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Students vaccinate homeless
UA-Tucson group collaboration provides medical services to those in need By Brenna Goth ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT More than 300 of Tucson’s homeless and underserved will be protected against influenza this year, thanks to the UA Student Health Advisory Committee. The UA Student Health Advisory Committee, in collaboration with El Rio Community Health Center, established its first vaccination clinic at Hope Fest on Saturday. Hope Fest is an annual gathering of community and governmental organizations held at Tucson Electric Park. The event provides medical services, dental services, haircuts, clothing, food and other resources to the homeless and underserved community. The Student Health Advisory Committee purchased 310 influenza vaccines for the event, which were administered by registered nurses. Committee volunteers at Hope Fest led attendees to various medical services, including vision screenings, blood pressure testing and diabetes testing. The committee also donated 2,400 cans of food, clothing and books to the event. “What we’re doing for (the underserved) is making so much of a difference,” said pre-physiology freshman Lucy Shi, the grants,
Four Loko offers risky buzz By Yael Schusterman ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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The UA Student Health Advisory Committee helped El Rio Community Health Center vaccinate those in need during the 18th annual Hope Fest at Tucson Electric Park, Saturday. Hope Fest provides dental and health services as well as clothing, food and haircuts to the underprivileged and homeless.
donations and fundraising chair for Student Health Advisory Committee. “I’m going to remember this experience for the rest of my life.” Emile Gordon, co-director of Student Health Advisory Committee and a junior majoring
in microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, and human physiology and anatomy, began planning the initiative over the summer. He originally wanted to vaccinate the homeless at local shelters but was stopped by legal restrictions. The committee
collaborated with El Rio Community Health Center, who participated in Hope Fest in the past, to introduce the service. “It was a lock-and-key fit,” Gordon said. SHOTS, page 3
Four Loko comes in eight flavors, contains 12 percent alcohol and is less than $3. This alcoholic energy drink popular among students can be more harmful to a person’s body than a beer or cocktail, officials say. Lee Ann Hamilton, assistant director of Health Promotion and Preventive Services for Campus Health Service, said a standard 12-ounce beer has a 4 to 6 percent alcohol content, while a 4 or 5 ounce glass of wine is generally less than 12.5 percent. Hamilton explained that a 23.5-ounce can of Four Loko equals 5.6 standard drinks because it contains 2.88 ounces of pure ethanol. In comparison, a can of Keystone Light has a half-ounce of pure alcohol, around one-sixth the typical amount of a Four Loko. Hamilton said those who drink FOUR LOKO, page 3
Pride Alliance to give HIV tests By Abigail Richardson ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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Members of Theta Tau fraternity present their float, based on the sci-fi film “Back to the Future,” to students and alumni during the UA Homecoming parade on Saturday. Theta Tau will likely take the win for the 12th consecutive year in the 2010 float competition.
Float building binds greeks By Lucy Valencia ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Professional engineering fraternity Theta Tau will most likely take home the first prize trophy for the 12th consecutive time for the best Homecoming float this Saturday, students say. Theta Tau built their unique float based on the “Back to the Future” movies as part of this year’s Homecoming theme “One for the Ages.” “It’s kind of hard to compete with them,” said Steven Spithogiannis, a communication major and member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, “They’re an
engineering fraternity and have really unique designs.” Like most other UA Greek Life members, Pi Kappa Alpha members were busy with many other Homecoming events and festivities throughout the week but worked on the floats from Oct. 18 up to the day of the parade. On Wednesday, Pi Kappa Alpha — who worked in collaboration with Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority — was halfway done. “We have the main part and framework finished, we just need the decorations,” Spithogiannis said on Wednesday. “The most important thing to us is the Homecoming float because it
represents who you are as a fraternity, as an organization and how hard of workers you are.” Spithogiannis worked with Sean Meritt, a psychology senior, to design their float. They decided to add 10 people to “hype people up and cheer along with the crowd,” as they rode on the float during the parade. Five were from Pi Kappa Alpha and five were from Kappa Kappa Gamma. “We wanted some of the younger guys to be on there, to get them more involved,” Spithogiannis said. “It’s a tradition that passes on, and it’s important to include freshmen in
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the pledge process because it gets them more involved.” The most difficult part of the building process for the fraternity was designing the float and actually finding time to get members working on it, Pi Kappa Alpha members said. “We’ve been building all day the best that we can,” said Carsen Kipley, an engineering management freshman and new member of Pi Kappa Alpha who rode on the float. “I’m glad to be there, and I’m doing it all for the school spirit. We’re proud to be Arizona Wildcats.”
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The ASUA Pride Alliance will be holding free HIV testing on campus today from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation will do the testing and provide results within 20 minutes. “Sexual education is extremely important, and it’s hard to have safe practices if you don’t know what your status is,” said Derek Knocke, a psychology major and intern for the Associated Students of the University of Arizona Pride Alliance. “The goal is to increase people’s awareness and have them be aware of what their HIV status is.” This will be the third year that free HIV testing will be offered on the UA campus, according to Jai Smith, the co-director of ASUA Pride Alliance. The ASUA Pride Alliance has been sponsoring the tests for the last two years and adapted the service from the Women’s Resource Center, which provided it for one year. At this event, participants can expect confidentially, professionalism and a relaxed setting. If an individual’s status does come back positive, there will be professionals on site who will be waiting to assist with the resources and materials needed. “It is a wonderful opportunity, completely free and it takes all of 20 minutes,” Knocke said. “Everyone should come down and get their status updated.”
IF YOU GO Free HIV testing Career Services, room 411 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Monday Night Film Series “Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup,” documentary about the investigation of Sept. 11, 7 p.m. at the Aerospace and Menchanical Engineering building.
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