5 research outputs found
PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF MULTI DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSISAMONG REFUGEES IN THE RESETTLEMENTCAMPS OF ADJUMANI, MOYO AND YUMBE DISTRICTSWEST NILE REGION
No full textBackground:
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a name given to tuberculosis agents when the bacteria are resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampicin, two of the most effective TB drugs. The study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of MDR-TB among the refugees in the resettlement camps of Adjumani, Yumbe, and Moyo districts, West Nile region.
Methodology:
This was a cross-sectional study where questionnaires were used to capture risk factors associated with MDR-TB and sputum samples (n=223) collected were examined using the gene expert machine. P values and corresponding 95% CI were calculated. All statistical tests were two-tailed and P-values less than 0.05 were considered significant.
Results:
143(64.1%) were males while 80 (35.9%) were females, with the age range of 3- 64 years and mean age of 32 years, out of 223 sputum samples analyzed on GeneXpert machine; 178 (79.8%) tested negative for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) while 45 (20.2%) tested positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Of the 45 samples that tested positive for MTB; 39 (17.5%) were rifampicin sensitive and 6 (2.7%) were rifampicin-resistant. Of the 39 case MTB cases detected in the refugee resettlement camps of Bidibidi, Itula, and Mungula, 17 (43.6%), 14 (35.9%), and 8 (20.5%) were from each mentioned camp respectively; whereas of the 6 MDR-TB cases detected; Mungula camp had the majority cases 3 (50%), Bidibidi camp had 2 (33.3%) cases and Itula had 1 (16.7%) cases. The Risk factors associated with MDR-TB among refugees was overcrowding 5 (83.3%) and not enrolled on DOTs, 5 (66.7%). There was no significant association between MDR-TB and age (P=0.43; 95%CI=0.163-0.233)
Conclusions and recommendations:
The general prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is 20.2% and MDR-TB is 2.7%
A software system for agent-assisted ontology building
No full textThis thesis investigates how one can design a team of intelligent software agents that helps its human partner develop a formal ontology from a relational database and enhance it with higher-level abstractions. The resulting efficiency of ontology development could facilitate the building of intelligent decision support systems that allow: high-level semantic queries on legacy relational databases autonomous implementation within a host organization and incremental deployment without affecting the underlying database or its conventional use. We introduce a set of design principles, formulate the prototype system requirements and architecture, elaborate agent roles and interactions, develop suitable design techniques, and test the approach through practical implementation of selected features. We endow each agent with model meta-ontology, which enables it to reason and communicate about ontology, and planning meta-ontology, which captures the role-specific know-how of the ontology building method. We also assess the maturity of development tools for a larger-scale implementation. --Leaf i.The original print copy of this thesis may be available here: http://wizard.unbc.ca/record=b214471
Hardy’s Wessex: An Imaginary-Literary-Topography
No full textGeo - (topo) graphically Hardy’s Wessex is located on the West Country of England and lying south of the Thames and the Bristol Channel. The invention of “Wessex” is described by hardy in his preface to Far from the Madding Crowd in which, he first re- introduced the old word to give territorial definition. Travelling into Hardy, I wish to argue that place ought to receive special attention. Most of the writers have written their works with deep concerned with their native special attention. Place needs to be understood as something local, regional and real, despite the complexities and difficulties involved in the use of such terms. Generally, places themselves could have the sort of centrality in literary studies that has more frequently been given to notions such as author, character, text, historical context and narration etc. This paper wants to Geo - (topo) graphically appreciates the correspondence between Wessex and Hardy’s relationship in an imaginary and cartographical mode
Comparative study of hospitalization characteristics and predictors between hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism of patients in the United States
No full textBACKGROUND:
Hypo- and hyperthyroidism are the most common types of autoimmune diseases of the thyroid gland. Although the prevalence of overt hypo- and hyperthyroidism is 0.3% and 0.5%, respectively, the majority of patients with these disorders suffer from cardiovascular complications, which are considered to be a significant risk of mortality. The thyroid disorders and their complications affect patient quality of life and life spans, and elevate the government’s economic burdens regarding health care. The objective of the present study is to highlight the similarities and differences of hypo- and hyperthyroidism in terms of risk factors related to hospitalization outcomes such as mortality, length of stay, and total medical charges when there is a presence of cardiovascular and other complications.
