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The University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, October 31, 2000
A spirited debate
Michael Young, Lawrence senior, talks about the advantages of the Democratic Party on a panel with Aaron Paden, left, Lawrence junior and Green Party member, and Abby Mills, Overland Park freshman and Democrat Party member. KU Young Democrats, College Republicans and the Green Party debated in the Burge Union last night. Photo by Tara Kraus/KANSAN
Herpes spreads on campus despite education, condoms
By Melissa Davis
By Melissa Davis
writer@kansas.com
Kansas staff writer
Despite educational campaigns to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, herpes continues to plague students.
Genital herpes is a contagious virus that is spreading, especially among college students, said Mora Berberich, St. Louis junior, and former peer health advisor at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
According to the American Social Health Association, one in five people older than 12 in the United States has genital herpes. The rate has increased by 30 percent in the last two decades.
Berberich said herpes was a terrible disease because it could be contracted even with the use of birth control. Students may rely on condoms to prevent it and not respect its contagiousness, she said.
"This STD is very scary because it can be transmitted even with a condom on."
"The most common misconception is people think that if they avoid penetration, then they won't get an STD. That's not true."
Henry W. Buck
head of gynecology at Watkins Memorial
Health Center
she said.
Henry W. Buck, head of gynecology at Watkins, said the only way to avoid spreading the disease was to avoid contact with an infected person.
"The most common misconception is people think that if they avoid penetration, then they won't get an STD," he said. "That's not true."
Buck said people might not know they had herpes because symptoms can be hard to see. But symptoms that do appear might be clusters of blisters on or
around the genitals, itching and burning in the genital area, a general run-down feeling, or swollen lymph glands.
Because of the increase in cases, Buck advises people to help prevent the spread of herpes by washing after touching sores and to avoid sexual contact until sores cleared up.
Berberich said students shouldn't be embarrassed to get tested if they saw any type of lesion.
"Society has typed people with an STD as promiscuous, but some people only have two to three partners in their life or don't have sex at all and still get an STD," she said. "People need to throw that myth right out."
Berberich said people needed to talk about sex with their partners even if in committed relationships.
"People need to realize that when you are sleeping with someone you are sleeping with all of their partners," she said. "Just because you love somebody doesn't mean you don't need to use a condom." — Edited by Erin Adamson
Paul Morgan, Shawnee sophomore and personal trainer, times his trainee, Janelle Baker, Lawrence resident, for a three-minute push-up drill. Morgan has been training clients for about a year and a half, and has been working at Total Fitness, 925 Iowa St., for a year. Photo by Nick Krug/KANSAN
Trainer helps clients build physiques, boost energy
By Melissa Davis
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Paul Morgan, Shawnee sophomore, has always been interested in the human body, so he decided to turn his interest into money and become a personal trainer.
Many are glad he did.
Nancy Hale, Lawrence resident, said she joined Total Fitness Athletic Center, the gym at 925 Iowa St. where Morgan works, in December to get in shape.
"I started working out on my own but decided in March I wasn't getting the results I wanted," Hale said.
So she hired Morgan for help.
Morgan said hiring a personal trainer could be beneficial—especially to people who didn't know how to lift weights properly or were hindered in simple daily activities because of their lack of strength.
Karen Loudon, staff physical therapist at Watkins Memorial Hospital, said training to increase strength could help prevent injuries, unless performed incorrectly.
"Physical strength is important for overall health and can be useful for everyday activities like walking up and down hills." Morgan said.
"We do see students who were injured from weight-lifting because of bad form or doing too many reps when fatigued," she said.
Morgan said there were other perks to being physically strong, such as increased energy and a faster metabolism.
"There are a lot of ways to do things wrong in a gym. A person is not going to reach their
goals if going about it the wrong way. It's like taking a class — I teach you how to lift correctly."
Paul Morgan
Shawnee sophomore
Even with the benefits of strength training, Morgan said many people, especially women, had misconceptions about training with weights.
"Women are afraid lifting will make them bulk up, which is untrue," Morgan said.
He also said that when people wanted to lose weight, they thought lifting would hinder their progress instead of help it.
"I see people all the time that want to lose weight, but they think the last thing they should do is lift, but physical strength is important for overall wellness," he said.
Morgan said personal trainers did more than just count reps, but he thought of his time with his clients as a hands-on learning experience.
"There are a lot of ways to do things wrong in a gym," he said. "A person is not going to reach their goals if going about it the wrong way. It's like taking a class — I teach you how to lift correctly."
- Edited by J. R. Mendoza
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