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Medical professions
certainly not immune
to changes in interest
trend has evolved during the last
By<
few years as HMOs have in medicine could be connected
Thi Diav Phnletomw become more prevalent and to the profession’s volatility.
Puxom HurusiTY medicine less lucrative. T h e re arc such rapid changes in
(U-W IRE) PRINCETON. N oner man said that other the medical profession like
NJ. - The number of students schools arc producing even advances in technology and e t h i - ^
applying to medical school has fewer medical school applicants cal questions,” Bclz said, " t h a t ^ Paula Moore
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decreased steadily during the last "Princeton has seen slight it's hard to tell the direction that
three years, according to a sur decrease* but not to the extent of the medical field is going.”
vey conducted by the national universities or o f the Also, other professions are
Association of American other Ivks.” ,he said. attracting students away from,
Medical Schools. And In 1996. nearly 47,000 stu careers in medicine, according to
Princeton's statistics are no dents at colleges across the Nottcrman. "My view is that
exception to this developing country applied to medical there are lots of things other than
school, but by 1999 that number medical school for students
”We have fairly convincing had dropped to below 39,000. interested in health and health
evidence over the last three years according to John Parker, media policy,” Notterman said. “And
spokesperson for the Association electronic commerce is drawing was working at
to indicate that there's been a
decrease in the total number of of American Medical Schools. away some of our best and
But Princeton administrators Hospital at the
d Dr. Daniel and advisers say they are not Both Notterman and Bclz tima o th er
Nottcrman. he chair o f the concerned, since fluctuation in
University's Committee on the number of applicants is com for admission in Sagamore photniAchoBo Í
"And our mon. "This is part of a historic school may discourage many
colleagues at oilier Ivy League
schools have encountered fairly
trend.” Nottcrman said. "Now
w e're back to where we were in
the early 1990s”
students from applying.
Notterman said that he
believes Princeton's pre-medical
Towner
significant drops, too.**
Princeton pre-medical stu Jessica Bclz *02. president of
dents have one of the highest Princeton's Pre-Medical students in the yean to come.
Association. agreed with ‘There are many professors Instead, she chose to focus arship fund, which will be Jerome Towner admits he
and faculty members in the on how the scholarship fund given to the School of is still in denial about his
top medical schools -
profession — it is common for molecular biology department, would someday better some Science at IUPUI. Tahnesia daughter's death, but says
percent of Princeton students
the num ber o f applicants to the Center for Human Values one clsc's life. was a biology major. her has no other choice than
who applied to medical school
change from year to year. and the Woodrow Wilson School "1 put this matinee Tahnesia's father. Jerome to deal with it every day.
were admitted last year. But only
159 students applied to medical "Hopefully starting now it will that hold good discussions and together - myself and my TowTier. said he didn't want “Her picture is the first
school in 1999 compared to net as role models for pre-med husband.” said Shannon. "I to attend the fundraiser, but thing 1 see in the morning
some 250 applicants in 1996T he ical students,” he said. plan on having one every wanted to show support for and the last thing I sec at
year either in September his daughter. night.” he said.
because that's (Tahnesia's) "I feel like my daughter As Tahnesia's family and
Undergraduate researchers may present papers birthday month or in
February, the month police
deserves to rest in peace,” he
said. "I like to grieve in pri
friends listened to some of
her favorite songs, surround
found her body.” vate. If someone never lost a ing themselves in laughter
Information is available on Opportunities Program. The
Shannon said all pro child, they don't how it and tears, there was a sense
the conference's website at IUPUI UROP will pay registra feels. It's like nothing any
hap^/vrvr w dm b.cdu/-fcxafub/i tion fees for students presenting ceeds would go into a schol- that healing has begun.
one says can ease my mind.”
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are invited to present their IUPUI students wishing to liaison signature. For more
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polls to determine what stales, ers," Radcliff said. their decisions on poll results,
itse lf o a a rich 101-year h isto ry o f
issues and people to target. While polls of registered but agrees that these polls are a
d h e n ity , in n o v a tio n an d o p p o rtu n ity . L earn voters cover a broader pool of “short cut way to learn sorne-
a b o u t o u r p ro g ram s an d specialties d u rin g
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Scholarship groups confronted with criminal charges
• In tellectu al P ro p e rty arship programs.
