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Show UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. November 16. 1993 - Page 11 Enrollment climbs at a steady, pace at College of Eastern Utah DRUG FREE PARADE-Dudie-sne Ribbon Week discouraging people Enrollment at the College of Eastern Utah continues to climb at a steady pace, end that haa made student housing a top priority for the colleges administration. CEU President Michael A Petersen said the student population at CEU in Price and Blending has readied 2849. Between both campuses, headcount increased 103 students .over the same time last year. Nearly all of our enrollment growth for the pest couple of yean haa come from traditional college-ag- e students moving to CEU from other areas of the state, the president said. Five years ago, about 17 of our students were from outside the local area. Now it is about Ekmentaiy .kids march the streets of Duchesne during Red of smoking and encouraging folks to be drag free. 25. . The president points to e enrollment figures as evidence of frill-tim- toys" like carrots, gum, lifesaveri, tmn, ' The American Cancer Societys 17th Annual Great American Smokeout is Thutsday, November 18. The Cancer Society is also encouraging smokeless tobacco users to take a day off from the use of tobacco. A lighthearted, upbeat event, the Smokeout has a serious purpose: to reduce the ranks of tobacco users by helping them to quit for just 24 hours. A successful quitting experience can lead to a decision to give up the habit permanently. And for those who need a few tries before quitting for good, the Smokeout offers an achievement to build on. Quitting! tough, and tobacco users need to know, they can rely on friends and loved ones for support.' Preaching and scolding cinnamon sticks, ate. quitting is only five pounds, and only 8.6 gain mors than 20 , pounds after quitting. Give yourself a reward for quitting or even .cutting back on tobacco. Recognize that there are going to be difficult times, and make plans to cope. Over a million people quit using tobacco annually. You can be one of them. As an twice, I know what the battle ia about And I am also trained to offer assistance with tha quitting process. Ifyou have any literap questions, or want ture call Wed be more than happy to help you aslf-hal- 781-647- 5. - fat-findi- ng health-conscio- us Americans, according to the American Heart Association. Finding the fat in prepared foods will be easier than ever with the new nutrition label required offood manufacturers by the Food and Drug Administration. . The new label requirements will be featured at the AHAs annual held at HeartFest, October partidpatinggrocery storea nation( wide. , "When foods claim to be Tow-fa-t, or lite, its hard to know what those things mean," said Emily Wilkerson, R.D. ."But with the new label requirements, these terms cannot be used unless the product meets legal standards set by the government. At HeartFest, well explain how to read the new label and plan a low-fmenu. The new label lists such things as total calories, calories from fat and the amount of saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium and fiber per serving. It also lists your daily values, which is the upper limit of fat and cholesterol you can safely have 11-1- 7, fat-fre- e, at every day ifyou norm ally eat around 2,360 calories. For vitamins and fine and good for what they showed. But he was a local businessman, and he was concerned with something more. He wanted to know what we wen doing to prepare our children for the world of work. He was concerned with skills, yes. But when was the attitude? The work ethic? character-buildinof Such course, begins with toddlers. It begins with a childs first teachers, mom and dad. The home is the place to lay tha foundation, to' mold, to form, to frame. Within the family we first experience teamwork. Cleaning the basement, weeding the garden. If 111 wipe off the you sweep the floor, We table. learn, give and take. I used to get angry at my little sister. It was her job to put the napkins on the table. My big sister and I wen responsible for cleaning the entire kitchen after meals. To a third grader, this is just not fair. It took some patience on the part of my parents to show me that "fair" did not always mean "equal." Home is when we learn to meet deadlines. "You can watch the show when your room is dean." "I dont can when you do it today, but the lawn needs to be mowed before it gets dark." "You have a watch. Be sun to keep track of the time and be home by noon." Home is when we learn quality. We learn to do it right or do it over. It takes the fine eye of a g, equivalent more housing for those students. CEUs campus housing continues to operate at 100, despite the addition of 72 new beds this year. Crews continue work on e new residence hall that will ultimately add 140 more housing spaces to the campus in price. The president alio said his next priority ie the addition cfe modern student center to serve the growing campus population. In two more years, we will have about 500 students living on campus during the academic year. It will be impossible for our existing student center to provide ell the services those students will demand, he said. President Petersen hopee to obtain planning money for a new student center when the Utah Legislature convenes this winter. He said the new center will provide facilities for both student service! and activities, as well as modern, specious meeting end banquet facilities that will be available for the community. a, full-tim- e. wide by ConAgra (Health Choice), minerals, your daily value goal is 100 percent of each. "HeartFest participants can obtain a brochure on how to read the netv label, said Wilkerson. "It will "low-fa- t, define terms like Tight1 or lite, and cholesterol-freso that youll know exactly what those claims mean. The farochura will alao cover what the product must contain in order to make health claima regarding high blood or heart disease. pressure ' The HeartFest event, launched in 1985 as Food Festival, is held at more than 6,000 grocery stores nationwide. Its goal