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Show 3 Monday, October 16,2006 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE MILLER FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ILLEGAL STUDENTS Health Sciences Briefs U nurse receives recognition for leadership Carolyn Larrivee—a registered nurse and University Hospital's director of emergency, critical care, medical and surgical patient care and cardiac services—received the Excellence in Nursing Leadership Award on Sept. 21 from the Utah Organization of Nurse Leaders. O" Larrivee was chosen to receive the award because of 'the work she has done as a •Reader within the health-care • ';cQmmunity. : : > The Excellence in Nursling Leadership Award is the '-highest honor given by the •"Utah Organization of Nurse -Leaders. "Multi-million dollar : grant given to U hematology professor to study blood disorders continued from Page I M I K E TERHY/77;r I.UtW Uioh Chrvi<c!<- New member Christina Pratt gets some instruction while playing. BILLIARDS CLUB STRIKES BACK • -. Josef X Prchal, professor of internal medicine in the division of hematology at the U's medical school, will receive more than $2 million to conduct research and clinical trials as a part of the Myeloproliferate Disorders Research Consortium. The U and Prchal will be .working with eight other .institutions worldwide to advance research about incurable blood disorders, including some forms of leukemia. Chronic myeloid leukemia, polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia and idiopathk myelofibrosis will be the primary blood disorders studied. Nursing dean chosen for national council Maureen Keefe, dean of the .College of Nursing and pres. idential endowed professor, was appointed by Secretary , Michael Leavitt of the Department of Health and Human Services to participate ;on the National Advisory . Council on nurse education and practice. The principal role Keefe will take on in the council will be to make recommendations to the HHS secretary and Congress on issues relating, but not limited to, the nursing work force, education and practice improvement. ; Keefe holds the Louis H. ;Perry Endowed Chair and ;played an instrumental role 'in nursing education initia;;tive to address the statewide :'nursing shortage. She will !serye a four-year term with '.the council. Natalie Hale continued from Page I MIKE TERRY/ Tl;c LXii/y Utah Chtomde JEST Billiards Club president Sylvia Flater instructs U bio major and new club member Andrew Hills on setting up a shot. cine, said he thinks pool is gaining popularity with both sexes because games have begun airing on cable shows and broadcasts. But because so many types of people are involved, Tieu, who calls himself "the Michael Jordan of pool," said he wants to warn future players of pool "hustlers." "Hustlers come and pretend to play badly so they can build up your confidence," Tieu said. "But then they end up winning at the end, take your money and leave." The JEST Billiards club, however, does not bet on games. The club meets every Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Crimson Commons in the Union. All equipment is provided in the $15 yearly membership fee. a.breton@ chronicle.utah.edu Asian Awareness Week promotes campus diversity Today marks the beginning of Asian Awareness Week at the U, sponsored by the Asian American Student Association and the Asian Pacific American studies program. The week begins with keynote speaker Curtis Takada Rooks, who is a cultural anthropologist and a professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Rooks is an advocate for diversification on campuses and will speak on ethic community development, among other things. Paul Fisk, a graduate student studying education, culture and society and a member of AASA, said he ps looking forward to hearing Rooks speak. Asian American / Awareness Week Curtlss Takada Rooks Keynote speaker Oct. 16: Noon to 1:30 p.m. Saltair Room, Union Building Just Wanna Dance Hip-hop performance Oct. 17: Noon to 1:30 p.m. Union Patio The film "Yellow Fever" followed by a student-led discussion 'Media Image of Asian American Male Masculinity" Oct. 19:12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Union, Room 312 RYAN P E R K I N S / 77;r D.;i!v Uiuh Chronicle ' CENTER PRESERVES LANGUAGES www. daily Utah chronicle .com "Because (Rooks) is biracial, he will offer a point of view that isn't looked at very often," he said. He will be going over AsianAmerican issues, including interracial marriage, of which the Asian-American community has a high number, especially the Japanese-American community. . HarukoMoriyasu, director of the Asian Pacific American studies program, said the theme for the week, "Represent Asians," will promote "diversity in the Asian American community." The awareness week includes three events, and Moriyasu said there will most likely be another awareness week. "This year it's a little shorter than usual; we will probably have another week with more events either later in this semester or the next," she said. All events are free and open to the public. Jade Gray GUARDING AMERICA, DEFENDING AIR MMTiOMAL U T A continued from Page I "•When I was first exposed to the indigenous languages of Brazil, I was amazed at their exoticness," he said. Silva also said the importance of preserving such unique languages is huge. "(Language) shows us different ways of seeing the world," he said. According to the center, increasing awareness of the important information contained in language can help linguistic diversity to cease being seen as a hindrance and become celebrated for the insights it gives into the means and methods of human expression. For more information on the center, visit its Web site at www.call.utah.edu/. a.farley@ chronicle.utah.edu Larry Miller's wishes." Miller said he wasn't surprised to learn the scholarship was still going to undocumented students and that it "would not dissuade (him) from wanting to continue the program as it is." He said he trusts Landward and other U officials to make decisions about the scholarship on a studcnt-by-student basis. "I have great trust in their judgment, especially Stayner," he said. "The track record so far is so good that I would be foolish not to trust their judgment." Some fierce opponents of undocumented immigration said that by allowing the scholarship to go to undocumented students, Miller is promoting lawbreaking. J.D. Bowns, a junior finance major, said he was surprised to learn that Miller, whom he considers to be a conservative, is funding the scholarships. "Giving a scholarship to an illegal alien encourages illegal immigration," he said. "Let's fix (immigration) law before just handing out money." Tony Yapias, a leader in the local Latina/o community, said undocumented students who receive these scholarships have no other source offinancialassistance beyond what private donors provide.. "They are outstanding students and they proved themselves worthy of a scholarship," Yapias said. "They're as qualified as any other student, they're just not legal." d.gardiner@ chronkle.utahedu 400 South 700 East Receive a SONY DVD PLAYER I when you open a checking account with direct deposit. Membership open to any Utah Resident. 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