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April 11 - 17, 2011 LOGAN SET TO GRADUATE 91 NEW DOCTORS OF CHIROPRACTIC AND 33 MASTER’S DEGREE STUDENTS AT SATURDAY, APRIL 23 COMMENCEMENT Logan College of Chiropractic will hold its 164th commencement at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 23 in the William D. Purser, DC Center on the Logan campus. Approximately 91 graduates are scheduled to receive their doctor of chiropractic degrees while 33 students will be awarded their Master of Science degrees in sports science and rehabilitation. Logan President George A. Goodman, DC, FICC, and other college officials will lead the ceremony. The commencement speaker will be Professor Gerard W. Clum, DC, past president of Life West University in Hayward, Calif.

FROM THE OFFICE OF STUDENT SERVICES FINALS: Those students with mixed schedules should double check the schedule of final exams to make sure that there are no conflicts. In the case of an exam conflict, the make-up day and time is Friday, April 22 at 7:30 a.m. Paperwork is available in the Testing Center. Be proactive and check today.

The Logan Sports Council Finals Pancake Breakfast will be Monday, April 18 between 6:30 and 10:30 a.m. in the Logan Cafeteria. All you can eat pancakes will be served. Sausage, bacon, milk and juice will also be available (limited per person). Tickets will be sold the day of the event for $5.

Student workers needed to work Comp Boards on Thursday, May 12 from 6:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pay is $7.25 an hour plus snacks. Sign-up sheets are located in room S104.

LEARNING RESOURCES CENTER (LIBRARY AND COMPUTER LAB) HOURS DURING SPRING FINALS AND SPRING RECESS Monday - Thursday, April 18 - 21, 6:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Friday, April 22, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Saturday - Tuesday, April 23 – 26 – CLOSED Wednesday - Friday, April 27 - 29, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday – April 30 & May 1 – CLOSED Monday – Friday, May 2 – 6, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday – May 7 & 8 – CLOSED Monday, May 9 – RESUME REGULAR HOURS Continued Good Luck on Finals! Congratulations April Graduates!

4th ANNUAL JOSEPH W. HOWE ORATION IN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING IS MAY 26 On Thursday, May 26 from 9:15 to 11 a.m. the Logan Department of Radiology will host the 4th Annual Oration in Diagnostic Imaging honoring the numerous and outstanding contributions of Dr. Joseph W. Howe, a member of the department faculty. The Oration is scheduled in the William D. Purser, DC Center. The Oration will be delivered by Victor Tong DC, DACBR, a 1979 Logan graduate and chiropractic radiologist who was the first trainee to complete a radiology residency under Dr. Howe at LACC. Dr. Tong’s lecture is titled “Forgotten Roles of a Radiologist.” Faculty, interns and students are welcome to attend.

SUBJECTS NEEDED FOR RESEARCH STUDIES Melissa Engelson, DC, a resident in the BIOFREEZE® Sports & Rehabilitation Center, and Danielle Spath, DC, MS, CCSP, assistant director of sports and rehabilitation, are recruiting subjects for a research project entitled, “Effects of Lumbar ROM Exercise on Multifidus Cross Sectional Area of Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Low Backs.” Participants will take part in a six-week trial of Lumbar ROM exercise. Expected duration of the exams will be approximately one hour (initially) and 10 minutes (follow up). Participants with or without low back pain between the ages of 18-55 not currently receiving treatment may qualify for this study.

For more details or if you are interested in participating, please e-mail Dr. Engelson at melissa.engelson@logan.edu or call Dr. Engelson at ext. 1798 from on-campus, (636) 230-1798 from offcampus, or stop by F218 near the BIOFREEZE Center.

Dr. Dennis Enix, DC, MBA, is currently recruiting subjects for a research study to examine proprioception and postural control in individuals from the ages of 20 to 80 in an attempt to stratify how these factors change with age. This study is in collaboration with the Saint Louis University Department of Neurology and Psychiatry.

Anyone who is interested in participating in this study should contact the Research Division in room S118.

Extra credit may be available for students from some instructors.

Diagnostic imaging fellow, Eve E. Bonic, DC, DACBR, is recruiting subjects for a research project entitled, “Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Anterior Talofibular Ligament: Thickness of Normal Ligaments.”

Subjects between the ages of 18-45 who have not had ankle pain or an ankle sprain within the past year and who do not have a history of ankle fracture, surgery or diabetes mellitus qualify for this study. If you would like to participate, please e-mail Dr. Bonic at eve.bonic@logan.edu or call Dr. Bonic at ext. 1859 from oncampus, (636) 230-1859 from off-campus, or stop by the Ultrasound Suite in G103A. The ATFL ultrasound scan will take less than 30 minutes.

