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MONTREAL (CP) — Once teetering on the brink of extinction and disdained by student activists, university sororities and fraternities say they're on the rebound and, more popular than ever:

Rooted in the secret liter- ary and. social societies . of American universities in the early 1800s, they're supposed to: espouse. friendship and scholarship but are. better known for their beer bashes and marathon parties.

‘That image was reinforced by the antics portrayed in Animal House — a film that “destroyed us,” admits John Simpson, vice-president of Concordia University’s inter- fraternity council.

Simpson concedes that fel- low frats didn't do them- selves any. favors. with a series of theme parties two

ars ago. One featured a “nuts and bolts” party where the males, equipped with bolts, had to find ‘females wearing complementing nuts.

“It didn’t go over very big

with administration,” said Simpson.

Across town, McGill Uni- versity’s 102-year-old frater- nity system appears to be re- covering from a_ disastrous period. At its peak in 1964, McGill's system boasted 25 societies, but in 1976 there were only nine.

“Fraternities represented the establishment or were thought to represent it,” says Jean-Michel Blais, treasurer of Phi Delta Theta.

HAVE REPUTATION

“Here at McGill, they still have a bad reputation partly because-of the chic left-wing sentiment, which is mani- fested mainly by the McGill Daily (the McGill students’ newspaper).”

But a shift in political sensibility among students is bolstering frats, especially in the United States, says one

student.

“The whole attitude of the States is toward a‘ conser- vative trend, and fraternities represent a conservative trend,” says Alan Taliaferro, 22,°a graduate of the Uni- versity of Florida who is cur- rently doing his MBA at Mc- gill.

Although fraternities and sororities are trying to a-

ttract as many students as”

possible, most still have a

lengthy trial period for new”

members. At the beginning of the year, “rushes” are held in which prospective mem- bers are invited to special functions to learn about the groups-and be scrutinized by full-fledged members.

Those interested bid for membership and, if accepted, become “pledges.” They muSt prove for about* two months that they are worthy of membership. What counts in being chosen a pledge is keenness, not social standing or race, say McGill frats.

“What I'm looking for is the kind of person who is interested in the same ac- tivities as the chapter and has. the same enthusiasm to- ward our ideas as we have,” says Joel Roessner, edu- cation officer at Lambda Chi Alpha, one of the nine McGill fraternities.

A common. practice at some fraternities is hazing — the physical or mental tor- menting of pledges — which can range from forcing the initiates to perform as ser- vants to beating them. In the United States, hazing has re- sulted in death.

The Lambda Chi frater- nity, the first undergraduate fraternity to ban any form of hazing, makes all associate members with full rights. Roessner says the ad- vantages of fraternity life include help with studies from older members and cheap rent.

Report cites cause of plague

BOSTON (AP) —The mys- terious plague of Athens, which decimated the ancient Greek state 24 centuries ago and. triggered its downfall, was caused by a combination of influenza and toxic shock syndrome, a new report con- cludes.

The cause of the plague, which raged from 430 to 427 BC, has been the source of speculation for hundreds of years.

“It fits all the criteria, epidemiologically and clin cally, for. influenza compli- cated by toxic shock syn- drome,” said Dr. Alexander Langmuir, retired chief of epidemiology at the U.S. Centres for Disease Control.

He outlined his theory with colleagues from the Univer- sity of Arizona in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The researchers have named the illness the Thucy- dides syndrome after the historian who survived the outbreak and wrote a graphic description of it.

Within three decades of the outbreak, Athens fell to Sparta in the Peloponnesian War. .

“The beginning of her downfall can be directly con? nected to the outbreak of the epidemic, which killed tens of of her

“might

fever, cough, vomiting, blis- ters, thirst, diarrhea, gan- grene.and amnesia.

A key clue was gangréne, Langmuir said. “When I read about gangrene, I said, ‘My God, here's toxic shock syn- drome.”

Toxic shock is caused by a poison produced by a form of the staphylococcus _ bacter- ium. Victims suffer fever, low blood pressure, a rash and occasionally gangrene. The syndrome was recognized in 1978, shortly before an out- break in the United States linked it with the use of highly absorbent tampons.

