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Vote CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 campaigns and misinforma tion. Crystal Frechette, project di rector for Columbia, said Vote Smart considered many factors before choosing Columbia as one of the sites for its survey - but she said she still hasn’t got ten much support. “Unfortunately, support has been a little low in Columbia,” Frechette said. “I think when people hear the word politics, they automatically assume IP we’re supporting or against something, but that isn’t the case. The lack of interest in Columbia has been a bit of a set back, but it’s only challenged me to Find other ways to get to peo ple.” Frechette said the study hopes to find out which of Vote Smart’s techniques work, and which don’t. The survey will be given out nationally for the 2004 presidential race if this study finds that young people’s politi cal awareness has become stag nant because of a lack of avail able information. “We’ll get in contact with young people and ask them if they’ve ever heard or seen anything about Vote Smart and if the information they did receive influenced their decisions at all,” Frechette said. “Young people are sup posed to be able to use this Web site and know what in formation they need about candidates.” Frechette said the study will be especially helpful to college students because it will help Vote Smart fix its kinks and pro vide even more accessible infor mation. , “By focusing on this ag£ group and using what we’re learning from each city, we will know what worked and what didn’t with Vote Smart and how that affects college students; then we will be able to get more information that specifically pertains to them out there,” Frechette said. Melissa Wallace, a first-year business student, said that, while she’s never actually used Vote Smart, it seems like a good idea. “I think that Vote Smart can open young people’s eyes to things that they don’t normal ly care about, which helps them learn more about the real world and the goings on in it as far as voting goes,” Wallace said. “I would use it to vote because it’s something that would remind me to go and vote.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Cameras CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Mark Waide, coowner of Grade's and Doctor Rocco’s, said: “Anything that provides more security for the drunk people who are down here is good. People need to be watched while they’re drunk.” Co-owner Mark Jaffee said the cameras would be good for public safety. He said cameras used in Virginia Beach in the 1980s helped the police there to get to where they were most needed. The most famous example of se curity-camera surveillance, how ever, is Great Britain, which has close to 2 million cameras watching nearly 70 million people. The im ages are used for digital face recog nition (gets wacky) matching peo ple’s faces to those in public databases. The additional eyes and ears for the kingdom’s police are still controversial. The images are used for digital face recognition, a new technolo gy that lets law enforcement agen cies match faces captured on camera with those in public databases. But poor'maintenance of the cameras can cause errors in the system. And the cameras, which can pivot, are sometimes placed in residential areas, where they can see into private houses. “Any benefits won’t compensate for the infringement on privacy,” said Aaron Johnson, a first-year art and anthropology student But according to McMillan, the cameras in Five Points aren’t in res idential areas. “There’s no privacy in the public domain,” he said.. Carmen Keigans, a third-year English student, agreed. “I don’t see anything wrong with them,” Keigans said. “It’s “Anything that provides more security for the drunk people who are down here is good. People need to be watched while they’re drunk.” MARK WAIDE CO-OWNER OF GRACIES AND DOCTOR ROCCO’S riot as if they’re keeping an eye on us.” “I’m all for it,” said Janice Boan, a third-year music student. “A lot of things get past the police that don’t get any coverage - which is fine un til it happens to you.” domments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com STATE Voters still eligible for absentee ballots COLUMBIA (AP) — Voters who ^ will be unable to make it to the polls Nov. 5 still have time to re quest an absentee ballot. People eligible to vote absentee include students, the elderly, the disabled and members of the mili tary. Applications are available at county voter registration offices, and absentee ballots can be re quested until 5 p.m. Nov. 4, ac cording to the State Election Commission. Clemson University student Kathryn Sells, 19, applied for an absentee ballot over the summer. “We had an option of voting here, but I’m more familiar with the can didates at home,” the Florence na tive said. “I didn’t feel I could make an informed decision here.” Sells, an elementary education # student and member of the College Democrats, is voting for the first time and