METHOD:
The study implemented a cross-sectional design to achieve the primary objectives. Data were downloaded and extracted, with permission, from Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS). A total of 721,958 patients with hypo- and hyperthyroidism were admitted to hospitals in the United States in 2012. The collected data included patient demographic characteristics, such as age, gender, race, insurance type, and income. Patient medical information included the number of medical procedures, chronic diseases, co-morbidities, and the type of thyroid disorder. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 was used to analyze the data of the present study, and all outcomes with a p-value less than 0.05 were found to be significant. Multinomial logistic regression and multiple linear regressions (the dummy method) were the appropriate statistical tests to determine the predictors of the study outcomes.
RESULTS:
A descriptive analysis of the present study revealed the highest incidences of thyroid disorders to be in those who were older than 80 years of age (29.3%), white (76.7%), female (74.9%), on Medicare (68.2%), and who had a household income in the 25th percentile (27.1%). Patient medical information showed the highest comorbidities to be hypertension (63.8%), fluid-electrolyte disorders (29.1%) and uncomplicated diabetes (24.4%). The incidence of mortality for patients with thyroid diseases was 2.4%. The mean (± SD) length of hospital stay and total medical charges were 5.06 (±6.113) days and $41829.47 (±60920.47), respectively. There was a higher prevalence of hypothyroidism than hyperthyroidism (97% vs. 3%). Overall mortality showed a higher incidence of hypothyroidism than of hyperthyroidism (2.4% vs. 1.75%). The incidence of mortality increased with cardiovascular complications, to 5.42% vs. 4.87% for congestive heart failure (CHF) and 2.47% vs. 1.99% for hypertension (HT), for patients with hypo- and hyperthyroidism, respectively. Risk factors for patients with hyperthyroidism related to length of stay were paralysis, weight loss, pulmonary circulation, fluid and electrolyte disorders, age, neurological disorders, coagulopathy, psychosis, and the number of procedures. Risk factors of length of stay for patients with hypothyroidism patients were weight loss, paralysis, fluid and electrolyte disorders, age, the number of procedures, and insurance type.
Risk factors of total charges for hyperthyroidism patients were Hispanic or Asian-Pacific Islander descent, younger than 30 years of age, paralysis, the number of procedures, weight loss, fluid and electrolyte disorders, coagulopathy, and neurological disorders. In patients with hypothyroidism of Hispanic or Asian-Pacific Islander descent who were younger than 30 years of age, risk factors related to total medical charges of patients with were the number of procedures, weight loss, coagulopathy, paralysis, and fluid and electrolyte disorders. Risk factors for patients with hyperthyroidism related to mortality were the number of procedures, age, metastasis, fluid and electrolyte disorders, insurance type, and renal failure. Risk factors for patients with hypothyroidism related to mortality were the number of procedures, age, fluid and electrolyte disorders, metastasis, weight loss, and coagulation.
CONCLUSION:
Several factors were observed to increase the risk of mortality, the total medical charges, and the length of stay for patients included in the present study. Comorbidities can increase cost and mortality, which are considered to be serious risks for patient outcomes. Similarities found in risk factors between hypo- and hyperthyroidism were attributed to the physiological changes of thyroid function, which worsened the patients’ health statuses; however, differences were found depending on the strength of each risk factor in relation to each type of thyroid disorder. These risks also increased the cost and mortality for patients with cardiovascular diseases. The government and researchers are required to manage preventable risk factors to minimize incidences of mortality and to control the costs of therapy and health services administered to patients with thyroid diseases.
