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John Wedding, a UK student involved in Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Bluegrass. plays with ‘Iittle brother' Chris Woodard, 8 The
program is geared toward 8- to 13-year-old children who come from singlesparent families.

Big brothers, sisters give kids a boost

By BENJAMIN J. PURCELL
Contributing Writer

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the
Bluegrass is looking for a few
good men -— and women.

The program. funded by the
United Way of the Bluegrass. is
geared toward 6- to I3«year-~old
children living in one-parent
homes.

Adult volunteers are matched
on a one-to~one basis with a
child of the same sex. Volun-
teers. who spend at least three
hours per week with their pan-
ners. provide positive role mod-
els that the children otherwise
may not have.

This program has successfully
matched some 275 children with
volunteers.

But Becky Epperson. a Big

 

Brothers/Big Sisters case worker.
said about 210 children remain on a
waiting list. hoping to be assigned
to adult volunteers.

Currently, only 39 UK students
are active in this program.

“They (the students) think it‘s a
big chtmk of time," Epperson said.
“They think they’re not eligible "

But students who are involved in
the program said the program is
worthwhile.

“It fulfills something that school
can‘t fulfill, and it lasts a lifetime,“
said John Wedding. Zl. a UK
chemical engineering Junior. who
has been involved in the program
for a year and a half “It gives you
something and makes you com-
plete.“

Wedding‘s little brother. (‘hris
Woodard. 8. didn‘t have a man
around." expressed (‘hris' mother.

Pam Woodard. “John has helped
him grow up. He worships the
ground John walks on."

Wedding has attempted to pro-
vide his little brother with a positive
role model, He has coached Woo-
dard's baseball team for two years.

Cyndi Weaver. 25, a third-year
law student, _roined the program
several months ago.

"I thought it was my chance to be
helpful and i would be important to
her." Weaver \Llltl. “It has been
helpful to me, too. I found myself
doing funny and silly things, like
roller skating."

Weaver's little sister laWanda
Houtman. 13. is the oldest of five
children. Because her mother works
so many hours per week at work.
LeWanda needs another adult fig—
ler.

Ivan Houtrnan. ll, l,aWanda’s

brother. has been or the waiting
list for nearly a j- ear

. get :i trig brother so
I can has: .i it)! of fun," Ivan
said. Ihe‘: " “p ,«iu work and
stuff"

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Musical at UK highlights diversity

By ADABRELL OWSLEY
Contributing Writer

In 1972. I3 UK students orga-
nized cultural and educational pro-
grams that black students could
identify with at the University.

Now, 19 years later, those same
programs are still a part of the cultu-
ral experience at UK.

“We think that this is absolutely a
critical dimension in the educational
experience of not only Afncan-
American students but of the entire
student body." said Chester Grundy,
director of the Office of Minority

Affairs The programs offer every»
thing from musicals to an exhibits.

The highly acclaimed gospel mu~
sical, (iod't ’l‘mmlmne. produced
by TWL MAINSTAGE PRODUC-
TIONS. begins Saturday at the Otis
A. Singlctary Center for the Arts.
The musical is based on the work
of James Weldon Johnson, writer
of the black "National Anthem.“

“I think history and culture is
valuable to the total development
as a human being and a student."
Grundy said.

In connection with the Office of
Minority Affairs. the Martin Luther

Tension, but no war fever in

By ALY MAHMOUD
Associated Press

DHAHRAN. Saudi Arabia -—
Saudi Arabia was outwardly calm
yesrerday as US. Patriot missile
crews returned to the desert king-
dom. but Saudi officials privately
worried that the new deployment
could destabilize life in the Gulf.

There was no war fever in Dhah-
ran or any of the major Saudi cities.

In the capital city. Riyadh. resi-
dents said there was no sign of the
uproar that least year‘s Iraqi inva~
sion of Kuwait caused inside the

Saudi republic.

On the eve of the Muslim week-
end. people went shopping and
bought videos.

“Last August the Iraqis were in
Kuwait and their forces near our
border. and we had good reason to
be disturbed." said merchant Ibra-
him Abdullah. “Today. it's a ques-
tion of mere defense. We don‘t be-
lieve Saddam will dare hit us again
with his missiles. We believe he has
Ieamed the lesson of his life last
February."

Patriot missiles played a promi-
nent role in the Gulf War. knocking

SPORTS
UK pitcher invited to Olympic Trials.

Story, Page 2.

