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Show i the Other? One Without THET Ti fej.?t i Carlos Ponce argues that, contrary to popular belief, science and religion can co-exi- st. Hey, Beer Man: Take an odyssey through Ireland and get a taste of a so-call- A ed man's beer. Proper Host: Gymnastics Regionals take place in April, the U will be hosting. The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 TUESDAY, MARCH 27, KUER Changes Its Programming News and information were chosen as the new focus, with the station continuing to play jazz at night, he said. The changes in programming will have an added benefit for the U, he said; "We hope tp align ourselves more closely with the U." Besides the change in format, additional changes may be made to the news program as well. Eventually, "we would like to replace one or two hours of national acquired programming with a 80BBI PARRY Chronicle News Writer Mozart and Beethoven have moved over to make room for business and politics now that the University of Utah public radio station KUER has switched its daytime programming from classical music to news and information. An administrative review of KUER, which took place last year, resulted in the changes to the station's daytime format, said John Greene, the station's general man- " locally hosted call-i- n show," Greene said. KUER already keeps its listeners "updated with happenings or the U," Greene said. But the station may be able to do even more for the university. More news time will allow KUER to broadcast U events. For example, "We may be able to partner with some department, a of world speaker bring MATT CANHAM Chronicle Asst. News Editor The applications arrived in stacks, and now constitute a considerable pile on Karen Dace's desk. Each one represents Utah's present and the University of Utah's future. Each one represents newfound opportunity. While Dace, the U's assistant vice president for diversity, is still sifting through the applications, she believes that more than 80 ethnic minority students have applied for the first set of Utah Opportunity Scholarships. The application deadline was last Thursday. see KUER, page 3 - I I! ..... - 't vl - -- , ... 1 Chronicle News Writer has per- er and the kidney itself. The surgery for extracting the donated kidney is free of charge. About 40 percent of transplanted kidneys come from live donors. The University Hospital performs kidney transplants for the entire age spectrum. Patients as young as 17 months old have received kidney transplants at the Hospital. The rejection rate for kidney transplants performed at University Hospital last year was about 9 percent, according to Dr. Fuad Shihab, medical director of the adult kidney transplant program. While there is no published standard for kidney transplant rejection nationwide, Shihab's analysis of recent studies indicate a national average rejection rate between 15 and 20 percent. "These are different centers with different drugs," he said. "It's difficult to standardize something like this." In larger cities, hospitals see "huge competition" for transplant surgeries. In Utah, only the University and LDS hospitals provide. Health Care funnels all of its clients into LDS Hospital, and the U Hospital services patients. "We're not really competing with IHC," said Kim Phillips, manager for the U Hospital's Solid Organ Transplant Programs. The hospital will improve its transplant service by implementing a technique for kidney called laparoscopic extraction acquisition, laparoscopic surgery is not performed in transplanting a kidney into a recipient's body. Laparoscopic surgery requires a four-inc- h incision to extract the kidscar than the eight-inc- h rather ney traditional surgery creates. Laparoscopic just like orthosccpic surgery produces a quicker healing time for live patients. Kidney donors treated with laparoscopic techniques are released from the hospital after only three days, instead of the five or six that traditional operations demand, Shihab said. No University Hospital surgeons ,, are currently qualified for this technique. Since the "learning curve" for laparoscopic is rather high, the hos' pital will not offer the procedure without hiring a surgeon, Shihab said. The hospital plans to add a laparoscopic surgeon to its staff later this summer. In other parts of the country, laparoscopic surgery has helped out-of-st- . less-invasi- i . -- ;? KUER. Data on Kidney Transplants transplant services. Intermountain JARED WHITLEY University Hospital costs $55,000, costs, including medical-providdrugs, implant surgery, hospital stay - The Dolores Dore Eccles Broadcast Center is home to U Hospital Gives Hospital Bernard Machen announced in January that the U will e award 20 minority students four-yescholarships, each worth up to $5,000 per year. A selection committee comprised of faculty and administrators will choose the recipients in April. Vice President for Student Affairs Barbara Snyder said students from the Salt Lake Valley will receive an especially close look. "We hope to focus on students in the valley so they can live at home jand make the.