Ph.D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Samah Ismai
University News - Volume 096, Issue 012 (December 1, 2016)
No full text12 pages.Vol. XCVI No. 12 A student voice of Saint Louis University since 1921 Thursday, December 1, 2016
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On Monday, Nov. 21,
2016, a panel of students and
professors addressed “the
role our individual identities
and experiences play during
classroom discussion” as de-scribed
in an email SGA sent
to all students.
The panelists included
Dr. Karla Scott (communica-tion
and African American
studies) and Dr. Laurie Shor-nick
(biology) along with
students Noelle Janak (Af-rican
American studies and
women and gender studies),
Graham Vogt (Spanish, eco-nomics,
and international
studies), and Grant Mayfield
(political science and com-munication)
who served as
moderator of the panel dis-cussion.
Scott, who teaches in
both communication and
African American studies,
first pointed out that some
identities are “agent identi-ties,”
meaning that they are
afforded power and privi-lege.
Shornick, a biology pro-fessor,
then shared her per-sonal
experience of being
By PATRICK HYLAND
Staff Writer
harassed by a professor while
she was a student in college.
As one of three women
in the biology department
of her university at the time,
Shornick noted that the pro-fessor’s
actions went without
comment by other students
and faculty.
She explained that, “[Her]
only recourse was to change
my major.”
Janak, who now stud-ies
African American stud-ies
and women and gender
studies related to the feeling
of not going to class because
she did not feel safe to be
there.
She recounted how one
of her white, male profes-sors
continually shut down
students of color from con-tributing
to the classroom
discussion.
Often fearing retribution
and simply not being under-stood,
Janak shared how she
often will not say things in
class because she does not
want to deal with the after-math.
Noting how varying per-spectives
and identities can
be shared in teaching, Shor-
See “Identity” on Page 3
As many were prepar-ing
to leave St. Louis for the
Thanksgiving holiday last
Monday evening, a group of
close to 100 gathered at 5:30
in the Sinquefield Room to
discuss the condition of the
city.The event, entitled “A
City on the Rise: The Cost
of Prosperity,” was hosted
by Political Round Table, a
non-partisan political orga-nization
at SLU. It included
a free formal dinner and was
open to the public.
For the first half of the
evening, attendees heard
from Michael Allen, founder
and director of the Preserva-tion
Research Office in St.
By KRISTINA DEYONG
Staff Writer
See “PRT” on Page 2
Kristina DeYong / The University News
PRT: Michael Allen, PhD, spoke to students about the many issues facing St. Louis City and the surrounding region.
Courtesy of Silvana Siddali
JESUITS: This poster is from the musical production
“Let’s Get Together,” directed by Jesuit Fr. Daniel Lord.
Louis.
He spoke at length about
the successes and signs of
growth St. Louis has seen
recently and condemned the
panic over “urban crisis” in
St. Louis and other cities.
“It is harmful ideology to
call cities victims of ‘urban
crisis,’” Allen said. “These
same issues, this same cri-sis,
has been going on for
decades. This state of emer-gency
mentality tends to lead
to short-term solutions.”
Allen also spoke of the
deep divide between St.
Louis City and County. He
stressed the need for the
state to begin to fund its cit-ies
equally in relation to its
For the 2017
symposium, the
theme concerns
the Jesuit influence
on art. The Jesuits
have had an impact
on various art
forms, whether it
is stained glass,
architecture, music
or even plays.
Panel talks
identity in the
classroom
‘Jesuits and the Arts’ Symposium this April at SLU
By MEGAN HAMMOND
News Editor
On April 18, 2017, the
Saint Louis University li-braries,
the College of Arts
and Sciences and the Jesuit
Archives: Central United
States is hosting the third an-nual
Jesuit Student Research
Symposium. The theme is
“Jesuits and the Arts.”
Dr. Silvana Siddali of the
department of history, Tim
Achee from Pius Memorial
Library and Dr. Dave Miros
from the Jesuit Archives be-gan
the symposium.
Siddali explained that
the three of them were sur-prised
and disappointed that
SLU was not conducting any
events concerning Jesuit his-tory.
