Despite having graduated back in early May, the five seniors of the Michigan womens basketball team cant help but stay away from the arena they called home for the last four years.

Since the Wolverines season ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the five newest Michigan womens basketball alumni are well on their way in the real world.

As much as these kids have graduated, we will forever be their families, so they definitely come back as much as possible and they love Michigan and they love Ann Arbor, said Michigan Barnes Arico. This is kind of like home for them, so they dont want to leave.

But not everyone comes back frequently.

While her time as a Wolverine is over, former center/forward Rachel Sheffer is changing her maize and blue basketball jersey in for a brown and gold volleyball one.

Rachel Sheffer is probably the only one I havent seen that much of and I think thats because shes training, Barnes Arico said. Shes going to be playing volleyball this fall for Western Michigan, so shes still staying in shape, the shape of a college athlete.

Sheffer has a fifth year of eligibility and will attend graduate school at Western Michigan. NCAA rules allow athletes a fifth year of amateur status if they are pursuing a different sport.

Sheffer is not new to volleyball, having played in high school at Watervliet High School in Watervliet, Mich., where she was a two-time First Team All-State performer in 2007 and 2008. She also was a three-time First Team All-Conference honoree (2006-2008) and a three-time member of the All-Region team.

The other four former players, forwards Kate Thompson, Nya Jordan and Sam Arnold and guard Jenny Ryan, have taken different paths, but are no longer involved in college athletics.

Kate Thompson is always popping her head in here, Barnes Arico said. Shes working our mens camp right now (and) she looks skinnier then ever if thats possible. I dont think shes picked up her weight since her career ended so she looks rather thin, but she finished her physics class, has graduated and has been studying when shes not working camps or stopping by the office.

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Durham, NC - In the aftermath of the Trayvon Martin verdict this past weekend, ABC News Anchor Ron Claiborne led a discussion about the case with a packed house of students, who shared their opinions and stories of their own experiences with racism.

The students were participating in Duke medical school's Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP), asix-week program of intensive academic preparation for the pre-health sciences for freshman and sophomore college students who are interested in medical and dental school. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation sponsors the national program.

At Monday's meeting in the Learning Hall of the Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Center, more than 70 students -- black, white, Latino, Native American, and those with immigrant parents -- answered Claiborne's question of "Does race still matter?"

"I have been stopped and frisked," said another student. "My strategy was to be polite and friendly. I am just one man, so the only the thing I can do is to not perpetuate the negative stereotypes."

Some scholars expressed hope; one said, "Unfortunately, I feel like race still is a factor, but I maintain that it is changing."

The students also acknowledged that it is their job to lead by example.

"My family looks to me to be the first person to go out and reach for stars," said a young woman who is a first generation college student.

"Growing up as a scholar, I want to make sure I am taken seriously," stated another young man.

The Summer Medical and Dental Education Program at Duke University Medical School is a pipeline program and one of 12 sites nationally. Scholars from SMDEP prepare for enrollment in medical schools, including Duke University School of Medicine, and to PhD programs, nursing schools, MPH programs, and other health professions schools.

Nationally and at Duke, 65 percent of participants in SMDEP go on to medical or dental school. For all but one of the past twelve years, the School of Medicine has enrolled someone from SMDEP at Duke. The Physician Assistant Program, the Global Health Institute, and the Nursing School have also matriculated SMDEP at Duke alumni.

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Message of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines To the Far Eastern University Dr. Nicanor Reyes School of Medicine Alumni Foundation and the Far Eastern University Medical Alumni Association of Northern Illinois On the occasion of their 34th Annual Reunion

[July 18, 2013]

My warmest greetings to the Far Eastern University Dr. Nicanor Reyes School of Medicine Alumni Foundation and the Far Eastern University Medical Alumni Association of Northern Illinois, as you hold your 34th Annual Reunion and Scientific Convention.

Your collective bears testament to the legacy of service created by your universitys alumni. The determination you have exhibited is, indeed, an inspiration to us in government and to all Filipinos, wherever they may be. Let this gathering sustain your tradition of nation-building, as you pool your members generosity and expertise towards new and meaningful pursuits. We hope that you continue to exemplify the values passed on to you by your alma materfortitude, excellence, and uprightnessin effectively ministering to your patients; may your convention lead to greater innovations in their treatment, care, and illness prevention regimens.

Our newfound culture of integrity and accountability has given rise to a wider and more dynamic civil society. May this commitment beget opportunities for our fellowmen to further uplift each other, to impart their strengths for our revitalization, and to march united towards the straight and righteous path.

May this occasion steer you towards this objective, and reaffirm your solidarity and passion as part of the greater Filipino community.

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

MANILA

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Fund is set up for families of victims

A fund has been established for the families of Jared Macias and Destiny Doan, two 11-year-old children seriously injured in a collision between a pickup and a horse July 5. Jared died from his injuries, and Destiny was hospitalized with serious injuries. The fund was established to help both families with medical expenses. Contributions may be made at Texoma Community Credit Union.

School planning alumni reunion

The Booker T. Washington School All-School Reunion will be July 18-21.

The event will kick off Thursday evening with registration and games at the BTW Alumni House. A bus will take attendees to the casino at 6:30 p.m.

The Alumni House will be the center of activities Friday, starting with registration at 10 a.m. A picnic will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and a dance will be from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The cost is $15 each for the picnic and dance.