King Cultural Center provides simi-
Iar programs throughout the year

The (‘iiltiiral center offers a year—
ly schedule of programs and “gives
students self-awareness and confi-
dence in connection with UK."
Grundy said. “It offers a kind of
support system that contributes to
self-esteem that involves the Afri-
can—American students‘ success
here atUK."

The center, which opened live
years ago. complemented the efforts
of the Office of Minority Affairs
and Grundy, said Frank Walker.
program coordinator for the center.

Saudi Arabia

down Iraqi Scud missiles Iobbed at
Saudi cities.

The United States yesterday was
sending Patriots from Germany to
the kingdom amid concern over
Iraq‘s interference with UN. in-
spectors.

The inspection learns have been
charged with finding and destroying
Iraqi weapons of mass destruction
as requtred in gulf war cease-fire
terms.

In Washington, Gen. Colin Pow-
ell. the chairman of the Jomt Chiefs

See GULF, Back page

Thursday, September 26, 1991

Phi Beta Sigma
drops boycott
against SAB

By GRAHAM SHELBY
Senior Staff Writer

Saying the social fraternity wants
to "work on the same level" as the
University. Phi Beta Sigma's presi-
dent said the group has ended its
boycott of Student Activities Board
functions.

Last month the fraternity an-
nounced they were boycotting all
SAB-sporsored activities because
SAB’s 1991-92 datebook quoted
the original lyrics to ”My Old Ken-
tucky Home" which refer to Hacks
as ”darkics."

"Not that this incident will be for
gotten," said Roderick 'v‘v’il‘iiams,
president of the fraternity. “What
we've decided to do now as a chap‘
ter is to discontinue the boy cott."

Williams said the boycott was not
merely a reaction to the datcbook.

“It‘s not Just this incident," he
said. “It’s all the things that hate
happened in the past. The SAB
book was just the catalyst for all the
things that have happened over the
years."

Among those previous incidents,
Williams cited the late trustee Al-
bert B. “Happy" Chandler's use of
the word “nigger," a general laclr cf
cross cultural activities and a per-
sonal experience: walked
down on the walkway by 'J’lC library

. and had somebody stick their
head out of the windOw and call me
a nigger before"

Williams said Phi Beta Sigma
and other campus organizations ‘~[lll
plan to take steps to improve condi
tions for minority students on le's
campus.

While he wouldn't dt‘lflzl t':eir
plan. Williams called for :ae i'ni-
yersity to initiate an African audits
requirement into its curriqvium

"(‘ollt‘t‘fi life here Vlli' '1" ‘.l~'-‘.
tor a black student." he sat.

After meeting with
lives from SAB and othv'
organizations. Williams ~-Il'i
ll’fllCl’l’lli‘v decided “better
would probably come .f'y‘ti!
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help us move forward."

The protest appears to have had
\OmC positive effects. Waits said.
"We ye really opened up cotiin=uni
cdiltfllx and we ruiil‘, taupe .w
A rk together."

She added that SAB is planning
.it'ti'~ ities. like a leadership SClelUV
ity workshop for the head: of all
campus OttlaIII/aliiiti,, kt) lit‘ilr Ll“.
students “became :iiorc amii’c i'
the different c.111df:\. tpresuii
the ’crir.:;r~ii. ' r'.;':.i.i'. ..tt'.
pits."

While Wiiiiarus said Pittlluwc‘»
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and talk about us hat fa“; «11' ' ‘
all (lay itiivg "

For an} progress 3. ....J
Williams said. both sides Ui what
has buorrv.‘ more than a Hack .ial
‘Ahite issue :r'iis! certtribut.‘

"There‘. Ull‘c 82.1}; the-.3
iiigto.lo1t lz' got '
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sistant director of SAB. said Kolri
sky “loves to talk about the where
expenence."

Her pertormance is tree and open
to all parents and students.

On Saturday. from IO am. .mul
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UK pitcher invited
to Olympic Trials

By JOHN KELLY
Start Writer

It was 9:30 two Saturday mom-
ings ago. and Rodney Henderson
was at his parents” home in Glas-
gow, Ky. indulging in an activity
that many college students enjoy
whenever they get the rare opportu-
nity _ sleep.

That's when the call came. It was
an old friend calling to congratulate
Rodney and his father, Carl Hender-
son. The fnend had just seen Rod
ney‘s name on the list of players in-
vited by the United States Baseball
Federation to the 1992 Olympic
Trials. Nov 1-10 in Homestead.
Fla.