2014 marked the bicen-tennial
of the Jesuit restora-tion
after the Jesuit order
had been repressed. After
being founded again, the first
generation of Jesuits came to
the United States to conduct
missionary work.
Achee, Miros and Sid-dali
felt that the bicentennial
should be celebrated at SLU
and that students should be
involved. The symposium
was created and both under-graduate
and graduate stu-dents
presented their papers
on Jesuit history.
After their success, the
three decided to host the
event annually. The next
year’s theme was about race
and the Jesu-its.
S i d d a l i
said the con-troversies
at
and around
Ferguson in-spired
the
trio to cover
the topic. The
focus was on
SLU and slav-ery,
but there
were also pre-sentations
on
Native Ameri-cans
and Jesu-its.
The race
and Jesuits
synposium was well-re-ceived,
but Siddali said that
attendees were somewhat
surprised by SLU’s history
with slavery.
The symposium brought
to light that SLU really had
not done anything about
their negative history.
Siddali went to the office
of the University’s president
and shared that people were
inquiring about SLU’s past
with race. In response, the
research project concern-ing
SLU and slavery was
started and is currently be-ing
researched by several
faculty mem-bers
from the
department
of history.
The foremost
researcher is
Dr. Nathaniel
Millett.
The proj-ect
will be
f e a t u r e d
prominently
among SLU’s
bicentennial
programs in
2018.
S i d d a l i
shared that
the SLU and
slavery project showcases
the mission of the symposia:
“We were hoping that these
symposia would bring our
students more in line with
Jesuit history.”
For the 2017 symposium,
the theme concerns the Je-suit
influence on art. The Je-suits
have had an impact on
various art forms whether it
is stained glass, architecture,
music or even plays. Siddali
expressed her excitement
about working with students
from various disciplines on
their research.
Surprisingly, Jesuits have
even been involved with the-atrical
performances. Siddali
said there are several plays
that can be found in the Je-suit
Archives.
Beginning the call for pa-pers
now, the deadline for
proposals is Monday, Jan. 30,
2017. Both undergraduate
and graduate students can
submit proposals.
The proposal will be re-viewed
by a panel and pre-sentations
will be 20-min-utes
long. Final papers are
due Monday, April 10, 2017.
Contact Dr. Silvana Sid-dali
at [email protected] with
questions or for more infor-mation.
Siddali said she will
even assist with topic choic-es.
All are invited to attend
the symposium to hear pre-sentations
on April 18, 2017.
It will be held in Saint Louis
University Museum of Art
(SLUMA) and there will be
food and refreshments.
more rural or suburban ar-eas.
“Much of the money and
power has been transferred
out of the city to the sub-urbs,
yet the city govern-ment
is blamed for regional
problems,” Allen said. “The
city must stop being seen as
a separate land.”
He emphasized the need
for the next generations to
become involved in reshap-ing
local politics, and stu-dents
had a
chance to do
just that dur-ing
the sec-ond
half of
the evening.
Once Al-len
finished
his address,
the night was
opened up
for discus-sion.
Each of
the numer-ous
dinner
tables set up
were desig-nated
with
a different topic of interest,
including politics, homeless-ness
and poverty, start-ups,
transportation, media and
more. Each table and its top-ic
was assigned at least one
expert in the area.
At the politics table, al-derman
Joseph Roddy of
Ward 17 and alderwoman
Marlene Davis of Ward 19
talked with students about
the complexities of politics
and the importance of local
involvement.
“Most of the important
stuff that’s going on hap-
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Massage therapy
is more helpful
than medications
for back pain,
especially low
back pain.
Anne Childers, owner of Indigo
Massage and Wellness
PRT: Students pose for a picture after Dr. Michael Allen’s talk on the problems facing St. Louis City in the Sinquefield
State Room in DuBourg Hall. The talk focused on the many factors that continue to divide those in the St. Louis area.
