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Show 2 - The Daily Utah Chronicle Wednesday, Jmly n ji, 1996 & 1 i. -- rkjt'J jrJi f.-- .i jtff!33n i?Y;1j Z;! t; J- - TWA Explosion Baldness Gene Virtual University - - - Scientists may be closer to EAST MORICHES, N.Y. (AP) With investigators still DENVER (AP) When Western Governors University opens PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) first confirmed discovery of the with baldness acciTWA the crash classes Western in 800 of students dozen was no states by understanding can take a next June, trying to prove Flight e from hair that growing. dent, a Navy stops ship dropped anchor Tuesday logging onto the nearest computer or plugging in a videocassettc. a gene ; over a potential treasure trove of evidence an undersea plot Teacher conferences may be conducted by The gene causes ectodermal dysplasia, a rare disorder that "V slows development of hair, teeth and sweat glands. The constrewn with pieces of the plane's shattered nose. Organizers say it will be the world flagship for 1 ... of the vic- learning, with a faculty from more man 900 schools in Arizona, dition afflicts about 125,000 Americans. Meanwhile, the bodies of almost tims had been recovered from the ocean floor 100 feet down. Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,' Nebraska,: New Mexico, "We know that this is not the gene directly responsible for ' " male pattern baldness," said Dr. Jonathan Zonana, a professor The USS Grapple, one of the Navy's top two North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington andWyoming. field molecular and medical genetics at the Oregon Health "is will settled debris. confer which of other over of like a vessels, . WGU, college, degrees just any Sciences University. But it may help explain why everyday Investigators hoped the ship's remote cameras and crack probably the most developed plan of its kind in the world, right ' v . divers could find wreckage to confirm their thesis: A bomb now" said Sally Johnstone of the Western Interstate Commission baldness occurs, he said. Dr. Peter S.r in the front cargo hold blew the Boeing 747's nose off July for Higher Education. It was Zonana and a colleague, Harper in 17, killing all 230 people aboard. "The project's chief promoters are Govs. .Roy Romer of Wales, who found the approximate location of the gene in The Grapple can raise loads of up to 6 12 tons and keep Colorado and Mike Leavitt of Utah. They persuaded fellow gov- 1987. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine divers in the water at the same time. ernors earlier this year to contribute $100,000 each toward the $6 in St. Louis, the University of Hekinki, Finland, and the Divers working on the floor of the contimillion to $10 million needed for start-ucosts. University of Wales College of Medicine in England then pinnental shelf brought up more wreckage Tuesday, including a But much of the startup money is expected to come from induspointed the location. cargo door and piece of fuselage, and spotted components of try, which needs to train workers in specific skills, according to Oregon Health Sciences researchers, in turn, confirmed a third engine. those findings in a report in the August issue of Nature Johnstone. Genetics. On Monday, a twisted cargo container that could provide Romer and Leavitt see the school as a critical clues was pulled ashore. The bin was one of 16 such program providing alternative access to higher education. Romer People with ectodermal dysplasia can have difficulty develfor be the it outside and believes to a way of educating people containers mainstream, oping normal teeth and hair. The condition can be luggfgc jet. cargo on forif undiagnosed because a lack of sweat glands can lead campus-baseInvestigators said the container, which came from the programs. fevers. see "TWA" on page 3 see 'Virtual' on page S to dangerously high - super-salvag- fl. long-distan- three-quarte- rs search-and-salva- ;j 100-foot-de- ep " p high-qualit- y, cost-efficie- d Ma&eirs from page Psych. Prof, to Edit Publication Raymond Kesner, a University of Utah faculty member for 28 years, has been named editor of Rychobiology, a national publication focusing on the ncurobiological basis for behavior. Kesner, who has a Ph.D in psychology, was nominated for the position by his peers nationwide and chosen by a selection committee. The journal, in its 20th year, accepts contributions from professors around the country. Articles cover such topics as memory, learning, sexual behavior and other issues dealing with the neurobiological side of behavior. It is published four times a year. Kesner has received numerous research awards and grants for his work on human memory disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy and Huntington's disease. their kids up here and drop them off." e skating for transportation and exercise is not a problem for the campus, Bird said. But the U. will ban e skating and skateboarding altogether if the number of tricks doesn't decline, Bird speculated. Banning skaters is a nationwide campus trend. At the fountain near the Art and Architecture building, several kids practice tricks on their skateboards, Eli Cohen, 11, of Salt Lake City was perfecting his olfie, kicking up his board while rolling and landing on top when he