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Show 4 THURSDAY. FEBRUARY THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 28, 2002 RESIDEMCY Van Drives Into Bayou, Students continued from page 1 POTTERY BONANZA: f r r- - i assembly line to get the victims to shore, said Jeff Smith, captain of the Galveston Fire Department. The last victim recovered from the van was Brenda Rodriguez. She the water the longest under was because students attempting to free her from her carseat had to remove the whole carseat in the end. Smith said. "It was truly remarkable; it was one of the most amazing rescues I have ever seen," Smith said. The conditions were very dangerous for the rescuers because of the possibility of leaking gasoline and toxins, said SgL Jorge Trevino of the Galveston Police Department. Trevino called it a heroic act on the part of SARAH DARR The Battalion Texas A&M University s z, 5 ' Save Family From Drowning r COLLEGE STATION. Texas-F- ive victims, including one infant, remained hospitalized Tuesday after Jose Rodriguez intentionally drove his family van 87 feet into the Offatts Bayou on Saturday, Galveston, Texas police said The van sank 10 feet into the murky I I i F I J' water, and Rodriguez surfaced about a minute later against a strong current, witnesses said. A group of students from varsity sailing teams at local universities, including Texas A&M University and University of Texas, were standing nearby, preparing to begin a race. Students began to speak with Rodriguez in Spanish, and he told them there were two children still inside the van. Students began diving into the water from the boats and the shore, said Jake Scott, captain of the A&M Varsity Sailing Team. Scott said everyone had a part in helping the victims. Many found rocks to break open the windows and knives to cut the seat belts and used their emergency training skills to administer CPR. "Everybody there had a part and everybody was a hero," Scott said. Students rescued all five victims from the submerged vehicle using an jr ''1 x ri Spencer Dorsey, an advanced tunes his pot Wednesday. wheel-throw- 1 1 i pottery student, fine n the rescuers because of the unstable condition the vehicle was in while underwater. 'Id ' I severely, which is unusual in this kind of case, Smith said. Scott said it was instinct that made the students react so quickly and work so well together in such a short amount of time. "We know those victims would not have survived without the intervention of A&M and Texas students," Smith said. Trauma surgeon Steven Wolf said the victims are not in the clear but arc doing as well as can be expected. U WIRE "'Pi M ; -J rlffllI"rllrlll1-------"---""- for Public Society and took an active Administration, and participatrole in the AFL-CIed in labor causes for workers. Rice is survived by her husband of 25 years, Tim Rice, and three brothers. Green also noted that "her children were her cats." Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 2 at 11 a.m. at Larkin Mortuary. abenson chronic!e. utah. edu O 1 gency rooms. Fullmer also encouraged staff working in the abnormally slow outpatient clinics to take vacation time. At this time, Fullmer doesn't know how well his conservation efforts will counteract the loss in"' revenue. It will take at least a month to finish the February financial statements. Erik Barton, chief of the emergency medicine division, said he noticed a minor slow down during the Games. "I actually expected it would be a lot slower, it was just a little bit slower," he Editor-In-Chi- ef said. Return applications by 5pm March 29th, 2002. rimi"-- - - secretary at local meetings of the American operating rooms and emer- I " 1 HOSPITAL 2002-200- K RICE continued from page continued from page for the position of The Daily Utah Chronicle 3 for the academic year s;till license, and file for taxes within the. state before they are qualified to apply for residency. "The question is: are the students here to go to school or arc they here to be a resident? We want an individual to show that he wants to stay in the state," Alexander said. Under the proposed legislation a students must live here and work here before state dollars are going to be used to educate them, Foxley said. The full House will now review the bill. jparkinsonchronicle.utah.edu The rescuers were not injured YOU CAN BE THE MOST POWERFUL STUDENT ON CAMPUS! Apply would require students to take 60 credit hours, obtain a Utah driver's .... ,.. - Get funding for your student publication for the 2002-200- 3 academic year. r r ' i r " ' Pick up funding requests from Adam Ward in Union room 236. nrr - Return Requests by 5pm March 29th, 2002 for consideration by the Publications Council. j.- s N--.' wiwuiri t '! , ( ' f - ' 1 I Barton said the emergency room was most affected on the days of Opening and Closing ceremonies. "We had lays that we were extremely busy- - Some of the outpatient services were a lot slower and some of the elective surgeries were a lot slower, as for emergency services, we didn't notice a huge drop," he said. The emergency room averages 2,500 to 3,000 patients in a month. During February, Barton's staff saw 2,100. Fullmer said be expects the number of patients will start climbing this week. "It feels much busier again in the clinics walking around. I arn hoping that we have bottomed out," he said. "Fortu- nately things are building back up this week " The hospital made more money than expected in January and Fullmer believes part of that came from patients trying to get elective care before the Games began. He now hopes patients who have put off medical care will come in March. "We will see what happens in March. If the patient volumes substantially improve then I will lift the hiring freeze," he said. mcanham chronicle, utah.edu |