1983_02 Insight February 1983

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West Coast: Road trips and recitals
r*xrt*rt*aotiet_.-.reewitha_ '-There Is niora caring and love."
tor.- aald Student Body President Ralph
'«-**aer*_who Dtoon.  "IhstnitHors realty care
I at both about tbe students."
e who are "It's not unusual for instructors to
attending CSUF are rnajorini  in invite students over to thdr houses or
buauaeas, rjrryskal education, music go out to dinner,'
and JouTUtlism. Just much mo—
The tjnkrue atmosphere at West just rjumbers."
Coast la attributed to the Lnterper- Students come from different
sonal  cotnmunication  between In- rjarts d the country with a wide range
struetor and shident. of backgroiinds. One such student is
Christy Clark, a Jimior studying Mike Lockhart.
Christian ministries. Likes the at- Lockhart, a senior from Ondn-
inosphere d a small schod. "It's like nati, Ohio, said that West Coast gave
a big family and everyone accepts him a aecond chance. "I played col-
each ttt^^You know evaryro lege rjasketball back East for a year
and because d different problems, I
Lockhart will recdve his bachelor
d arts this spring with a double ma join physical education at CSUF and
"I am thankful for the opportunity to come out here and I thank God
that he gives me the strength to play
well," said Lockhart. "I hope to teach
and coach somedav."
The West Coast basketball team
is currently ranked fifth in the nation
among small colleges and has a 14-3
record this season.
Last season the Knights, received
national attention when Lockhart was
put on the spot when playing UC Santa
Crux. Six players from West Coast
fouled out d the game leaving Lockhart to play one on five.
"We had' a couple players injured
that night, so only seven guys suited
up. With two minutes and 10 seconds
left to play, six players had fouled
out," said Lockhart. "We were 13
points ahead and won by eight points.
I was lucky to score 5 points in the last
two minutes.*' Tbe Knights won 75 to
67.
"Our players come from
everywhere," said Coach Jerry
Turner. His n-man team is currently
on a 10-game winning streak. "I think
I have a really smart group d young
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the coming weeks along with
Players come from states such as
New York, Florida, Alaska, and Pennsylvania. "Our best recruiters are our
students," said Turner. "We don't
have the pressures that Fresno State
has in dealing with rules and
guidelines."
There are many times when
Turner will have his players over fa-
dinner or organize an out-d-town trip
to watch cither college conference
games. The basic rules and regulations are set clown by tbe administration. Players must maintain a
minimum GPA and must be full-time
students.
"What really helps us is having an
administration that supports us," said
Turner, a Georgia native. "They have
been on every road trip this year... we
have our own little blue wave."
Turner has coached not ody in
the last six years but has also been the
athletic director. "I have come from
no office to a small office to a larger
dfice," be said.
"West Coast offers intramural
sports such as softball, basketball and
volleyball. There is a women's
volleyball team and a men's baseball
team planned in the future.
a very ingenious bunch, who believe
in preparing themselves for the music
ministry.
"It must come from the heart,
like singing with understanding.
Anything they offered God should be
the best," Bailey said.
One example is Esther Pak, a
music major and a classical pianist
from Korea. "God gave to me this gift
d playing the piano," she said. "I love
to play, I want to play.
"I want to play for a chamber
music group, but right now I sing for
the West Coast Singers," said Pak,
whose father teaches extension
courses in Los Angeles for the Church
dGod.
West Coast Christian College is
owned and operated by the Church d
God. More than 8400,000 is donated
each year by the church. Private
donations and endowments also help
the college and financial aid is
available to the students.
"Everything has increased and
doubled in size," sdd Bob May, who
has been Christian Service Director
for the last 13 years. "When I first
came to this college, at times I had to
counsd students under a tree. We
shared offices back then. It was really
'Most students who come here
,are Christians. They are not interested in partying and getting
drunk.' —-May
Herpes: incurable and spreading
Continued from page l
' "It is difficult to think d your
body as being imperfect," Vandrick
stud. V_
Vandrick said the "typical" patient will generally express shock and
then anger.
"Quite often the patient will be
angry with the person that may have
infected them," Vandrick explained.
"Then, there is some shame and the
fear d a complicated future in dealing
with tbe idection. They wilt have to
face up to the fart they have herpes
when they get engaged or married."
Vandrick said tbe "psychological
effects" rather than tbe physical are
the most difficult to deal with. He ex
plained that since the diseases are
still incurable, treatment is generally
"symptomatic." So. helping tbe pa-
We know it is a virus and 90-95
percent of the time the physician can
make a diagnosis without even running a culture." Lopez said. "But, we
don't know how to cure it, that's the
kicker."
Genital  herpes, Vandrick
should not disrupt the patient's <
life at all. Patients need to be ad
to keep the infected areas     .
clean. Lopez said "general hygiene"
is the key. ~/   ■
Vandrick sai*Jx the sores from
herpes are highly infectious when
they are active. After a couple d
weeks they/dry up-ond flake away.