Kristina DeYong / The University News
pens in neighborhoods, and
college students tend to be
a little insulated in their
dorms,” Roddy said. “Nation-al
politics are a lot easier to
follow, and so many college
students know they’re go-ing
to end up moving some-where
else. I think it’s hard to
get really interested in local
government until you settle
down a little bit. When you
own your house, you’ll care a
little more about your neigh-borhood.”
Denish Jaswal, president
of Political
Roundtable,
said that this
interest in
local politics
is exactly
what the
State of St.
Louis event
is meant to
encourage.
“St. Louis
is a city that
is starkly
divided be-tween
af-fluence
and
poverty, and
we feel that
continually staying with
our bounds of affluence and
privilege is a disservice to the
city we call our home,” Jas-wal
said. “[Political Roundta-ble]
works to bridge the gap
between these two realities
of St. Louis with this event
every year.”
Alderwoman Davis spoke
of the importance of linking
political involvement with
serving the community you
are a part of. “Being involved
in politics is hard work! It’s
not just sitting around in
a suit, looking important,
saying things that make no
sense half the time,” Davis
said.
“You’ve got to know and
understand and be willing
to do what is needed to help
people. That means spend-ing
Saturdays cleaning lots,
cleaning alleys, helping paint
porches...communities wel-come
volunteers for their
projects.”
This advice comes at a
time when student interest
in politics is at a high point.
“This past election cycle
has definitely amped up
interest in politics here at
SLU,” Jaswal said. “Hopefully,
some of this will lead to more
than just isolated talk and
translate into action. Given
Trump’s upcoming contro-versial
presidency, I think
that there is much room for
both talk and action from
people who previously felt
that politics did not affect
The Clock Tower Accords impact
on enrollment efforts
By PATRICK HYLAND
Staff Writer
The Clock Tower Ac-cords
website tells only part
of the story about the Uni-versity’s
efforts to support
community-based initia-tives.
While many initiatives
are detailed in the October
2014 agreement, not all of
them originated at that time.
The University has made
efforts towards at least some
of the initiatives long before
October of 2014. In fact,
Jay Goff, VP of Enrollment
and Retention Management
mentions the University’s
efforts and commitment to-wards
diversity as the main
reason why he came to SLU
in the first place, back in
2012.
The fifth Clock Tower ac-cord
specifically mentioned
developing bridge and
summer programs to bet-ter
support students in the
Normandy and Shaw neigh-borhoods.
William Perkins, Direc-tor
of Pre-College and Ac-cess
Programs recently high-lighted
how the University
has worked on partnership
programs with Roosevelt
High School in the Shaw
neighborhood, creating a
bridge program to improve
the college readiness skills of
middle and high school stu-dents.
The University also
agreed to increase its sup-port
for schools in the im-mediate
area. In working
within the geographic zone
around SLU’s campus, Uni-versity
officials have found
that not all area schools are
resourced well enough to
support all types of college
preparatory programs. The
larger educational gap that
exists cannot be bridged
through a simple tutoring
program, for instance.
According to Dr. Jona-than
Smith, the issue is larg-er
than just dropping a doz-en
undergrads off to tutor
students once a week. The
University plans to continue
investigating ways to work
with the underserved in and
around the Normandy and
Shaw neighborhoods, ac-cording
to Smith.
With the additional staff-ing
in pre-college and access
programs and student finan-cial
services, SLU increased
its outreach efforts through-out
the metro
area by of-fering
more
college readi-ness,
college
a dmi s s i o n s
and financial
aid work-shops.
In
2015-16, SLU
e n r o l lme n t
and retention
management
staff sup-ported
over
110 of such
programs. In addition, the
Office of Admission now
makes at least two visits each
year to high schools with the
highest underrepresented
student populations in each
of the University’s metropol-itan
focus markets: Chicago,
New Orleans, Memphis,
Denver, Los Angeles, San
Jose, Dallas, Houston, Bos-
University officials
have found that not
all area schools
are resourced
well enough to
support all types of
college preparatory
programs.
them or those that they
cared about. It has definitely
jolted folks to become more
aware, so I hope their inter-est
is maintained.”
