The Carolinian [September 12, 2006]

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Students can turn to Plan B by semester's end
New legislation puts 'morning after pill' over the counter
Chloe Johnson
Staff Writer
Beginning in December, students
will no longer need to make an un-comfortable
visit to the doctor for
contraceptives.
On Thursday, Aug. 31, the emer-gency
contraceptive pill, also known
as the 'morning after pill,' was de-clared
available over the counter
throughout the country by the Food
and Drug Administration. The name
of the pill is Plan B, and it has been
used to help prevent pregnancy by
89 percent — most effective when
consumed within 72 hours of sexual
intercourse.
The 'morning after pill' contains the
same hormones as many of the daily
birth control pills currently available
with a prescription, except in a larger
dose. One pill is taken as soon as pos-sible
within the 72 hours and a sec-ond
is taken 12 hours later for extra
protection. Plan B is not an abortion
pill, and if the female's egg has already
been fertilized with sperm, the emer-gency
contraceptive pill will have no
effect.
"People think of it as an abortion.
It's not," says lason Robertson, well-ness
coordinator for UNCG.
UNCG's campus pharmacy, in the
Anna M. Gove Student Health Cen-ter,
will start providing students with
this service in late December or early
lanuary. Students will then be able to
go to the pharmacy and ask for the
emergency pill over the counter — no
prescription required. The price of
the pill has not yet been confirmed,
but estimates range from $25 to $40.
Both women and men may obtain the
pill over the counter.
There are still rules in order to buy
the pill. There is no scientific proof
that the pill is safe for younger teens,
but there is evidence of safety for ma-ture
teens and adults, according to
CNN reports. Therefore, you must
be over 18 and you need to provide
a picture ID when purchasing. Those
who are under 18 will need to contin-ue
the 'old' way and see a doctor for a
prescription.
In the past, and continuing on cam-pus
until late December, students who
had unprotected sex needed to make
an embarrassing trip to the doctor,
which involves awkward questions
and body checkups such as blood
pressure and clotting tests.
"It's great because finally the girls
have one less barrier to go through
to get the pill," says Martha Nance,
Student Health Services' pharmacy
director.
Advocates argue that having the
pill offered over the counter is quick
and easy access, therefore, it is expect-ed
to help reduce the number of teen
pregnancies by over half due to it be-ing
more available within the crucial
72 hours.
From May 2004 to May 2006, just
over 900 pregnancy tests were taken
at the UNCG Health Center with 81
returning a positive result. The total
number of Plan B prescribed from
2003 to 2005 was also close to 900. Ac-cording
to Nance, the SHS pharmacy
currently fills 15 to 20 prescriptions
for the 'morning after pill' per week.
One nurse at the UNCG health
center, who wished to remain anony-mous,
however, does have concerns
with the emergency contraceptive pill
being available without the prior per-mission
of a doctor.
"So many people do not monitor
what they are doing (sexually], there-fore,
it may be used too often. I believe
it should not be used twice within one
month."
Concerns have also arisen that pa-tients
who buy the pill may not read
the instructions completely, resulting
SEE PLAN B PILL PAGE TWO
KKK distributes propaganda
in student yards
A. Matthew Deal
Staff Writer
Two weeks ago, residents in the
West Market Street area found Ku
Klux Klan propaganda flyers inserted
into copies of the Rhinosceros Times
— a local newspaper — and tossed
into their driveways and yards.
The flyers, entitled "Gay Marriage
Why Now?", not only argue against
gay marriage, but cite the Jewish faith
as the fundamental reason for social
acceptance of homosexuality.
Delving into a variety of sources,
the literature chronicles Jewish orga-nizations,
sociologists, professors, and
Rabbis as the main proponent for the
success of gay marriage and gay rights
in general since the 1960s. The flyer
even goes as far as to quote Jewish law
that "condones pedophilia."
"This is not the first time this has
happened," said Judy Hunter of the
Rhino Times.
This incident has happened so
many times, in fact, that the Rhino
keeps a file of the KKK literature. The
newspaper has even received calls
from readers who have seen the flyers
being inserted. Hunter commented
that in no way does the Rhino Times
condone or support the KKK.