“l was still asleep." he stud. “And
I heard my dad yelling upstairs to
me. ‘1')0 you know anything about
this." "

Rodney didn't know. He had no
clue. All he wanted was to roll over
and go back to sleep.

“it was kind of funny," Hender-
son said. “Our rival high school‘s
basketball coach, who I‘m kind of
friends with. had called and told my
dad. And dad goes, ‘Well, the
coach just called and said your
name was on some invitee list.‘ I
didn‘t know anything about it, so he
went out and got a USA Today and
we found out it was the Olympic
Trials."

Henderson. a junior pitcher for
UK. said even L‘K Bat Cat coach
Keith Madison didn't know of his
selection.

"1 called him right afterwards."
Henderson said. “And he said that
he talked to the people and they
told him my name had been tossed
around. but that‘s... "‘1 he be” “M“

uuu II WU
about it for sure. So I went down to

his office Monday morning and he
had just gotten the mail with all the
stuff in it."

Madison said he had been contin-
ually recommending Henderson.
along with several other players, to
people he knew on the selection
committee.

“I had been in contact with peo-
ple on the Olympic committee on
behalf of Rodney and a couple oth~
er guys," Madison said. “But I
didn't know anything about it until
he told me."

The committee invited 90 players
in conjunction with 1992 Olympic
coach Ron Fraser of the University
of Miami. The players have placed
on regional teams representing the
North, South, East. West and Flori-
da for the preliminary trials.

The coaching staff will evaluate
their performances in game situa-
tions by watching a three day
round-robin tournament. The staff
then will issue invitations to the
USA team‘s spring trials in Milling-
ton. Tenn, next June.

Henderson and his coach are con—
fident he can make the squad.

"1 take ll as a great honor and a
privilege to go down there, but I‘m
not going down there and saying
that I‘m satisfied to be involved in
it." Henderson said. “I’m not going
down there to spend a week on the
beach. This is the chance of a life-
ume for me, and I'm going down
there to make the team."

“Because of his sheer athletic
ability he has a great chance," Mad-
ison said. “He has developed into a
major college pitcher. He has a very
strong arm. This fall, he’s been av-
eraging 90 miles an hour.

“The competition is extremely
tough in those situations. It‘s the

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UK junior Rodney Henderson works out during a tall practice at Shively Field Tuesday. Henderson will-
panicipate in preliminary tryouts tor the 1992 USA Olympic baseball team in November.

absolute best players. I remember
the last Olympic team and a lot of
those guys are in the big leagues
now."

Among those who earned gold
medals for USA at the 1988 games
in Seoul. South Korea, were Toron-
to's Robin Ventura and Ed Sprague,
San Diego‘s Andy Bones and Cali-
fomia’s Jim Abbott Baseball was
only a demonstration sport in ’88
but will debut as an official Olym-
pic event at the 1992 Olympics in
Atlanta.

Henderson is familiar with his
competition. Over the summer, he
played for the Chatham A's of the
Cape Cod (Massachusetts) League.
a summer league for college
players, where several of the invi-
tees either played with or against
him. Also, seven other Southeastern
Conference players have been invit-
ed to the trials

“I played against about 25 of
those guys in the Cape Cod League
and there‘s about eight guys from
the SEC in there, so l know who
I‘m up against," Henderson said.

Henderson was recruited heavily
by the SEC after posting a 165
win/loss record and a 1.43 ERA at
Glasgow High School. He chose
Kentucky and immediately was
successful.

In his first SEC start, “Hendoo,”
as he affectionately is known by his
teammates, threw 8 1/3 innings and
struck out 10 batters to defeat even-
tuztl NCAA National Champion
Georgia 7—2. He finished the year
with 38 strikeouts, two complete
games and 5—4 record in 10 starts.

As a sophomore. Henderson was
expected to anchor a young UK
pitching staff. but had some prob—
lems.

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coaches had confidence in me."
Henderson said. “But when l w0u1d
have one bad week and 1 let it get to
me. I was thinking a lot about what
I wasn't doing instead of just going
out and doing it."

As a sophomore, Henderson post-
ed a 5—3 record in 22 appearances
and led UK with 38 strikeouts in 85
innings. Nevertheless. he also led
the team in some categories on the
wrong side of the stats sheet; he
gave up 63 earned runs, 10 home
runs and a 6.67 ERA.