is to promote low-fa-t, eating: Smiths Food and Drug Storea are the Utah boats for HeartFest In addition to educational brochures food prodwith coupons for low-fucts from sponsoring food companies, some of the local stores will offer "how to shop tours led by registered dietitians, food tasting demonstrations' and live radio broadcasts. HeartFest is sponsored nation- 'fat-fre- e, e, -, heart-healthfi- il at Diabetics urged to take control of their health November is National Diabetes Month and the American Diabetes Utah Affiliate ia Association, seising this opportunity to reach out to the more that 81,000 Utahns with diabetes and inform them of the latest research developments crucial to living well with the disease. As part of its public awareness effort, the American Diabetes Association ia releasing a new brochure entitled "What You Dont Know About Diabetes May Hurt You," featuring a quiz on diabetes treatment and recommendations The Quaker Oats Company, for successful diabetes management The brochures an free and are available through The Utah Affiliate at 340 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, or by calling 363-30or ton-fre- e "Past National Diabetes Month activities focused on educating the Campbell Soup Company, less Gourmet, Keebler and the Momingatar Group (Second Nature Egg Product). The AHA recommends that to- general public about the risks and tal fat intake be leas than 80 percent ofcalories eaten each day, and ' 'that saturated fat be leaa than ten percent of total calories. Cholesterol intake should not exceed 800 milligrams a day, and sodium intake should not exceed 8,000 milligrams a day. The AHA is the nations largest voluntary health organization dedicated to reducing disability end death from cardiovascular disease and stroke which annually kill more than one million American men end woman. Last year tha AHA pent more that $232 million far research support, public and professional education, and community programs. For more information on HeartFest, the new food label or how to plan a low-fmenu, contact the American Heart Association 24 symptoms associated with diabetes," said William K. Nichols, President ofthe American Diabetes Association, Utah Affiliate. "This years effort kicks off a new focus: concentrating on people with diabetes and their families. Were urging them to take control of their health and talk to their health care team about advancement! in treatment that can make a real difference in their lives. Taking the teat in our new brochure ie the first step in a proactive approach. "Recent research findings, especially thoee from the Diabetes Control and- Complications Trial (DCCT) conducted by the National Institutes of Health, underscore the importance cf proper treatment when living with this terrible disease. Particularly during National Diabetes Month, the Association is determined to make information about good treatment available to aa many aa possible." Published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine, the DCCT proved the closer to normal people with diabetes keep their blood sugar level, the lees likely they are to develop other serious health complications, such as diabetic eye disease, kidney failure and nerve damage. Diabetoe is a disease that affects the bodys ability to produce or respond properly to insulin, a hormone that allows blood sugar to enter tha cells of the body and be used for energy. Currently there ie no cure for diabetes. According to the American Diabetes Association, people with diabetes have a higher risk ofheart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and blindness, and are also at risk of losing one of their limbs to the disease. . at DEADLINES FOR THE UINTAH BASIN STANDARD by Lily EskeUon, UEA President I spoke with a gentleman recently who was most interested in what schools are teaching nowadays. Multiple choice test scons were all full-tim- e oollege-agereeident- Front It is dependent on providing the average weight gain after, Reading the small print: new label makes easy Theres good news for this trend. The handy Make acceaa to tobacco. enrollment (FTE) figures grew to products incredibly inconvenient, 2028 this year, up 153 from last Dont carry tobacco with you. Clean year. This indicates that more stuand put away ashtrays, lighters dents are enrolling for classes on a basis (12 credit hours or and spittoons. And if weight gain ie full-tim- e an issue in quitting, consider this: more each quarter), while the numnearly 80 of those who quits gain ber of parttime students ia declinweight, but so will 66 of those ing. According to enrollment fig who continue smoking. In addition, ures, more than half of thefull-tim- e students enrolled at CEU are not residents of Southeastern Utah. President Petersen amid continued enrollment growth at CEU will coma from other areas ofUtah. Through much of the last decade, CEUsenrollmentwas boosted byacombination ofgrowth in Utahs and the work-er- a in eastern Utah who were displaced by the economic downturn, he explained. "Now, moat of the displaced workers have found new jobs or moved on. Our enrollment growth Is made up almost exclusively oftraditional college students who tend to enroll Graduating high school seniors from Carbon end Emery counties account for some growth, but those numbers will peak soon. The Carbon County School District estimates its largest class will graduate in four years, then the populastudents in the tion of college-ag- e county will begin to rapidly decline. Enrollment growth, the president said, will continue at CEU by attracting students from outside the area, primarily the Wasatch parent to perceive the difference between the beat effort of a and tha best of a thirteen-year-olThese an the lessons which can spell success, not only in Newi, wedding I, mmioturice. letter lo ifae ditty, photos, toe.: S pa. Legal Notices: .Itoaday, three-year-o- ld M.'nwndajr.Spm. CUuificdedi: .Tbonday d. Spa school, but in the workplace, and someday, in a fiitun home with fiitun children who will be taught by the children we can for today. 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