"Fortunately, most people know
that we are not associated with them,"
she said in a telephone interview.
In response, the Rhino made a re-cent
decision to take legal action
against the KKK by suing the orga-nization
and associated leader, Bap-tist
preacher Thomas Robb. That
story was reported in both the Rhino
Times and the News & Record last
Wednesday.
The specific group in question, the
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, could
not be reached for comment.
The Klan's website (www.kkk.bz)
explains many of their viewpoints
and various tactics and methods. The
group is interlinked with a church
run by Thomas Robb, who is also
the head of the Knights of the KKK,
which blends the line between the two
groups. Literature can be purchased
off the website, in the form of pre-printed
flyers or PDF files, making lo-cal
distribution possible for anyone.
The local North Carolina Klan re-cruiting
office, based in Charlotte, of-fered
a variety of tips for distributing
literature other than using the Rhino
Times. One KKK member, called only
Ed, said in an email that he would
often send literature back to credit
card companies whenever they sent
him free offers. Also, he said he may
simply leave fliers and information in
public places, such as bathrooms.
"I will go through the phone book
and just send a leaflet to an address,"
said Ed of the KKK. Preprinted lit-erature
appears to be the main con-duit
for KKK action and propaganda
today.
For more information about th»
pending lawsuit against the Klan,
see the News & Record story at www.
news-record.com. For more about the
Rhino Times, visit www.rhinotimes.
com
New apartment complexes
take shape on Walker, Warren
Aaron Hall
Staff Writer
Until March of this year, students
living in the Walker Avenue area
passed a familiar sight to and from
school, the College Park apartments.
This hilltop cove of brick duplexes
stood lor almost half a century and
was home to an assortment of tenants
that were mainly students, as many
graduate as undergrad, though it also
housed a number of elderly and young
families with children. This unassum-ing
complex perched on the corner
of Walker and Warren throughout
changes occurring with new campus
facilities and downtown growth.
However, one day in early spring,
morning commuters walked past
piles of brick and concrete debris and
heard the screeching and beeping
of construction vehicles. What had
happened? Was it a new parking lot?
A new campus building? Were local
developers cashing in on the peak of
the housing boom, dropping cash-strapped
students and replacing them
with more lucrative mortgages?
Absolutely not, says Bob Heather-ton
to the last suggestion. He serves as
spokesman for Allen and O'Hara, the
company developing the site. Instead,
students will have another housing
option through the development of
University Village.
According to Heatherton, the new
development will be vastly larger than
the previous complex housed on that
site. The number of units in the new
buildings will be 204, versus 96.
Besides being brand-new, the
apartments will be fully furnished,
with private baths and bedrooms and
shared living room and kitchens. All
utilities, including cable and high-speed
internet, will be included in
JOHN READ/THE CAROLINIAN
Work first began on the corner of Walker Avenue and Warren Street In
March, when crews demolished College Park Apartments to make room
for the new University Village complex.
the rent. Washers and dryers will also
be included and there will be a com-munity
center with a gym, study hall,
tanning facility, pool tables, and wide
screen TV.
"Our mission is to help students in
their transition from home to cam-pus,"
continued Heatherton.
Add to the above the ample parking
for residence and the convenience of
being next to campus and it's hard to
see anyone who wouldn't like the new
setup. But someone not exited about
the change is UNCG junior Meagan
Hooker.
"It really was a nice, quiet place,"
she says. "It really wasn't fair. They
just knocked on our door and said we
had two months to get our stuff out
because the bulldozers would be there
then."
Hooker says that though the two-month
notice was legal and the rent
due was cancelled for those months,
it was still a hardship finding a new
place quickly when she had over six
months left on the lease.
"After paying a security deposit and
a month's rent for a new place, it actu-ally
cost more than the two months I
got free."
Whether or not the changes at the
corner of Walker and Warren are for
the best, they are here. Students in-terested
in the new University Village
should go to www.myownapartment.
com or call 1-800-741-5172 for more
information.
Representatives of the new complex
will also be on hand for the Oct. 16
off-campus housing fair held in the
Elliott University Center.
The homes are scheduled for com-pletion
for Fall 2007.
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