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Minor scabies outbreak cause for concern
Residents, CA's of Phillips-Hawkins Residence Hall say the skin parasite is clearing up
Chloe Johnson
Staff Writer
Kathryn Kennedy
News Editor
A small outbreak of scabies in the
Phillips-Hawkins Residence Hall is in
regression, according to a number of
students who live there.
Those infected with the skin para-site
are not 100 percent sure how
they contracted the illness, but many
from an international students trip
to Washington, D.C. observed symp-toms
a week or two after their return.
They described the hostel they stayed
in as "scummy."
Scabies is denned by the Center for
Disease Control as an infestation of
the skin by a microscopic mite. It pro-duces
itching sores which can become
infected. The condition is spread by
direct, prolonged contact - hugs or
handshakes would not be enough -
or may occur when sharing bedding,
clothing, or towels.
Many of the international students,
particularly in the Hawkins wing, ini-tially
noticed spots on their bodies
that were red and itchy. Several stu-dents
went to the health center where
they were diagnosed with scabies.
They were told to wash everything
they owned, including sheets, pillows
and clothing. Some students even
covered their chairs with plastic bags
and sprayed the room with disinfec-tant
sprays. They were also given a lo-tion
to apply as treatment.
"I only got five or so spots," said
resident Iris Tripolt. "That wasn't the
annoying thing. It was the washing
and cleaning of all the clothes."
"I needed to put lotion on for 8 to
14 hours and then wash it off," de-scribed
one international student,
who only gave the name Anni. "Ap-parently
the eggs will stay inside my
skin for thirty days but they will die
after that unless you catch them again
from someone else...It is very un-comfortable
because it is so itchy, but
the lotion docs help."
Emails were sent to everyone in the
Phillips-Hawkins residence warn-ing
them scabies was going around
and to be aware of any symptoms
and how to treat them. Coordinator
for Residential Learning at Phillips-
Hawkins Robert Watson prefaced the
email by downplaying any worry of
an epidemic.
"1 do not want to cause a panic or
for anyone to be overly concerned,"
he wrote on Oct. 27, "However at the
IPC's request we are informing you of
the following information."
"It has been blown out of propor-tion
more than it should have been,"
agreed Julie Irvin, community advi-sor.
"We are just advising students
that think they have symptoms to go
to the health center and wash every-thing
they own."
Still, many students are concerned,
prompting anonymous phone calls
to The Carolinian last week, as well as
those taking general caution around
the dormitory. Requests for infor-mation
on the outbreak from Anna
M. Gove Health Center received no
response.
"I haven't got it yet," said Kadri
Raudvere, "But I am being so care-ful
because so many people have it or
have had it in the past weeks."
Global warming symposium
draws near-capacity crowd
Jeff Losius
Staff Writer
With 2005
ranked the
warmest year
on record and
the 1990s the
hottest decade
of all time,
scientists say
global warming
is threatening
the safety of the
world's future.
Last Monday, Oct. 30, students
filled the New Science Building's Au-ditorium
to listen in on a discussion
about global warming, presented by
the UNCG College Democrats and
UNCGreen.
Global warming occurs when
greenhouse gases, mainly carbon di-
Rep. Pricey Harrison
oxide, act as an insulating layer keep-ing
some of the earth's radiant energy
from escaping to space. Today, the
temperature of earth is 59 degrees
Fahrenheit warmer than it would be
without these gases.
"In 20 years Greensboro will have
the climate of Central Florida," said
Jane Preyer, the Southeast Regional
Director of Environmental Defense.
On average, each American un-leashes
22 tons of carbon dioxide into
the atmosphere every year. That's
equal to about four cars. Individu-als
in the rest of the world average sue
tons.
"We have a small window of time to
do something before we set in motion
things that can become unstoppable,"
said Dr. G. Jay Lennartson, UNCG
professor.
SEE GLOBAL WARMING PAGE TWO
Broom Brigade
Soccer teams sweep SoCon, advance to NCAA tournament
U.S. in denial over Iraq
War, say UNCG libertarians
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Staff Writer
Kathryn Kennedy
News Editor
Last Monday, Oct. 30, the UNCG
College Libertarians held a teach-in
for club members and students inter-ested
in raising their personal aware-ness
of the anti-war movement.