Henderson, however, contends
that last season wasn’t as bad as it
looks on paper. Still, he said, it was
one he would rather forget.

“I guess you set standards for
yourself." he said. “And I had such
high expectations after having a
pretty good freshman year. It stan-
cd out real good but then it was
kind of a roller coaster for the rest
of the year."

Henderson said his playing im-
proved over the summer, and he
earned recognition from pro scouts.
He posted a 2-4 record and a 3.55
ERA while striking out 27 batters in
38 innings.

While his numbers were similar
to those he accumulated during his
first two collegiate seasons, Hen-
derson said the his summer statis-
tics were more Significant because
he was pitching against elite com-
petition.

Henderson is looking to “The
Show" (Major League Baseball) as
his ultimate goal. but said he has al-
ways considered pitching in the
Olympics a step towards that goal.

“You set standards to have a
great high school career to get to
college," he said. “Once you get to
college you look to pro ball, which
15 everybody's goal. But back when
I set goals for my baseball career, 1
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Hockey
hopefuls
cool on ice

By BOB NORMAN
Senior Staff Writer

Last night. a few hockey hope-
fuls got what they needed most ———
time on the ice.

They will get a few more days to
skate with the UK hockey club to
prove themselves to coach Phil
Davenport. They were saved from
the axe when Davenport missed
Tuesday's tryouts, thus postponing
the inevitable judgement day.

Eighteen players are trying out,
and General Manager Mark Shupe
said Davenport is planning to clean
up the bench this season.

“There were 18 players last
year,” Shupe said. “but two or three
always sat on the bench. Coach
(Phil) Davenport will probably cut
the squad down to 16. He wants to
feel comfortable putting in any of
his players at any time. so two of
the 18 might get cut."

“I've heard he might cut it to
14," said Chad Cooper, two-time
Southern Club Hockey Association
MVP.

Regardless of the number of
those cut, the decision will be made
Tuesday night.

Tryouts have been held for the
last two weeks, and Shupe said he's
seen some solid new talent Not
surprisingly, most of the new
players —— like the current players
-— have migrated from the North.

The new hopefuls are Paul Cera-
bona. a freshman from Suffem.
N.Y.; Don Kinderchuck of Vancou-
ver, British Columbia; Massachu-
setts native Jason Bennett; Pat Fort-
ier, HJ. Voss; and Barry Holtzer.

Holtzer played for the team from
1984 to 1987, before leaving Lex-
ington to join the Marine Corps.
The hockey club has found a few
good men since Holtzer‘s depar-
turc.

When Holtzer left, the Cats were
disjunct contenders. Now they are
two-time SCHA champions and
will defend their titles this season.

“(Holtzer) was one of the fastest
skaters and one of the best stick
handlers on the team when he
played," Shupe said.

“I‘m sure he can't say that any-
more. He’ll just have to clear away
the cobwebs and get his game back
together."

The Cats will have to fill a gap-
ing hole at the goaltender position.
Kurt Roberts, the top goaltender of
the SCHA two years running, left
the team for other pursuits.

Eric Sanders is being groomed to
fill Roberts‘ skates.

“He‘s improved a lot, Eric has."
Cooper said. “He‘s gotten better.

We are going to miss Kurt,
though. That's for sure.“

But the club has retained the core
of talent that has made it the best
club team in the South. The Cooper
brothers. Chad and Jeff, are back,
as is Jason Smithwrck. Art Wick-
son and Nick Pelligren.

Chad Cooper, perhaps the most
dominating club player ever. has
led the SCHA in scoring two con-
secutive years and gameer league
MVP both those years. Smithwick
is a distant second in scoring in the
league.

“The p0wer play is still intact,"
Smithwick said. “The basic core
from last year's team will be out
there.”

“The new players will at least
make up for the players we lost,"
Shupe said. although he also said
he wasn‘t sure about the goaltend-
ing position.

Shupe said the Cats are anxious
to hit the ice in practice. It’s not
easy to find a pickup hockey game
in Lexington.

“They are so ready to start."
Shupe said, “that they‘ve been or-
gantzing their own pickup games at
the (Lexington) lce Center.“

"We'd get 20 guys together, a lot
of them men's leaguers.“ Chad
Cooper said. The games are expen-
sive — $130 an hour at the Lexing-
ton lce Center. where the Cats play
their home games.

