2 SUMMER NKBRASKAN June 24, 1982
Handicapped have recreation
needs filled at Auld Center
BY JEAN TIMM HUMAN
Individuals with special needs can partici
pate in recreation programs offered through
the Auld Center, .1140 Sumner.
The Auld Center offers programs for indi
viduals who are mentally retarded, chroni
cally mentally ill or physically handicapped.
Recreation activities are also offered for sen
ior citizens. To participate in any of the pro
grams, individuals must be at least five years
old.
No fee is charged for any the recreation
programs offered through the Auld Center.
"Funding for the programs come from the
taxpayer's dollars," said Mrs. Dorothy Luigi,
a program coordinator.
Beginning in July, the Auld Center offers a
"Sum-Fun Day Camp," for ages five through
21, at Antelope Park, Mrs. Luigi said. The
camp will last for nine weeks, Monday
through Friday. The first six-week camp will
be held 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The last three-week
camp will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Arts and crafts, swimming, field trips and
music movement classes will be offered at
the day camp, Mrs. Luigi said.
Friday afternoons, the Auld Center spon
sors bowling at Hollywood Bowl, 920 N. 48th
St., for special need individuals who wish to
participate.
Every Friday evening, beginning at 7 p.m.,
"Night-time fun" is scheduled at the Auld Cen
ter. Activities include movies, refreshments,
singing and "lots of laughter," Mrs. Luigi said.
Senior citizen dances are held at the Auld
Center on Tuesday evenings beginning at 7:30
p.m.
Staff and activity supervisors at the Auld
Center are both paid and volunteer workers,
Mrs. Luigi said.
Transportation to the activities is limited,
she said.
Body 9 s bacteria battles bottle
so switch to another deodorant
BY JKNNI BURROW'S
Warm weather has finally descended upon
Lincoln, and if you've noticed that your deo
dorant just isn't working as well as it used to,
don't throw it away yxsi put it on the shelf
and switch to another brand for a while, ad
vises Dr. Rodney Basler of Dermatologic As
sociates, 140 S. 27th St.
Basler said that an antiperspirant or deo
dorant often will stop working because the
body builds a tolerance to the product, just as
it will to most drugs. Sometimes, he said, the
body will develop a biological variant of the
underarm bacteria, which grows in spite of
the antibiotic in the deodorant. Basler said
the antibiotic in deodorant kills the odor-causing
bacteria.
Basler said that bacteria reacting with
apocrine gland secretions, which are present
in armpit and groin areas, and bacteria which
interact with perspiration, cause odor. Perspi
ration itself has no odor, he said.
The best way to control odor is to use a
stick deodorant, which has the best skin con
tact, Basler said, but men with abundant arm
pit hair may find sprays most effective.
Basler said that he gets about one patient
a week who complains of excess perspiration
and odor, lie sometimes prescribes anticholi
nergic drugs, which can eliminate 80 percent
of the perspiration that a person emits. A
strong solution of aluminum chloride can help
block sweat gland secretion, he said.
Desperate cases can even ask to have
their sweat glands removed completely.
Basler said that in 10 years of practice, he has
had about 6 requests for this operation.
In most cases, changing to a stronger
brand of deodorant or antiperspirant can
solve the problem, he said.
"We have a saying around here a new
broom sweeps cleanest," he said.
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Valerie Fisher and Dennis Cossgrove enjoy one of
the finer things in the summertime. You can't beat
ice cream from the UN-L Dairy Store on east campu
s.The store is open from 10am to 10 pm, Monday
through Saturday and from 1pm to 10 pm on Sun
day during the summer.
YWCA of Lincoln offers programs for everyone
BY JEAN TIMMERMAN
A place to build self-esteem, a place to grow, a place to
learn and a place for holistic health are the images the Young
Women's Christian Association strives for, said Barbara
Cameron, assistant executive director of the Lincoln YWCA.
The YWCA, 1432 N St., wants men, women and children of
diverse backgrounds to be members so their lives may open to
new understanding and deeper relationships, Cameron said.
To accomplish this goal, the YWCA offers programs in
aquatics, child development, health, physical education and
recreation.
Aquatics classes include beginner, advanced beginner and
intermediate levels. A 40-minute aqua fitness class and a shal
low water exercise class for non-swimmers is offered. "Diaper
Dip" is for babies aged six months to 24 months and "Water
Baby" is for children two to four years old.
Aerobic exercises, jogging, weight training, stretching and
relaxation and tennis are available for adults. Prenatal and
postpartum fitness classes are also offered. Child care is avail
able for children aged one to six whose parents are participat
ing in classes.
The New Directions Center at the YWCA is a career and
life planning center for women in transition. The New Direc
tions Center provides self-help services and support for
women coping with change in their lives, Cameron said. It is
financed by the Junior League of Lincoln and offers the oppor
tunity for women to explore who they are, to determine goals
and to gain confidence in themselves.
