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Show Tuesday, October 17,2006 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE U students intern with Orrin Hatch Emily Moench The Daily Utah Chronicle Sen. Orrin Hatch handpicked two U students to work as interns in his Washington, D.C., office this semester, and the students hope the experience will help further a career in politics. The Hinckley Institute of Politics recommended Clark Cannon, a senior majoring in political science, and Kristen Almerico, a junior in economics, for the internship. "I welcome Kristen and Clark to my office," Hatch said in a written statement. "This is an exciting time to be in Washington because so many high-profile issues are on the table right now." Almerico is currently doing re- search for Hatch's staff and is in charge of health and economic issues. "I work with the economic adviser in the office, and I have had to do a lot of research and reports for him," Almerico said. Cannon aids Hatch's press staff and military adviser. He travels with Hatch to different press events and interviews. "I am a really big news junkie, watching C-SPAN and CNN and reading newspapers everyday," Cannon said. "The most recent in-your-face news is what really sparks my interest, and now I get to live it." The students were chosen because of their GPAs, extra-curricular activities and other accom- plishments. "(Sen. Hatch) is the chair of the finance committee, so I was chosen for a different reason than most political science majors," Almerico said. "I have a good understanding of the political process, and I have made myself aware of current issues," Cannon said. "I think Sen. Hatch's office is a good place to use that knowledge, since he is such a prominent figure." The interns have had to adjust to a different political climate in Washington. "The attitude and atmosphere is so much more intense," said Cannon. Cannon also said acclimating to the social and political culture in Washington is difficult because it is not something he experienced in Salt Lake City. However, classes and professors at the U helped Almerico and Cannon prepare to work for Hatch. "The different political issues we discussed and debated (in class) and the different views of liberal versus conservative (helped) because that is all you see back here," Almerico said. Cannon said he was helped by "professors and teachers who taught me how the government works and basic knowledge to be able to have a part and contribute to the political process back here." Kirk Jowers, director of the institute of politics, also helped the students get the internships. Cannon plans to go to law school next year. He said he hopes his experience in Washington, D.C., will help him in the process, while Almerico said she wants to use the experience to get a better idea of what she wants to go into. The institute of politics internship has helped previous U students get jobs in Hatch's office, such as Micah Elggren, who interned with Hatch in 2003, went on to law school at George Washington University and is now a law clerk with Hatch's judiciary committee staff, according to Jared Whitley, press assistant to Hatch's office. e.moench@ chrouicle.utah.edu U lab seeks to improve cancer imaging peutics while decreasing their toxic side effects. I . The Daily Utah Chronicle Current imaging techniques !}?/ Researchers at the V are for detecting cancerous tu^investigating improved meth- mors rely on contrast agents & pds for detecting and treating like gadolinium that magneti-> solid tumors resistant to che- cally respond to the externally motherapy and not accessible applied magnetic field from Magnetic Resonance Imaging. to surgery or radiation. Zheng-Rong Lu, assistant Localization of contrast agents professor for the department at a tumor site improves the of pharmaceutics and pharma- ability to differentiate cancerceutical chemistry, leads the ous tissue from normal tissue. development of biocompatible Ferong Ye, a graduate stuand degradable polymers that dent in the department of target tumor cells compared to pharmaceutics and pharmanormal tissue. ceutical chemistry and a memLu created a polymer com- ber of Lu's lab, published a patible with the human body paper this month in Molecular ,-;-,, iUsing the same building blocks Pharmaceutics in which she that make up proteins and studied how the polymer's . amino acids. Because our bod- molecular weight affected its ies contain enzymes that break distribution in the blood, liver down proteins, the polymers and other organs compared to created in his lab can also be solid tumors. non-toxically digested and reShe attached the polymer to moved from the human body. molecules entrapping gadoScientists in his lab use this linium. Using MRI to image polymer, termed poly(L-glu- the distribution of the polytamic acid), to deliver imaging mer-gadolinium complex, she