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The Red and Black
Tuesday, April 13.I»82
Herpes information program set for tonight
By MEUSSA JORDAN
K*4 and Black HUH Writer
Univeraity Health Service* will spon
sor a program called "Herpes: Coping
and Caring" tonight in an attempt to
correct misinformation about herpes on
campus The program will also give
students an opportunity to express their
interest in joining the herpes support
group on campus
Dr Vincent Masters of the Universi
ty's Gynecology Clinic will speak at the
program, which is co-sponsored by the
Student Health Advisory Council, the
Health and Safety Club, the Student
American Pharmaceutical Association
and the Georgia Association of Nursing
Students
Following Dr Master’s lecture a
videotape titled "Coping with Herpes —
Virus of Love” will be shown Health
Educator Nancy McNair said the tape
is a discussion with six young herpes
victims of how they have dealt with the
disease and how it has affected their
lives. "It addresses a variety of human
and medical concerns,'’ she said
The herpes infection and support
group will deal with the physical, social
and psychological aspects of herpes.
Gynecology Clinic Coordinator Martha
Anderson said Anderson said the group
will provide the participants with the
latest information about herpes
treatments and offer suggestions about
coping with the disease
McNair said health service personnel
will be open to whatever sort of follow
up program the group members desire
"We don't want to push anyone into any
sort of program they don't want or
need We will try to be open and flexible
in meeting the needs of the students It
will be a self-help group run by the
members,” she said
Strong emphasis will be placed on
confidentiality within the members of
the group, McNair said Since the mid-
20s are the most vulnerable years for a
person to contract herpes, the disease is
a big problem on college campuses, she
said.
"Herpes is probably the most com
monly occurring sexually transmitted
disease on our campus, because the age
group and social class of the students
makes them especially susceptible to
the disease. The health service has
been seeing more and more cases of
herpes on campus lately," McNair
said.
The University keeps no records on
the number of cases of herpes on cam
pus. but spends a lot of time trying to
calm people down and explain the virus
to them, Anderson said
"There's so much a feeling of leprosy
about herpes," McNair said. "It can
cause a lot of mental anguish. ”
The program will be held in the phar
macy auditorium tonight at 7. and will
conclude with a question and answer
session.
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Ralph to president:
dean up language
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CPS) — The same computer that
instructs freshman English students at Colorado State
University probably wouldn’t pass university President
Ralph Christofferson if he were enrolled as a student
Using the computer to evaluate his inaugural address last
fall, English instructors found Christofferson's prose didn't
have the clarity or conciseness needed to pass freshman
expository writing.
Ralph, as instructor Kate Kiefer calls the computer, helps
instructors analyze student essays for errors in grammar,
spelling, syntax, punctuation and clarity.
“The students come in and write essays on one of six ter
minals," Kiefer said. “Usually they enter a rough draft first,
run it through the 16 programs for analysis, then rewrite the
piece based on the computer's suggestions."
Ralph's suggestions to Christofferson were unkind.
“Consider shortening your average sentence length,” the
computer responded when shown the president’s speech.
“Your average is 30 words, which is very high A good
average would be 16 to 22 words ”
Ralph was especially critical of one 57-word sentence in the
address.
In addition, the computer admonished the president to stop
using abstract phrases like “institutional inertia" and "in
tellectual myopia." A person would need 18 years of
education to be able to adequately comprehend the speech,
Ralph said.
Although Christofferson, who could not be reached for
comment, may not be overjoyed by Ralph, Kiefer reports
that “student reaction has been extremely positive. We
started the program last fall with about 38 students, and this
semester we have 140 students participating. Almost 70
percent say they would like another class using the com
puter."
STUDENT AFFAIRS
Student Activity Fee Allocations
Applications for student positions on the
Student Activity Fee Allocation Recommen
dations Committee are available in the Office
of Student Affairs, 201 Academic Building, and
at the Information Booth, Memorial Hall. The
committee, composed of faculty, staff, and
students, is responsible for reviewing alloca
tion requests from groups and activities with
campus-wide programs and from any club not
directly related to a school or college.
Any currently enrolled student of
sophomore level or above with at least a 2.0
GPA may apply. Applications must be return
ed to the Office of Student Affairs no later than
5:00 p.m.,Wednesday, April 14, 1982.
This irtformation has been prepared and
submitted by the Office of Student Affairs
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