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According to Wong, the large
difference in energy use for daily
activity between die two groups is
a concern. Fat accumulation
accelerates during puberty, which
is also the time that most girls tend
to decrease their physical activity.
“Hiis lower level of energy use
might be putting African-
American adolescent girls at
greater rijk for excessive weight
gain,” said Wong. Overweight
teens often become overweight
adults who face an increased risk
for diabetes, cardiovascular
SATURDAY, APRIL 17,1999
9:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M.
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MINORITY MATH
AND SCIENCE
MAJORS CAN
LEARN AND
PROFIT WITH
SUMMER BRIDGE
hope amidst the problems and
concerns. And spring is a good
time to sec evidence of new life
and new creation. Here, then, are
two stories of victories and
Jackson
asthma already.
Left to right: Michael Keller, Takasha Francis, Eric Hodges, Willie Capers, Wenddfl King, Antionette Steward,
Wilbert Howard, Kristin High, Jessica Jones, and Yakila Cooksey.
T.S.U. DEBATE
TEAM IN INTERNATIONAL WIN
The award winning Debate
Team, from Texas Southern
University, added another to its
many laurels, as it returned to
Houston, from competing in the
Ninth Annual International
Forensic Tournament, held in
Rome Italy.March 6-13. 1999. The
team captured the top three awards
in the major creative event of the
tournament, Roman Oratory,
taking first, second, and third
places, as well as fifth, and sixth,
with only one of the other twenty
five schools,competing, taking a
place in the rankings, Brookdale
College, with a fourth place award.
Using the ancient orations as a
basis for a presentation that related
the contents to society today,the
team members so impressed the
judges that there was a unanimous
decision on the top three
presentations. Because of the
excellence of their presentations,
they were invited to deliver them
again, before the more than 300
students in attendance at the
awards banquet, held at the end of
the tournament Adorned in the
typical costumes of ancient Rome,
including toga, tunic, and
The Fiesta Carnival
Advance, discount tickets are
now on sale for this year’s Official
Fiesta Carnival through Star
Tickets located in all Albertson’s
Stores. A coupon for 40 ride
tickets valued at $20 is on sale for
$16. A Family Pack Coupon of
100 ride tickets is available for
$80. Coupons can be redeemed at
any Official Fiesta Carnival Ticket
Box on the Carnival Midway any
. day or night between April
14—25.
* The Official Fiesta Carnival will
» be located in downtown San
I Antonio on Dolorosa Street
* between Santa Rosa and Flores
* Streets.
t Emphasis this year is on safety, a
l clean environment and wholesome
* entertainment for the entire family.
3 Alamo/Wade, new operators of the
!{ Fiesta Carnival, will feature m any
5 new rides, games and foods. “We
i invite everyone to visit the Fiesta
;{ Carnival this year., especially
wrap,am id thunderous
applaus£,the first place winner,
delivered the oration by Marcus
Aurelius, entitled, In defence of
Claudius, the second place winner,
A Letter to the Emperor, and the
third, An Appeal>fd.the .Gods, by
St. Ambrose. Ah. e&frf^feature, of
the awards assembly, was a
standing ovation to the coach, Dr.
T.F.Freeman, initiated bv the
treasurer, of the International
Forensic Association, Ms.Barbara
Baron, in recognition of his fifty
years of service, as coach of the
T.S.U. Debate Team, and his
continuing service, not only to
Texas Southern,but to the entire
forensic community.
The team was accompanied by
the assistant coaches, Lolita
Morrow, Jennifer Germany, Gloria
Batiste Roberts, the University
Photographer, Earlie Hudnall as
well as the head coach, T. F.
Freeman.
Following the tournament., the
team visited many historical sites
in and around Rome, including the
Basilica, the Sistine Chapel.the
Forum,the Vatican Museum,the
families. People will be surprise to
see what we can do to make our
Carnival a great experience for
ail,’' says Alamo/Wade Managing
Partner, Gary Denton. ‘Join the
fun; bring the family,” adds
Denton.
For more information regarding
advance, discount tickets call the
Alamo/Wade Office at 222-9949.
Ethnicity linked to
energy output of
teenage girls
Ethnicity may be the latest
addition to the list of risk factors
for weight gain among teenage
girls, according to a study
published in the March issue of the
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology
and Metabolism.
Lower energy output might help
explain the greater tendency of
African-American girls and
women to become overweight,"
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Colosseum, The Spanish Steps,
The Pantheon,The Area Acra, St.
Angelo Castle, the Trevi Fountain,
Florence, Naples, Pompeii,
etc.Each evening the team visited
a famous restaurant known for its
Italian cuisine, with most marks of
delight and approval, going to the
Dinner Theatre at Fantasie di
Trustevere, and the live music and
dinner dance, at the Bella
Shanghai.
Reluctantly, at the conclusion of
the educational tours, the students
emplaned for the United States
Before returning to Houston, there
was a stop over in New York, City,
where students, who had not been
there before, were provided with
the opportunity.of seeing the
“bright lights” in Times Square, as
well as enjoying a boat ride around
the city.
