IT IS almost impossible to walk to class without passing several iPod-clad runners. The University is proud of its fit students, boasting in large banners that it was named "Hottest for Fitness" by Kaplan College Guide. This reputation is not without merit as 94 percent of all students use one of the four gyms, according to director of the Intramural Recreational Sports Departmen Mark Fletcher. But the ethos of fitness masks the oft-ignored underside: eating disorders.
According to the National Eating Disorders Association, "as many as 10 million females and 1 million males are fighting
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