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Gonorrhea as colds, c By CLAUDETTE JAMES Gamecock Staff Writer Gonorrhea is as prevalent as the common cold and it is increasing among USC students, Rollin Reeder, director of the Open Door counseling service at USC, says. "There has been a steady increase in gonorrhea in South Carolina. Because the uiggesi numuer 01 reportea cases is oeiween the ages of 15 and 25, USC has been a victim of it," Reeder said. "EACH YEAR, THE number of reported cases to the student health center increases, but this is not representative of the campus as a whole because many students seek outside assistance by going to private physicians or to the Richland County health center." A spokesman for the Richland County health center, however, said very few students seek help there. Hie number of students treated at the health center for venereal diseases was not available. Dr. William A. Potts, the health center's gynecologist, who works with these situations, said he was "too busy" to comment. Other staff members said they were not qualified to com mem. Reeder said, "Many women on campus probably have gonorrhea, but are not aware of it because it is more difficult for them to notice the symptoms, which are burning sensations when urinating and a va&inal discharup "The woman can usually find out if she has gonorrhea if her male counterpart tells her that he has it. If he does not tell her then her chances of finding out about gonorrhea are lessened." Reeder said that one of the biggest problems with venereal diseases is "society's reluctance >? tfCi; ' Km I v\i j j _ ,.?' ^j VjjE ^ ^OkdMRBHP?* Morning skies The early morning sun tinted the skies above this student as he walks up Sumter Street. The day was only hours old, and the clouds cleared as common ioctor says to talk about human sexuality. There are too many myths, half-truths and wrong information given to people, which makes the problem worse because people put off getting the treatment they need. "Most women, when they come to the infirmary, don't know they have gonorrhea. They come for birth control and after they have tests, find out that they have gonorrhea. Sexually active women should get checkups for guiui nieu. If gonorrhea is not treated it can cause sterility. It can also cause blindness in newborn babies and can lead to arthritis or heart disease. All kinds of gonorrhea can be treated with penicillin or some type of antibiotic. A person who has had gonorrhea can catch it again. One method to prevent gonorrhea is to use a condom. Reeder said, "there are other ways to catch gonorrhea besides sexual intercourse. You can get it from anv tvr*? nf sp*nni nnnta^* ww....-*,*. oral sex, you can get gonorrhea of the throat. Homosexuals can also get it." Reeder also said another kind of venereal disease has been reported on campus. Herpes Simplex II is a disease for which there is no cure. Reeder said, "Since there is no cure, the disease is increasing. The victim has to live with it." "The symptoms are blisters and bumps in the affected areas. These painful sores mav disappear for a length of time then return. The exact nature of this disease is not known." Reeder said people need to be more aware of the problems that exist with venereal diseases and other forms of sexuality. "We have a counseling-education program, "Open Door," that helps people to understand such things as birth control, venereal diseases, rape, sexual concerns and weight control. Anyone can visit us in the Russell House in room 321 A and B. J ^ i|| fj Bry * mAiiBlfi^sSsi by noon, to be replaced with a clear, blinding bright htn<? Election? From page 1 Kapinos said one verified case ? validate any election. However, bee of the run-offs, he said, the electioi poll workers. This is a violation of i which states that polls must be ma captain or workers. "I set an off-h worker's absence," he said. Kapinos said problems with the e extension of the filing date from Ma caused the election date to be chani workers he had hired for the original Kapinos said that vote fraud theo polls were unattended, but, he said,4 they probably wouldn't sign the sign up as a descrepancy between the nu of signatures on the sign-up sheets, showed up. KAPINOS TESTIFIED at the hea, certifying these votes to the Senat< Brown defended the SG election c his main objectives in representii Kapinos of any blame in the case, I and to show that the tabulated votes goi 10 iook at the remedy. It's my coi be as fair as this