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Gabrielle Carteris, former star of "Beverly Hills 90210," addressed
University students on the dangers of eating disorders.
Carteris was this week's First-Year FOCUS speaker in place of Tracey Gold who
could not attend the event for "personal reasons."
The presentation began with Carteris having students draw what they thought
their bodies looked like and she then traced their bodies on the same piece of
paper.
Carteris said this exercise was originally done with 9-year-olds to show the way
people perceive theirselves begins from a very young age. She said that, on
average, people draw themselves four to five inches bigger than they actually
are. Almost everyone on stage lived up to this average.
Carteris, who struggled with permarexia, the state of always being on a diet,
said she began dieting because she associated beauty with thinness and felt the
pressure of being beautiful from her mother.
"Statistics say 86 percent of people with eating disorders are under 20 and 10
percent of people with eating disorders are men," Carteris said. "But I assert
that it's more because those numbers are just based on anorexia and bulimia and
with guys there's a lot of shame connected to it."
Carteris showed covers of 10 popular magazines and every one of them had
something about dieting on it. She impressed upon us how much time and money are
spent on airbrushing.
"Guys, don't you agree, you're looking for real women, not Jennifer [Aniston]
and we're not looking to date Brad Pitt, we want normal guy," she said. "I love
my husband and he's no Brad and he loves me and I'm no Jennifer," she said.
She concluded the program with reminding everyone to celebrate their bodies.
After the success of last year's Freshman FOCUS program, the Dean of Students
Office is sponsoring this semester's First-Year FOCUS program. The First-Year
Program is five weeks long and hosts speakers who talk on a variety of issues.
The first program was titled "Character: The Ultimate Survivor Tool" and
featured Ethan Zohn, the winner of "Survivor Africa." His spoke about his
experience on the show and the importance of character and how it affects an
individual's decisions.
"Better Grades in Less Time" was last week's program, which focused on study
skills, including strategies and techniques.
We designed the program with new students in mind. We know they're going to
betting the academic information they need and we want to also make sure they
get the social balance," Lynda O'Malley, the associate dean of students, said.
"But all of our programs are open to everyone. There were many upperclassmen at
the study skills program."
Last night's program featured Gabrielle Carteris in "Dying to Be Thin." Carteris
who was one of the stars of "Beverly Hills 90210" spoke about her battle with
permarexia, a widely unknown and misunderstood disorder.
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The victims of permarexia by Kate Rew
Photo below a
model getting ready for the catwalk.
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