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With numerous new forms of birth control hitting the market, college-age women now have many options to find a method that works best for them.
The most recent addition to available birth control products at the Health Promotion and Prevention Services in the University Park Health Center is the Ortho Evra patch. Ortho Evra is a small plastic square that adheres to a woman's upper arm, upper back or buttock, and releases a steady stream of hormones
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The hormones simultaneously trick' a woman’s body into thinking it is pregnant while thickening the cervical mucus so that sperm has a more difficult time reaching the uterus, said Dr. Larry Neinstein, professor of pediatrics and medicine and executive director of the University Park Health Center.
The allure of "the patch," as it is commonly called, is the freedom from needing to take a birth control pill on a daily basis, Neinstein added.
The patch prevents pregnancy in the same way as birth control pills, one of the most commonly known methods of contraception, but each has its own set of pros and cons.
"With the patch, there is a steady release of hormones, while those on the pill deal with a more up-and-down level of hormones in their bodies," Neinstein said. “On the other hand, with the patch there is s 3 (percent) to 5 percent chance of it either falling off or causing irritation on the skht "
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Senate passes election code, picks election commission
Meeting Rules governing 2003 voting campaign passes with some changes
BY ALICE WALTON
Suff Writer'
Student Senate passed the 2003 elections code Tuesday for the upcoming campaign and election, which begins Feb. 10.
The elections code outlines different aspects of the election including funding, campaigning and voting.
One change to this year's code is the increase in expenditures allotted
for presidential and vice-presidential candidates from $750 to $1,000.
"We wanted to let candidates run campaigns and publicize campaigns the way they wanted to while still being responsible," said Elections Co-Director Annie Mullaly, a junior majoring in English.
The maximum expenditures allotted did not change for senatorial candidates. Individual senatorial candidates may spend up to $300 during the campaign.
Another change to the elections code is rules governing campaigning near polling sites. Whereas last year's
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Office of International Services aiding some students called by government agency for questioning
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Despite nationwide compbca tion* with special registration requirement* initiated by the federal government in December 2002, no USC studenu have been detained by the Immigration and Naturalisation Service, said officials from USC's Office of International Services.
As part of the government’* war on terrorism, all males living with U.S. visas older than the age of 16 who are nationals or citiseiu of cer lain Middle Eastern, African and Asian countries, and entered the United Stale* on or before Sept 30, 2002, an required to go to their nearest INS office* to register. There, they are expected to disclose personal information and answer questions in
s private interview with INS officials If they don't do either of these things, they could face deportation.
USC has one of thr largest inter national student population*, with 16.9 percent of the total student body representing foreign countries.
Laurie Cok. assistant director of OIS, said USC is confident that no international stndents have had problems with the INS. Even so, OIS is issuing special letters to all stu dents when they go to the INS office that states that he is in fact a fulltime student at USC. This is to give
student* the backing of the universi ty as well a* moral support
"My personal feeling is that the registration is an inconvenience and an anxiety producing experience for the students," Cox said "Hut the requirements do exist and grealei t penalties exist if they don't comply '' Dalai Hakim, a jumoi majoring ui global business, is a citisen of Pakistan and spent part of his wintei break in Bahrain. He wa* planning to go to the INS office in downtown Lo* Angeles on Jan. 17, but he was told by
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While Uie distinct |>ussibilily of a draft I* being considered by tlie national government, it is not within the rank* of USC sdminislrslor*
('ongrensnien Charles Kangel D-N Y and John Conyers Jr. D’Mich drew u|> legislation to reinstate the draft in effort* lo disarm Saddam Hussein in a potential war in Iraq, but USC officials have not shown much concern about Uie draft iiecoming an actual cause for concern.
“In administrative meetings, the draft lias not been given real thought Inh au*e it has not been presented as a teal issue," said Michael Jackson, vice jxrsident for Student Affairs The Dec. 30 legislation calls for mandatory draft of all men and women t>etween tlie ages of lit and 26 The jm>|>oscd decree allows high school studenls 18 years of age to bypass the draft and finish their degree.
The same cannot be said foi enrolled college studenls. Ail college students must serve in the military and cannot be exempt because of full time status at tlie university.
The legislation also allows President George W liush to deter mine how the draft would be instituted
Many USC men and women students op|tose the draft proposal for personal and political reasons.
"I view the draft as a violation of
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