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shock syndrome, no wide- spread rash was reported in the ancient outbreak. Lang- muir theorized the bacteria have. infected the Athenian victims through breaks in their skin.

He said outbreaks of in- fluenza and staphylococcus have often occurred ‘toge- ther, but usually staphylo- coccus causes pheumonia.

In the Athenian outbreak, however, the researchers suggest the flu was accom- panied by a form of staphylo- coccus that caused toxic

_ shock syndrome.

The researchers also

raised the possibility the

300,000 inhabitants and thereby created numerous military disadvantages, chief among which was the death of the great Athenian leader, Pericles,” the researchers wrote.

Over the years, scholars have the

Thucydides syndrome may not be extinct. Instead, they wrote, “it may have occurred in the past and may be present now at such a low frequency that no one has yet identified a sufficient number of cases to make a convincing

series worthy of publication.” L

was caused by smallpox, bubonic plauge, scarlet fever and a number of other ills. Some said the disease is now extinct or has changed so much it cannot be recognized. “No one in the past has ever come forward with an explanation of what the dis- ease was that made any sense to others,” Langmuir said. in an interview. he researchers based their conclusions on. Thucy- dides’ detailed description of symptoms of the disease

said now that doctors are aware of the an- cient epidemic, they may spot a living case-of Thucy- dides syndrome.

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Firing poo rks outery

By SIMON BIRCH Staff Writer The firing of Castlegar's deputy emergency services co-ordinator'Ken Miscavitch has sparkéd an angry outcry from members of the emergency services unit.

Miscavitch, who held the job for seven years, was_

< ousted from the position in favor of volunteer firefighter Leo

Sommers at Castlegar council's last meeting.

Miscaviteh’s firing from the voluntary position came at the recommendation of municipal emergency services co-ordinator Frank Steven.

Gordon Chrusch, an emergency services volunteer, said in an interview Tuesday he’s angry about the firing of

Miscavitch and the way in which it was done.

“Ken Miscavitch wasn't even notified about this,” Chrusch said. “He couldn't go to city council to defend himself.”

Chrusch also said council's protective services commit- tee should have consulted with emergency service members before replacing Miscavitch.

Miscavitch said he doesn't know why he was replaced.

“I wasn't really given any reasons,” he said. “I hayen't talked to the aldermen.”

However, Miscavitch said “there seems to~be* a personality conflict” between himself and Steven. and speculated that may have been the reason Steven wanted -

him replaced.

Not so, said Steven, an aviation instructor at Selkirk

College.

“The main reason is I'’m)moving people around to give other people a shot at some responsibility in the event of

to one of our

inopportune h Steven said.

“He's (Miscavitch) been in the position for seven years. It’s time somebody else had a shot at it.”

Contrary to a report in Monday's Vancouver Sun, Steven told The Castlegar News Tuesday that Miscavitch’s performance had nothing to do with his replacement.

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Cominco to head into space

By CasNews Staff

Cominco is going into the space business.

The mining giant's Electronic Mat- erials Division at Trail has signed an agreement with the National Research Council to grow cadmium mercury telluride crystals in space.

The $1.15 million project involves growing the crystals aboard an un- manned space flight to see how well they grow in weightless conditions.

The crystals will be grown in a fur- nace module to be launched into space on the Swedish MASER rocket.

The crystals are an expensive (millions of dollars per pound) highly effective semiconducting alloy.

And according to a prepared release from Kootenay West MP. Bob Brisco, researchers expect that producing the alloy in near zero. gravity will improve quality and increase yields.

“The result could be the opening up of domestic and export markets” for the crystals, says the release.

Bob Redden, manager of develop- ment for Cominco’'s Electronic Mater- ials Division, adds: “We've been work-

-ing on the experiment design for the

past six months, and we feel the possibility for improvement exists. If we're right, this project could have significant spin-offs.”

Future commercial applications could include medical imaging, pollu- tion monitoring, industrial inspection, robotics and aerial surveying.

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KEN MISCAVITCH

“There seems to bea personality conflict’

Ten vying

for a spot on council

By RON NORMAN Editor

Castlegar voters head to the polls Nov. 16 faced with the largest field of candidates for municipal election in recent memory, following a host of last-minute nominations.

