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STUDENT MEDIA @uiwlogos | www.uiwcommarts.com/the-logos/ @uiwtv | www.uiwcommarts.com/uiwtv/ @kuiwradio | www.uiwcommarts.com/kuiw/ Vol. 122 No. 1 | AUG.-SEPT. 2021
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UIW students wear masks University of the Incarnate Word students came masked for the first day of fall classes on the Main Campus Monday, Aug. 23. After spending most of 2020 and 2021 online during the COVID-19 pandemic, students are returning to mostly in-person instruction requiring masks for the vaccinated
and unvaccinated due to the emergence of the more contagious and more potent Delta variant. The University is asking employees and students to upload proof of their COVID-19 vaccination in the University’s registry as soon as possible, but no later than by Aug. 30.
Med team keeps eye on COVID-19
By Victoria Velazquez LOGOS STAFF WRITER The University of the Incarnate Word’s medical team established on-campus safety provisions as the community welcomes returning students and faculty. Since Aug. 9, the Broadway campus remains in phase yellow, recorded as minimal to moderate community transmission prompting mask mandates and COVID-19 testing policies. The COVID-19 testing policy states all vaccinated people will provide one test unless exposed to a confirmed COVID-19 case. Weekly testing will be required for non-vaccinated persons as recommended by CDC guidelines. If tested positive for COVID-19 within the last 90 days, you may submit proof of the exposure date. For students who have tested at alternative locations, they may e-mail their results to
UIWBroadwaystudentcovid@uiwtx.edu. The mask mandate requires masks to be worn by all -- vaccinated and non-vaccinated. In-class, students are prohibited from eating and drinking. Students are required to wear masks while seated, as instructors are required to wear masks. Meanwhile, students and faculty have begun preparation to ensure their safety throughout this semester. Dr. John M. Kainer, chair and assistant professor in sociology, said he supports COVID-19 provisions to ensure a “safe” return to in-classroom instruction. “The UIW COVID-19 task force is concerned with the safety of our students, faculty, and staff and has demonstrated a willingness to adjust the rules with the changes in COVID-19 rates,” Kainer said. “That is the most that we can ask of our institution, that they be willing to hear our concerns and to act on them for
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the benefit of the common good.” Senior Grace Landwehr said she received the Pfizer vaccine. “I got it at the Alamodome,” Landwehr said. “It was super-easy and quick. I did not have any negative side effects from the first dose. (After) the second dose, I had body aches for a day. I chose to continue wearing my mask because I have people in my life who have pre-existing conditions that put them at a higher risk of being sent to the hospital. I got vaccinated and continue to wear my mask to protect other people around me.” Robert Pachecano, an instructor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, said he received the Moderna shots earlier this spring.
“I had a moderate reaction to the second dose -- fever, headache, fatigue,” Pachecano said. “It was terrible but (I’m) glad I did it. I’m getting the third vaccine booster when I can.” Pachecano said he remains concerned for the safety of his 83-year-old father, a disabled military veteran who suffers from significant health problems. “It’s not about how I feel or even what I believe,” Pachecano said. “It’s about protecting him and keeping him alive. If he got (COVID-19), I would be burying him. Let’s do what we can to keep each other safe and healthy. At this point, we all know someone who has COVID-19, some mild, some serious, and some deadly. It doesn’t have to be this way.”
Event to address suicidal awareness An interactive, outdoor suicide awareness event is set 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, to help the University of the Incarnate Word community with resources concerning mental health issues. “Let’s Taco ‘bout Mental Health” will have UIW mental health resources and support departments for students, as well as mental health resources from community partners for students, faculty or staff, said Dr. Kevin Milligan, director of UIW Behavioral Health Services. The event will take in an area involving the SEC Patio, Friendship
Garden and Westgate Circle. A taco truck will be on hand. Games, music and prizes also will be featured. “There is no hour-by-hour breakdown,” Milligan said. “It will be open for students, faculty and staff to come and go as they’d like during the three-hour block. (It will) allow for a fun and safe environment to normalize mental health while continuing to support the suicide awareness initiative and provide education and resources to the UIW community.” For Milligan, it’s his first such event since becoming director of Behavioral Heath four months ago. In June
2019, he started serving as assistant director. He’s a Ph.D. in counselor education and supervision as well as a licensed professional counselor. UIW’s special event is occurring during National Suicide Prevention Week. “It is a tragic truth that suicide remains the second-leading cause of death among college-aged students in the United States, and here in Texas that rate has escalated and is higher than the national average,” Milligan said. “The UIW community has undoubtedly seen the profound effect that a student’s mental health has on
their well-being as a person, and their success as a student. For some, these health issues can become a seemingly Dr. Kevin Milligan insurmountable burden that can lead to dark thoughts and intensions. Nationwide, the month of September is dedicated to breaking this downward spiral and raising awareness to prevent suicides, and we seek to support this with an event for our community.”