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Tyler Freeman, microbiology sophomore, and Matt Curry, University College freshman, both attempt to hit the ball while Sam Valencia, international business sophomore looks on during a recreational game of volleyball Thursday afternoon next to the Cate Center on campus.
OU to sell unclaimed lost and found items Things turned in to Facilities Management stored for one year, then sold at annual bike sale, spokeswoman says CASEY WILSON Daily Staff Writer
Lost and found items in the university’s possession are sold at an annual sale, said Amanda Toohey, OU Facilities Management spokeswoman. Formerly known as the OU Physical Plant, OU Facilities Management oversees the lost and found center. Every item received is logged into a database and then locked in a storage room for safekeeping, Toohey said. “We typically keep items for six months to a year,” she said. “Items that are unclaimed by the beginning of December are available to the public at the annual bike sale.” The items, mostly bikes, at this sale typically have been abandoned by their owner or confiscated because of inappropriate stowing, Toohey said. She said more than 200 items have been turned into OU’s lost and found since January. Typical items turned in are sunglasses, keys and wallets. However, Toohey said, Facilities Management sometimes receives laptops, suitcases and even lawn chairs.
Colombian trip to promote peace Students will travel to Ibague, Columbia, this July to reach out to children displaced by country’s armed conflict CASEY WILSON Daily Staff Writer
A group of students will travel to Colombia this July to reach out to impoverished children and promote a culture of peace. The group of students received a $10,000 grant from the Davis Projects for Peace program to travel to Ibague, Colombia and implement a grassroots peace project, Kristen Hansen, international area studies senior, said. Hansen and Juan Ramón Torres, who are directing the project, collaborated with other students to design their project, which is called Comprehensive Child Development: Promoting a Culture of Peace. This project will involve students reaching out to approximately 200 children in the poorest neighborhoods in Ibague, she said.
“Through educational, cultural and recreations activities we’re going to teach them positive values and enhance their potential to promote the culture of peace,” she said. The reason for the project, she said, was because more than 60 percent of Colombian households live in poverty, and 4.3 million citizens have been displaced as a result of the country’s armed conflict. “Thirty-six [percent] of the displaced persons consist of children under the age of 18, those of whom are susceptible to domestic violence, malnutrition and getting involved in the drug trade,” she said. Hansen said the group also is trying to get the community in Ibague involved. “We’re bringing in doctors to teach them about health care, and we’re trying to get the professional soccer team in Ibague involved to run a soccer camp for a day,” she said. Juan Ramón Torres, bioengineering and microbiology graduate student, said being able to return to Colombia with this group is an
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incredible experience. “This is something I have always wished to do,” he said. “Which is to get back to my country and give my best.” Torres said he’s known about the situation regarding underprivileged children in his home country of Colombia for a while. “I think this is a great way to give back to my county,” he said. Juan Galindo, petroleum engineering international student, is from Ibague. Though he will not be able to travel with the group because of summer classes, he said he was able to contact people in Colombia to help organize the project. Though he said it was a shame he could not go, Galindo said it was rewarding for him to know the project would happen. “They’re helping my people, my town and the kids in my city,” he said. “That’s enough for me, even though I can not go.” The group still needs $5,000 in additional funding and is still looking for sponsors for the trip, organizers said.
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The OU College of Medicine will host a conference Tuesday through May 14 to teach physicians about new techniques and practices. The conference, called the Annual Primary Care Update, is an annual conference aimed at local and regional physicians. This is the 13th year the OU College of Medicine will host the conference. “It is 40 hours jam-packed with information on how to provide better care for patients,” said Myrna Page, Office of Continuing Medical Education associate director. “It will be a good thing for Oklahoma doctors.” The main purpose is to provide up-to-date information about important topics, Page said. “The purpose is to give physicians in Oklahoma and surrounding areas an update to identify new diagnostic techniques and the rationale for selection of those that are appropriate for the physician’s patients,” Page said. “It also assesses overlooked diagnoses and how to prevent them.” Diseases that physicians commonly diagnose, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, are covered at each conference, Page said. Other diseases that do not have as much change in methodology and research are talked about every two to four years. This year the conference has two keynote speakers who are both experts in their fields, Page said. Dr. Bill McCarberg founded a pain management program in San Diego and currently teaches at the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, according to his biography. Through his work with pain management, he has won many national awards and has written more than 80 articles and books. For the conference, McCarberg will focus on pain tolerance, addiction and the difficult decisions primary-care physicians face when choosing ways to manage the pain, according to the conference brochure. The other keynote speaker, Dr. Aimée Garcia, specializes in care for the elderly. She teaches geriatric medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and also is a member of several programs devoted to aging and wound management. Her speech at the conference will discuss what physicians need to know about wound care, according to the conference program. “The planning committee has seen both speakers at national conferences and wanted to invite them here,” Page said. “[Garcia] has spoken here in Oklahoma and was very well received.” The conference is geared toward physicians and other health care professionals, such as physicians’ assistants and registered nurses, Page said. There also is a registration fee for the conference. However, if medical students or others want to attend individual lectures, Page said the OU College of Medicine could possibly make accommodations. For more information, call 405271-2350.
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