A public all-candidates meeting will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Stanley Humphries Secondary School. Last Friday afternoon only two can- didates had ‘filed for the four vacant aldermanic seats on council. But by the noon Monday nomination deadline, another six hopefuls had thrown their hats into the ring. It means there will be a race for

every vacant seat on both Castlegar council and Castlegar school board.

Only incumbent Martin Vanderpol, Area J director on the Central Koot- enay Regional District board, was elected by acclamation in the Castlegar area.

The main event in the Nov. 16 municipal election will be the fight for the mayor's job between incumbent Audrey Moore and Ald. Bob MacBain.

Moore was elected by acclamation two years. ago. The last time she was opposed was‘in 1981 when she trounced another alderman who sought the mayor's chair — Jim Gouk — by more than 500 vot

But Macl is no political novice. He topped the polls the previous two times he ran — in 1981 and again in 1983.

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DIRTY. 30: Former B.C. Lions receiver Jim Young is the new

moving quickly. Addition is expected to be complete by first of new year.

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ision is the world’s largest supplier of cadmium mercury telluride crystals.

“This project is an excellent example of how private sector companies can work together with the government to prove Canada can be a world leader in the high tech industry,” said Brisco in the release.

“Also it demonstrates the high qual-

everyone over 65 and to people with a chronic illness.

“There's no shortage,” Arnott said. “The elderly people all got it.”

ity of technical and scientific skills.con- tained within the workforce in Koot- enay West.

The $1.15 million cost of the project will be shared with the National Re-

Central Kootenay Health Unit, the unit's director said Tuesday there is no shortage of the vaccine.

Dr. Monty Arnott’s assurances come among cries from other health units in B.C. that not enough of the vaccine was

Arnott added that in addition to the vaccine available from the health unit, a few vials were distributed to physi- cians in the area to give to patients who are unable to get to the health units.

Shirley Hunter-Oglow, supervisor of

search Council picking up the lion's share.

The project is scheduled to be com- pleted by August, 1988.

ordered this year.

Public health officials recommend the vaccine be given each fall ‘to

public health nursing for the -health unit, said she is “presently taking stock” of the vaccine at the health unit

No flu vaccine shortage here

By CasNews Staff and News Services

Despite a “very good response” to

the free flu vaccine available at the

and doesn’t yet know if the supply will hold out.

“We've received our supply and the supply was limited,” she said.

Hunter-Oglow said the health unit still has-some of the vaccine left and

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said she hopes it is enough to i everyone who needs it.

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SAYS VICTORIA'S WITCH

VICTORIA (CP) — Most people think of Halloween as an occasion for fireworks, ghosts, and things that go bump in the night, but it’s one of the most serious feasts on the witch calendar, says Robin Skelton.

Witchcraft is one of the world’s oldest religions, says the University of Victoria creative writing professor, who is also a poet and author.

“You have to see it as the religion of people who were probably Stone Age, who were agriculturalists and who were very concerned with the fertility of the land, and later with the fertility of the cattle.”

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He says witchcraft also involves the stars and early practitioners of this religion were astronomers and astrologers.

Skelton says witchcraft: was pushed into the background shen the Romans and Christians came to Britain.

“The gods of the old religion are the devils of the new. All the holy places of the witches were taken over by the Christian church, which is why you will find most

‘Yes, | cast spells’

churches in England and Wales built upon mounds that ‘were used as holy meeting places by the witches.”

Oct. 31 is All Saints Day in some churches but it used to be called Hallowmas and the eve of Allhallows or Hallow-een. Hallow means holy.

Skelton says witchcraft has nothing to do with devil worship or Satanism and witches don't practise blood sacrifices.

“Witches don't believe in the devil, so how can they worship him?” asks Skelton, who does many of the things expected of witches.

“Yes, I cast spells and I'm happy to say that I'm usually about 80-per-cent effective.

“But my spells are almost always healing spells and I do it by various means — by verbal magic, the laying on of hands and by other means that I really can’t go in to, not for reasons of secrecy but for reasons of complexity.”

Despite stories of Halloween being a night for black magic and sorcery, Skelton says it isn’t evil.

“Halloween, for witches, is the night when summer changes to winter and so-the dead are closer to us at that point than any other time of the year.

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