said it was im portant for her to cast her ballot. NATION FBI to investigate mock lynching in Ga. VALDOSTA, GA. - School offi cials say white students who painted a doll black and hanged it from a schoolyard tree were just guilty of a stupid, embar rassing prank. But the local National Association for the Advancement ^ of Colored People and some par ents think the mock lynching calls for more than a five-day sus pension. They have asked the FBI to investigate it as a hate crime. Ann Rodgers, principal of Lowndes High School, said stu dents found the doll hanging from a tree last Thursday near an area where students board school bus es. They took it down and turned it in to school officials, she said. Students also discovered the letters “KKK” scrawled in a re stroom, which has since been closed for painting. School superintendent Steve Smith said the mock lynching and graffiti don’t indicate larger problems in the county. WORLD U.S. Marine killed by two Kuwaiti gunmen KUWAIT (AP) — Two Kuwaiti gunmen in a pickup truck at tacked U.S. forces during war games Tuesday on an island in the Persian Gulf, killing one Marine and wounding another before they were shot to death by U.S. troops. 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What is DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection is a form of birth control that is given as an ntramusoiar injection {a shat) in the buttock or upper arm once every 3 months (15 weeks). To continue your contraceptive protection, you must return for your next injection promptly at the «hdof 3 months (13 weeks). DEPO-PROVERA contains medroxyprogesterone acetate, a chemical similar to (but not the same as) the natural hormone progesterone, which a produced by your ovaries during the second half of your menstrual cyde. DEPO-PROVERA acts by preventing your egg cws from opening, If an egg is not released from the ovaries during your ^enstruaT cycle, it cannot become fert&ed by sperm and result in pregnancy: DEPO-PRCNERA also causes changes in the lining of your uterus that make ft less likely for pregnancy to occur. How effect***!, DEPO-PROVlERA Contraceptive Injection? The efficacy of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection depends on following ttie recommended dosage schedule exactly (see *How often do I get my shot of DEPO PRCMRA Conbr*OMtn« Injection?^. To maxe sure you am not pregnant when you first get DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection, your first injection must be given ONLY during the first 5 days of a normal menstrual period: ONLY within the first 5 days after childbirth if not breast-feeding; and. if exclusively breast-feeding. ONLY at the sixth week after childbirth It is a ions-terrn injectabie contraceptive when administered at 3-month (13-week) intervals DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection is over 99% effective, making it one of the most reliable methods of bath control available. This means ttiat the average annua pregnancy rate is less than one. for every 100 women who use DEPO-PROVERA. The effectiveness of most contraceptive methods depends in part on how rekaWy each woman uses ttie method. The effectiveness of DEPO-PROVERA depends onfy on the patient neturrvng every 3 months (13 weeks) for her next injection Your health-care provider w* help you coirpare DEPO-PROVERA with other contraceptive methods and give yoy the information you need in order to decide which contraceptive method is ttie right choice for you. The following table shows the percent of women who got pregnant while using different kinds of contraceptive methods. It gives both the lowest expected rate of piegnancy (the rate expected *i women wlio use each method exactly as it should be used) and the typical rate of pregnancy (which indudes women who became pregnant because they forgot to use their birth control or because they did not foBow ttie directions exactly). Percent of Women Experiencing an Accidental Pregnancy In the First Year of Continuous Use Method Typical DIPOPftCMRA _1 __ 03 0.3 _ImpUnls (Norplant) .. 0-2* •0,2* _female steofoaikyi _____ CH Mite sterfaabon_0 > 015 Oral contraceptive fpil) ' 3 Combined 0f Progestogen only 2^_ iu> " - 3 r Pmgestasert CoooerT 38QA08 Condom (without sperrmcxle} 12_ Dhpfxagm (with sperrnirido)8_ 18 Cervicdcao _ 6 >8 _Withdrawal4 18 .^riod< 73 20 .SpyTxode alone" ‘. 3 ... . 