TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2016
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University presidents urge Trump to disavow hate attacks Nearly 130 presidents signed petition, but Amy Gutmann did not DAN SPINELLI Executive Editor-elect
Close to 130 university presidents wrote to President-elect Donald Trump last week, urging him to disavow the hateful, racist attacks that have been committed in his name and which have plagued campuses throughout the country, including at Penn. Penn President Amy Gutmann, who has repeatedly refused to comment on Trump throughout the campaign, did not sign the letter. While not directly indicting the president-elect, Gutmann attended a Nov. 11 open forum in Huntsman Hall after the release of racist, hateful messages targeting
FIGHTING
DISEASE AND
MISCONCEPTIONS Nurses dispel myths about their profession and explain what makes nursing unique
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THANKSGIVING EVENTS ON CAMPUS PAGE 3
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CHARLOTTE LARACY Staff Reporter
...you can only do so much to make your education affordable when your school’s policy does not reflect this reality.”
It’s a question nurses hear all the time: “Oh, you’re just a nurse. Can I see the doctor?” For Margo Brooks Carthon, assistant professor of family and community health in the School of Nursing, the question represents a widespread misunderstanding in how nurses are educated and what their role in hospitals is. In an interview last month with WHYYFM, Brooks Carthon dispelled misconceptions about the nursing profession.
“Nurse practitioners are definitely not trying to usurp the role of physicians,” Brooks Carthon said in the interview. “Nurse practitioners are leaders in healthcare, but they are also working collaboratively with physicians when appropriate.” She said the nursing profession includes making fast-paced decisions that can result in life or death. These crucial moments require the cr itical thin k ing and judgement that only highly educated and trained medical professionals can provide. Most nurses hold a bachelor’s degree in
Nursing, and many pursue postgraduate degrees as well. “I think most people have very little information about what nurses do,” Brooks Carthon told The Daily Pennsylvanian. “Many people don’t recognize the training that is required to become a nurse.” She added, “What is unique about nursing is that it brings together the humanities, psychology and the hard sciences because that is how we approach healthcare delivery. We approach patients in a holistic way.” As a profession, nursing is
responsive to societal changes, particularly with the recent implementation of the Affordable Care Act. “The ACA focuses more on community health and prevention,” she said. “That has required the Nursing faculty to teach students about how to take care of patients in the context of the healthcare transformation, including taking care of a diverse population.” There are three million nurses in the United States, making up the SEE NURSING PAGE 2
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Electronic locks coming to dorms Residential Services will install new locks in all houses
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BENJAMIN DUKAS Contributing Reporter
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By the start of winter break, electronic locks will have been installed inside every college house except the Quad.
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The traditional brass key lock on the door of your on-campus room is about to get a major upgrade. Residential Services is in the process of installing electronic locks on the doors of the rooms of the college houses. They are currently finishing installing these locks on the doors of the high rises: Harnwell, Harrison and Rodin. By the start of winter break, locks will be installed in every college house except the Quad, which is slated to receive the locks right after winter
break. The date the locks will be activated is still unknown. Director of Residential Services John Eckman said students won’t have to worry about the new locks in the immediate future though. Residential Services will be meeting within the next few days to discuss a potential timeline for activation. For now, students in houses other than Gregory and New College House are still using brass keys. Two years ago, these new locks were installed in Gregory College House as a pilot program. After kinks in the system were worked out, the Board of Trustees passed a resolution to allocate $7.85 million SEE LOCKS PAGE 2
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