By Ryan Troat claims o f affiliation to the
• In fo rm a tio n T ech n o lo g y The National Association Better Business Bureau or
Dun Ecrni ix
of Student Financial Aid Thc scam was run by mail
• L egal W ritin g Soil mein Illinois I’MYEum
ing flyers to individuaU stating Monica Brahlcr. public
• T rial Advocacy (U-WIRE) CARBON- 350.000 people lose S5 million that they had won grants worth
• Jan u ary A dm ission DALE. III. - Congress recently a year to financial aid scams. thousand! of dollars. More SIUC Financial Aid Office,
(D ecem ber LSA T accepted) approved allowing criminal In 1997, a federal judge in than 50.000 people sent $10 to said she w asn't aware of any
be brought $100 for the grants and reports in her office o f students
ran a fraudulent scholarship received nothing in return. falling victim to a scam, but
"MALSA Law Day* search service to pay $6.1 mil In both cases the parties
M onday, O a . 2 3 The bill, which was passed lion in restitution for promising settled out of court without lize other options before
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a U o c t •» OMIMMI defrauded customers to get a how to identify fraudulent dents search for scholarships
Under the new Uw, fraudu refund of the $299 fee were scholarship search services. and we encourage people to
lent groups would be hit with denied when (he company Now, with the fines and possi take advantage of them,"
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The interesting and eclectic work of Amy Brier. Palli Davene Davis. Christopher Furman.
Alison Helm. David R. Nelson and Diane Simpson can be seen at the Henon Gallery. 1701 N.
'Pnnnvyl vania St., from O c t 5 through Nov. 4. More information; (317J 920-2420.
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Viewpoints The IUPUI Sagamoie • Monday, Octoiei 9,2000 • Page 7
S T A F F E D IT O R IA L G U E S T COM M EN TAR Y
SAGAMORE G U E S T CO M M ENTAR Y
The Kaiser issues and would like to having sex. good for our public schools.
Foundation, a research organi If no change is made and
ration, released a study show Other issues targeted for taught for so many yean when “abstinence-only" programs
ing gapa between what parents research are proper uses of con- the whole free world knows continue to be taught. America
most adolescents aren’t abiding is going to find a general
is being covered in the class- dren talking to parents about by it? decline in continued education,
whom they may be involved The Kaiser Family All the people who would
Foundation also included absti- be going off to college won't
don't start listening to the facts. The sur-
their children will pay the price vey found survey, children at the age of 18 or are
by not having information eight out of GUEST
about AIDS, STDs, abortion. 10 people mss it
»ew«»
Awinfcmjtai to If ignorance continues to children to
COMMENTARY veyed —
61 percent
to people because they don't
want to use birth control,
opagate in schools, children of teachers The problem is real,
and 58 per- Young people having sex is
cent of as inevitable as the tides. Why
p r in c ip a ls don't school districts set an
The foundation recently sur example by showing they will
veyed 1,500 students and ptr- no longer pull a shroud over
and 1.300 teachers and children's eyes and finally
This includes teaching teach them the troth about sex
thought AIDS should be o f the real world i young people to wait before in America,
addressed in schools, 79 per- live, having sex. but they should use Them are our very lives we
cent far abortions and 76 |
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Activities
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Dance Fiesta
Friday, October 13
9 p.m . to midnight
Union Building C riteria
weekly events
every Wednesday from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm ia University Litany Lilly
Auditorium (Room OI30Tfor the remainder of the semester
The IUPUI Equestrian Team wiU hold weekly meetings every Thursday
from 8 pm . to 9 p.m in U C lI t : X‘W V-r D- ;¥*•
iit iit M w n
Saturday, October 14 from 9 a jn . to 2 p.m. in SI 224 A 226. Register in
University Cottage. Contact avabduigtittpui.edu for more dettili.
IUPUI International Club October 15 horn 6:30 p m to 7:30 p m in CA227. The featured weaker
International Culture will he attorney Robert Browning sod he will be speaking about what
firms look for in law school students.
IUPl/1 Taekwondo Club
The College Republicans win have their OOP Campaign 2000 The IUPUI Taekwando Club has
Operations Meeting on Tuesday, October 10 from 12:15 pm . to 1:00
P a k istajj^ p m. in UCI32. Find out how students can help Repubtv
win offices and lead the nation. Food will be provided. obtained the rank o f yellow belt
or have at least 6 months experi
\Cn n ence in a martial art or are cur
Pieasc pian lo atte rently enrolled in HPER E l00
12 from S: 15 i
Friday Ortobtr f ) Taekwondo. Join us every
to 9:30 a.m. in U LI116.
Thursday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
L’C I I S ■ 4:SO fun.to6:30 Planing Process in Action.
in PE156 to sharpen your skills,
build your endurance or to just
have fun!
Honors Program Speaker 13 from 8 p m to midnight in the Union Building Cafeteria.
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The IUPUI Christian Fellowship is sponsoring a Praise Service « id Talk
R ich S h e n lu n c n 's S even H ab its o f E ffective Voters by P ittar Oscar Muhu from Nairobi Kenya on October 10 at ths IUPUI
V ' Tuesday.
Tue O ctober 26
Noon - 1 p.m. ttl
The lmernational Club will host its first Bim in they semester long series