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Room ins|
By Beth Harrison
Health and safety checks, g
USU dorms, are given in comj
insurance companies, accordii
women's housing.
"It's not a search and seizure
enjoy doing this at all," she sa
and safety checks. They've got
Dorm residents are notified
inspections begin. Area m
regulation violations such as
tension cords, open-coil applk
unregistered refrigerators and
STUDENTS CAN be fined $]
they are found repeating the v
$25 more.
Area managers do not look
beds unless they have reason t
an obvious cord sticking out of i
"No manager just goes and
she said. Another reason the !
given, Saad said, is to qhec
overloaded outlets. Electrical \
must have an Underwriters Lt
are safe.
Safety factors such as these,
concerns during the insrwtinn<
contributed to The damage of
residents by not checking as str
STUDENTS CAN also be fin<
times. "If a manager was checi
Doctor Continued from
"College is more motiv
Sugimoto said. In Japan, "
rigorous a program.
" i jusi wanted to do somethii
he said.
He said he studies kidney dis
of its geography, the degree
strikes in certain areas and its
Health Cente
"We do have to move ale
problems pretty rapidly," he S?
"IT WOULD be so tempting \
guys that have colds ? here's 3
said.
Hirata said he shudders t
medicines for students whe
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presentations, inter
both Fall and Sprin<
Health Education,
course credit arranc
Open Door intern
job-related skills fo
interns are majorir
nalism, Nursing, E
others.
specific intern Activities
1. prepare 50 minute i
following: stress Manage
other topic by agreemer
2. Learn procedures for
and education.
3. Lea^n and be able tc
awareness and behavior*
4. Demonstrate public re
5. Utilize Health Hazzard i
Open Door is a uniq
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[iven twice each semester in |
fiance with standards set by 1
rig to Linda Saad, director of |
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;; area managers really don't |
id. "Most schools hnvA health I
to have insurance too."
at least 24 hours before the |
anagers look for housing
pets, multiple outlets or exinces
such as toaster ovens, |
unsanitary bathrooms.
LO for the first offense, and if
iolation, they can be charged |
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in closets, drawers or under
0 suspect a violation, such as
1 closet door, Saad said,
arbitrarily opens drawers,"
health and safety checks are
k for fire hazards, such as
appliances such as coffee oots n
ibovatory listing to show they ^
she said, are one of their main *
s. "I wouldn't like to feel I had 1
the dorm or the harm of its
ingently as I could have."
ed for such violations at other
king on the heat in a room and i
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a ted here,'' the types of peopl
it's not that Black people a
susceptible to ki
ng aitterent," ana men are 1.51
than women, Sug
ease in terms In his spouse
i in which it work on a natio:
demography, that appeared ii
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to go down and say, 'All of you
four stuff.' I can't do that," he ?
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HEALTH ENRICHMENT
FUDENT INTERNSHIPS
Open Door Health Enrii
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the Drop-in Center ar
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HEDU 399 independent
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ship experience is an exc
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blood pressure and precent b(
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appraisals in promoting wellness
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is in the united States. S
a part of the Open Door
;trong commitment to it
and weekly staff meetin
squired.
are available at Open Door, west
3vel. Deadline is Friday, Februar\
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USC (form residents are not allowed
xposed ?oils in their rooms.
ound people in there cooking (in
:hey'd flag them," Saad said. "Y<
regulations sometimes and not all of I
"The money made from these conl
he dorms and helps to keep the resi
said.
Some students think the inspectio
juse, especially since residents ai
le it strikes. and 1
re two to three times more and >
dney disease than whites, the F
imes more susceptible to it ships
imoto said. Sug
abuse studies, he helped enjoy
nal study of spouse abuse volve
l the Journal of Marriage ^5 r
>roblems, such as meningitis, whic
oms, he said.
The problem of a limited staff, com
imount of visitors (nearly 50,000 >
;aid), add up to a puzzling dilemma i
mow what the answer to it is. It's nc
said.
PROGRAM H
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id do outreach
course credit for j 301
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Study or other [j
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itroll, Fitness, or some j
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an individual's health
with peers.
A/e are one of the 3
Jtudents who are
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mat 12 noon.
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id seizure,'
checks.
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to use appliances with spot chec
has been
violation of the rules), IF A S
>u can't enforce safety plead his
the time." both adm
Ferences flows back into Saad s
dents' costs down," she pry but i
checks a
ns serve no major pur- getting 01
re given notice of the occur, su
7amily and Psychology Today, he Si
vas awarded best article of 1982 fr
National Council on Family Relati
jimoto, now a naturalized U.S. citiz
s competing in triathlons, which
! distances up to 2.5 miles swimmi
niles bicycling and then 26.2 mi
h shows similar symp- Howevi
"We have
bined with an enormous large like
visits last year, Hirata said,
or the director. "I don't 4<w ,
>t an easy situation," he ve
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;n open drawers or lift a
ome other evidence," FU
tales House said.
pnt? don't Opnprallv nnnoi
privacy. Of course, they
ines them for the multip
ig inspection week.
bvious people are hidin
leir rules are basically unt
McKinnon, a freshman li
le inspections may upset n
ise. They should make s
erloaded and the studeni
cerning electrical applian
lior Linda Mirabal think
miversuy. "i aon i ininK i
xiate the necessary ap
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ident is caught violating t
;k after the initial check t
corrected.
TUDENT feels he has b<
; case before an appeals
linistrative and student re
tressed that room inspec
are strictly for health an
re a never-ending procei
lit of hand and to try to pr
ch as a fire," Saad said.
lid, running,
om "I kind of discc
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running triathlons
en, for him.
in- "Some people :
ng, home, some peopli
lies swim."
er, he said he is satisfied
i figures that indicate thai
what they run into, and tl
got to be doing something
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says I
ti some people with illegal I
less because the inspector
blanket without seeing a
ibecca Clausen, a hall adder
the checks an invasion
're outraged when the inle
outlets they left out all
ig illegal appliances and
enforceable," she said,
ving in the University Inn,
ne, but I know they're for a
iure the electrical outlets
ts are complying with the
ices."
s part of the problem lies
liey have enough outlets to
pliances for the normal
" v..vm\/ ??i?v wiiiv ha kjy aiiu
iey do come back," Hirata
'right," he said.
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he rules, he is subject to a
o make sure the infraction
een unfairly fined, he can
? committee consisting of
presentatives.
:tions are not attempts to
id safety aspects. "Safety
ss to keep problems from
event a disaster that could
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vered a new meaning of
>espite the pain, he said
is a method of relaxation
stop at a bar on the way
e shop. I run and bike and
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with the job his staff does.
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