A panel of anti-war advocates — a
UNCG professor, editor of antiwar,
com, and organizer for The World
Can't Wait — presented and debated
the War in Iraq and how it is affect-ing
Americans. Their differences in
opinion reflect contingencies in the
traditional backdrop of the anti-war
movement.
Discussions began with the rea-soning
of the Bush administration
for entering Iraq, which they listed
as besides weapons of mass destruc-tion
and removal of Saddam Hus-sein
from power, oil and to promote
democracy.
The talks centered around democ-racy's
effect on other nations, and in
particular how views of this form of
government are relative to different
cultural view, with examples includ-ing
Russia's feelings about democracy
in the 1990s. They describe a possible
Iraqi view of democracy as U.S. pro-paganda
forced on them.
"We hear the word everyday from
powers that be...Democracy is rela-tive
and means two different things to
SEE IRAQ WAR PAGE TWO
Brad Howell
Sports Editor
Caitlin McCann
Staff Writer
The UNC Greensboro's men team
thrashed Georgia Southern 3-0 on
Sunday afternoon in Greenville, S.C.
to capture its second consecutive
SoCon Tournament title, while the
Spartan women capped a perfect So-
Con season with a 3-1 win over Fur-man
at Western Carolina to earn their
first tournament title since 2003.
Both teams were paired with their
respective opponents Monday, but
results weren't available at press time.
For more information on the Spar-tans,
log onto www.uncgspartans.
com.
Scott Jones scored ten minutes into
Sunday's match to give UNCG an
early lead. The game would remain
scoreless until late in the second half,
when Randi Patterson and Thomas
Campbell struck for goals in less than
a three-minute span to ensure the
victory. Patterson's goal tied him with
Chris Goos for fifth on UNCG's all-time
scoring list with 139 points.
After a sub-par performance in the
opening round win over Wofford, the
Spartans stepped up their game
and defeated Appalachian State 2-0 in
the semifinal round before easily dis-patching
of the Golden Eagles in the
championship game.
UNCG (14-7-1) dominated the
tournament, outscoring the competi-tion
7-0. The Spartans also exacted re-venge
against the only teams to deny
them victories in conference play this
season. The men played to a scoreless
tie at Georgia Southern in the regular
season, and lost to the Mountaineers
at home.
"Defense wins tournament games,"
said UNCG coach Michael Parker.
"I think this group, being so experi-
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REPEAT: UNC Greensboro's men's team poses with Its newly acquired
SoCon Championship hardware. Michael Parker's team captured Its
second straight tournament title after defeating Georgia Southern 3-0
on Sunday.
enced, has figured that out. Certainly
in this tournament our defensive ef-fort
was excellent. Henning Jonasson
was outstanding all weekend long."
Jonasson was named Most Out-standing
Player of the tournament
for his efforts, and Matt Elliott, Jokull
Elisabetarson, and Michael FitzGer-ald
were all named to the AU-Tourna-ment
team.
The Spartans will make their eighth
appearance in the NCAA Tournament
as a Division I school, and their 17th
overall. UNCG has reached the Sweet
16 in each of the last two seasons, and
there is a strong desire to make a simi-lar
showing with a senior-laden class.
The Sweet 16 is an entire two wins
away however, but Parker believes his
team's focus is where it should be - on
game one.
"We're not looking forward at all.
Everything will be one game at a time.
This team has had its share of chal-lenges
this season (starting out the
year 4-4-1 to fall out of the national
rankings) and I don't think they will
take anyone lightly at this point."
After enduring a rough start to
the 2006 season, the UNCG women's
team was able to transform them-selves
into the 2006 Southern Confer-ence
Tournament champions.
With a 20-4-1 mark all-time in the
SoCon Tournament, UNCG holds the
highest winning percentage in confer-ence
history.
"To have finished our last 14 games
unbeaten really shows our progress
this season," praised Radwanski. "The
reason for our success was the tough
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