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Choice
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hadn’t ever come out
before."
Weber’s basic argument is
that "if people take choice
for granted they will lose it.
People should go ahead and
find a way to contribute to
the movement."
Another faculty member
that attended the rally was
Bill Thurman, professor of
classics and ancient history.
However, he is, as Weber
prefers to say, "anti-choice."
"I attended it, but I wasn’t
allowed to go in to hear the
speaker," said Thurman.
"It’s not that they were
discriminating against me,
but I waited too long to go
inside and there were too
many people in the hall, so
they wouldn’t let me in."
Thurman stood outside
and passed out his own
literature containing his
point of view. He said
people gave him "a real
hard time."
"They said I was spoiling
their rally," said Thurman.
Thurman said that he is
very contrary to Weber’s
view. "I think it’s short-sided
and shallow, personally,"
said Thurman. "But the
faculty is about as divided
as the population is on this
issue. People are different,
and some people on both
sides are closed-minded."
Thurman said he feels
strongly about his views,
even if not everyone agrees
with them.
"It is not a malignant
growth that girls are having
taken out of their tummies,
and they will have to pay
for it psychologically," said
Thurman.
A pro-choice rally was
also held in Washington,
D.C. on the same day as the
local rally. Several UNCA
students attended the rally
while visiting the nation’s
capital.
"We weren’t close enough
to hear any speakers," said
Kimberly Cooley, a mass
communication major.
"There was a sea of people
from the Washington
Monument all the way to
the Lincoln Memorial."
Cooley said everybody
seemed "real up for it," and
that there were over
300,000 signatures on the
petition that was sent
around, even though the
media said there were only
150,000 in attendance.
This was a new experience
for the students, according
to Cooley, and they weren’t
sure what to expect.
"There were a lot of men
involved," said Cooley. "I
didn’t expect that, but I
thought it was great."
by Linda Greene
Staff Writer
"Fry now, pay later..." is
the slogan used by the
American Cancer Society
on their skin cancer
brochure.
Meanwhile, college
students spend four years
discovering the various
worlds of chemistry,
Socrates, algebraic
equations, partying and skin
care. Yes, I said skin
care. Even people with
college educations still
spend hours sunning
themselves for that "hi-pro"
glow and then spend big
bucks to avoid the perils of
the parlor or the blotches
from the beach.
What is wrong with this
picture? I asked UNCA
students if and why they
tanned their hides despite
medical warnings against
the practice.
One male student who
asked to remain anonymous
stated his reasons were both
cosmetic and semi-medical.
"I go to a tanning bed
usually once a week year-
round and at least three
times a week in the
summer. It’s relaxing and
helps clear my skin up."
When I asked if he was
aware of the health risks
involved he responded, "Yes
I know. I’ll be rich when
I’m older, then I’ll take care
of myself."
Freshman Sandi Rector
responded in much the
same fashion. "I know it’s
probably not good for my
skin, but I don’t plan to do
this forever. I do try to use
sunscreens and just tan
moderately, no burns or
anything."
Americans have long (well
maybe for the last 40 years)
held that a bronzed body
radiated (no pun intended)
the picture of health and
affluence. However,
dermatology experts
emphasize that tanning beds
are hazardous. In a 1987
survey from TIME
magazine, the Consumer
Product Safety Commission
estimated that there were
1,781 emergency room visits
in the U. S. for injuries
related to tanning booths
alone.
Asheville dermatologist
Dr. David Cogburn gave me
literature that stated "no
amount of sun-tanning is
good for your skin."
He advised avoiding sun
tanning, but recommended
the use of a sunscreen with
a high "sun protection
factor" (SPF), applied every
hour, when exposure can’t
be avoided. Also
remember that no sunscreen
can prevent the sun from
taking its toll on your skin.
Tanning-related injuries
run from eye injuries to
flash burns to allergic
reactions to promoting skin
cancer.
Tornadoes
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he said. On the Fujita scale,
Brotak said, an F-4 tornado
is listed as "devastating,"
capable of leveling a well-
constructed house.
In Rutherford County last
May, three F-4 tornadoes
touched down, killing five
people.
"No one has a good
explanation as to why these
tornadoes are occurring, but
wc do know it coincides
with a lack of these storms
in the so-called Tornado
Alley of the Great Plains,"
he said.
"The tornado chasers out
there are complaining that
they’re not getting enough
storms, but the opinion
there is that things will
switch back again," he said.
Brotak added that the
increase in tornadoes could
simply be a normal
aberration in the weather
not accounted for in a 100-
year survey. "As a span of
time, 100 years is not a
good sample."
Meanwhile, Congress has
appropriated $650,000 for a
three-year study of
tornadoes in the Southeast,
according to a news release
from the atmospheric
sciences department.
Brotak said findings of the
study, sponsored by the
National Weather Service,
should also help a new
Doppler radar system adapt
to weather patterns in the
Southeast.
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