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November 2t, 2002
2002 ELECTION
U.S. Senate races
Volume LIV, Number 12
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on birth control
Sarah Broders
Election gives GOP majority
Taya Owens
Staff Writer
The GOP in Wilmington cele
brated on the evening of Nov. 5 as
they blew away the Democratic
competition across the board.
Despite a poll based at UNCW
and put out by Walter DeVries
suggesting that registered voters
were looking for change, voters
chose to keep most of the same
candidates in their positions
Republicans have traditionally
represented New Hanover
County, as all four members voted
to the Board of Education are
( Republicans and three of the four
I are incumbents.
I “Most incumbents this year
I were Republican,” said Stephen
Meinhold associate professor of
political science at UNCW. “It
was hard to be a Democrat chal
lenger.”
Repubhcans Bill Caster and
Bobby Greer maintained their
positions
Commissioners. Caster, also a
UNCW political science profes
sor, said he thinks the people are
satisfied with the work of the
incumbents.
The biggest change with this
election was David Redwine’s
loss of a seat in the State House.
As a long time Democratic
incumbent, Redwine was the
chief budget writer. He will be
replaced by Bonner Stiller.
“It looks like the House may
go Republican,” Meinhold said,
in which case riding on the coat
tails of the Presidential govern
ment may be beneficial.
The Republican victory was
not a total wash. In the United
States House, Democrat Mike
McIntyre kept his seat for the next
two years, beating his opponent
by more than double the votes.
Sheriff Sid Causey kept his
position as head of county law
enforcement after defeating Mark
Benson.
UNCW student and
Libertarian Ty Jacobus did not
have much of an impact in the
State House’s 19th district.
However, Jacobus managed to
gather more votes than any other
local Libertarian, with 2,565
votes. Incumbent Republican
Danny McComas will keep that
seat.
U.S. Senate-elect Elizabeth
Dole was also represented strong
ly in New Hanover County. She
will become the first woman to
serve as a US senator for North
Carolina.
“She is very popular with the
President and that will be very
beneficial for us,” Caster said.
“She’s an excellent politician and
good candidate,” said Caster.
Out of 115,200 registered vot
ers, 52,992 cast their ballots for
the senator’s race. An unofficial
tally shows a 46 percent voter
turnout.
Information on the election
results can be accessed at
www.nhcgov.com.
Assistant News Editor
Severe muscle pain, painful
intercourse, 50 extra pounds in
weight gain, loss of hair and
depression are just a few of the
side effects experienced by a
patient after taking her new med
ication.
That was nearly eight years
ago when Shelly Borsits started
receiving Depo-Provera shots.
Today, after years of help from a
professional nutritionist, she says
that she is almost back to normal
Borsits is just one of the thou
sands of women to have this expe
rience. Other women have report
ed even more adverse side effects.
But they also have something else
in common; many of them believe
that their symptoms were a result
of the birth control they take-
Depo-Provera.
Depo-Provera is a form of
birth control that is taken into the
body by an injection. The major
difference between Depo-Provera
and other forms of birth control is
Depo-Provera only needs to be
injected four times per year.
“Depo-Provera stores itself in
women’s muscle tissue and fat.
Considering that it causes women
to gain so much weight and not be
able to get it off- it is like the poi
son literally sits in our bodies
keeping us sick,” Borsits said.
After Borsits’ “life-altering
experience” with Depo-Provera,
she created a Web site to help
other women in the same situation
and to encourage them to get a
second and third opinion.
Over 4,000 women from
around the country have signed
her guestbook and shared their
Def)o-Provera horror story.
“These [side effects] can hap
pen with any hormonia contracep
tive,” said Carolina Bullock,
Public Relations Manager for
Pharmacia Corporation. “Clinical
trials show that women typically
gain 5 pounds.”
Depo-Provera is 99.7 percent
effective, according to a Web site
and an advertisement seen in
recent issues of the Seahawk. The
Web site, depo-provera.com, says
that it is estimated that you are 15
times more likely to accidentally
get pregnant while on the pill than
on Depo-Provera.
“It’s real effective because it’s
only given four times per year,”
said Dr. John Irving, a gynecolo
gist at the Azalea Coast Family
Practice in Wilmington. Irving
added that since it is an injection
that lasts three months, there are
disadvantages.
“It’s useful for some cases, but
when it has side effects, the only
thing you can do is ride it out,”
said Irving. “There’s nothing you
can do because you already got the
shot.”
Side effects most often seen by
Irving include acne, depression,
increased appetite and noticeable
weight gain.
After reviewing complaints
posted on her Web site, Borsits
See Depo Provera, page 2
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