University of Utah Student Newspapers--The Chronicle | 2008-09-04 | Page 3

Thursday, September 4, 2008 DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE UNITY Indiana delegate Nancy Bennett said most of the candicontinued from Page 1 dates had done the right thing by dropping out. "Those who ran before all supporters from across the country to attend the meeting have stepped in behind McCain," Bennett said. at the Target Center. When asked about Paul, Kent Nowviskie, a West Virginia alternate delegate, was Bennett said, "I think he is a at both the Paul counter-con- sore loser. He has some good vention and the RNC. He said ideas but now he is nothing but about 200 other delegates and a distraction." alternate delegates also attendBill Poynter, a delegate from ed the meeting. Arkansas, agreed. He said he "He is genuine and has no had supported Mike Huckabee guile about him," Nowviskie before, but switched for the sake said. "His ideas are what all of of the party. Huckabee released his delegates to McCain. this is supposed to be about." On the floor of the Xcel EnerTennessee delegate Clyde gy Center, most delegates were Holmes said he doesn't underdisappointed in the way Paul stand why anyone would "split held his counter-convention, away." especially when compared to "In this election process you other former candidates. say your piece and then supFormer candidate Mitt Rom- port the winner," Holmes said. ney, a Utah favorite, urged the Still, delegates like Utah delegation to back McCa- Nowviskie defended their acin in a speech earlier this week, tions, saying they feel it is necCarri Fox, an alternate del- essary to support alternative egate from Utah and student candidates like Paul to help at BYU-Idaho, originally sup- the nation and the Republican ported Romney, as did many Party. other delegates from Utah. "If anyone has been beShe said she was a little disap- trayed, it is the Republicans," pointed when Romney didn't he said. "The current leaders win the nomination, but was have taken it in a direction it getting over it. was never intended to go." [e-mail] Fox is now supporting McCain because she said McCain's vice-presidential pick Editor's Note—Jed Layton of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is reporting from the Republihelped emotionally. can National Convention in St. "She has many of the same Paul through the Hinckley Inpolitical views as Romney does. stitute of Politics and Shantou She is similar on abortion and University Political Journalism Program. on the economy," she said. X-RAY continued from Page 1 quire approval from the Food and Drug Administration. "We have to prove that the device is just as safe, (if not) safer, than it was when we made the changes," Kapron said. "We have to test and validate (the device) on cadavers." Anderson said radiation technicians will test the device to make sure it doesn't distribute more radiation than allowed by FDA regulations. He is working with a radiation safety officer at the U to minimize the doses of radiation from the device by acquiring images from subjects only for a few seconds. When the device is ready, Anderson and Kapron will be able to see where the highest pressure point is on a patient's hip. Kapron said hip abnormalities are a problem for athletes and young adults between the ages of 18 and 23, especially because joint problems are not always fixed through surgery. "In the long term, it will degrade the cartilage in your joint," she said. "It can lead to osteoarthritis." "We hope that if we're able to catch it early on, we could reduce the progression at a more acceptable rate," Kapron said. Christopher Peters, an orthopaedic surgeon at the U, is one of about 30 surgeons nationwide trained to operate on young adults with hip dysplasia. He plans to use the device to reorient the hip joint to alleviate areas of high stress in hopes of delaying or preventing the need for a total hip replacement. The 3-D imaging device could also be used on WRITE ABOUT a patient before and after surgery to note the success of the hip displacement. The device is used at other university hospitals and medical centers, but this is one of the first times a high-speed digital camera has been retrofitted to record the image. Funding for the $150,000 device came from the U Orthopaedic Surgery Center. Eventually, researchers might be able to use the device to image other physical ailments besides hip displacement or joint problems. [e-mail] oread [phone] It's not what you rid*, bat whtf*. fc doesnt matter what you've got strapped i yourfeec—inthe park, actions apeak I p than equipment. FuB of custom features KAfi Rate, both of o r parts are to he£ you settle your grudge agangt orawcy