agents and anti-cancer drugs found that "conjugates with to the tumor site. Specifically higher molecular weights targeting tumors improves the exhibited a more prolonged ability of physicians to differ- blood circulation and higher , entiate cancerous cells from tumor accumulation." This data will improve the .. ^normal tissue and enhances the efficacy of cancer thera- ability to develop systems to Julie Jay improve physicians' ability to detect cancer. Anagha Vaidya, also a graduate student of the department of pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical chemistry in Lu's lab, expanded on Ye's research. Vaidya combined the polymer-gadolinium conjugates with photodynamic therapy. PDT activates the anti-cancer properties of a molecule with light irradiation. This method decreases the side effects of cancer treatments by activating the drug at the tumor site, killing only cancerous cells rather than destroying cells throughout the entire body like current chemotherapy. Vaidya demonstrated that "significant therapeutic response was observed for PDT with the bi-functional conjugate as compared to the control." . Her results were published this month in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Based on their research, Lu's lab group hopes to improve the treatment of tumors in patients who have few medical options left. j@ chronicle.utah.edu PHOTO COURTESY TED WILSON Students from a past Politics of India course visit the Taj Mahal during their trip to India in spring 2005. POLITICS OF INDIA CLASS SENDS STUDENTS TO STUDY ABROAD continued from Page 1 STUDENTS DIG here and get married. They still BIG ED'S RESTAURANT come here." Big Ed's is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. They serve standard diner fare such as burgers, fries, soup and salads. continued from Page I said. "We've had people meet CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES COME , r . TO CAMPUS continued from Page I Olsen's statements about his following "corrupt" Republican Party leaders during a rebuttal period. "Let's just say whatever and go on to the questions; I think that would be far more profitable," Bishop said. Bishop later told The Daily Utah Chronicle that he considers it a "stretch" to call Hastert corrupt and that he votes his conscience despite the party line. PRIDE PINS AND POSTERS STOLEN "I vote with the Republican Party when I think they're accurate, and I vote with the Democratic Party when I think they're accurate—they're just not very accurate," Bishop said. Bishop said during the debate that, although Olsen claims to be a conservative Democrat, if he were elected and Democrats were to win a majority in the House, party leaders would compel him to vote for current Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the house. "The problem is, if he were elected, he would be voting for Nancy Pelosi as speaker—you have to or they would cut the knees out of you," Bishop said. Bishop said Pelosi is an extreme liberal and called her Salt Lake City May- Because of the incidents, HRE and the LGBT center are holding an open dialogue session tonight at the Heritage Center. The event, which starts at 8 p.m., will give students a chance to discuss acceptance and the consequences of the incident. Students who have witnessed or have any knowledge of vandalism or theft—either in the past or presently—are encouraged to contact HRE at 587-2002. a.breton@ chronicle.utah.edu continued from Page I ers were also stolen from areas around the Residence Halls. In 2002, "straight pride" posters were illegally put up around campus countering Pride Week, but because they did not have a-stamp of approval, they were taken down before anyone noticed them. • They are also well known for their breakfast items, including the famous Gawd Awful, which contains hash browns, eggs, chili, cheese and sour cream. Plates range from $2.55 to $7.75. v.johnson@ chronicle.utah.edu of India—floating the Ganges River, visiting Ghandi's memorial and visiting the sacred Hindu city of Varanasi and the Taj Mahal. "India is an amazing country that makes you reevaluate your own perceptions and everything you know," or Rocky Anderson "with an attitude." Kirk Jowers, director of the Hinckley Institute, said the candidates' attempts to bring national partisan politics into the race will have little effect. He said Bishop is dominating the race by almost 30 percentage points. "My experience is that the vast majority of voters never process it that far," Jowers said. Patrick Reimherr, a sophomore economics major, said that while he mostly agrees with Olsen, he thinks Bishop was the better debater. "In terms of style, Bishop won," Reimherr said. "He knows how to handle more controversial issues." d.gardiner@ chronicle.utah.edu US Air Force Civilian Careers Hill AFB — Ogden, UT Current Openings for: . 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