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National Suicide Prevention
Week aims to raise awarene
BY SALLIE TURNER
The Battalion
Suicide ranks as the third leading
cause of death among people ages
15 to 24.
In an effort to raise awareness,
the American Association of Suici-
dology has declared May 2 to 8 Na
tional Suicide Prevention Week.
According to the American Asso
ciation of Suicidology, approximate
ly 14 people between the ages of 15
and 24 die from suicide each day.
Studies done by the association
show there is no typical suicide vic
tim, and people should be aware of
warning signs in people considering
suicide.
Dot Fenelon, education director
for the Crisis Hotline in Houston,
said warning signs for suicide in
clude depression, a traumatic expe
rience in the person’s life, a drastic
change in ordinary behavior and giv
ing away of personal possessions.
"There is a large correlation be
tween depression and suicide," she
said. “People often feel helpless,
hopeless and isolated and look to
suicide as a way out.”
She said eight of 10 people con
sidering suicide display warning
signs to their friends or family.
Friends of someone exhibiting signs
of suicide should be supportive,
non-judgmental and let the person
know the options available to them.
"Awareness of the person’s needs
and cry for help is the first thing a
person can do to help,” she said.
“The next step is to tell the person
that you are concerned about them
thinking about committing suicide.
Fenolon said one of the myths be
hind suicide prevention is that dis
cussion of suicide will cause a per
son to commit suicide.
"A person cannot put that idea
into another person’s head, nor can
you prevent that person frona
mitting suicide by not talkiiiel
it.” she said. “SuicideisowlL
remaining closeted issuesin *
She said friends and
should be supportive of thel
pondering suicide by beingavJ
to listen and by helpingtfej
professional help.
“You cannot talk to orim
with a person by telling their,
sleep, and they will feel better
morning,” she said. “Studi
be the best support for each
An availableresourceon
for students considering sis|
Student Counseling Service
1 lenderson Hall.
The center has counsel
to talk with students 24houR
Monday through Fridaydunaj
ness hours, the counselofstf
reached at 845-4427; altered
hours, counselors can be
through the Helpline at Sfc
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They have not spoken with re
porters since arriving in Germany.
Gonzales' parents gave their first
press conference in Huntsville Sat
urday shortly after learning their
son would be released. The Gonza
les’ spent the rest of the night await
ing pictures of their son’s release.
They were able to speak with
Steven for a short time before he
boarded a bus to leave Yugoslavia. At
the press conference Rosie Gonzales
said Steven had told them,“I love
you. Mom and Dad. I’m free. I’ll see
you soon.”
Munson
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widened immediately,” Glover
said. “Munson can be widened to
the size of Francis [Drive] or Do-
minik [Drive] by using the ease
ments instead of taking property
from people. ”
Miller said the issue of traffic
management through neighbor
hoods will surface again.
“This is not just a Munson is
sue,” Miller said. “The repercus
sions will be seen over the years. A
precedent has been set to bring
these issues to vote, and the voters
will probably vote against the clo
sure of streets.”
Miller said he did not believe
many of the people understood the
situation.
“Some people got the idea that
we were a bunch of elitists living on
Munson fighting against certain
people or groups,” Miller said. “If
you drive down the street and look
at the condition of some of the
houses, then you’ll see we are not
elitists.”
He said the property condition
and value will decrease, and home-
owners will have trouble selling
their houses.
“On Friday night, on Munson
and Francis, someone drove
through three yards for a distance
of about 300 feet,” Miller said.
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money to return to the University.
Carr said she was headstrong and
opinionated, but nice and outgoing.
“She made friends easily,” he
said.
Becky Barker, a close friend of
Hart since 1996 and a junior infor
mation and operations management
major, said a memorial service will
be held today at 5 p.m. at Our Sav
ior’s Lutheran Church at 315 Tauber
Street.
Barker said she asked Hart three
days ago to stand in her wedding
Jan. 22, 2000.
“She was extremely excited and
talking all about it and buying a
dress and everything,” she said.
Barker said she is worried since
the case is still under investigation.
“If I could say anything to the
campus, it would be ‘be careful,
watch your company;’ I don’t know
how to word it,” she said. “We don’t
have all the details yet, so there
could still be someone out there. ”
Toombs
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facts of the situation and impose
any appropriate penalties.
Lorna Breault, coordinator of
first-year student alcohol and drug
education programs, said the deci
sion whether to pursue further ac
tion would depend on the facts of
the individual case.
In his first season with the
Texas A&M Football Team, Toombs
rushed for 422 yards on 86 carries
and scored three touchdowns. In
the Big 12 championship game
against Kansas State University, he
carried the ball 27 times for 113
yards in the A&M victory.
Lane Stephenson, deputy direc
tor of University Relations, said
Toombs’ status as a student-ath
lete will not affect the University’s
handling of or the release of infor
mation concerning the arrest.
“We (the University) would
treat [the arrest] as if it were any
other student,” Stephenson said.
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Orthodox Christian Fellowship: The
last liturgy and officer elections will
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Chapel. Contact Susan at 696-3112
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