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UMC to study cooling care for cardiac arrest in kids By Michelle A. Weiss DAILY WILDCAT
“We don’t want to see someone’s driveway get blocked or someone not be able to park at their own house because a student took their spot,” he said. Sheila Hoban, vice president of the Sam Hughes Neighborhood Association, said the
The University Medical Center has joined a large-scale multicenter study that examines body-cooling treatment in children after cardiac arrest. “This will be the largest study of its kind,” said Dr. Andreas Theodorou, a pediatric intensive care specialist for the Steele Children’s Research Center and pediatrics professor. The Therapeutic Hypothermia After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest (THAPCA) trials first began in 2002 and are based at the University of Michigan, Theodorou said. Diamond Children’s Medical Center at UMC joined the study this past month, and will work with it for four years. The National Institutes of Health and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute funded the $21 million study, which is divided between all 32 affiliated sites. “It’s a tough study to do because you have to talk to parents in what is the most stressful time anyone can ever imagine,” Theodorou said. “It does create a challenge and requires a lot of sensitivity and compassion when we approach the parents to enroll them (the children) in the study.” Past studies have suggested that adults who have had a cardiac arrest will have less brain injury and a better neurologic outcome if they have been kept cold, Theodorou said. This is where the THAPCA trials come in. “We’re not completely sure if hypothermia is the correct treatment to do in post cardiac arrest with children because there hasn’t really been a clinical trial that looks at specifically children,” said Jen Deschenes, a public health graduate student and the research coordinator for the study. The study compares the aggressive control of body temperature in children by keeping the temperature cold — at 33 degrees Celsius or 89.6 to 93.2 degrees Fahrenheit as opposed to a normal temperature of 98 degrees, Theodorou said. The THAPCA trials will analyze an inpatient group (inhospital cardiac arrest) and an outpatient group (cardiac arrest outside of the hospital). “These are patients anywhere from 2 days of age to 18 years of age that have suffered cardiac arrest,” Theodorou said. However, cardiac arrest is not common in children.
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Two cars parked on Lee Street and Park Avenue were cited on Tuesday for parking without a permit. Tucson recently increased parking fines by $13.
Fees among highest for US cities; charges at UA will remain the same By Rebecca Rillos DAILY WILDCAT
Drivers who frequent downtown and the neighborhoods surrounding the UA campus could be affected by a new $13 increase in fines if they park illegally. As of July, the new state surcharge, passed by the state Legislature, has made Tucson’s parking fines the third highest in the nation, behind only New York City and San Francisco. Parking violations, previously $49, are now $62. The $13 increase is also added onto any civil or criminal violations. “It’s not fair at all,” said Phil Tilson, an
environmental sciences senior. “Look at how densely populated and tight New York and San Francisco are. I can understand that, but Tucson barely has a million people.” The UA has no current plans to increase its fines for parking violations, said David Heineking, director of Parking and Transportation Services. Fees for common violations such as overtime parking, meter violations and parking without a permit are currently set at $25. “Overtime parking is pretty common,” Heineking said. “If you’re not sure if you can make it back in 20 minutes, you are probably better off parking at a meter or in a garage.” Commuters to the UA who park in the neighborhoods surrounding campus such as Sam Hughes, Pie Allen and North University could be fined if they park without a permit on designated streets. Heineking said that there are students who park in the neighborhoods, but PTS tries to discourage it.
Where does the $13 fee increase go? • $8 – Arizona’s public safety fund • $4 – citing agency for officer safety equipment • $1 – justice courts Source: Arizona Department of Public Safety
Sororities welcome largest pledge class in UA history By Eliza Molk DAILY WILDCAT
Before the semester began, many women contemplated what type of housing would best suit them. Last week, more women than ever joined a different type of house. The UA saw more women join sororities this academic year than any other because of increased marketing and a rise in sorority popularity nationally. Panhellenic Council President Jessica Hermann said that her council, the governing body which oversees 14 sorority chapters and their members, kicked up its marketing strategy. It did so by sending out a greater number of emails to potential recruits of “The Bond,” a guide to UA Greek Life, and passing out the guides at orientation sessions in addition to handing out information sheets to freshmen and their parents. It then emailed the women who filled out the sheets to remind them of upcoming recruitment dates and deadlines. “We got a couple hundred interested girls just from that information sheet,” Hermann said.
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“If you’re not in a sorority, you’re the minority.” — Chanler Skeffington psychology freshman, Delta Gamma member
More than 1,200 women rushed to join a sorority and about 79 percent were given a bid, or an invitation to join a sorority, according to Jenny Nirh, a senior coordinator for sorority programs at the UA. This is also an increase from last year when 1,100 women rushed and 75 percent received bids. Some women were interested in joining a sorority because an elder family member or friend was in one. Alexa Testa, an undeclared freshman and a new member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, said she wanted to get involved in Greek Life because her cousin was involved in it and it looked like a “great experience.” “I thought it would be a great opportunity
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to meet new people,” she said. “It’s also a way to help stay involved in your community by doing philanthropies.” For others like Chanler Skeffington, a psychology freshman and a new member of Delta Gamma, Greek Life involvement is a staple in the college experience. Skeffington said that sororities will allow her to experience sisterhood, events, school spirit and philanthropy, all in one club. “If you’re not in a sorority, you’re the minority,” she explained. According to the Panhellenic Council website, an estimated 13 percent of UA students are involved with Greek Life. The increased sorority involvement at the UA is in congruence with the national trend. Across the country, membership increased by about 15 percent from 2008 to 2011, according to a press release from the National Panhellenic Conference. Hermann said that she believes women are becoming more interested in sorority
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UA sorority members gather in front of the Student Union SORORITIES, 2 Memorial Center on Bid Day, Aug. 21, to greet their new sisters.
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