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Features/Sports Page 4 September 31,1993 Slow Start no Handicap To Cross Country Team by Valerie Schlatter After an uncertain beginning, the Salem College Cross Country Team is gearing up for the 1993 seasaon. At the start of the semester only five runners had signed up, which is the minimum number of participants required for a team to compete. For tunately the team gained two more runners, and with expterience and prac tice they will be ready for competi tion. Coached by Mrs. Karen Hixson, the team consists of three returning runners and four new faces. Senior Ashley Houston and sophomres Emily Todd and Gretchen Illig (captain) are returning for their second year. While sophomore Valerie Schlatter and fres- men Marlene Aguirre, Erin Britton and Catherine Wolfe arc new to the team. During the Belle Invitational Meet the team placed 3rd out of five teams, with Illig and Aguirre finish ing among the top 12 runners. “I’m real pleased with our team. They all have great attitudes and work very hard,” says Hixson. You can support the Salem Cross country team at the following meets: September 25: Greensboro Invitational September 30: Winston-Sa lem State University Meet October 9: Belmont Abbey College Invitational Medical news briefs: compiled by Lisa Findlay *Latc last May, it was decided that a form of premcnstral syndrome called Premcnstral Dysphoric Dis order (pmDD) .should be considred an official depressive disorder. ♦Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, have discov ered that two ncurochemicals, gluta mate and neuropeptide Y, can stimu late the urge to cat or over cat. New treatments for eating disorders may follow. *A new Pap Test is said to im prove its accuracy. The ThinPrep Processor, an automated device used to prepare slides for Pap smear screen ing, has been endorsed by an FDA advisory panel. It could greatly re duce the number of false negative results, which may contain evidentce of prccanccrous conditions of the ♦In a small study at the Univer sity of Pittsburgh, bulimic women increased their food intake by 900 calories a day when their stores of serotonin—a brain chemical that regulates the appetite, mood, and implusivencss—were depleted. The irony is that severe dieting may also cause binging, because it can lead to a drop in serotonin levels. ♦A University of Utah study revealed that your fatconsuption says something about your personality. If you generally eat low-fat foods, oth ers may find you attractive but self- centered and picky. If you eat high- fat foods, others consider you an easy going partier. -Compiled from the 1993 Sep tember issue of Self. HEADACHE STUDY You may be eligible to partici pate in a research study evaluating tlic effectiveness of a pain-relieving medication in treating tension or stress headaches. The study involves evaluating your headache for three hours. AT HOME ParticipanLs will be COMPEN SATED S30 u[X)n completion of tlie study. ASTHMA STUDY PRA and a major pharmaceutical company are conducting an investigational drug study on tsthma. If you are 12 YEARS OF AGE or older, a nonsmoker and eat your asthma daily, you may b eligible. •FREE MEDICAL CARE AND STUDY MEDICATION. •UP TO S325 PATIENT COM PENSATION. If you are interested in participating, please call 659-8394. Monday-Friday 8 A.M.-5 P.M. Piedmont Research Associates. curt €¥ent LWM compiled by Meredith Roseman Local Concert and Music Events for October: ^tggy s. October 1 - Dave Matthews Band October 7 - Drivin and Cryin October 19 - Cracker October 23 - Seldom SCENE October 26 - Matthew Sweet October 1 - Vince Gill with Patty Loveless October 2 - Widespread Panic October 16 - Digable Planets October 23-Brooks and Dunn with Aaron Tippin Rainbow News and Cafe October 2 - Loungeweiler (Las Vegas style rock) October 6 - Tina Lovings (Acoustic Folk music) October 9 - Accident-Y- (Original Rock) Octoberfest at Rainbow News in October 6th! Local art galleries and museums : ^wtooth Center “Earth Art: National Juried Show” through Oct 8 me Col W. Mind: "Ore., Garden V permanen, dispUy Digg.OileKWSSU): -MmnieE.ana: Aitis.-A-Retro>p«,fi.e”d,„„gh Boardroom Gallery: Associated Artists of W-S Exhihitin Members Invitational through Oct. 8 ^ Lxhibitmg ^ UH,«.Ar,w.,e: : Conlonpcary Ameriean Work, on Pape,” tonghOct. d Je^ide Gdlery: Feamring jewelry, fibe, .m, .„g Salem Lectures Committee presents: Dr. Bernice Sandler, Scholar-in-Res’idence on Oct 5 7 xn details to be distributed at a later date. ^ y * r ' Field Hockey Team Larger than Usual by Cindie Burnette If you ever venture from Salem and pass the lower field around 4:30 in the afternoon, you may notice women running in pleated skirts hit ting a small ball with a large stick. With twenty-two people on the team this year, the field hockey team is hard to miss. The co-captains of the team are senior Allison Bruce and Junior S arah Woody. With only two seniors and six juniors, the majority of the team consists of freshman. “There is a good relationship among all the players on the team,” saysfreshmanMeganDubbs. “There is no distinction between upper and lower classman, everyone is treated with equal respect.” The team plays a total of seven games. Their record is 0^. Junior Emily Estes says, “Our record does not reflect the way we play in cm games or the hard work we put in to every practice. I feel that the im provement we make with each game will help us in our remaining games,” The team has three games re maining—two are at home and one is away. “As with teams of the past ihe skill levels of our players covers a broad spectrum. Over half the team has ayearorless experience. Even so, we’ve proven to be a worthy adver sary for the teams we’veplayed to this point. We continue to improve with every practice and hopefully our hard work will pay off when we play Randolph-Macon Women’s College and Hollins again,” says coach Kelly Carpenter. The final home game will be at 2:00 on October 3 against Wahington and Lee. Volleyball Salem's best ever by Stephanie Peede and Ikisha McNeill Accoridng to Coach Ellen McEwen this is the best volleyball team Salem has ever had! With4 seniors, 1 junior, 6 sopho mores, and 11 freshmen, the team is the largest ever at Salem. Not only is the interest in the team great but there is a lot of new talent, also. “Right now iwht so many of us we’re just getting used to play ing together. By mid-season I think we’ll beplaying great,”saidMcEwen. Returning starters include such players as Elizabeth Marslendst Jennifer Daily, and co-captian S® Russell, Betsy Johnson, and Cary Claton. Unfortunately Clayton be out until the middle of the seaso due to a back injury, but the team anxiously awaiting her return. The team proved McEwen ir* to her words by beating Pi Bible College during their last Come out and support e ^^^ during their next home game ber 1 against N.C. Weslyan RMWe.
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