Arizoan Daily Wildcat — April 28, 2010

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Diamond Center opens doors Haiti still

getting aid from UA By Brenna Goth ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

The earthquake in Haiti is no longer breaking news, but UA doctors, professors and students haven’t forgotten the devastated country. Dr. Joe Tabor, an assistant professor in the Rural Health Office of the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, recently returned from a trip to Haiti. Tabor spent three weeks in the country and spoke about his experience on Monday. Tabor was sent to Haiti by Save the Children, an organization working to improve the lives of children around the world. He worked in the rural parts surrounding Port-au-Prince to assess of conditions in the country. The goal was to discover the problems the country faces and where these problems lie for the use of non-governmental organizations. Haiti faced structural challenges before the earthquake struck. Education levels are low, communities face sanitation issues and many people sell goods on the street for their livelihood. Tabor explained how these preexisting problems led to immense damage after the earthquake. Buildings in Haiti are often poorly constructed due to a lack of skilled labor. “They’re just getting by,� Tabor said of the buildings under normal conditions. Buildings in Port-au-Prince completely collapsed after the earthquake. Even structures in rural areas were affected. “Even far away there were impacts of the earthquake,� Tabor said. “The area I worked in, there were cracks and damages, but people were okay to stay in buildings.� Families that were already struggling offered their homes to displaced friends. “There were families who took in five, six households,� Tabor said. “They’re eating their seed for crop next season. They’re in a world of hurt.� Tabor gave short-term and long-term recommendations for development in the country and addressed the issues they face.

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A nurse wheels 2-year-old Isabella Alvarez, with her mother, Sandi Alvarez, close behind, from the third floor of University Medical Center to the new fifth floor Diamond Children’s Center early Tuesday morning. Hospital staff used the move to practice evacuation procedures.

First 31 pediatric patients roll into UMC’s new children’s center By Brenna Goth ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT University Medical Center transferred its first pediatric patients to the new Diamond Children’s Medical Center on Tuesday morning. Doctors, nurses and other staff started rolling the beds of 31 patients from the pediatric wing to the center at 4 a.m. Diamond Children’s Medical Center has been under construction for more than three years. The center, working in partnership with the Steele Children’s Research Center, aims to provide a comfortable and friendly facility for children. “It’s a chance to have everything dedicated to kids,� said Robyn Meyer, a UMC pediatric intensive care physician. “From a physician’s point of view, it’s an opportunity to recruit

higher quality physicians.� This first round of transfers only included patients in the general pediatric unit. Children from other units will be transferred in the coming weeks. UMC also used the transfer to test its evacuation plan. Evaluators were on hand as staff tracked the patients leaving the pediatric wing. “Right now, we’re treating it as a disaster drill,� said Vicki Began, vice president for UMC Women’s, Children’s and Emergency Services. “They have identified which patients go and what order they’re going to go in.� The new medical center has 116 beds, compared to 87 in the UMC pediatric wing. Patients receive their own rooms with a computer at each bedside, a convenience for nurses handling medical charts. “We have all new monitors, new

ASUA to hold final meeting By Laura E. Donovan ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The Associated Students of the University of Arizona will hold its final senate meeting tonight for an ASUA end of the year presentation. The senate and other ASUA officials will discuss their accomplishments and achievements from this academic school year, according to ASUA Executive Vice President and President-elect Emily Fritze. Fritze is proud of this year’s senators. “The senators have done a great job of having a mixture of legislative debate and coming to compromises and cooperation

on some issues,� Fritze said. “They have also done a good job visiting clubs, reaching out to the student population.� She said an example of this is the gun forum, which was held in February, which sought out student opinion on the gun resolution. “The senate has also done well with their projects and reaching out to the UA and Tucson community as a whole,� Fritze said. ASUA will make final senate funding requests for any projects that senators may be working on, including a request for up to $600 for a disc jockey for the upcoming clothing drive at the ZonaZoo Undie Run. ASUA, page A3

computers,� Began said. “That will be a luxury.� The center was designed and decorated based on the priorities of a focus group of patients. Rooms are warmly colored, and every floor features pictures of Arizona nature. The focus group stressed the importance of a family-focused environment. Each room includes a closet, a bathroom and a loveseat where parents can sleep. “For children and families, it’s wonderful,� Began said. “It’s all designed for the family to stay with the child.� Patients were given goody bags and handmade blankets upon transferring to their rooms. Fourteen-year-old Jose Candanoza said his new room was a huge improvement. “This is so much better because we

don’t have roommates,� Jose said.“My last roommate was a baby. He was pretty loud sometimes.� Jose’s mom, Vivian Candanoza, echoed his statement. “It’s very convenient. There’s plenty of room,� Vivian Candanoza said. “When you have a 14-year-old, it’s really convenient to have privacy.� The transfer was bittersweet for longtime employees in the pediatric unit. “I’ve been in this place since ’84, and it’s hard to leave it. But as you can see, it’s cramped and hard to get things done,� Meyer said. “The new facilities are beautiful.� Employees will have to adjust to the change but are happy to see the center finally open. “This has been a very exciting day,� Began said. “We’re seeing our dream become reality.�

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ASU student missing

By Michelle A. Monroe ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

An ASU student has been missing since April 21. Daniel Heidlinger, 22, an economics undergraduate in the W.P. Carey School of Business, left his home between 5 and 6 p.m. His driver’s license and passport were not found at his house. “There are no signs of foul play at this time. However, Tempe Police detectives are trying to locate Daniel to check welfare,� said Sgt. Steve Carbajal of the Tempe Police Department in a press release on Tuesday. Heidlinger is the former president of the

Anyone with information on Daniel is encouraged to call the Tempe Police Department at (480) 350-8311, their local law enforcement agency or Emil Heidinger (216) 308-0041 E-mail: Info@DanielHeidinger.com

Sigma Chi fraternity on ASU’s campus. “We have been sending out flyers and doing things on the Internet and Facebook, reaching out that way as well as being members of that (Facebook group), making phone calls,â€? said Todd Chase, president of the Sigma House Corporation, who graduated from ASU in 1989. “Everything that can be done is being done.â€? Members of the UA Sigma Chi chapter have been offering their help as well. “We have sent our chapter advisor; he has gone up there and we plan on going up there this weekend to help them out ‌ and seeing if they need anything,â€? said Michael B. Colletti, UA Sigma Chi recruitment chair and public relations officer for the Interfraternity Council.“Just to be there would be good support.â€? He was last seen boarding a westbound light rail train toward Phoenix wearing a dark sweatshirt and light colored shorts, according Carbajal. The Facebook site dedicated to finding Heidlinger says he was last seen“wearing a gray tee shirt and light blue jeans.â€?

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Heidlinger’s photo from DanielHeidlinger.com, a website formed after he went missing on April 21.

There were 10,638 members of the Facebook group as of press time. Most of the posts urged others to put up flyers, asked questions to narrow down the search and offered words of support for the Heidlinger family.

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