21 Verna l Sponge used before chidbirth 6 '8 used after <hildtnrth928 -Mamettod as & Source: Trusses et at Obaet Gynecoi I990;7fc558-S6?. ♦from Norplant* package insert Who should not use DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? i Not ail -vomen should use DEPO-PROVERA. You should not use DEPO-PVtOVERA if you have any of the following conditions: • if you tNnk you might be pregnant • if you have any vaginal Weeding without a known reason • w you have had cancer of the breast • if you have ted a stroke • rf you have cm; have had blood dots (phlebitis) in your legs • if you have problems with your liver or liver disease • if you are allergic to DEPO-PROVERA (medroxyprogesterone acetate or any of its other ingredients}. What other things should I consider before using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? You will have a physical examination before your doctor pesrnbes DEPO-PROVERA It is important to tell your health care provider if you have any of the fotowmg: • a family history of breast cancer • aii abnormal mammogram (breast x-ray), fibrocystic breast disease, breast nodules or lumps, or Weeding from your nipples • kidney disease • irregular or scanty menstrual periods • high Wood pressure • migraine headaches • asthma • epilepsy (convulsions or seizures) • dabetes or a family history of diabetes • a history of depression • if you are taking any prescription or over-the-counter medications This product is intended to prevent pregnancy. It does not protect against transmission of HIV (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhea, hepatitis B, and syphilis. What if I want to become pregnant after using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive injection? Because DEPO-PROVERA is a long-acting birth control method, it takes some time after your lest injection lor its effect to wear off Based on the results from a large study done m the United States, for women who stop using DEPO-PROVERA in order to become pregnant, it is expected that about half of those who become pregnant will do so in about 10 months after their last injection, about two thirds of those who become pregnant will do so in about 12 months; about 83% of those who become pregnant w$ do so in about 15 months, and about 93% of those who become pregnant will do so in about 18 months after their last ir^ection. The length of time you use DEPO PRCMRA has no effect on how long it takes you to become pregnant after you stop usng it What are the risks of using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? f Irregular Menstrual Bteedfeg The side effect reported most frequently by women who use DEPO-PROVERA for contraception is a change in their normal menstrual cycle. During the first year of using DEPO-PROVERA, you might have one or more of tte following changes: irregular or unpredictable bleeding or spotting, an increase or decrease m menstrual Weeding, or no bleeding at all. Unusually heavy or continuous bleeding,however, is not a usual effect of CtPO-PRCVERA; and if this happens, you should see your health-care provider right away With continued use of DEPO-PROVERA, Weeding usually decreases, and many women stop -having periods completely: In dinical studies of DEPO-PROVERA. 55% of the women studted reported no menstrual bleeding (amenorrliea) after I year of use. and 68% of the women studied reported no menstrual Weeding after 2 years of use. The reason that your periods stop is because DEPO-PROVERA causes a resting state in your wanes. When your ovaries do not release an egg monthly, the regular monthly growth of the lining of your uterus does not occur and, therefore, the Weeding tfwt comes with your normal menstruation does not take place. When you stop using DEPO-PROVERA your menstrual period will usually, m time, return to its normal cycle 2. Bone Mineral Oranges Use of DEPO-PROVERA may be associated with a decrease in the amount of mineral stored in your bones This could increase your risk of developing bone fractures. The rate of bone mineral toss is greatestnn the eariy years of DEPO-PROVERA use. but after that, it begins to resemble the normal rate of age-related bone mineral loss. 3-Concer Studies of women who have used different forms of contraception found that women who used DEPO-PROVERA for contraception had no increased overall risk of devdopng cancer of the breast, cvary, utef us. cervix, or Irver. However, women under 35 year’s of age whose first exposure to DEPO-PROVERA was within the previous 4 to 5 years may have a slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer simriarto that seen with oral contraceptives. You should discuss this with your health-care provider Because DEPO^RO^ERA is such an effective contraceptive method, the nsk of accidental pregnancy for women who get their shots regularly (every 3 months [13 weeks]) is very low. White there have been reports of an increased risk of tow birth weigh* and neonatal infant death or other health problems m infants conceived dose to the time of n^ection, such pregnancies are uncommon. If you think you may have become pregnant while using DEPO-PROVERA for contraception, see your health care provider as soon as possible. 5ASergic Reactions * Some women using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive tojevruon have reported severe and potentially life-threatening aitorgic reactions known as anaphylaxis and anaphylactoid reactions. Symptoms include the sudden onset of hives or swelling and itching oi the skin, breathing difficulties, and a drop in blood pressure. 