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Written by Kayla Robertson
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Friday, 11 April 2008 |
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Here at Lake State, we offer a diverse grouping of activities, organizations, and clubs. One of our many clubs is the Gamer Club. The gamer club consists of many people who just enjoy gaming. Whether it’s an old school SNES, SEGA, or even more advanced PVP or MMORPG that you enjoy, the Lake State Gamer Club has a spot for you.  Be first to comment this article |  Add as favourites (0)
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The Mono Threat: Campus Most Wanted or Seductive Distraction? |
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Written by La’Ron S. Readus
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Friday, 11 April 2008 |
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“Mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it. But a kiss can be even deadlier if you mean it.” This line was taken from Tim Burton’s “Batman Returns.” But while some don’t see its logic in nothing more than a movie, while on campus a kiss can be threatening. And that threat has a name. I speak of none other than mono. It is called mono here in North America. But infectious mononucleosis has many other names. Names such as ‘The Kissing Disease’, or ‘Pfeiffer’s Disease’. Its also known as ‘Glandular Fever’ in other English-speaking countries. The symptoms include fever, sore throat, muscle weakness and mental fatigue. Others include abdominal pain, aching muscles, headaches loss of appetite, skin rash, and diarrhea, just to name a few. Around ninety percent of Americans will acquire the virus even if they exhibit no symptoms. The virus is typically transmitted from asymptomatic individuals through saliva, earning it the name “The Kissing Disease.” It can also be transmitted by sharing a drink or sharing eating utensils. It may also be transmitted through blood. Even though this is somewhat of a contagious virus, it is possible to live in the same house with an infected person and never acquire the virus. Meet Kevin Vinton. He is a sophomore here at Lake Superior State University, who has once acquired the virus himself. “I had mono for a while,” he admitted. “I first discovered I had it when I went to the University health care center.” But according to the Fire Science major, he experienced something much worse than this virus through it. “I developed Gilbert’s Syndrome, or as I like to call it, ‘Lazy Liver’. It’s when the liver doesn’t break down a chemical inside your blood.” Gilbert’s syndrome, often shortened to the acronym GS, is caused by approximately thirty to fifty percent reduced glucuronidation activity of the enzyme Uridine-diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase isoform 1A1. “Some of the symptoms I had,” Kevin goes on to say, “was nausea, loss of appetite and sleep deprivation.” Doctors say that while this syndrome is considered harmless, it is clinically important because it may be confused with much more dangerous liver conditions. “There was no real treatment for it,” Vinton goes on to say. “It’s no real threat to my health, but it sucks!” So while we may fear the threat of “The Kissing Disease”, we must also think about what else kissing leads to. Because if the famous quote from “Batman Returns” is true, it could really “be deadlier if you mean it.” Be first to comment this article | Add as favourites (0) |
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Written by Emily Perrault
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Friday, 11 April 2008 |
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Recently here at Lake State, cases of scabies have been found at some of the schools residents. Scabies is common this time of the year, and has also been found at other schools. About 5 people here at LSSU have been reported to have it. It is not a serious condition so there is no need for others to panic. Scabies is caused by an infestation of the skin most commonly caused by a tiny mite called the Sarcoptes scabiei. It produces intense, itchy skin rashes when the impregnated female tunnels into the skin and deposits eggs. The mites do not transmit any other diseases when in the skin. However, they are very contagious. It is most often passed from person to person through close and prolonged physical contact of an infected person such as bed partners, schoolmates, day care, and is sometimes considered a sexually transmitted disease. Scabies takes about 4-6 weeks to develop its symptoms. Symptoms include intense itching, usually worse at night, small red bumps, pimples or lines on the skin. In more severe cases of scabies, the infected area may appear crusty, become infected and discharge pus. Most of the infected areas are in the webs of the fingers, wrists, elbows, armpits, the areole of the breasts, and on genitals of males. A D tower resident commented that “to prevent myself from getting scabies, I have been using hand sanitizer like crazy!” Sarah Gaudes, the D tower RA said that “all of the residents in my tower, who had it, have been treated and now are cured.” She also goes on to say that “washing clothes and hot water, and the heat from the dryer will kill the mites.” Treatment for scabies is a cream that is applied from the neck down. The medicine is then left on for a few hours and then washed off. Treatment takes about 1-3 days for the scabies to disappear. You may also be recommended for a check up a few weeks after treatment. If you think that you or someone you know has scabies, you can contact the health department at ext 2110 or 635-2110. This information was used from the webmd.com website and the LSSU website. Be first to comment this article | Add as favourites (0) |
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Kicking Off Career Week: Improvable Cause |
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Written by La’Ron S. Readus
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Friday, 28 March 2008 |
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It was an ordinary Monday night. Everyone who was inside the Cisler Center around eight o’ clock that night entered the Peacock Cove, awaiting what was told to them to be an “enjoyable experience”. Then the lights dimmed. Five men in sunglasses and Geek Squad outfits emerged from the crowd of unexpected students. They were sent to entertain with comedic skits and jokes, set up thanks to the audience. They were improvisation actors. And they called themselves “Mission: Improvable”. The group is a reminder of the improvisation show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, only it did not feature Wayne Brady. Five actors, each codenamed something cool or out of this world, such as Agent Bad Boy, Agent Doomsday, and even Agent Sandwich, entertained an attentive and interactive audience with games that involved the audiences participation. One game called World’s Worst, which was depicted from the “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” show, gave the audience the chance to ask these abstract agents the world’s worst of certain things, including advertisements. Another game was called “Vadvillian Jokes”, which involved the audience giving ideas to the actors about bar jokes that involved 101 things. One of them involved 101 Unicorns. An interesting one was called “3 Things”. It mirrored yet another “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” game called “Party Quirks”, in which one of the actors has to guess the situations the other actors are pantomiming, not saying anything but what seems to be “Sims language”. The audience loved the performance and apparently, so did the actors. “A friend in college got me doing improv acting,” Agent Doomsday told me. “I always wanted to do everything, and doing this allows me to be able to do everything.” “Mission: Improvable” has both a Facebook group and a MySpace group. They have video footage on Youtube.com and have information about college tours and their history at www.missionimprovable.com. It is indeed a mission that should be accepted. Be first to comment this article | Add as favourites (0) |
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Exploring Careers with Career Services |
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Written by Kayla Robertson
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Friday, 28 March 2008 |
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On Thursday at noon, the Career Services staff held an informal career exploration workshop. Students were able to discuss their major, what they do and don’t like about it, what they’d like to do and possible pathways to achieve their goals. Several students were able to take the “Strong” assessment that helps match students’ interests and place them in effective fields for their interests and habits. New layer... Be first to comment this article | Add as favourites (0) |
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