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Pharmacy students place 2nd Demetrious Mahone Staff writer
advocacy for middle class, Mixon said. “She told me once that she was a fan of middle class values: hard work, honesty and upward mobility,” Mixon said. “One of her first projects was in bankruptcy law. These corporations were taking bankruptcy
The UH chapter of National Community Pharmacists Association was awarded second place for the National Chapter of the Year and the Trade Exposition during the annual National Community Pharmacists Association Convention in San Diego. NCPA focuses on developing community leadership and community-oriented public health projects in the pharmaceutical field. “The UH chapter of the NCPA is growing at a tremendous rate on the local and national level,” said chapter president Tam Khac Nguyen. “Whether they are interested in starting their own pharmacy, working for an independent or in pharmacy management, the NCPA can provide members with invaluable experience and guidance to help them succeed.” The chapter went from finishing in the top 10 in 2011 to second place this year under the leadership of third year pharmacy doctoral student and former president Bobby Clay. “As president, I wanted to bring something different to our organization that no other college of pharmacy organization was doing,” Clay said. “To make it to the top 10, chapters go up against 90 chapters and must have innovated and diverse events, as well as consistent impacts on the students as well as the community.” Clay created the NCPA professional development series, a program intended for students to develop skills through workshops by visiting some of the top pharmacies in Texas and talking with the owners. In addition to the chapters accomplishments, several members were acknowledged for their own achievements. “ T h e U H N C PA c h a p t e r
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UH football players showed support against Tulsa for their senior teammate D.J. Hayden who was hospitalized after suffering a life-threatening injury when he collided with a player during practice. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar
A walking miracle Teammates inspired by D.J. Hayden’s challenging path to recovery Christopher Shelton Assistant sports editor
Senior cornerback D.J. Hayden was wheeled to the door of the Carl Lewis Auditorium in the Athletics/ Alumni Center, but he walked in, surprising his teammates. “Seeing him come in walking — at first he was laying in the (hospital) bed, and he was down — so seeing him walk in on his own with a smile on his face — I think it brought life to everybody,” said senior linebacker Phillip Steward. “This week is going to be a good week because D.J. made it through this tragedy. We shouldn’t be complaining about little stuff.” Hayden gave the same reassuring message to fans who are concerned about him. “Never stop praying, and I’m OK,”
Hayden said in a text message. “I’m just a little sore, and I’m in the healing process now.” Hayden was released from the hospital Monday after he suffered a life-threatening injury. He tore his inferior vena cava at practice when he collided with another player. According to Head Team Physician Dr. Walter Lowe, only 5 percent of those who sustain this injury survive. After his release, Hayden asked head coach Tony Levine if he could deliver a message to the players. He told his teammates not to take things for granted because one moment can change a season or, in his case, a life. Hayden spoke for 15 minutes before a team meeting and cried. When the speech concluded, his
teammates gave him a standing ovation and a group hug, Steward said. Hayden’s injury has affected Levine directly because the team is like his family, and the players are his kids, he said. “I look at our 125 football student-athletes the same way I look at my four children,” Levine said. “Getting in my truck, driving over to the hospital, waiting for the surgeon to come out and say where your child is at and how he’s done — that’s real life, as my dad would say.” Steward and Hayden’s personal lives have changed in the wake of Hayden’s injury, too. Hayden returned to the home he shares with teammate Steward on Monday with a new addition. Hayden’s mother has HAYDEN continues on page5
First UH alumna reaches U.S. Senate Julie Heffler News editor
UH alumna Elizabeth Warren was elected to the U.S. Mass. Senate seat Nov. 6. At 53.7 percent to 46.3 percent, Warren defeated moderate Republican and incumbent Scott Brown, said Nate Silver’s 538 blog sponsored by the New York Times.
“I stayed up on election night, until both of the elections I cared about were over — her’s and the president’s race,” said UH Law Center professor John Mixon, Warren’s colleague during the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. “From afar, I contributed to her campaign. I am delighted that she won her race.” Warren has been known for her
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CORRECTION In Tuesday’s front page article, the Phi Beta Sigma event was described in the second paragraph as a Homecoming event. It was not a part of the official Homecoming Week program.
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