The Cats' first organized func-
tion will be a warehouse party on
Oct. 5. The fund-raiser. at 555 S.
Broadway, will require $6. Price in—
cluding beverages.

“Fifty-thousand square feet of
pure party." Smithwick said of the
fund-raiser. Transportation to and
from the fund-raiser will be provid‘
ed in front of the Chemistry-
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Abnormal Pap smears more common than people think

Cancer of the cervix — not a
pleasant thought to dwell on. espe-
cially if a woman thinks in terms of
it happening to her. Can such a dis-
ease, including possible death, real-
ly happen to a college-age person?

Yes.

The adoption of the Pap smear
into women’s health care has de-
creased the incidence of invasive
cancer of the cervix (the opening
of the uterus) due to detection and
treatment of pro-cancerous cervical
abnormalities. In the last 10 to 12
years, however, there has been an
increasing number of younger
women diagnosed with cervical
cancer, and the incidence of prema-
lignant diseases of the cervix
among teenagers has risen.

The Pap smear was first devel-
oped by Dr. George Papanicolaou
in the 1930s. This simple but im-
portant procedure is performed at
the time of a woman’s annual pel-
vic exam.

It consists of gently swabbing
and scraping the cervix to collect
samples of cells, which are then
sent to a lab for evaluation of the
cell stnicture. If all the cells appear

Both sexes susceptible to fits of

Dear Counselor:

Last weekend my boyfriend.
Bob, and I went to our firstparty to-
gether as a couple. We no sooner
arrived than he left me standing
while he went off to laugh, talk and
dance with every other girl in the
room. By the time we left, I was fu-
rious. I hated the party. I hated
those other girls, and I hated my
boyfriend. l tried to discuss the situ‘
ation with him calmly on the way
home. but we got into a big yelling
match. He said he had done nothing
wrong .-_ that I just have a jealous
imagination (like all women!) Hele
This always happens to me. As
soon as I really care about some-
one. I‘m afraid of losing them and l
get very jealous! Does everybody
feel this way? How do other people
handle these situations ~— and do
women really have more “jealous
imaginations"?

Jill in Journalism

Dear Jill:

Rest assured that jealousy is a
normal emotion. anti most people
experience it at one time or another.
When we're strongly attached to
someone (or something) we have
natural feelings of possessiveness
and exclusivity ~ also feelings of
vulnerability whenever we think of
losing a valued relationship. lndi»
vidually. however, we differ in the
intensity of our jealous feelings, the
situations that evoke them and how
w c respond.

Are women more jealous that

To the editor.

After reading in the Kentucky
Kernel that the I'uiversity Senate
canceled the idea of a fall break. I
just had to write this.

The idea of having a fall break
was an excellent one.

It would have given hard-
working students like myself a
chance to rest.

Being that I am from Chicago.
the break also would have allowed
me to go home before my only
chance at Thanksgiving.

The notion that teachers are giv-
ing up one more day of class is ab-
surd.

Students need this break for rest
so that we can finish the year strong
(as we started out).

So I ask the senate to reconsider
this terrible oversight and give the
matter the true hearing it deserves.

Hopefully, someday soon we can
all enjoy a few days off in the fall.

Greg Juhl
Telecommunications sophomore
Sept. 17,1991

Because

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normal, the Pap smear is reported
within normal limits. If some of the
cells are abnormal. the pathologist
provides infonnation detailing the
findings. These findings may indi-
cate either an infection or a change
in the cells of the cervix, possibly
indicating a precancerous condition.

Because the Pap smear is a
screening tool and not a diagnosis,
an abnormal report requires further
evaluation. Colposcopy is recour-
mended for any Pap suggesting a
precancerous change. This proce-
dure allows a physician to view the
cervix through a microscope, a
painless 10 to 15 minute exam per-
formed in an examination room.

If an abnormal area is seen, a bi-
opsy may be obtained to further
evaluate the degree of abnormality.
The biopsy consists of removing a
small segment of tissue from the
cervix, usually causing only slight
discomfort (cramping).

Treatment, if indicated, is aimed
at removing any precancerous are-
as. ’Ihere are several ways to treat
these abnormal areas, depending on
the extent and severity of the abnor-
mality. the age of the woman, her

 

Counselor
CORNER

men? Studies indicate the sexes are
equally susceptible. However. they
usually express it differently. Men
are more likely to try to get out of a
relationship that makes them feel
jealous. They usually report they've
misjudged a woman's character or
intentions, then try to repair their
damaged self—esteem by going out
with other women. Women feeling
jealous may appear indifferent; fre-
quently apologizing for any accusa-
tions: then, swallowing their pride
will concentrate on repairing the
damaged relationship. Why the dif-
ference? Socialization. Men usually
“pick out their partners" and if dis-
satisfied, move on. Women tradis
tionally more in charge of the emo-
tional climate, feel a need to stay
and work ll out.

