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b!ood dnvr he!d on campus.. Aftu re,1ding rM blood donor edu mJon maten.il, one qunt!On stopped
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many healthy gay males who should have tbt right 10 donate." he said · Wtm we do m the pn•1acy of our home has nothing 10 do with the qual Jty of our blood • Leslie Gamble. d1rtct01 of commu· nlty ret.uons lor tht Tex.u S!ood IMll rut,. S21d slruaUons Ulc:, Sm11h's dotS come up from ume 10 tlmt . · Our blood Jnstltu1r dot.m't take a posttJon on this l!<;pKI,• she said. · we ;u-e bounded by mt' FDA regulauons and guldebnts. They l,upect us illnd hold US 10 ctnam Slandatdi that Wt hav, to abide by. The Food and Drug Adm1nt~11at/on sets its po!lc1es that ue ~ on medical data. !'hey want 10 be sutt that wbQe'1er :s ttce1ving tht blood ~ the most protf'Cltd possi?>le in ttnru of giving ~re b!ood • In IQ8J. tht FOA muoduce-d a ban on blood dor:a11ons from mer: who had sex 'Nith olher mtn beeJ.,1r..1ngm 1077. Abo, lhe CWTtnt policy for human l!SSUts Is tht deftml of ml'r. 'NhO hi'/t had sex wit~ anolller man in Ult prrceding flve fears due to the risk factor for HIV and Hepauus B However, Gamble Yid !.ht FDA bas, m plK, , onserva.tJ\•e me.sum that ate
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r Suzanne MliSle has wnt ' tt'Cjj(/llle.:f by President haR,a11 i nd made a name for In lhl' world of !Jtr~awre. of rlfr hffb1:d, be5t5el1er
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very speci, J momem for me,· Mass· !e sald. Rw!an m and cul1ure tw bttn i fo,;us ol Mas.sie·s SIUdlts throuilh• ou1 t,er career. In her book, Li nd of rhe Firtbml. she enhg/11enrd readers aboul lhe cul1ure ol the RUS5fans, whJch had bttn supp~d •nd fal SJtitd during !he Sovttl Y'ars. In !he JS years Since it was Brst published, Massie sald her book changed how people pme1ve Russia. · 1 would not call It imptoYemem raih, r the restora:itln of lnronnatiOn. freedom of speech and travel for • Russian populauon for whom these had been denied dunng the 75 ytars of the C'.o.'T'.lmumst ttgime: Massie said, noting that her book was pub liShcd rn Russia in 2000. Mustt said R~iillns often e1«1 10 e1press lhem~ves lhrou~ prov• er!». Massie t.lught Reagan the Rus· sian proverb · Ooven!, no provera! - tru)I. but i·ertfy" at lunch before 1he Rtkya'llk mttLng ln 1980. ' He toved 11 and i..sei:1 It ror the nrst tl:r.e when mttung Gorta.chev at that mceUng m Octobtr Ioao and men u5Pd II mviy um~. u.;mg 11 ovn ar.d over u~ul now 11 has pa~ mro tht Amencan lfucon. • ~~ Wld. Sht said ~he hopt~ tier remarks at the !ecl\l.tt' sents ·1,1!! cause •iuder.ts to Ul!nk d!fftren!i'f ar.d tum1ne ~ltreoiypn about Ru~.a. "I ha\'t :11wa,-s IOt•t'd sptaklnR l'J st1.-dtnt.., !or,·~,J.a:m,11 art·.heli., rurt." Ma~ es.a;j.
City drought restrictions impact university water use Stage 3 water regulations adjust campus life ITHAN MfTCAtr STAFF WR!TfR
MeasuttS to conserve watt't in Wichita Falls have betn In effect , vtr slnct the area drought began, but those measures may become e'✓en more rtslriCllve ;;is tondltxms con11nut to wonen. City councll officially dedued a stage J 1rought emetRtncy Ja11 Wtdne-Sd.iy I.\ wner lf'1tls at Uke Anowhud and l..ake Kickapoo reached a combined capacirv of 40 percent. Midwestern Stat, Umvers1ty Q
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- "'MS Up th ays e premium in order to obtain municipal ~;;;~~r~a! lions. Now, undt r m ge 3 restnc waterfor the campus' " hmlttd to lions, waiering ume use. only nve hours.
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long time: Owen said. Acrordln~ 10 Owen, MSU pays the city a premium tn order to obi.in municipal water for the camp~· use. howevtr tht school Is looking m!o the construe• uon of water wells 10 help keep the iootb.all flel1s m good cond!Uon. Th~ wells could CO.SI the unlvemty up 10 S7S.OOO. but the c~ts W!U be offset by the money saved from not buying municipal water Owen s.a!d these wells may rv,n1uaJJy ha·,e a nega• !Ive Imp.cl on !he fie!d s cond1uon, hov.'tver. ~nit waitr looks clear bu! it h~ 'ty a 101 ofsolids m u that m1gh1k.111 the ct gras.\," Owrn said. 1 1 ,;e:~~ yea~e ~ 0
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ill neKatJ•e impact on the gru.s thou~ , meining that 1he wells i re is only intended to o!fwt the school's relianct on cnv water. cunem OWt:N KYLE Facll· of President Vfce A.ssocme 1 thc~ v.~ ~ n~Jdbe <;;nre:~dc!JC::: ~~1~;~~.e~~l:n~::U~~dar~a; probltm becau:-e they are on sandy sod whrcl'I requlrei,. on water usagt m campus housmi ilS MSU ha~ almdy taktn meuum to reduce water waste. more conSisient ,,,..atenng than lhe l't'5! of 1he field~. · we u.se low now toilet:> and showt r heads, and · r look:it Uas vt Investment· Owen said, "The c!illy aerators on faucel\ to regulate tlow. • Owen !>ltd. fit lcb can surlivt a wrtk or so W!U'IOU! Wiil:trnng. • Stuelents and c1f!ztns •like ue be:n~ encouraged Befort the drought, MSU wu USLOR between 1.7 pg. and I Omi!!Jon ll,illonsof w;uer ever1 month to mam•
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