came back to the ground. He's been skateboarding for three years. His friend, John Bullen, represents Bike Board Blade, a local sporting goods store, by wearing stickers and while he skates. Bike Board Blade Owner and In-lin- I gram," Bird said about the summer. "Then it becomes enforcement We've had several arrests this summer." At press time, the campus police didn't have a record of how many skaters and bikers had been arrested this summer. He said skaters and bikers doing tricks pose the biggest threat to University property and to the athletes themselves. "If they're jumping off fountains and landing six feet down or they hit someone, those kinds of things don't deserve a warning. They deserve to be cited," Bird said. "For some reason, people have got the idea that this is a fun park up here. We even have parents that bring in-lin- . ts Student Health Service? presents Culture Part of Student Health The Office of Health Promotion and Student Health Service is sponsoring a presentation by Richard Keeling, director of University Health Services and professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin-MadisoThe presentation is titled Shared Investments and the Rmxr of Caring: Health and Keeling will use a multimedia presentation to explore the "powerful internal and cultural forces that influence the decisions and risk the health and future of students today," according to' Bonnie Goad, Coordinator of the Office of Health Promotion. Attendees will examine the context that creates cultural norms, the interaction between individual and community health, and a paradigm shift to support healthy behavioral choices. The seminar is open to deans, directors, faculty and students and will he held October 9 at noon in the Union Ballroom. A discussion with Keeling in the West Ballroom will follow his presentation. Contact the Office of health Promotion for more information. degree. " Children's Wellness Exams Preschool, Kindergarten, School Physicals State Required Immunizations (MMR, DPT, Hib, OPV) $3. and e ; skating. "I like blades," Bird said. "It's a good form of exercise" He said he tried skateboarding once and nearly broke a bone. He gave up the sport, calling it "cost prohibitive." "I fell and damn near broke my butt," he said. in-lin- Available by appointment Student Health Service University Wasatch Clinics Bldg., Level 1 555 Foothill Blvd. 1 Call for an appointment . Now in their 15th year, the awards recognize the distinguished service to youth of the late Marvin J. Ashton, formerly a member of the Saints. Council of the Twelve, The Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-daconcenHe also served a term in the Utah State Senate from 1957-6trating on the needs of young people. - y 1 Working Together for a Healthy walks up to me and offers me a job, Fll take it" Rodriquez has taken several temporary jobs unloading and loading trucks. Although Rodriquez has family, he's not sure where they are or if they would help. "I don't know whether they would help or not I'm not in communication with them. But most of the time .u I feel like I'm old enough to sustain myself if I wanted to." Rodriguez says his homelessness was caused by a combination of careless spending, gambling and trouble in the economy. "I wasn't here all the time. I was up in Las Vegas. It's just that I had money at one time." Rodriquez doesn't feel uncomfortable about begging, but says it wasn't always ";v" 581-643- r kids heed places to skate too." Until skaters find better slopes and stairs than those at the U., they'll keep coming back. The police plan to keep an eye on them in the meantime. Bird, who has worked for the University Police for 20 years, has tried both skateboarding from page 2 minutes and I'm gone. I haven't had that luck today. Other than that, if someone Scholarships for Grad. Students Three University of Utah graduate students have won Marvin J. Ashton Scholarship Awards for their dedication to academic excellence. Monica Birth, Evgenia V. Portniaguina and Melanie Reif received the $3,000 awards given annually to graduate students in the colleges of humanities and business. Birth is earning a graduate degree in German, Portniaguina is in the MBA program, and Reif is studying philosophy. Both Birth and Reif earned their undergraduate degrees at the U. and Portniaguina graduated from the Moscow Institute of Oil and Gas with an engineering ing that kind of skating. And the University, unfortunately, is a great place to do it Lots of terrain. But the InlomeDess n. Community on Campus in the 1990s. Manager Joe May said he recommends the U. for advanced skaters because the terrain is so good. "We sell product to diem at virtually an employee cost," May said. "So they're out there representing us." Product manufacturers make accessories just for sliding down railings and stairs, he said. "These companies are really promot- W) that way. "At first, when - I was doing this, I felt kind of paranoid or something. Now I really don't care 'cause Tm starving half the time anyway and ifl get lucky I'll eat r ji uun i uu uus iDccausc i warn to, ti aoit because I want to survive. He laughs nervously and motions his rieht hand ud and down with a eold tj screw held tightly between his fingers. " "I found it along the ground," he says. "I thought it was gold something." ; |