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STD tests rise at Campus Health Problems plague UAccess system
Testing, information requests more common in weeks after spring break By Laura E. Donovan ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
In the weeks immediately following spring break, Campus Health Urgent Care has seen an increased student concern about sexually transmitted diseases. There were 159 STD screening requests between March 15 and April 1, said Lisette LeCorgne, a nurse practitioner at Campus Health Services. During the same time last
year, there were 150 requests. “(Normally) we have maybe 130 requests for STD screenings,” LeCorgne said. “It’s really not that big of a jump for spring break. Overall, we’re seeing more informational visits.” The increase in STD concern and screening started the last two days of spring break and has continued, said Sharidan Overland, a nursing supervisor at Campus Health Services .
LeCorgne, a 25-year employee, believes technology has played a role in the way people go to Campus Health. “I think a huge difference in people coming in for screenings now versus the past is the Internet and people being able to research their questions,” LeCorgne said. “This technology seems to have limited a lot of what we see for requests for testing. I think that by the time they come in here for test-
ing today, they have a higher index of suspicion for disease than, say, 10 years ago, before people were clearly able to research their own information on WedMD.” LeCorgne said Campus Health used to see more generic questions about symptoms. “Everyone is so much better educated now, and I believe they are using that information to their STD, page 3
Students ‘Bowl for the Cure’
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Heather Moulton, an English literature professor from Central Arizona College, helps 2-year-old Jaydin Jackson bowl her best game during the Bowl for a Cure event hosted by the UA College of Pharmacy at Golden Pin Lanes on Saturday. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, an organization that fights breast cancer.
College of Pharmacy fundraises to battle breast cancer By Bethany Barnes ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Students from the UA College of Pharmacy hit the lanes in an effort to strike against breast cancer on Saturday at Golden Pin Lanes. Students paid $10 for three hours of unlimited bowling at the college’s Bowl for the Cure event. “All the money we are raising today is going to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which is an organization that fights breast cancer,” said second-year pharmacy student Carrie Hammer, who was one of the event’s organizers .
The event was organized by six students and put together through the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists, according to Hammer. “We are really proud of them for doing it,” said John Murphy, associate dean of the College of Pharmacy. “And hey, it’s fun!” Bowl for the Cure is one of many philanthropy events the College of Pharmacy hosts annually. “Our friend Matt [Bertsch] is a huge bowler, so he wanted to put an event together,” said secondyear pharmacy student and event organizer, Alicia Ortega . Bertsch,
also a second-year pharmacy student, said he had been a registered bowler with the United States Bowling Congress before and became inspired to do put together a Bowl for the Cure event while searching the United States Bowling Congress’ Web site. “The manager here at Golden Pin Lanes really helped a lot,” Bertsch added. Bertsch said Bowl for the Cure does not focus on raising the most money, but knows that every dollar and sign of support helps the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Southern Arizona Affiliate annual
fundraising goal of $1 million. “It’s definitely a great cause,” said second-year pharmacy student and event organizer Janssen Puracan . “It’s a huge foundation.” In addition to raising money through bowling, the event also held a 50-50 raffle where half of the money went to the winner and half to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The four runners-up in the raffle received Starbucks gift cards. Bowl for the Cure is sponsored by the Bowling Foundation, the United States Bowling Congress and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure .
By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The UAccess system, which is in the process of replacing Student Link, is being overhauled in response to departmental problems and student fears. Candice Eaton , a transfer student from Pima Community College, ran into records transfer issues with UAccess. “It’s just a big, stupid mess and there are several hundred students having the same problems as I am,” Eaton said. She acknowledged that system transfers can be a “slow, tedious process,” but wanted to make sure student issues like hers were being heard. “I am concerned that some people are not seeing this problem as being as serious as it is,” she said. “This is affecting my ability to register for, pay for and attend classes at the U of A.” Eaton had problems with her UA NetID as well as transferring health and class records to the new system. The UAccess team has been working to resolve issues. Many incoming students experienced confusion when their old student identification numbers were changed to new UAccess Student IDs. The new numbers are usually the same as old IDs with the S added, according to Kay Stevens Beasock , communications director for the Mosaic program which heads UAccess. Also, the display of class sections for summer and fall search has been expanded to 20 openings in the original window, as well as fee and prerequisite information being available in the ‘Class Notes’ section of the system starting next week, Beasock said. Although many departments have already made the decision to circumvent the new system with manual or hand registration, some campus administrators think this might be a decision with major consequences. “All of the various problems that have been uncovered seem to be not actually problems but mostly fears,” said Paul Kohn, UA associate vice president and dean of admissions . “There are some very hasty — and I think poor — judgments in taking everything off-line and making everyone come into the office.” Kohn hoped there was a way to “keep people from making administrative decisions based on fear rather than fact.” “I’d like to be more optimistic. I
3,149 mpg car zips in Eco-marathon By Jonathan Prince ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The Arizona solar racing team achieved 3,149 miles per gallon with their custom solar-powered car named Mallory — talk about good fuel economy. The team competed in six heats at the Shell Eco-marathon in Houston from March 26 to 28. Their score did not qualify, however, because their solar car was about 200 pounds over the maximum weight allowed, weighing in
From left, Wei Ren Ng, a electrical engineering graduate student, Jin Woo Song, a mechanical engineering senior, Francisco Castillo, an electrical engineering sophomore, Sean Martinez, a systems engineering graduate student, Sergio Reyes, a mechanical engineering junior and Chad Essig, an eletrical engineering senior, pose beside their solar powered car “Mallory” in the parking lot by the Mirror Lab.
at 352 pounds. The Shell Eco-marathon began in 1939 and sees competitors from around the world. Each team’s solar car must make the equivalent of 10 laps around a speedway and maintain a minimum speed of 15 mph for 26 minutes. After the laps are completed, race marshals determine which car achieved the most miles per gallon in the shortest time by reading its jolt meter.
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