Aside front a little discomfort in some
cases, that takes care d tbe problem
until the sores become active again.
"Stress can Ije'a probiern," Lopez
said. "If the person is under a great
'..'.'Oh no, I've got an incurable
emotions get the best of them.'
rier" contraception, such as five condom or the diaphragm, are being used
less as more women use "the pill."
"There is closer contact that
way," Vandrick said. "But it is not
a matter d reporting. There has
an   increase   in   it   (genital
said any medication currently Available for treatment d
genital nerpes is not effective.
Acyclovir, Vandrick noted in his
health column in tbe Daily Collegian,
has been approved for use with
herpes, but the antiviral agent does
not cure herpes.
"It is really ody good at the first
outbreak if you catch it early
enough," Lopez said. "Then in a
recurrence, it is really not dfective at
all."
lesions in the labia d the vagina while
men experience the sores on the
penis.
Vandrick noted the increase in tbe
first strain d herpes, which manifests
itself around the mouth, is likdy to be
a result d increased homosexual activity.
"Many patients have the nagging
fear that it will recur," Vandrick said,
"although the recurrence is not as
severe as the original attack."
Vandrick also noted in his Daily
Collegian column that herpes virus
tends to establish itself on the skin and
then retreat to the moist and warm interior of the body. Inside, tbe virus
can attack the central nervous system
and thus, the brain.
"I think our program is going to
get better," Turner said. "Students
are smarter as to where they are going to put their money for education.
The more activities we have, the more
students will come here to school."
The college also has a touring
group called the West Coast Singers.
There are 20 to 25 singers and musicians in the group who sing in different churches around the state and
country.
"Music ministry is an important
part d tbe group," said Music Director Mark Bailey. "Twice a month on
weekends we tour California. March
4-13 we will be touring Oregon and
Washington."
There are about 15 music majors
at West Coast. "I have a high leaning
to the arts. Students are not coming
here for perfotrruince training but to
prepare themselves for the music
ministry," said-Bailey.
Students learn to lead people in
worship. "My strong belief is that
music should not be done haphazard,
it should be well done," said Bailey.
"We try to prepare our graduates to
go into a church and organize a complete music ministry."
Bailey said he fdt his students are
crowded."
May has been instrumental in involving students in community activities. Students visit juvenile hall
and Wakefield School once a week. A
group d students also help conduct
church services at the Rescue Mission
in Fresno, May said.
"A person's relationship with
Jesus is number one, regardless d
whether they are going to be a doctor
or a minister," said May, who runs his
own Church d God in Clovis. "Their
relationship with God is their first
priority."
Students who attend West Coast
Christian College come from middle
to low income families. "The tuition
here is lower than most Christian colleges and financial aid is available,"
said May.
"Most students who come here
aire Christians, they are not interested
in partying and getting drunk. They
are more serious minded about God
and the direction d their lives."
"We have a Christian College
whose students are concerned with
their lives, not ody spiritually, but
also emotionally and physically as
well. We try and make the student as
well-rounded as possible," May said.
illness." Their
—Lopez
tient deal with tbe infection from a
niental standpoint is foremost.
"This is one d those cases where
a little bit d knowledge can be
dangerous," Andy Lopez, public
health field representative with the
Fresno County Health Department,
Said. "Tbe reaction is 'Oh no, I've gd
- an incurable illness.' Their emotions
gd tbe best of them."
• Lopez said that once the patient
gets more knowledge on the matter
and learns what the idection means
lo ber or him, then it is easier to deal
with.
' "It te Largdy an individual problem," Lopez said. "Tbe more info-mod an individual is. tbe better be
prsheisabletohandetlierjrTtolem.''
Lopez said nearly 100 people are
treated monthly who "suspect they
have the infection." Some, naturally,
turnout to be Incorrect disgrtoaaa.
deal of stress because of the infection,
that can lead to recurrence."
Despite tbe sensitivity d tbe infection, Vandrick said there has not
been a reluctance to report tbe illness
in the past which, in turn, has not
made the figures appear that much
larger.
"There simply has been more and
more cases d the infection," Vandrick said. "Tbe number one cause
for the increase has been the increase
in sexual activity. Young people are
becoming more active at an earlier
age. There was a marked increase in
sex after Ihe Second World War and
into tbe 1960s and 60s. Studies show
that SO percent d young women, by
tbe time they leave high schod, are
sexually active."
Vandrick said the increased use
d the birth control pill may also have
an effect on It. He said forms d "bar-
Herpes affects not ody the skin
surface, but also the inside d the
body. The idection has been known to
cause brain damage and, ultimately
death in some patients.
Pregnant women, Vandrick said,
face the possibility d infecting their
children if the genital herpes lesions
are active during the birth process,
Lopez said tbe Caesarean section
birth method is advisable for these
women.
Vandrick said tbe infected child
faces a high possibility d death.
"But, it is not a desperate situation," Vandrick said. "Women will experience more pain and discomfort
than the men."
Women are affected by the herpes
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