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Show THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE THURSDAY. JANUARY 17, Best Paid Student Body President Gets $25,000 HEATHER ALLEN Northeastern News Northeastern University BOSTON Northeastern University Student Government Association president Erin Dayharsh feels that she is being nickled and dimed after receiving the dubious honor of being named the highest paid student leader in the country. Dayharsh was named the highest paid student leader in the fall 2001 issue of Student Leader Magazine. According to a survey of 395 colleges and universities, Dayharsh receives $24,888.95 in stipends, tuition and food vouchers. The total benefits are $4,408 more than the student government head of Marquette University, the second-highein the survey. Dayharsh disagreed with the report that she was the highest paid in the country. "I don't know what he based the survey on," she said. "I think it could be applied to student leaders or student government leaders, it is open to interpretation." The survey is based on 395 colleges st and universities interviewed by W.H. Butch Oxendine Jr. the publisher and editor in chief of Student Leader Magazine. Of those schools, 155 are private institutions. Oxendine confirmed and defended the reputation of the magazine and the survey. "I have yet to find anyone paid er," Oxendine said. "I've highsur- done the vey for six years and it gets a lot of press from U.S. News and USA Today. You would think I would know of a higher paid leader." According to Dayharsh, the SGA president is expected to work 40 hours a week for a year. In return, she receives $600 a month, free tuition for 8 credit hours ($4,312.50 per quarter) and food vouchers for 15 meals in the residence halls ($438.95 total). Oxendine said he takes the survey seriously and supports his findings. "For Student Leaders, this is the highest visible project that is done," he said. "I would hear from somebody if my numbers were wrong." The unique dynamic of Northeastern and its cooperative education program is also a factor in the amount that the president of SGA is paid. The president is required to work 40 hours a week and is restricted from the co-o-p program. While holding the position, the compensation is the president's primary source of income. Oxendine said that the survey creates a lot of controversy, and said Dayharsh was "embarrassed" about her salary. been rather disagreeable throughout it." Oxendine said. "She seems too reluctant to speak about it. Ms. Dayharsh was less than forthcoming" "She's U WIRE time ccntlnu?d from as nost hold jcbs in pa; 3 said, first off that by publishing end demonstrating the vulnerability of AOL Instant Messenger, within 24 hours AOL had it fixed. Conover said he also learned, "Don't say anything that you don't want quoted." 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"Their hearts are the size of a fingernail, and we can take only very small blood samples." Abel said. The miniature model required the team to develop new technology, such as an implantable device that can measure blood pressure in the mouse continuously for 12 weeks. "Although we'd modeled the animal as closely as possible, men and mice are not the same thing," Abel continued. "For example, it's very hard to reproduce arteriosclerosis in hardening of the arteries mice...We will have to extrapolate what we find into humans to see if our hypotheses hold true." Abel and McClain's work complement each other in studying how the heart uses glucose. While Abel will be working on how glucose is delivered to the cells, McClain will study how the cells react to it. Recruited by McClain, Abel was working on diabetes at Harvard when the two met at medical conferences. Eager to advance diabetes research at the U, McClain has been recruiting young promising scientists like Abel to the U. After a few Abel thought visits, the the U would be a "good opportunity to increase my own research output." He joined the U faculty in 2000 and has won two national awards recently distinguishing him as an outstanding young scientist. The two are flanked by experts of their fields. Dr. Sheldon Litwin has studied the role of calcium in heart muscle cells and performs echocardiograms (ultrasound images) on mice routinely. The Eccles Institute c of Human Genetics Drs. LaLouel and Robert Weiss are experts in mouse genetics. And Dr. Jean-Mar- versity. -- H3 H i iii delivery at Ray Olpin Building us Professors and students can take advantage of the specially reduced college rate and save 60 Guy DIABETES OPYi On-Camp- J .... WIRE S Csx C3 cSIl 1 com- puter security finding "loop holes" in computer software programs which hackers would likely use to exploit and cause destruction (such as viruses). 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