There is also a difference in what
triggers feelings of jealousy in
women and men Women, because
of their focus on the emotional as-
pects of a relationship, tend to re-
spond more to the possible loss of
caring. Often this “imagined jt‘lll‘
ousy” has no basis in fact. vet they
may report jealous feelings more
often cg . every time their part»
ncrs dance with or chat with other
women. Men. on the other hand. are
more jealous when there is an actu-
ul threat to a relationship such as
their partner having lunch with an‘
other man. Then they respond with
angry outbursts, harsh words. even
physical Violence 7 often ncy er .id-
rnitting they are jealous. Women.
too, can have angry outbursts. How.
ever. they are morc apt to turn their
emotions inward. lL‘c‘llll_t1 Iatking or
quietly blaming thcinsclves for any
problems

 

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desire for future pregnancy and
whether or not there are other prob-
lems.

Two common treatments are la-
ser therapy and cryosurgery, both
outpatient procedures. A woman
should discuss treatment options
with her gynecologist.

Studies over the past few years
have led to the conclusion that cer-
vical cancer and cervical changes
that precede it are closely associat-
ed with human papillomavirus in-
fections, perhaps in conjunction
with other co-factors, such as smok-
ing. HPV consists of a family of at
least 60 viruses, approximately
third of which cause genital prob-
lems that effect both men and wom-
en. These problcms include genital
warts and an increased risk of can-
cer in the lower genital tract of both
sexes, including cervical, vaginal,
vulvar, penile and perianal areas.

HPV infections of the genital

Jealousy ~ widespread. power-
ful and confusing —- may be one of
the risks we all take as we involve
ourselves in intimate relationships.
Since none of us wants to be so
possessive that we constantly fear
abandonment (yet, none of us wants
to be so independent that we find
no joy in intimacy), we need to ac-
knowledge the existence of jealous
feelings and find out what we can
learn from them.

-(IONSlDER WHAT GETS
TO YOU: Think about that one as-
pect of your partner's personality
you found most attractive when you
first met. Then. think about the as-
pect that most irritates you now. It
is a common connection. What was
originally the “virtue" is now the
“vice." You were initially attracted
to Bob‘s flirtiness at a party ._. now
you report he is too fnendly with
other women.

-ANTICIPATE AND ALLEVI-
ATE: Give a thought to situations
where jealous “offenses" occur. If
Bob goes off to dance while you
stand alone; change your behavior,
Take the initiative. laugh, talk and
glance with others, too. If he is real-
ly just enjoying the party as he says,
he won't mind if you enjoy it too.
\Jot only will you likely have more
fun, there may he a surprise bonus.
One of the paradoxes in relation-
ships is that by accepting a mate‘s
behavior. you frequently break the
deadlock that kept them from
changing in the first place you
may get the results you want once
you stop trying so hard.

-(TH.~\NGE YOUR INTERNAL
CONVERSATION: Instead of
saying. "Oh, no. not again there
he goes dancrng with someone else

leaving me here —— he must not
like me I‘m so humiliated." Say
instead. ‘I came to this party to
have a good time I'd like to
daiiie I think I'll go ask some-

 

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tract are among the most common
sexually transmitted viral infections
in the United States. and UK’s cam-
pus is no exception. Unfortunately.
HPV infections frequently do not
produce symptoms. and an abnor-
mal Pap smear may be a woman‘s
first indication she has the virus.

A woman has an increased risk of
precancerous changes and cervical
cancer if she began having sexual
intercourse before age 20, if she has
had more than one panner, or if her
male sexual partner has a history of
having had multiple sexual pan-
ners.

This increased risk in young
women is thought to be due to the
exposure of the cervrx to cancer-
causing stimuli, such as HPV, at a
time when the cervix is most vul-
nerable to abnormal changes. Also,
the risk of exposure to these stimuli
increases with multiple partners or
a partner with multiple partners.

An abnormal Pap smear is not
something to take lightly. Once a
woman has an abnormal Pap smear
and evaluation and treatment are
obt