OTHER NEWS FROM IN AND AROUND THE CAMPUS Dennis E. Enix, DC, MBA, assistant professor in the Logan Research Division, has co-authored a new article in the journal Topics in Integrative Health Care. The paper is a Grand Rounds entitled “Balance Problems in the Geriatric Patient.” This online journal can be accessed at: www.tihcij.com. Topics in Integrative Health Care 2011, Vol. 2(1) ID: 2.1002. Balance Problems in the Geriatric Patient. Dennis E. Enix, DC, MBA; Joseph H. Flaherty, MD; Kasey Sudkamp, PT, DPT; Jessica Schulz, OT, MOTR/L. Balance problems and falls are common among the elderly and are a leading cause of institutionalization in this group. Low back pain (LBP) is the most frequently reported musculoskeletal condition in the elderly and is a leading comorbid factor directly linked to the incidence of falls. Balance disorders in the geriatric population are often a multifactorial condition. While there is not a single solution to postural control problems, there is evidence that the most effective treatment strategies for balance disorders consist of a multimodal approach including a re-evaluation of medications, manual therapy, exercise, and behavioral modification programs.

Chabha Hocine-Tepe, director of the Learning Resources Center, will be presenting at the 2011 MOBIUS Annual Conference, June 7- 9 in Columbia, MO. Topic: Using Outreach Initiatives in Building Bridges – Sharing a library experience; the topic will explore different venues and creative approaches used by libraries to reach out to their users to identify their needs. What works and what doesn’t when promoting information literacy, social networking, and library services? Chabha will be joined by Laura Rein, LRC dean, Webster University; and Karen Robinson, reference librarian/SISLT, Thomas Jefferson Library, University of MissouriSt. Louis.

The Learning Resources Center has also announced two products: the first is for consideration and the second was added to the current resources. Primal Pictures is for consideration: it’s an interactive 3D animated human anatomy for clinical practice, research, and teaching. It’s the ultimate online anatomy reference. Faculty and students are invited and encouraged to try both modules – Spine: clinical & Spine: Chiropractic- and provide us with feedback and recommendations to help us make the best selection. Primal Pictures is on free trial base till May 15. MURALS is the new Information Literacy tool recently added: It’s an online library user guides that explain how to locate and use many library resources. It can be accessed anytime: in the library, at home, or remote location. It has visuals with audio narration. The instructional online video modules quickly show how to use databases such as EBSCOhost, search engines, encyclopedias, governmental resources, ready reference, career guidance, college directories, news media, specialty resources and many others. Once these tutorials are completed, please take the quiz and get your Information Literacy Certificate.

AS PUBLISHED PREVIOUSLY… Dates are now posted through the end of April for students to sign up for the two-day rotation at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Students will be able to shadow Dr. Scott Gibbs in surgery on day one and in clinical rotations on day two. Dates are available weekly on Mondays and Tuesdays. Students who are currently in outpatient clinic can receive clinic hours for their time spent at the hospital. For more information or to sign up, please stop by the BIOFREEZE Center.

The Health Center Department is currently looking for a work study student to fill the position of clerk, health center data entry, as soon as possible. The job pays $8.00/hour. The student hired will work 12 hours or less per week. The duties primarily consist of filing and will not include data entry. The student must possess good communications skills and an ability to pay attention to detail. Please contact Alissa Dawson, ext. 1808, for more information.

FROM THE I-BET-YOU-DIDN’T-KNOW ARCHIVES Novelist Stephen King once said, "French is the language that turns dirt into romance." Is that why it is called a Romance language? But it's true that we equate all things French with sophistication, whether it's food, clothing, art or dirt. In fact, as many as 30% of the words in the English language are of French origin (depending on whom you ask). That sure is a lot of romance. Here’s an example...

Beau geste (Pronunciation: bo Zhest). Plural: beaux gestes. Noun. Meaning: A gracious, but often meaningless gesture, such the Blue Sheet editor attempting to play golf. Etymology: From French, literally fine gesture.

Earliest documented use: 1920.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT “The best way out is always through.” – poet Robert Frost

PARTING SHOTS “If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur.” -- Doug Larson “If no one ever took risks, Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor.” – Neil Simon “I know a lot about cars. I can look at a car's headlights and tell you exactly which way it's coming.”

– Mitch Hedberg “Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted.” – Fred Allen “The nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people.” – Lucille S. Harper “The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.”

– Mark Russell

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