due to
better organization, said Curran
Scarlata, of the Sigma Pi fraternity.

The event raised more than
$1,000 for the Alpha Omicron Pi
and Sigma Pi charities.

“Everyone had fun,” Andrews
said.

 

Grants

1 3 receive funding
for special projects
From PAGE 1

er and had taken it to a taxidermist
especially for Tidball. Today,
Tidball shares his VVilmore home
with the snake.

Suzannah M. Fister of Lexin —
ton, a psychology senior, said sEe
has always been interested in clini-
cal psychology.

Her projecr will study 60 pairs
of sisters to determine the influ-
ence of family experiences on eat—
ing disorders, including anorexia
nervosa and bulimia.

“Eating disorders affect pri-
marily women," Fister said. “It’s
really quite sad because so many
of the girls are so young. We need
to get to the root of the problem.”

Other winners of the Under-
graduate Research and Creativity
grants are:

Misha Rhodes, a psychology
senior from Louisville, will focus
on a particular 'de believed to
be involved in cel death related to
Alzheimer’s disease.

Su. Y. Chang, 2 chemical engi-
neering senior from Vine Grove,
continues a summer-long roject
funded by the National cience
Foundation, investigating the use
of membranes as filters to collect
heavy metals from water used by
industrial plants.

Stephanie Falk, an animal sci-
ence senior from Wheeling,
W.Va., will work on a project
focusing on Vitamin E and how

horses absorb the nutrient.

Cherie IIolliman, a chemical
engineering senior frotn
Louisville, will study factors con-
tributing to the deterioration of
ultra-high molecular weight
polyethylene.

Kath Howell, an art education
junior diom Lexington, will help
prepare a mixed-media presenta-
tion, “A Wide Array of Children
Gatherin Waves," and will
include t tee-dimensional molds
of real children’s faces.

Timothy jordan, a chemical
engineerin senior from Florence,
wi I study t e reaction and crystal-
lization of two nylons and how
they differ from other nylons.

Allison Mallory, an agricultural
biotechnology senior from Dun—
more, will study cloning types of
alkaloids such as Vitamin E as
therapeutic agents in treating
Alzheimer’s disease.

Maria Soto, a native of
Nicaragua and an anthropology
junior, will develop a writin man-
ual for use by the UK riting
Center that helps teachers deter-
mine problems faced by interna-
tional students who are unfamiliar
with writin in English.

Sarah iener, a biology junior
from Oxford, will study the com-
munications skills used by stu-
dents in several biology classes to
determine the most common
learning styles while also assessing
teachers’ strategies.

Jamie Winder, a geography and
natural resource conservation junior
from Mayfield, will study how a
sense of community develo in
African—American enclaves, ocus-
ing primarily on northwestern Lex-
ington’s Smithtown community.

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Student
surviving
life with

an illness

By James Rllchla

News Editor

Three ears ago, Shannon Leva
was sure t ey were out to get her.

“I thought there was a conspir—
acy, that there was something
going on that I knew about,” she
said. “I'd get up and respond to
people I thought were talking
about me in class."

Leva had just started attending
\Vashin ton State University and
was suf ering from undiagnosed
paranoid schizophrenia.

Before lon , her anti-social
behavior earne her the label “psy-
chobitch" around campus, and she
began heavy use of alcohol and
marijuana to cope with the disease.

Last sumtner, she started taking
medication and moved to Lexing-
ton to be with her mother, Donna.
ller prescription, Risperdal, keeps
her mostly free of svrnptotns and
allows her to do well as an art his—
tory senior at UK.

“I think she’s really holding her
own," said her adviserjane Peters.
“She has some pretty ambitious
goals."

Getting to this point hasn't
been easy.

Leva’s symptoms began when
she was 16 as a high school student
in VVoodinville,
\Vash. The onset of
the disease was grad-
ual, Donna Leva
said. and distinguish-
ing its symptoms
from typical adoles-
cent rebellion was
difficult. A psycholo—
gist told them noth—
ing was wrong.

Leva had been a

model student,
always bringing
home high marks and

participating in extra—
curricular activities. She was also a
4-H equestrian state champion.

“I was willing to believe that it
was normal behavior," said Donna
Leva, director of the o eratin
rootn at a Lexington ospitafi
“You couldn’t be more perfect.“

Even after the medical back-
ground led her to suspect the cause
of her daughter's problems, “I
could barely utter the words ‘para-
noid schizophrenia,” she said.