"A woman in transition is defined as someone who is ex
periencing some type of change in her life patterns, whether
due to economic reasons or personal satisfaction," Cameron
said. The change may be the decision to leave the home and
enter the work place. It may be a decision to change employ
ment or upgrade job skills or the change may be caused by an
upheaval in personal life widowhood, separation or divorce,
Cameron said.
The youth program at the YWCA offers baton, karate, pre
gymnastics, gymnastics, movement exploration, ballet and
jazz dance classes.
Several specialty programs at the YWCA are offered by
appointment. Massages, private hour-long nutrition consulta
tions and basic weight training consultations are a few exam
ples. "Encore" offers physical and psychological rehabilitation
for women who have had a mastectomy'Exercise Exceptio
nalle" is for people with physical limitations and is co-sponsored
by the YWCA and the League of Human Dignity.
Open hours have been scheduled for the pool, gym, fitness
room and weight room. There are both member and non-member
fees for all classes and use of the facilities, Cameron said.
Yearly membership fees at the YWCA are $15 for adults, $8
for full-time students and $5 for senior citizens. Children under
12 are included in their parents membership.
"Men are welcome at the YWCA, and we have a growing
male membership," Cameron said.
Not only is the YWCA a place for learning and growing, but
it offers an opportunity for individuals to volunteer their time,
Cameron said. The YWCA employs several full-time and part
time volunteer workers. The volunteers make gifts which are
sold at the Children's Holiday Shopping Bazaar every Decem
ber. The money from the gifts supports programs at the
YWCA.
"Last year we had over 4,000 hand-made gifts and 700 chil
dren attended the bazaar," Cameron said.
"The Y offers something for just about everyone," she said.
Epilepsy fairly common among
dogs, often mistaken for rabies
BY JENNI BURROWS
Imagine that you are sitting on your front
porch, petting Fido on the head. Fido is wag
ging his tail contentedly.
Suddenly his body stiffens; his lips draw
back, exposing his teeth. He clenches his jaws
and foams at the mouth. Falling to the
ground, Fido kicks and pedals with his legs as
though he is swimming. His eyes roll back in
their sockets; he loses control of his bowels;
he gasps for breath as foam flies from his
twitching lips.
Finally, Fido is calm. His tongue lolls out
of his mouth as he breathes with difficulty.
Disoriented, he stumbles as he tries to walk,
and looks at you with blank, glassy eyes.
Some might mistake this episode for
rabies, but to Fido's owner this is just another
seizure. Fido has epilepsy.
Epilepsy, an electrical disturbance in the
brain, is "fairly common in dogs," said Dr.
Terry Pitts of Pitts Veterinary Hospital, 2225
Highway 2. An epileptic seizure occurs when
the brain produces too much electricity, set
ting off another part of the brain such as
motor control, resulting in thrashing and
pedaling, he said.
Epilepsy in dogs can be the result of brain
tumors, scar tissue in the brain, head injuries,
distemper or heredity, Pitts said.
Seizures can vary in intensity from disori
entation and fainting to violent thrashing and
vomiting, said Dr. Ralph Ebers of Capitol Ani
mal Clinic, 633 N. 66th St. He said that seizur
ing dogs should be placed in a dark, quiet
room during an attack.
Pitts said that although there are exten
sive tests that can be used to diagnose epilep
sy, a dog that has periodic seizures is usually
considered to be epileptic if no other cause is
found for the seizures.
Electroencephalograms, tracings of brain
waves, are sometimes used to diagnose epi
lepsy in dogs, Ebers said.
"In the last couple of years I've seen about
100 cases of seizuring dogs," Pitts said, "but
not all of them may have been epileptic."
Ebers said that sometimes a dog or puppy
will have a seizure for apparrently no reason
at all, and never have another one.
SUMMER
NE BRAS KAN
The Summer Nebraskan is a student
newspaper published each Thursday as a
laboratory project by School of Journalism
classes in Advertising, Editing, Photogra
phy and Reporting.
REPORTERS
Jim Anderson
Marlene Burbach
Jenni Burrows
Mike Klusaw
Mark Krieger
Dianne Lutzi
Pat Masters
Jean Timmerman
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Mike Boettcher
Bruce Boyle
Jeff Browne
Connie Gonyea
Jeff Goodwin
Kathy Graff
Julie Hagemeier
Terry Hyland
Kris Knudsen
Beth Lawton
Kris Mullen
Kevin O'Hanlon
Peggy Polacek
Tim Schaffert
Tom Shelton
Larry Sparks
Ann Stedman
COPY EDITORS
Linnea Fredrickson Bill Hayes
Theresa Goodall Pat Kovanda
ACCOUNT REPS
Gary Coleman Jeanie Lingenfelter
Instructors are Jack Botts, Julie Dean,
Hon Gibson and Don Glovr. School of
Journalism Dean is R. Neale Copple.