6.Other Risk* Women who use hormone-based contraceptives may have an increased nsk of blood clots or stroke. Also, if a contraceptive method fails, them is a possibility that the fertilized egg wiH begin to develop outside of the uterus (ectopic pregnancy) While these events aie rare, you should tell your health-care provider if you have any or the problems hsted m the next section What symptoms may signal problems while using DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? Call your health-care provider immediately if any of these problems occur following an injection of DEPO-PROVERA. • sharp chest pain, coughing up of Wood, or sudden shortness of breath (indicating a possrbfe dot in the lung} • sudden severe headache or vomihng. dizziness or fainting, problems with your eyesight or speech, weakness, or numbness in an arm or leg (indicating a possible stroke) • severe pain or swelling .n the calf (indicating a possible dot «n the leg) • unusually heavy vaginal Weeding • severe pain or tenderness «n the lower abdominal area • persistent pain, pus, or Weeding at the injection site What are the possible side effects of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive Injection? I.Weight Gain You may experience a weight gam while you are using DEPO PROVERA, About two thirds of the women who used DEPO-PROVERA in dirncal tnaJs reported a weight gain of about 5 pounds during the first year of use. You may continue to gain weight after the first year Women in one large study who used DEPO-PROVERA for 2 years gained an average total of 8.1 pounds over those 2 years, or approximately 4 ooonds per year. Women who continued for 4 years gained an average total of 13.8 pounds ove> those 4 years, or approximately 3-5 pounds per year Women who continued for 6 years gamed an average total of 16.5 poinds over those 6 years, or approximately 2.75 pounds per year. 2 Other Side tljeas . In a clinical study of over 3.9CO women who used DEPO-PROVERA for up to 7 years, some women reported the (blowing effects that may or may not have been related to their use of DEPO-PROVERA: irregular menstrual Weeding, amenorrhea, fteadache. nervousness, abdominal Damps, doziness, weakness or fatigue, decreased sexual desire, leg cramps, nausea vaginal discharge or rotation, breast swelling and tenderness. Moating, swelling of the hands or feet, backache, depression, insomnia, acne, pelvic pain, no hair growth or excessive hair loss. rash, hot flashes, and joint pain. Other problems were reported by very few of the women in the clinical trials, but some of these could be senous These include convulsions, jaundice, unnary tract infections, allergic, reactions, feinting, paralysis, osteoporosis, lack of return to fertility, deep van thrombosis, pulmonary embolus, breast cancer or cervical cancer If these or arty other problems occur during your use of DEPO-PROVERA. discuss them with your heafth-careprovider Should any precautions be followed during use of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive injection? /Missed Periods During the time you aie using DEPO-PROVERA for contraception you may skip a penod or your periods may stop completely. If you have been receiving your DEPO-PROVERA injections - regularly every 3 months (i 3 weeks), then you are probably not pregnant. However, if youth** that you may be pregnant, see your health-care provider 2laboratory Test /nteexbons If you are scheduled for any laboratory tests, tell your health-care provider that you aie using DEPO PROVERA for contraception. Certain blood tests are affected by hormones such as DEPO-PROVERA. 3-DrW tntenxtxnis Cytadren (ammoglutethimade) is an anticancer drug that may Significantly decrease the effectiveness of DEPO-PROVERA if the two drugs are given duncjg the same time 4 .Nursing Mothers Although DEPO-PROVERA can be passed to the nursing infer* in the breast rrelk no harmful effects nave been found in these children. DEPO-PROVERA does not prevent the beasts from prpduong milk, so it can be used by nursing mothers. However, to rrmirrwe the amount of DEPO-PROVERA that is passed to tne infant m the first weeks after birth, you should wart v/ml 6 weeks after chilcftxrth before you stall using DEPO-PROVERA for contraception How often do I get my shot of DEPO-PROVERA Contraceptive injection? The recommended dose of DEPO-PROVERA is 150 mg every 3 months (13 weeks) given m a single intramuscular injection m the buttock or upper aim To make sure that you are not pregnant at the time of the first injection, rt is essential that the injection be given ONLY dunng the first 5 days of a norma! menstrual penod If used following the delivery of a child, the first irvection of DEPO PROVERA MUSY be given within 5 days after childbirth if you are not breast feeding or 6 weeks after childbirth if you are exclusively breast-feeding. If you wait longer than 3 months (13 weeks) between injections, or longer than 6 weeks after dekvery. your health-care provider should determine that you are not pregnant before giving you your injection of DEPO-PROVERA. R*onV CB-7-5 Pharmacia Phamiactf & Upjohn Company & Upjohn Kalamazoo. Ml 49001, USA