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Show f Who Needs a j J tmt in CHKON ii I I I Job? Not Adam Davenport. Spend lime due! UidUUdliUi! uuuiy iUiiieiiimy rruuimime inched ftf innnn f froon fin with tho hnpcoc h? oy? ivil Rights paripr Hnti Whose Day Is it? And the Verdict Is... of this year's Kuiikowski show hints will be better than ever. it FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, mr- - t ..Tf ''1 "I" "IW 2000 VOL 3 The preview 109 NO 88 U Volunteers Head '" " The Legislature begins its session on Human Rights Day, but not without objections. that The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 !Tm Mission to Ghana MATT CANriAM Chronicle News Writer vain, then she was not welcome. She wasn't comfortable with that" Axson-Flyn- n no longer participates in the ATP, and McConkie said it is a direct result of the discrimination she felt in the program. "She really wanted to be an actress, but more important to her was not violating her personal integrity and beliefs," of 14 University of Utah and technicians are nurses doctors, a off and heading weeks taking couple a warm to climatebut it is far from a vacation. They are headed to Ghana at noon today as a part of the Harvest Africa Children's Foundation. Now in its third year, Harvest Africa provides free medical care to those in need and attempts to teach Ghanian physicians how to perform simple surgeries. A second group of health-carproviders will make the trek to Ghana on Jan. 21. The two groups will volunteer for more than four weeks' worth of free medical care. The volunteers will take a bag for their personal items and a trunk full of medical equipment as they board the plane. More than $ic,ooo of equipment has been donated by the U Hospital and Synthes and Pfizer, according to Dr. Alan Crandall, an ophthalmologist at the Moran Eye Center. Each health-car- e provider must pay his or her own way. Airfare and accommodations cost $3,000, and for those who are taking their first trip, vaccinations can cost up to $300, not to mention lost wages from work. Crandall's philosophy is, "everybody that can should do something to help people, if it is a neighbor down the street or somebody living across the said McConkie. world." According to McConkie, Axson-Flyn- n attempted to settle the issue with her "crofessors and the U but was unsuccess- Crandall, along wirh Dr. Wayne Samueison, are headed to Ghana for the second time. As a part cf last year's team, Samueison witnessed "tons of malaria, very high mortality rates fcr children due to infectious diseases and many people who were injured in car wrecks, but couldn't get to a hospital." The group will set up shop in a teaching hospital in Kumasi, a city in northern Ghana, Last year's humanitarian mission performed more than 00 operations, most of which involved cataract surgery. Crandall alone performed 30 surgeries in two days. "It was like working in a big city hospital. We opened the doors and saw all of the people we had time to see," he said. A group e mm k B&CK: Desperate stupntf 17 wKttefocfrr t!lr fnanslg Stwtai Serves ki ciwcte in tlie Bw&Jteg 1 fHirsdy. Theatre Major Files Lawsuit SCOTT LEWIS Chronicle Asst. News Editor a University of Utah student, has filed a civil action against the U alleging religious discrimi- Christina Axson-Flynn- , nation. a member of Tie Church cf Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, is accusing the U cf forcing her to compromise her religious beliefs while she studied to become Axson-Flyn- n, an actress through the Actor Training Program. Tne suit alleges that U professors forced her to use blasphemous language during her time at the U. When Axson-Flyn- n refused, she was no longer welcome in the program, said her attorney James McConkie. "It happened over and over again," said McConkie. "Unless she was willing to swear and use the Lord's name in ful. - - "They didn't do anything," said McConkie. "Minorities and religions are protected and a state cannot violate their rights. see LAWSU5T, page 4 Conserve Resources: Make Own $$ ELIZABETH WHITE Chronicle News Writer Money's tight, why not take ii! In the past month, there have been six incidents of counterfeit $20 bills. The counterfeiters duped REPORT the University Book store, Parking and PGUCE Transportation From 9 a.m. to noon, Crandall saw patients; from noon to midnight he performed operations. Ghanians are more likely to get diseases such as cataracts and glaucoma due to environmental consideration, according to CrandalL "Ophthalmology is one of the main d go!s," he said. "In any country when you are blind, you are pretty much done; your chances of survival are zip. It is a 100 percent curable disease." While Crandall operates on the eyes, Samueison will try and tackle all patients who don't need surgery. He remembers a woman he treated last year. She complained of stomach pains and upon examination it was clear that she had Decome pregnant. Samueison thought the woman would be pleased that the cause of the pain was not life threatening, but she wasn't. Samueison said the Ghanians take care of their children but "eveiyday it is a scratch-oexistence." "The woman would have been more comfortable dying than bringing another life into the world that she couldn't feed," he said. In addition to the health care provided, the U physicians will make a major effort to educate local doctors, "If you can teach the local people, you can help much more than you could by treating people," Crandall third-worl- ut said. The teams will try and fight preventable conditions, but this is just a beginning. Harvest Africa is in the process of building a clinic in Ghana, with the hopes of providing more extensive medical care all year round. Despite its poverty and high amount of disease, Ghana is one of the wealthier countries in West Africa, and was chosen by Harvest Africa because it has a stable government. According to Crandall, surrounding countries are not as stable, and Harvest Africa is afraid another government would try to steal any land it purchased. This will not stop it from providing free medical care to neighboring countries. Crandall said once the clinic is up and running, it will serve Ghanians, Nigerians and people from other West see GHANA, page 4 W: Ser- - vices (wouldn't we all .....i like to?), bowling alley and the A. Ray Olpin University Union. Not a bad way to buy books. Money vs. life After a fire alarm sounded, an employee from HPER North left her office unlocked. When she returned, $90 had been taken from her planner. There's always time to lock the door, even if it means you'll burn to a crisp. Joy riding A University of Utah security officer pulled over a driver vho appeared to be intoxicated, but learned the driver was a 15 year old who had taken her mother's car with- - Which is which? The counterfeit Andrew Jacksons are cn the out permission. So she wasn't drunk, just too short to see over the wheel. Illegal parking...ad drugs -- A U Police Department officer arrested a man for outstanding warrants after the officer saw him parked in a zone, but what really tipped off the officer was the smel! of marijuana and the accompanying clouds of smoke coming from the man's car. It's all fun and games until someone gets hit on the head with a steel THE DAILY UTAH ONLINE CHRONICLE rigt. batonTwo groups of juveniles and cat mouse from Highland, played Utah to Primary Children's Medical Center. A person from one car complained that he was hit by the other car, and someone else complained that he had been hit in the head with a steel baton. Tip o' the week If you don't know which classes to take yet, sign up for a course to improve your self-defen- se Jason Richardson speaks with tribe! leaders on the land which will be a Harvest Africa clinic. SS 0 N THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT WWWXhrcnicle.lltah.edu |