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Show Page 6 tTlje Utah Electronic Community College accepting students for fall semester The Utah Electronic Community College (UECC) is currently accepting applications for Fall Semester 1999. The UECC is a consortium of the five community colleges in Utah College of Eastern Utah, Dixie College, Snow College, Salt Lake Community College and Utah Valley State that offer College associate degrees in a variety of majors primarily over the Internet. Students may receive courses through the Internet, television, EdNet, andor video checkout. UECC courses offer flexibility to fit any schedule and can be taken regardless of the students location. Students choose one of the partner colleges as a home col two-ye- ar (Eimrs-rfo- Surgeon suggests trying alternatives before considering surgery for back pain Back pain sufferers should consider exercise, physical ther- apy, relaxation techniques or even pain killers for at least six months before turning to surgery, says a spine surgeon at UCSF Stanford Health Care. About 70 to 80 percent of all www.utah-ecc.ore A at adults stufee experience low back pain admits $25 application dents to all five partner colleges at some point in their lives, acand allows them to take cording to surveys in the United courses States and Europe. For the vast electronically-delivere- d from any of the colleges. Regardless of which college offers the chosen courses, each credit is lege and follow the graduation requirements of that college to complete their degree. Assigned advisors at each partner college can carefully guide students as they select courses. e Applicants may apply on-lin- one-tim- g. Close $61.50. Financial Aid is available for most of the courses and is administered by the home college. For more information or to view course listings visit www.utah-ecc.or- g or call (8322). Tamra Sutherland receives Cenex Harvest States Foundation Scholarship culture and agribusiness. Sutherland The of Nephi is Tamra among 81 recipients of $600 ag- scholarship program provided seeks Utah alumni The Close Up Foundation of Washington, D.C., wants to contact Utah residents who have participated in its Washington government studies program. Former participants can join a nationwide alumni network to remain involved in Close Ups work of educating citizens about the democratic process. Since 1982, some 8,269 Utah residents have traveled to Washington to take part in Close Up," said Linda Cottle, Close Ups manager of alumni relations. In establishing an alumni network, we hope to involve these former participants in making programs available to even more people from Utah." Close Up, the nations largest civic education organization, is dedicated to teaching Americans how democracy works and how to make democracy work for them. In addition to its Washington study visits, which have included more than 500,000 participants since 1971, Close Up also one-tim- goiL0nD0EM PREMIER STEEL majority of these sufferers, the those experiencing muscle paralpain goes away within six weeks ysis, loss of bladder control or leg regardless of treatment, says pain more severe than any acEugene Carragee, NM, professor companying back pain. While some forms of chronic of functional restoration at Stanford University School of Medi- lower back pain are readily idencine. Just how much pain each tified and treated, the vast maperson suffers is highly variable jority are hard to locate, Carragand may depend more on psycho- ee says. Causes of such pain include logical, social and cultural factors than on the underlying minor disc bulges in the spine physical disorder itself, he adds. that may pinch a nerve. PinFor most patients, surgery is pointing the nerve irritation is a step way down the road. often difficult, particularly for There are always some risks people who may be suffering with surgery, and patients can from other ailments," he exencounter discomfort and loss of plains. For most people, time, prumobility during recovery," says Carragee. And if a patients con- dent strengthening activities, dition has not been pinpointed relaxation techniques and suffiover sufficient time, there is in- cient efforts to reduce the psychocreased risk that the surgery will logical stress that makes pain worse can be the greatest healproduce no benefit." However, small numbers of ers," says Carragee, who emphapatients should consider surgery sizes the importance of a reasonpromptly, he says. 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