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Ahlburg leads summer Soccer Team Memorializes Ernest Amoh tour through East Asia Recruitment outside U.S. helps maintain international diversity at Trinity by Carlos Anchondo NEWS EDITOR President of the university Dennis Ahlburg led a Trinity delegation on a tour of East Asian cities this past summer, from May 25 to June 5. The trip was conducted to bolster university recruitment, connect with alumni and foster existing exchange agreements with foreign universities. The visit is Ahlburg’s second to East Asia, his �irst occurring in 2011. Visited cities were Delhi, Shanghai and Bangkok, with Shanghai serving as the sole repeat location from the initial tour. Ahlburg did not attend a schedule stop in Singapore due to an illness. A
greater emphasis on recruiting and marketing of Trinity differentiated this trip. Ahlburg stressed the importance of sending the university’s top �igure overseas, particularly when visiting in Asian countries. “It is signi�icant for the number one person to go there,” Ahlburg said, “because it shows great respect and the seriousness of our intentions.” According to Ahlburg, Trinity’s diverse student population gives the campus a richness that is a signi�icant and permanent part of the university. It adds not only to educational experiences, but also to social interactions as well. “A Trinity education is holistic and demonstrates an openness to the points of view of others,” Ahlburg said. “Part of my own education has been through travel, particularly in Latin America, where I had not been before our 2012 trip.” Eric Maloof, director of international admissions, also
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Francisca Akua Aryee Ampiaw, mother of late Trinity student (and avid Tiger soccer fan) Ernest Amoh, presented President Dennis Ahlburg and Head Coach Paul McGinlay with a sculpture brought from Ghana as a token of goodwill. The sculpture, which features hands holding a globe and reads “IN MEMORY OF ERNEST AMOH, GH” along the base, will permanently be displayed in the soccer team’s locker room in memory of Ernest.
cited the importance of having a diverse student body and the value it adds to a Trinity degree. “It is our obligation,” Maloof said, “to create a campus community that is representative of the world students are entering. Trinity’s
approach to international recruiting is long-term and has developed in a healthy way over the last decade.” While in Shanghai, Ahlburg visited Jiao Tong University, which is frequently regarded as the MIT of China. Trinity shares an exchange relationship with
the college where students engage in a six-week program in public policy. Ahlburg gave a guest lecture to the program on global warming and environmental protection.
We schedule those appointments for thirty minutes. The regular sick appointment is �ifteen,” Bevilacqua said.
their insurance company to see if they would reimburse them, and there is no guarantee that they will,” Bevilacqua said. “We don’t �ile any insurance in our of�ice. If the student is insured by the student health plan they own their policy themselves. With the new Affordable Care Act, wellwoman exams, contraceptive counseling and STD testing is covered with no co-pay for most students with their health insurance. It’s no cost to the students; it’s paid for by their insurance,” Bevilacqua said. Laboratory testing for things like a Pap smear or STD testing can be billed to a student’s insurance company if it is a PPO and not an HMO insurance. People can contact their insure company for speci�ics. If the student does not want the insurance company billed then they can pay themselves. A Pap smear costs $15 and STD testing costs $30. Last year, Health Services did 117 well-woman exams. The ability to easily access contraception is important to many women, especially on college campuses. “I think it’s very important. College is a broad experience. You experience a lot of stuff, a lot different things in life, in relationships. Women are going to enjoy life in the same way
any boy or man does. I think it is important to have that option in colleges,” said Dania E. Abreu-Torres, assistant professor of Spanish. According to Bevilacqua, the only legislation that had an effect on access to birth control at private institutes like Trinity is the Affordable Care Act. It has a provision for a no-fee birth control pill. All insurance plans differ on the exact birth control pills they provide. “Our student healthcare plan has an extensive list of birth control that are provided at no cost,” Bevilacqua said. The policy on contraception of the Affordable Care Act mirrors what many women’s groups and organizations wanted. Trinity students gain many things from the policies in Trinity health services and from federal health care policies. “It’s an important part of a woman’s body and life. If she doesn’t have access to it there could be repercussions down the road she is not aware of. I �irmly believe that every women this includes college females as well should have access to the same health services. It also increases the likelihood that I will take care of myself after college ,” said Ana Esparza, sophomore.
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Health services provides contraceptives and lab testing
Sexual healthcare now affordable and readily accessible in university offices by Sonam James NEWS REPORTER Access to contraception has been hotly debated topic ever since the Affordable Care Act passed. At Trinity, contraception is accessible and the process is con�idential through Health Services. “We keep a basket of condoms in our waiting room along with instructions on how to use them. We also have �lavored condoms and oral dams, too,” said Jackie Bevilacqua, registered nurse and coordinator of Health Services. STD awareness is also important to Health Services along with pregnancy prevention. “We want students to always use a condom. Other forms of contraception will prevent pregnancy, but they are not very good at preventing STDs,” Bevilacqua said. Female students have access to a wide variety of contraception from birth control pills to diaphragms. Janna
Wilder, the university physician, can order contraception based on a student’s need. “Birth control pills can be ordered by her Wilder. She can �it women for diaphragms if they prefer to use a form of birth control that doesn’t have any hormones. She also sometimes prescribes the NuvaRing if the patient prefers one that they don’t have to think about every day,” Bevilacqua said. Health Services does not provide certain methods of birth control like IUDs or implants, but they can order other kinds of birth control in both generic and brand names of contraception. In order to obtain contraception, the patient must �irst go see the university physician. “They would have to see Dr. Wilder and depending on their age and their sexual history they maybe would or wouldn’t need to have STD testing and a Pap smear,” Bevilacqua said. The well woman exam appointment revolves around many different health aspects including sexual health. The patients need to discuss the medication they may be currently taking if they want birth control so they know the bene�its and side effects. “They have to call ahead of time to make an appointments.
“They are going to enjoy life in the same way any boy or man does. I think it is important to have that option in colleges.”
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The thirty minute appointment slots are limited to four per week. Currently, Health Services is booked this month for the thirty - minute appointments. The appointments are con�idential. Health services does not �ile insurance with the student’s health care provider. For this reason, students still have to pay up front for medical care, “The student would have to �ile their own insurance. It’s �ifteen dollars to see Dr. Wilder. You don’t �ile a claim for that. The students would have to take one of our bills and �ile with