$5tooo a real full ride," she said. Machen has talked about improving the U's diversity since he became president almost four years ago. Last year, the faculty senate released a report criticizing his administration full-rid- The Administrative Review Committee, composed of U faculty and staff, suggested the changes after finding KUER's daytime listener-shi- p to belnadequate, Greene said. The station was attempting to coyej. too. many varying formats, such as classical and jazz music, as well as news, he said. Therefore, station management decided to "pick one or two things we were doing very, very well," Greene said. University J. ar said. formed its 1,500th" kidney transplant. An average kidney transplant at President U '?&3Sh A ve more-experienc- ed increase the number of donated kid- neys, but Shihab doubts that instigating the technique here will have a similar impact. "Here we've had a pretty good success rate for getting donors already," he said. "It won't affect us." - For kidney transplants, having a living donor is more preferable than waiting for a donor to die because you can pick and choose when you want to have the surgery, Phillips said "That provides a better, easier thing than having to wait on the waiting list," he continued. While waiting, patients must undergo kidney dialysis,' where the 2001 VOL 110 NO 133 Diversity choiarship Pour In Applicati ager. While it once alternated news and classical music during the day, KUER now features National Public Radio news and interview programs from around the country. The station switched its format on Monday, March 19. Our ratings "weren't doing very well in our midday classical music... so we picked the areanews and information that we do best," he When NCAA body's compromised ability to cleanse itself is performed by artificial means. Dialysis is about 15 percent as efficient as a working kidney, Phillips said. Recently, the hospital operated on a patient who'd waited eight years for a kidney. At University Hospital, kidney transplant patients wait, on average, 18 months before surgery. Despite public concern to the contrary, donating a kidney does not decrease life span, Phillips said. "People have a lot of reserve about donating. The reason you can donate a kidney is because you've got twice as much kidney as see KIDNEYS, page 3 for a lack of action Machen has responded. When he first announced the minority scholarship program, he lacked the money to fund it. But a n dollar gift from the William estate of Boyden and Louise Paddock Oddie will allow the program to continue in perpetuity. "If we can't get more people from minority groups coming to the. U, we have not achieved our mission here in the state," Machen said. These are welcome words to Sociology Professor Theresa Martinez, the first Hispanic professor in Utah, but she is more impressed with the scholarships. "I have heard a lot of talk before, but I hadn't seen a lot of action. The scholarship program is more meaningful because it impacts people who really, really need it. When something like this comes out, you realize that Machen really does want to diversify the student body. He knows the majority of needy kids in this valley are kids of color," she said. Martinez is not just talking about the actions of Machen and Dace either. Upon the request of Machen, she has rallied the faculty to support the new students. The U will not only give these students scholarships, but each will have a faculty mentor with whom he multi-millio- see SCHOLARSHIPS, page 4 Society Honors U Students for Their Achievements EMILY FULLER Chronicle News Writer Fourteen University of Utah students were inducted yesterday onto the list of the Who's Who honor society in higher education. "Even being nominated is a nice honor," said organizer Kare Neve, Associated Students of the University of Utah executive secretary. "They do a Who's Who for high schools and universities and colleges." At the U, 84 students received nominations, and the society elected n 14 for the honor. An committee composed of two students, two professors and four staff members made the decision based on students' academic records and campus involvement. The ceremony was held Monda in the A. Ray Olpin University Union eight-perso- rrr rz r, ; 1994 -- 1997 198 1 :j 1959 2000 2001 r 71 -- -- " . r- 3 64 : - vi 18 1 2 r 0' 16 16 11 : : 3 Collegiate Room. Who's Who is a nationwide honor society which judges students on their scholastics, as well as commu- nity and university involvement. Who's Who is one of the only honor societies which does not require an application fee, and the students must be nominated by their superiors for the honor. see HONORS, page 4 THE DAILY UTAH ONLINE CHRONICLE IS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT WWW.Utahchronicle.COin |