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Maternity Supplement Insurance •Costs as little as $70/MONTH • Pays out as much as $4000 • Must be in effect 10 months BEFORE you deliver the baby. Anonymous reader During my freshman year, me and one of my roommates just didn't get along. Fortunately, we didn't share a room. She lived down the hall, but I could still hear her when she got in fights with her mom on the phone. One night she was so loud, none of us - myself and my other roommates included - could concentrate on studying. After she had stormed out of the apartment, we decided that we needed to talk to her about it, not mammm^m^m^mm in a mean way, but just let her know there was a problem we needed to work out. So when she came back to the apartment, we all congregated in the front room and very casually started talking to her and brought up our problem with her in a very roundabout way. RoomiesiHell \ReaJ Life Stories I Unfortunately, she immediately got defensive and started yelling at us. After a yelling match, she stormed out of the room with her pillow and slept in the lobby that night. The next night, her parents paid for her to stay in a hotel. Since she was going to be gone, she gave her key to some boys she knew and had them come and trash our apartment at four in the morning. To top it all off, I had let her borrow my book for a class we had together so she could study for the test. She wouldn't give me my book back so I couldn't study. Roommates from Hell is i a new feature iu the Utah ; Statesman which will allow you to share your horror stories from roommates past. Send us the funniest stories from your experiences here at Utah State. ^-. You'll remain anonymous but The Statesman accepts no responsibility for hurt feelings of anyone who recognizes , him/herself from the story. , ^ ) | So send your late night ^ awakenings and prank wars $fy\ gone awry to features@states^;5.! marLUsu.edu. Please keep entries around 200 to 300 words in length, .-,,.., UNLAND From page 5 and Snow Shot, which will allow riders to race snowmobiles on a track. Taylor Rendon, 13, said, "It's the best place in Cache Valley." Checketts manufactures rides and sells them to amusement parks all over the world. Romaro said they have rides in England and at Knott's Berry Farm, as well as the Big Shot at the top of the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas. "Come check us out," Romaro said, "and then come back next year to see how we develop everything. Every year we will add something new." The S&S Fun Park is open Monday and Friday from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. and on Saturday from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. For now it is closed Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday. All rides are $5, except for the Sonic Boom, which is S10. ~hollyadams@cc.usu.edu Michael Sharp/mkhaelsharp@(cusu.edti Go-KARTS SPEED TRHOUGH THE FINNISH UNE at S&S Fun Center located at 1907 S 800 West. The track and many of the other rides are visible from Highway 89 on the way to Sardine Canyon. •VACCINE From page 7 1 1 Works great with other health insurance policies. Great prices on all Life, Health, Auto & Renters Insurance. Cache Valley Insurance, Inc. 94 South Main, Logan (435) 752-4560 Ask for Quent Casperson or JaNae Wolfley tacos and burritos ! $ 1 OFF j all combination meals Expires Sept. 30, 2005 MEXICAN FOOD EAT IN & TAKE-OUT OPEN 2 4 HOURS 750-0328 adolescents become sexually active. Experts said they do not know whether the shots would work on even younger children because the studies so far have not included pre-adolescents. Drugmaker Merck's studies showed that Gardasil, its new vaccine against human papillomavirus, or HPV, was 100 percent effective in preventing precancerous disease, but only when given to women and girls who had never engaged in sex at the time of the shots. A new vaccine being developed for genital herpes works only if administered before individuals are exposed to the type 1 virus, the strain that causes cold sores, according to a study sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the vaccine's manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals. But experts estimate that 50 percent of Americans contract the type 1 virus by the time they reach adolescence, which makes it more urgent to vaccinate younger children. Even opponents of the vaccines have struggled with the evidence of publichealth benefits. The Family Research Council, a Christian organization that promotes conservative views on sexual behavior, initially was against giving adolescents vaccines against STDs. In a statement released in February, the group said that adolescents would view the vaccines as "a license to engage in premarital sex." But after criticism that such opposition amounted to turning a blind eye to cancer risks, the council changed its stance, insisting it only was against mandatory vaccination. "As a vaccine we do not have a problem with it; it all depends on how it is implemented," said Pia de Solenni, the group's director for life and women's issues. Still, other conservative groups have stood firm against the idea of targeting children with such vaccines. "If you tell a 13-year-old, 'You are protected against this STD,' will she suddenly start thinking she is protected against all STDs, and therefore does not worry about having premarital sex and becomes sexually active?" said Leslee J. Unruh, founder and president of the Abstinence Clearinghouse. The drugmakers say the vaccines are no substitute for educating children about sexual activity. There are more than 100 different types of HPV, making it the most common cause of sexually transmitted infection. Condoms cannot always protect against HPV, as the virus is spread by genital contact. According to the CDC, approximately 20 million people are infected with HPV in the United States, and at least half of sexually active men and women will acquire the virus in their lifetime. HPV types 16 and 18 cause about 70 percent of cervical cancer and cervical dysplasia — abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 3,700 women in the U.S. die each year of the disease. The drugmakers are pushing for a CDC recommendation that would urge health-care providers to recommend the vaccination and encourage health plans to cover the cost. But mainstream use of the vaccines will depend on parental acceptance, experts said. Articles in the September issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health showed that most parents and their adolescents were amenable to STD vaccinations. The reports also found that parents became supportive after learning about the health benefits of the vaccine or hearing a doctor recommending the vaccine. Some parents said they wanted to wait until their children were older. But that may be too late, said Morita of the Chicago Public Health Department. "These are horrible diseases that we want to prevent people from getting," Morita said. "Giving (the vaccine) to people (before) they are at higher risk is. important." Love the life of an Aggie? If you're into activites happening on campus or would like to be, come write for Aggie Life. If you know of anything that would make a great features article, let us know, we also accept story suggestions. 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