Soon Leva had stopped her
equestrian involvement and her
other favorite sport, track. She lost
contact with her friends and
retreated into her bedroom.
Sounds began to agitate her.

“l’d wake up and I’d go turn the
TV off in my mom’s room
because I couldn't stand the
noise,” she said.

With the move to college and
the transition to dormitory life,
life got worse.

“I started not being able to nego—
tiate a crowd," she said. “I couldn’t
walk through the mall (a busy part
of central campus) without thinking
everyone was staring at me."

While Leva maintained good
grades, she found herself socially
isolated. She took to wearing
white makeup, hoping it would
cause her to fade into nothing.

Sometimes when people in her
classes would blow their nose, she
said, she believed they were corn-
municating with a secret code. She
often thought other dorm resi-
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making noise on purpose to harass
her. And the voices began, usually
low and whispered. always deroga—
tory.

“\Vhatever l was doing, they’d
tell tne l was doing wrong," she said.

Interference patterns took over
her vision, causing her to see shapes
and squiggly lines before her eyes.

ller senses in overdrive, Leva
took to the wild life and attempted
to self-medicate with booze and pot.

ller roommates moved out both
of her years at \Vashington State,
and she went through numerous
boyfriends who were scared away
by her illness. The voices became
tnore frightening; they once caused
her start a food fight at a campus
restaurant when she thought peo-
ple were talking about her.

Trips to the bathroom every
five minutes made studying nearly
impossible for Leva; frequent uri—
nation is a common problem for
schizophrenics. She tlunked a
tnath class.

“hilt: she was visiting her moth~
er in Lexington, a family friend
noticed the changes in Leva‘s per-
sonality and recommended she see
a psychiatrist. \Vith a diagnosis and
her first dose of Rispert al, l.eva's
life turned around.

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had changed," Donna Leva said.
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she was 16."
The voices. interference patterns
and feelings of persecution were
gone. But years of liting with the
disease had prevented her from
developing the social skills most
people acquire between ages 16 and
21. \\'ith her mother's help. she is
learning to function as an adult.

Leva still doesn't have tnaity
close friends. But she has recon—
nected with old friends front high
school, who had no idea what she
was going through.

cha has also returncd to ridng
horses and joined L‘K's l'iques‘trian
Club. She and her mother spend
weekends shopping, traveling and
going to movies and concerts.

“She's my strongest -.idvocatc."
cha said of her mother. ”That
really helps me to make it through
a day."

Compassionate rclatives can
mean everything. said Todd
(thcver, an assistant professor of
psychiatry at ['K. Some patients of
tncntal illness experience lack of
understanding. denial and rejection
frotn their families.

“The more family support the
patient has, the better the likeli
hood the patient will do well for a
long bcriotl oftimc." he said. “l’eo—
ple with mental Illness do go to
school. get jobs and have families."
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nia can live as full a life as possible
with a chronic illness. They will
have to take medication for the
rest of their lives, just as someone
with high blood pressure or dia-
betes would.

For people who don‘t under-
stand the nature of untreated
schizophrenia. he said, “I always
explain it as if you‘re going to a
lecture. and while you‘re trying to
listen and take itotes. you‘re hear-
ing this running commentary in
your head and trying to block out
this extra voice."

Leva hopes to go to graduate
school and work in a muscutn.

She is a capable and conscien—
tious student, Peters said, and her
professors speak well of her. In
adt ising. Peters said the only adjust—
mcnt she has tnadc for l.eva”s illness
has been to lighten her course load
so she doesn‘t become stressed.

Occasionally, Leva still experi-
ences “breakthrough" symptoms:
:\ voice or a mild feeling that

someone is otit to get her.

“Once in a while I still think
there is a conspiracy," she said.
“But I don't believe it."

A dosage adjustment two weeks

ago caused her symptoms to
return temporarily. Any mention
of Princess Diana‘s funeral caused
her to cry. And when a student in
the library began eating, the noise
forced her to leave.

(Iheevcr said such relapses are
common, although sortie patients
experience complete remission.
Follow—ups with a psychiatrist can
minimize the frequency of break-
throughs. The outlook for patients
of mental illness is positive, he
said, because some of the greatest
recent advancements have been in
the treatment of schizophrenia
and related disorders.

Schizophrenia affects 1 percent
of the population in the United
States, he said. It is caused by a
chemical imbalance in the brain.
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lies. it cannot be cured. Victims
often don't rcalile exactly what is
happening to them but know
something isn't right.

For l.eva. the rcali/ation may
never have come without the help
ofothers.

“l felt totally normal." she said.
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