The students returned with an
eagerness to share their
experiences with others, as they
contimue their mentoring of the
Middle School students in
preparation for the Smooth
Talkers Forensic Tournament in
April, as well as their minds set on
working hard to qualify for the
Tenth Annual International Meet
tentatively scheduled to be held in
Prague.
said Dr. William Wong, a scientist *
with the USDA/ARS Children’s
Nutrition Research Center and a J
professor of pediatrics at Baylor '
College of Medicine in Houston.f
According to government data, 44
percent of African-American t
adolescent girls are considered
overweight, compared to 29
percent of Caucasians.
The study involved 81 normal-
weight African-American and
Caucasian girls between the ages
of 12 and 17, who were matched
for height, weight and percent
body fat. Each girl completed a
food diary while spending 24
hours in a calorimeter, a special
room designed to measure the
number of calories they burned
during various activities, such as
resting and sleeping.
The girls also received a dose of
“labeled water,” water containing
special “tracers” of oxygen and
hydrogen, before they returned to
their homes apd daily routines. At
the end of the 10-day period, the
girls turned in their food diaries
and daily samples of saliva or
urine they had collected. The
samples enabled researchers to
determine the rates at which the
tracers disappeared from their
bodies. The difference in these two
rates provides an accurate measure
of the number of calories that had
been burned.
Findings from the study showed
that the average daily caloric
intake of the girls in the two
groups was not significantly
different. However, the African-
American girls burned an average
of 410 fewer calories while doing
their noimal daily activities and 80
fewer during rest per day than their
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Education projects manager, at
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disease, joint problems, and some
types of cancer.
“Whether the African-American
girls’ lower energy use is related to
les^physical activity or some other
factor is not clear. But, if we can
identify the factors causing the
decrease in energy use, we might
be able to better design
intervention programs to help
children at risk for weight gained
related medical problems,” ipd
Wong.
progress.
Convent, LA
Last year 1 wrote about the little
town of Convent, LA, located
between Baton Rouge and New
Orleans, in the area we call Cancer
Alley because of the high
incidence of cancer and the large
number of chemical plants there. A
Japanese corporation had decided
to build the world’s largest
polyvinylchloride manufacturing
plant in this little town along the
banks of the Mississippi River.
These types of plants emit dioxin
into the atmosphere and dioxin is a
known carcinogen.
This $700 million plant was
slated to be a mile and a half long,
but only to employ 165 workers,
who would have been highly-
skilled technicians. Yet, the state
approved the plans for this plant,
arguing that it would provide
economic development for the
largely poor and African American
community.
But the state and the corporation
did not count on the people of
Convent rising up and that was
what happened. The St. James
Citizens for Jobs and Justice was
formed and they quickly argued
that this was an environmental
justice issue since they had had no
say in whether yet another plant
would be located in their
.community and it was being
planned for a site only a short
distance from their only
elementary school: Two of the
group’s founding members, Mrs.
Emelda West and Mrs. Gloria
Roberts quickly became
spokespersons who traveled
around the nation telling their
story. But after an emergency
hearing held in Convent, it was
clear that although there was not
unanimity over the siting of the
plant in Convent, that there were
many, many community residents
who were concerned and
frightened. Many of them had
already lost loved ones to various
forms of cancer and most of the
children in Convent suffer from
Wife the threat of a Title VI
Civil Rights Act suit hanging over
them, the Japanese corporation
announced that it was withdrawing
its plans to build a pvc plant in
Convent. Power to the people! A
sign of hope and inspiration for us
all. Now, die job of the people and
the state is to find safe plants and
factories which will provide real
jobs for the people to be built in
this little town.
Rosa Parks Congressional Gold
Medal Bill
Only a few weeks ago 1 joined
others in calling for support for
Congresswoman Julia Carson's
bill to award Rosa Parks the
Congressional Gold Medal. In
order for the bill to by-pass the
time-consuming labyrinth of the
House of Representatives
committee process, it needed at
least half of the House as co-
sponsors and the closer it got to
two-thirds of the 435 members, the
better. Well, HR 573 did receive
the necessary number of sponsors,
including every House Democrat
and most, if not all of the women
representatives and the Speaker
has indicated that it will be voted
on April 13 when the House of
Representatives comes back to
order.
Now, we must go through a
similar, but less involved system in
the Senate. The Senate, with only
100 members, already has the bill
introduced, It was introduced by a
Republican Senator from
Michigan and several Democrats
also signed on. It already has 38
co-sponsors, but needs about 66 to
fast track it through the Senate.
The bill number in the Senate is 5
531 and it calls for the awarding of
the Congressional Gold Medal to
Rosa Parks, one of our nation’s
living treasures.
Wouldn’t it be a great Mother’s
Day present to Mrs. Parks to have
the Congressional Gold Medal
awarded to the mother of the civil
rights movement? That would be a
real sign of hope.
(Note: You can call your Senator
at 202-2243121.)
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iMIORLEAHS
1999
Saturday, April 17
Band-Aids
Jo Jo Reed and His
Happy Hill Zydeco Band
M ilen io
Ho! 8 Brass Band
Steve Reid s Bamboo Forest
Sunday, April 18
Second Nature
Hot d Brass Band
SAVE: Youtn Ensemble
Mideastern Dancers
Jo Jo Reed Zydeco
Steve Reid s Bamboo Forest
Admission: S6
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April 17 & 18
Sunken Garden Theater
Brackenrtdge Park
Saturday 12:00 Noon -11:00 P.M.
Sunday 12:00 Noon -10:00 P.M.
Cajun & Creole Food
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