one," he said. K election can be run with 100 per cent < Kapinos said a rescheduled run-< stitution because the primary was h spring term. Also, he said the voting the Richland County election comnr with the machines is to pay the techn machine breaks down. IN THE RUN-OFF, Brad Steele dt by a margin of 1,177 votes to Kotti's as a plan by Kotti's supporters to ma beat him by 157 votes in the run uiscrepancies in tne voting procedi (Actually, election records show tl votes.) "They want a third chance and I c won't have a SG president until nex Steele added that he would keep th next election, should another electi In the Monday run-off, Joe Drawd president by 1205 to 976 votes. For ! Janet Pardo by 913 to 869 votes. For t votes to Curt Loftis' 872. Seven senate seats would have tc necessary. These are seats that i Women's OnaHranolp- hiimanidM . ? ?? ? , iv*>* IUII1 V?VO I ministration; science and math; ant senate seats in the contested run-ol If the Supreme Court upholds the said the re-run of the run-off would cc He said he hopes to have the elect suggest to the senate that the campai to $150. Election regulations say tha $435 for campaign materials, but Kaj; a fair extension for a longer camp* Bicyclist dies after Bates r By KATHLEEN McINTYRE Gamecock Staff Writer Earle E. Stockman of Columbia, died Tuesday morning in Richland Memorial Hospital from injuries received in a bicycle accident Monday afternoon on the Bates ramp. Allan M. Dibiasio, a USC student, was also hurt in the collision but was released from Thomson Student Health Center with only minor injruies. AN EYEWITNESS to the accident, Blair Standridge, said the two bicycles collided head on at about 4:45 p.m. Monday and both riders were thrown off their bikes onto the part of the ramp in front of the PE Center. "One cyclist (Stockman) was coming down the ramp at a very rapid speed and it seemed to me that he hit a slick spot while trying to move to the other side of the ramp. Then he ran into the other fraud would be sufficient to inause of the three-day postponement 1 commission lost 20 per cent of its section 611.1 of the SG Codification, nned for a given period by the poll and limit of five minutes for a poll lection stemmed from the senate's rch 24 to March 27. He said that this ged, and so he lost some of the poll I election date. retically could have occurred when 'If they were going to vote illegally, ature pad." This would have shown mber of votes cast and the number he said, but no such descrepancy ring that he would "feel justified in s." uiumission ai ine nearing. He said lg the commission were to clear :o determine the instance of fraud, represent the actual vote. "You've itention that the next election won't apinos agreed. "I don't think any efficiency," he said. off wouldn't violate the USC Coneld six weeks before the end of the ; machines are on loan to USC from lission, and the only cost involved ...u~ 1?~ a- >? iciau wnu iias iu ue arouna in case a sfeated Doug Kotti for SG president 1,024. Steele denounced the charges ke another attempt at the office. "I -off. I don't think you'll find 157 ire." lat Steele's victory margin was 153 lon't feel like giving it to them. We t fall if they don't get on the ball." e matter in litigation if he loses the on be necessary. ly defeated Denise Painter for vice secretary, Charles Smith defeated reasurer, Robert Sumwalt had 1254 > be included if another run-off is 'epresent Preston; McBride; the and social sciences; business adi engineering. These were the only f. Campus Court's verdict, Kapinos >st about $1,200. tion April 21. And, he said, he will gn spending limit by raised by $100 n candidates are allowed to spend >inos said the higher limit would be iign. 5 in coma amp collision A. cyclist (Dibiasio) who was coming from the other direction." Standridge said. Standridge then ran to the PE office to call an ambulance and the campus police. CAMPUS I'OI.KK arrive the scone about six or seven minutes later and the ambulance came 20 minutes later. George Key of the campus police said, "The police didn't administer any first aid because the officers could tell that the boy was badly hurt and they didn't want to cause any further damage. The officers also called for the Carolina ambulance." "The ambulance took so long to get to the ramp because of the 5 p.m. traffic. They arrived and administered care as soon as possible," Key said. Stockman was taken immediately to Richland Memorial Hospital in a coma and he died about 19 hours later.