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monday, november 28, 2011
volume 111, issue 065
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Students donate plasma for cash, people Maren Westra Daily Nebraskan
Midnight
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The first customers enter SuperTarget at midnight on Black Friday. The main items people were looking for at SuperTarget were TVs and iPads. The store was crammed aisle to aisle with people confused as to where each items were being sold at.
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Shoppers at SuperTarget push TV’s in their carts on the way to checkout during Black Friday shopping. SuperTarget in Lincoln opened at midnight and had a line that wrapped completely around the building.
Conservationist nominated for $100,000 award DANAE LENZ DAILY NEBRASKAN
In the 19th century, billions of passenger pigeons swarmed the skies, darkening the sun for days at a time when they migrated. Martha, the last passenger pigeon, died at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. When Joel Sartore, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumnus and Lincoln resident, was a young boy, he heard the story of the last passenger pigeon and was astounded that humans had driven such a populous bird to extinction in a short amount of time. That story inspired him to work toward preventing that same fate from happening to other species. Now, years later, with 20 years of working for National Geographic under his belt, he has been nominated for the prestigious $100,000 Indianapolis Prize. The prize is given every other year to one person for
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outstanding work in conservation and is considered to be one of the greatest awards someone in conservation can receive. This year, 29 total nominees were selected. That number will eventually be slimmed to six finalists, and then the winner will be honored at a gala next September. “There are a lot of people on there that are much, much more deserving than I am and have been in conservation longer than I,” Sartore said. “So the odds are very long that I will win it, but it’s very nice to be nominated. I’m honored.” Sartore has done a lot in the name of conservation and saving endangered species since he started working for National Geographic. Sartore went to Madidi National Park in Bolivia to write a story about the proposed Bala Dam, a dam that would destroy 1,000 square miles of rain forest. Sartore took the photos, determined to affect
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change. In March 2000, National Geographic ran the story. The Bolivian government was
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mortified and the dam has yet to be built. “My job is mainly to get
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While some students find a part-time job for extra cash, others are getting more creative. Michael Wachter, a sophomore broadcasting major, donates plasma for money at Biomat USA just south of campus at 2002 N St. At Biomat, plasma donors can earn more than $200 a month if they donate the maximum of twice every week. Donors sit through a process where their blood is removed and the plasma is separated out. The red blood cells are then returned into the body. Wachter uses the money he earns from donating plasma to pay for things not provided by the campus. “I donate plasma as a college student because I am poor,” he said. “I need money for gas and food. The dining hall on the weekend is (below my expectations).” Plasma is the colorless fluid part of blood and is used in blood transfusions. Because plasma donors do not lose any red blood cells, plasma can be donated more often than blood can, according to the American Red Cross . The recipients of plasma require donations for many different reasons. Plasma helps those who suffer from hemophilia, immunodeficiency diseases, leukemia, HIV and more. It also helps patients who have had bone marrow transplants fight off disease and bacterial infection. Cierra Kelly, a freshman psychology major, also donates plasma. Unlike Wachter, however, Kelly does not receive payment for her donations. Because she is under the age of 19, she cannot be paid by the plasma centers. Kelly said it doesn’t affect her whether she receives payment. “It’s helping people,” she said. “I just like to help.” Kelly’s mother suffered from severe burns in an accident and received blood and plasma transfusions for her reconstructive surgery. Kelly said this motivates her to donate. However, Kelly said she will accept payment once she turns 19 and can legally collect the incentive offered in exchange for her donations. “I need the money,” she said. “It’s nice to have some
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