Davis, too, hopes that
young people will continue
to be interested in politics.
“Older generations have
not made an effort to bring
young people aboard so that
they can get direct informa-tion
and knowledge,” she
said. “We just said ‘we got
this,’ and did our own thing.
But there’s nothing you can’t
learn by educating yourself.”
Roddy encouraged stu-dents
to read local newspa-pers
like the Post-Dispatch,
citing them as more credible
than most ideologically driv-en
websites.
He mentioned that all
committee meetings are
available to watch on You-
Tube, and all board meetings
are on public access cable.
“
“
St. Louis is
a city that is
starkly divided
between affluence
and poverty...
continually staying
with our bounds
of affluence and
privilege is a
disservice to the
city we call our
home.
Denish Jaswal, PRT President
Massage Therapists from
Indigo Massage and Well-ness
will be on campus from
Monday, Dec. 5 to Friday,
Dec. 9, offering morning,
afternoon and evening ap-pointments
for students
at no charge. The program
is funded by the Wellness
Fund, which all University
students pay into each se-mester.
Students are eligible for
one free massage during
the week of final exams, and
can choose between a chair
massage or table stretch-ing.
All massages will take
place on the lower level of
Pius Library, in room LL6.
The room is located at the
bottom of the staircase next
to Eienstein
Bagels. Stu-dents
must
schedule an
appointment
using the
links pro-vided
in this
week’s SGA-Weekly
Up-date
email.
A n n e
C h i l d e r s ,
owner of Indigo Massage
and Wellness, which is the
company that will be provid-ing
the massages to students,
says that “There is recent re-search
that shows that mas-sage
therapy is more helpful
then medications for back
pain, especially low back
pain.” Anne also notes that,
“A common misconception
with pain is that where you
feel the pain is where the
problem is. This isn’t always
true. There are referred pain
patterns and we look at the
body as a whole when as-sessing
pain.” Students are
encouraged to let the mas-sage
therapist know of any
pain or tension before their
massage. Not all students are
aware of where they carry
stress, but those that do
should let the therapist know
beforehand.
Anne recommends get-ting
the most out of a mas-sage
appointment by “engag-ing
in deep, slow breathing
and entering into a state of
stillness.” She notes that the
proven benefits of massage
include: “relief of muscle
tension, reduction of stress,
improvement in blood and
lymphatic flow, soft tissue
relaxation and over-all men-tal
and physical well-being.”
Anne believes that stu-dents
should actually consid-er
regular massage therapy
since, “Students experience
periods of time dealing with
high levels of stress and
pressure.” Massages, in fact,
“can provide a release of
para-sympathic chemicals
( s e r a t o n i n ,
endorphins)
and reduce
the chemicals
released by
the sympathic
nervous sys-tem
(adren-alin,
epineph-rine).”
These
very chemi-cals
can af-fect
overall
performance and self-aware-ness,
according to Anne.
Other tips of getting the
most out of a massage are
drinking a lot of water both
before and after the massage,
eating wholesome foods, ex-ercising
regularly, resting as
much as possible, drinking
alcohol only in moderation
and not overeating.
Appointments begin at
10 a.m., Monday through
Friday, and end at 3 p.m.,
before picking up again at 7
p.m. and running until 9 p.m.
Spots are available for 42
students each day, and will
serve 210 students through-out
finals week. Students
should have their SLU ID
ready to show the therapist
at their appointment time.
Free massages
offered in Pius
during finals
By PATRICK HYLAND
Staff Writer
ton and Washington, D.C.
Research conducted by
both outside agencies, as
well as within SLU, indicated
that SLU could increase the
underrepresented student
population by broadening
recruitment beyond tradi-tional
high school students.
More lo-cally,
the en-hanced
en-rollment
plan
is to include
“multiple ac-cess
points”
for first-gen-eration
col-lege
and dis-a
d v ant a g e d
students to
become Bil-likens.
