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The Coast News
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VISTA, SAN MARCOS, ESCONDIDO
VOL. 3, N0. 10
MAY 19, 2017
University of St. Augustine completes major expansion By Aaron Burgin
Vista Heroes Receive Awards
BrisaMar Roque Vital. In the photo (left to right) Steve Glaudini, Bets Glaudini, and Ron Briseno surround Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Kathy Brombacher. See full story on page A6. Courtesy photo
Recent shark attack, sightings: Should they be a cause for alarm? By Adam Sullivan
REGION — As swimmers, surfers and beach enthusiasts flock to our local shores, so do the sharks. News outlets and social media platforms have been filled with sightings, spottings, close calls and even an attack in recent months, begging the question: Why? Are there more sharks than usual, or are we just better at noticing them? And if there is a population surge, then why? A shark bit a Vista woman April 29 at San Onofre – sending her to a hospital in critical condition. The very next day, eight more sharks were spotted at Capistrano Beach. Oceanside lifeguard officials closed down the city’s beaches north of the pier and harbor following a shark sighting three weeks ago. And on May 10, swimmers and paddle boarders in Dana Point were fortunate to have an Orange County Sherriff’s Department helicopter overhead, because
SAN MARCOS – A private university against the foothills of northeast San Marcos has completed a major expansion. The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, which specializes in health and rehabilitative sciences education, recently unveiled its new Center for Innovative Clinical Practice. The 7,000-square-foot teaching laboratory accommodates a wide range of physical therapy and occupational therapy classes in a hands-on learning environment, according to a news release. School officials said the new center is one of the first of its kind to have a dedicated simulation training center and equipment tailored to physical and occupational therapy. “The Center ... positions the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences as an innovator in rehabilitation education and a leader in clinical practice,” said Susan Saxton, senior vice president of innovation and emerging strategies for USAHS. “Looking forward, our
students will transform the rehabilitative space, where they will be more than a clinician, but a clinical leader. We are proud to be blazing a new trail in using simulation in rehabilitative education.” The new facility includes a 16-bed patient ward, a dedicated area for Occupational Therapy education, two patient assessment rooms which provide acute care and clinical scenarios, a complex simulation room, a 25-seat observation and debriefing room, and an activities-of-daily living lab with a kitchen, bedroom, dining, closet, bathroom and living area. USAHS, which was founded in 1979, expanded to San Diego in 2007 before moving into the 76,000-square-foot, three-building corporate center in San Marcos near the corner of Twin Oaks Valley and Borden roads in 2009. The school offers degrees in physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, education and health science, as well as continuing education programs.
Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) breaching in an attack. Stock photo
they spotted 15 great white sharks only yards away from the group. We are well over the statistical average of shark sightings and attacks, so what gives? Experts have hypotheses that could explain the surge in shark popula-
tion. One theory posits that, because great whites have been a protected species for years, their population is growing. Another theory is that, like humans, sharks prefer shallow “hot spots” because that’s where the easy meals come from.
Seals and sea lions — breakfast and lunch, to a shark — have been protected as well, so their populations have been similarly thriving. Die-hard surfers are TURN TO SHARKS ON 22
The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS), a leading graduate institution that emphasizes health and rehabilitative sciences education through innovative classroom education, is pleased to announce the opening of the new Center for Innovative Clinical Practice (ICP) on its San Marcos, CA campus. Courtesy photo
Grand Ave will be filled with Unique Vendors and International food. Featuring Local Talent on two stages at the Maple Street Plaza and the CHASE Bank Lawn at Orange.Visit the Escondido Arts Partnership’s “Art Alley” at Juniper with live acoustic music and kids crafts.
GRAND AVE businesses will also be open!
Sunday, May 21st 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Up to date info at escondidochamber.org/Grand-Avenue-Festival.