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b Page 2 • Thursday, June 17, 1999 N EWS TM The Forum examines topic of violence BY STUART HUTSON The Battalion Emphasis on education and personal responsibility were two recurring themes yester day in the open discussion on violence in America. The talk was hosted by Dean of Educa tion Dr. Jane C. Conoley. The discussion focused on reasons and solutions for the recent acts of violence, such as the Springfield and Jonesboro School shootings. A teacher from El Paso said threats from her own students’ hate caused her to live with fear, and she has been so trau matized that she is thinking of quitting for the first time in her 12 years of teaching. “The fear is emotionally and physically draining,” she said. “I am a strong woman and I never miss work, but this past year, I have been out 16 days because I just couldn’t take it. ” Conoley said situations like this are becoming common place at schools around the country. She said the first thing soci ety does when these violent acts happen is point fingers at things like the media, parents and video games, when people should be pointing the fingers at themselves and their com munities. Conoley said violence pre vention should start at a young age by educating children in schools and homes about the proper way to behave in society. “The three R’s taught in schools are no longer reading, writing and arithmetic,” she said. “They are now respect for yourself, respect for others and responsibility for your own ac tions.” She said studies which show that the most violent criminals are poorly educated lead to the idea that increased state support of education is another possible way to deter violence. “We may spend more mon ey on schools, but we will save money when there are fewer criminals in prison, save per sonal angst when fewer of our children are shot, and save ourselves the extra fear when crossing a dark parking lot at night,” Conoley said. Hoarse horse ANTHONY DISALVO 1 w B*: Jackie Cornett looks on as her horse Zipped by Nature, a two-year-old gelding, is diagnosed with strangles, a disease similar to strep throa: The horse is being prepped by Dr. Tim Eastman (right), a surgery resident at the Large Animal Clinic, and Jennifer Nagai. a fourth-year vetenna' student. val ha Workshop discusses benefits of herbs NUTZ ariists BY KRISTIN STOCKTON The Battalion The “Sacandaga Herbalist” started using herbal supplements when she first became ill from physical and emo tional symptoms, she said at a herb and stress management workshop yester day. Dr. Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt, a chemistry professor at A&M and “The Sacandaga Herbalist,” said although she had these problems, doctors could not find anything physically wrong with her. “As I worked through my own health issues, I learned how herbs work,” she said. “I have a gift for pick ing the right herbs and supplements for other people and their pets.” She said she uses mostly herbs and supplements, ear candles and homeo pathic medicines in her herbal healing business. Ear candles are Arabian cotton cylin ders that have been dipped in wax. The patient puts one end of the cylinder to the ear and lights the oth er end. As the wax burns, the warmth, combined with the vacuum that is cre ated as the heat rises, cleans out the ear. Keeney-Kennicutt said she catego rizes herbs into four classes: water, air, earth and fire herbs. The slippery elms, which are ex amples of water herbs, work to re duce inflammation, absorb toxins and heal tissue. Air herbs relax tissue and dissolve toxic material in the body. Some exam ples of these are aloe and rhubarb. Earth herbs, such as juniper berries, work to contract and tone tissues, which creates strength. They also stop bleeding and heal injuries and insect bites. The fire herbs help to expel toxins from the body and promote circulation. Cinnamon, garlic and peppermint are all fire herbs. A few of the health issues that Keeney-Kennicutt has worked with in clude indigestion, allergies, skin prob lems and weight loss. Dr. Ann Reed, associate director and head of clinical services at A.P. Beutel Health Center, said there are herbs which can be helpful in the healing process, as well as those which are detrimental. She said there have not been any in- depth studies done in the United States and the United States is relying on stud ies from other nations such as Ger-' BY R. DELOS 7 Shoucd ousto Opera from tl UlE That's Tost ScwEO/ue Dropped Tbll School WHERE | The Fu/v Ijaj That fJM many. “The problem with determining whether these herbal supplements are 100 percent safe is that they are a mix ture of chemicals,” she said. She said no one knows which chem icals are harmful and not many people in the United States are willing to spend money on doing the research. “Some of these supplements may have good effects,” she said, “but oth ers, such as echinacea, have caused people to die.” Race Continued from Page 1 lln 1 tojnlso; Texas / niiers ] lege of I ; ; Wen A&M Cf and pro tival’s £ I “Ovt ter. The come v Rose and actually building the car. Greg Suiter, a team member for the For mula SAE and a mechanical engineering ma jor, said preparing for the race is a challenge. McDermott said this problem brings students from many different studies other than mechanical engineering, such as mar keting, business, computer science and electrical engineering. 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