The
new transfer
articulation
plan will start with St. Louis
Community College in the
launch of the 2+SLU pro-gram,
which will operate as
a bridge and college comple-tion
effort for all area high
school graduates. Serving as
a dual admission program,
students will take prescribed
classes at any St. Louis Com-munity
College campus.
Participating students will
be admitted to SLU as long
as they maintain a minimum
college GPA of 2.75 in at
least 10 college courses. A
GPA of 3.25 will make a stu-dent
scholarship-eligible.
An earlier article on the
Clock Tower Accords, pub-lished
on Nov. 3, 2016 men-tioned
that there was no
update from the University
in regards to a possible na-tional
conference on racial
equality.
Dr. Jonathan Smith, Chief
Diversity Officer, has since
clarified that, indeed, the
University is planning on
holding just such a confer-ence
in the Fall of 2017 or
the Spring of 2018. Smith
also clarified that while there
may not be an officially des-ignated
“diversity speaker
series,” certainly the spirit
of that accord is being met
through funding he has been
able to offer to bring speak-ers
such as Janet Mock to
campus. Mock is a transgen-der
rights activist and author
of the New York Times best-seller,
“Redefining Realness.”
She is scheduled to speak in
March.
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Wednesday, November 16
1:28 p.m. PROPERTY DAMAGE / CRIMINAL
A Saint Louis University student reported the theft
of his wallet and contents, along with his cellular
phone, from his backpack that he had left in an un-locked
locker in the first floor men’s locker room.
The student declined contacting St. Louis Metro-politan
Police. Building management was made
aware of the incident, along with the Department
of Public Safety Investigator
Thursday, November 17
10:06 p.m. TRESPASSING
An individual, who was reported by Saint Louis
University maintenance staff as being observed at
two different bike racks on campus, was detained
by Public Safety officers, and found to have a set of
wire cutters in his possession. The subject, who
had no affiliation with the University, was subse-quently
conveyed to the Wool Center holdover, for
further investigation. A Regional Justice Informa-tion
Systems computer check revealed no active
holds on the subject, but did reveal a number of
previous arrests. The subject was released with a
warning for trespassing.
Thursday, November 28
11:43 a.m. ACCIDENTAL INJURY
A Visitor to College Church fell on the steps while
exiting through the Northeast doors. Church staff
contacted 911 and DPS. St. Louis Fire Department
Medic unit #23 responded. The victim had a small
abrasion to the top of the head but denied injury
and refused medical attention. The victim walked
to his vehicle and left the area without further inci-dent.
Photos taken and attached to report.
Friday, November 29
1:19 a.m. VMCSL
Officer responding to a “confirmed odor” assist
with Res. Life was handed 3 bags containing small
amounts of a green leafy substance by the occu-pants
of the room. All three occupants admitted to
smoking marijuana in the dorm room.
Let Us Introduce You:
Matthew Gannon
IDENTITY: Students gathered to listen to faculty members Dr. Karla Scott and Dr. Laurie Shornick and students
Noelle Janak and Graham Vogt talk about their identities and experiences. Grant Mayfield moderated the panel.
By PETER FURLOW
Contributor
Junior Matt Gannon can
be seen (or heard) all across
campus. If you haven’t seen
him giving tours to prospec-tive
students as a SLU Am-bassador,
you may have seen
him enthusiastically sport-ing
his orange Oriflamme
shirt. Or you may have heard
him on his own KSLU radio
show, “MG²,” which airs ev-ery
Monday at 6 p.m.
Because of this involve-ment,
as he walks down
West Pine there are seem-ingly
no strangers. But it was
not always this way.
Gannon arrived at SLU
as the only person from his
all-boys Jesuit high school in
Washington D.C. He came
to SLU originally because he
was interested in the engi-neering
program at SLU as
well as his firm commitment
to the Jesuit mission.
SLU allowed him the op-portunity
to experience a
new beginning in an unfa-miliar
place. He had an in-teresting
campus visit that
lead to his decision to attend
SLU.
“I fle
