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Show TRANSFER STARS Athletes who have transferred to the U carry the Utes in most sports this season » 6 dOi vNe E r erM'S eAmNyse f eRrA t Sa are Columnist eanrdg uheusn the tactics 5 of dumpster Tuesday, April 17, 2012 LY UTAH C HRON IC LE www.dailyut& The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 Great Shakeout to prep. Utahns for real thing Megan Gessel STAFF WRITER To prepare for the massive earthquake that will inevitably rock the Wasatch Front at some point, the U is hosting a large-scale response and evacuation drill starting today at ioa5 a.m. Held in conjunction with individuals and public and private institutions across the state, the Great Utah Shakeout will provide participating students the practice and information they need to know what to do and where to go in case of a real disaster. "We sit on top of a seismic zone that is active," said Marty Shaub, executive director of Environmental Health and Safety and Emergency Management. "[This drill is] the opportunity to have time dedicated to practice what we should individually do during [an] earthquake ... so that our minds and subconscious know what [to do]," she said. Mike Halligan, associate director for Environmental Health and Safety, said the drill is occurring to help students know what to do on campus, but also to motivate individuals to make DRILL Beginning Tuesday at 10:15 a.m., the largest earthquake drill in Utah history will take place. About 880,000 people are registered partipants, and the U is promoting the drill for students to partipate. Students are encouraged to sign up for the campus alerts text messaging system so that they know exactly when the drill starts. 10:15 AM Alert is sent starting the earthquake simulation Participants should take cover under something sturdy If not near something sturdy, cover your head and stay in the corner of your current room If outside, do not enter a building personal preparations at home. "We want every student to basically have two things in place," he said. "One, when on campus in an emergency, to know where to go. Two, to reinforce for everybody ... [that we] all should have a personal preparedness plan ... in case there were an earthquake." Halligan said individuals should prepare to be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours. People instinctively either freeze or 1 • Another alert will end the shaking. • Evacuate your building, don't use elevator • Make your way to a designated Evacuation Assembly Point. • • Another alert will formally end the simulation • Return to class. 0 DROP! COVER! HOLD ON! See SIMULATION Page 3 Science panel: Women can have career and family Vol. 121 I No.123 ©2012 PROBLEM STATEMENT PROSTHETIC FOOT FOR PELOFING CGuNTFES Lindsey Wilbur STAFF WRITER Establishing a personal life and a professional career as a woman is a challenging in the scientific fields, according to the College of Science and the Marriott Library. Having both an academic, career-driven life in addition to a traditional family life is the central focus of the annual Women in Science lecture. Monday afternoon, female science professionals from the U offered their stories and advice to female students pursuing degrees in sciences. "How did you manage family life with all you did?" asked Vivian Lee, who with her M.D., Ph.D. and Masters of Business Administration now holds the positions of senior vice president for Health Sciences and dean of the School of Medicine. Lee, who has four children, said she and her husband started a family late, and joked about the practical measures she takes now to keep up with the simultaneous demands of her family and professional work. Lee evoked laughs from the audience with stories from her life that influenced the route she took in obtaining the career and credentials she now has. Such advice as having a closet fully loaded with birthday presents, which are ready for her kids to throw in a gift bag and have take to a birthday party was among personal anecdotes that Lee shared with her predominantly female audience. Lee's advice resonated in Jenny Edwards, a senior in Chemistry. "The way she spoke was very personable and not a speech like, 'don't give up, you can do it.' She pointed out the facts; she had a family late, [and said] 'this is how you do it,'" Edwards said. Nalini Nadkarni, director of Center for Science and Math Education, also shared her story with the students. She described developing multiple interests growing up, which included loving trees and modern dance. "I sat down in a cafe and read over my journals and realized field biology is it," Nadkarni said, sharing with the students numerous paths to go from being a student to professional. Nadkarni displayed the "direct route" from studies to a career on a cue card that showed a straight line from point A to point B, informing the audience that "this is the path my brother took." But several cue cards later, Nadkarni had the students laughing as she held up a demonstration of the "spaghetti sauce" model where the path is hot sauce with meatballs equating to points A, B, C, D and E and are continually moving around. "Your life is not, in my opinion, moved See WOMEN Page 4 PHOTO COURTESY THEODORE ESPIRITU Utah offers an Interdisciplinary Design program giving students the opportunity to learn industrial design techniques in creating prosthetic limbs for third world countries. Students design low-cost limbs DESIGN ON A BUDGET Interdisciplinary program challenges students to create prosthetics for Third World countries Andreas Rivera NEWS EDITOR Students are rarely able to make an impact in the world while getting their education at the same time. The Interdisciplinary Design program is allowing students to master the finer points of industrial design, while making a difference in the lives of others. Theodore Espiritu's class has been designing prosthetic legs in order to have them readily available in developing and Third World countries. It is the capstone class for the program, which is offered as a minor. Prosthetic limbs, which are normally made of carbon fiber, require electronic components and expensive manufacturing. Espirtu challenged his students to design a cheaper solution. Prosthetic limbs can cost between $10,000 to $15,000, he said. The class is trying to design an alternative that would cost between $ioo and $200. Barrett Yates, a senior in bioengineering, said some of the challenges included making a product that is light and durable, but that was also made of cheap materials, which are easily obtainable and have an inexpensive manufacturing process. "I've always been interested in designing medical devices," Yates said. "I love solving problems, especially for other people on specific issues." While much of the class is focused on researching building materials and the manufacturing process, the students also had to research different cultures and the situation of developing countries. "We really got a good perspective on the situation they're in," Yates said. "Cost is a major issue, but we need to consider aesthetics as well, to make sure it culturally fits. We look at functionality, so that they have a natural walking gait." The materials need to be sturdy, but be able to absorb shock as well, Espirtu said. They've tried plastics and even wood. Yates said the class has taught him to look at designing differently. "Something that I think is best, isn't best for others," he said. The class started with students designing i8 concepts See PROSTHETICS Page 3 HINCKLEY FORUM Lawyers, jurors dissect fairness of legal system Tyson Gibb STAFF WRITER TYSON GIBB/The Daily Utah Chronicle Ed Brass, a criminal defense attorney, clarifies the role of an attorney during a trial. A panel of lawyers and jurors dissected the anatomy of a trial by jury to determine if the American justice system is fair at a Hinckley forum Monday. Criminal defense attorney Ed Brass, attorney Allison Gehling, district manager of Avon products Patty Porenta and software engineer Richard Evans shared their personal experiences serving on juries in the state. As far as the jury is concerned, trials begin with voir dire, a selection process where the attorneys question potential jurors extensively in order to eliminate biased or inappropriate people. "For me, the jury selection process was almost like a black box," Evans said. "I knew in theory that there was some kind of a science or an art to picking out a jury. I have no idea what kind of answers they were expecting, I just answered them as honestly as I could." The attorneys asked Evans about his relationship to law enforcement. An officer was involved in the trial, so the attorneys were making sure that Evans did not have excessive amounts of admiration for men in uniform. The attorneys did not want to select a juror who would hold the testimony of a police officer in higher esteem than any other individual. After the questioning, Evans and Gehling were selected for jury duty together. Evans acted as foreman and his gregarious personality helped to facilitate juror deliberation. "The case that Richard and I were on was basically See HINCKLEY Page 4 |