Registration and shopping booths will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. After the banquet, a dance will run from 9:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. at the New Grand Hotel. Those wishing to attend the dance only can do so for $20.

The reunion will conclude with a fellowship dinner at noon Sunday. The cost is $15. For information or to register, call 940-696-3361 or 940-235-2821.

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SOME 800 participants are seeing action in the Special Run set to kick off at the Davao Medical School Foundation (DMSF) at 4:30 a.m. on July 27.

The event is a fundraising project by the Davao Medical School Foundation Inc. Alumni Association Batch 88 in cooperation with the Sped classes of Ma-a Central Elementary School.

The proceeds of the event will be given to the Sped program of the school, Dr. Maria Rainelda Mariano-Maris, DMD, said in a phone interview with Sun.Star Davao.

Registration fees are pegged at P50 (Government employees, elementary and High school students) and P100 (college students and others).

Categories entered are three-kilometer (3K), 6K, and 10K. The first five 3K and 6K runners will receive medals along with all 10K finishers.

Interested runners may register at Run Club, Davao Doctors Hospital 6th flr. Rm. 605, San Pedro Hospital Rm. 119, DMSFI Alumni Secretariat Ofiice, and Ma-a Elementary School/Sped Classes. (RJFL)

Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on July 17, 2013.

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Students let their feelings known before the vote on a tuition increase.

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Rutgers graduate student Erik Straub challenges university President Robert Barchi and the board to not increase tuition.

Tuition and fees at Rutgers University, already one of the most expensive state universities in the country, will rise 3.3 percent this fall under a spending plan that is the first to reflect its merger with the states medical school.

The $3.6 billion budget for the 2013-14 school year that the Rutgers board of governors approved on Thursday reflects an increase of 61 percent over last years $2.2 billion spending plan, the last one the board approved before the university absorbed most of the debt-laden University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey on July 1.

Tuition and fees for undergraduates at the state university will average $13,499 for the 2013-14 school year. Room and board costs are up an average of 1.5 percent, according to Nancy Winterbauer, the universitys vice president for budgeting. Those charges vary depending on housing and meal plans but generally average $11,578, bringing the total cost of a Rutgers education for a resident student next year to more than $25,000.

The sticker price is not what most students pay at Rutgers, said Winterbauer, noting that about two-thirds of students receive some financial aid. She said the discounting brings the net price down by an average of more than $10,000.

Officials at Rutgers insist the estimated $76 million cost of the merger with UMDNJ wont be borne by students but, instead, will be paid for by deferring maintenance.

But some students and faculty members are skeptical that the costs stemming from the merger and recent controversies the universitys athletics department Rutgers spent more than $2 million in the spring to buy out its former mens basketball coach and athletic director after an abuse scandal wont be passed along to students.

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Vista, CA (PRWEB) July 12, 2013

Vista Medical Plaza, one of the largest outpatient health centers serving the Tri-City area, announced the opening of its newest tenant, The Doctors Office. As the leading board-certified physician in one of North San Diego County's top family practices, Dr. Linda Falconio, M.D., has been practicing family medicine since 1979. She and her team at The Doctors Office recently relocated their Encinitas office to the Tri-City area. Now open, The Doctors Office is located in Vista Medical Plaza at 2067 West Vista Way, Suite 225 in Vista, California.

"One of our main concerns when looking for a new location was to be in a convenient location for our North County patient population," said Dr. Falconio. "Being in the heart of Tri-City makes us accessible to our patients. Vista Medical Plaza is an ideal location and our patients are happy with the new office."

Dr. Falconio graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Illinois and attended their medical school in Chicago and Peoria. Her internship year was spent at Indiana University Medical Center before moving to California. Dr. Falconio completed her family practice residency at the UCSD Medical Center and continues to be board certified in family practice with an interest in womens medicine and preventive care.

The extended team of providers at The Doctor's Office also includes two physician's assistants and a dermatology nurse practitioner.

Johanna McEwen-Morofski, PA-C, joined Dr. Falconios practice in 1995 graduated from UC Davis as a Physician Assistant certified in Family Practice. She works alongside Dr. Falconio and is able to do all routine aspects of family medicine including a special interest in womens health.

Mercedes Dodge, PA-C, has been practicing as a family medicine physician assistant since graduating from the UC Davis Physician Assistant program in 2008, and holds a BA in Biology and Psychology from Rice University. Mercedes is particularly passionate about helping patients manage and prevent chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.

Kelly Halloran, M.N., R.N.C., F.N.P., D.N.C. is the newest member of their team and is a Dermatology Nurse Practitioner. She graduated Magna cum Laude with both her bachelors and masters degrees from UCLA, and also received honors of the UCLA Faculty Graduation Award and the UCLA Alumni Association Graduation Award. As well, she holds a B.A. in Biology from UCSD-Revelle College. A longtime member of the national Dermatology Nurses Association, Kelly was voted Dermatology Nurse of the Year in 2006 by the North Coast Civic Association. She comes home to North County as Mermaid by the Sea, providing her 25 years of medical and cosmetic dermatology expertise.

With the addition of The Doctors Office family practice, Vista Medical Plaza is now home to more than 40 physicians and dentists, representing over 15 different medical and dental specialties.

We are very happy that Dr. Falconio and her team decided to relocate to Vista Medical Plaza, stated Greg Petree, President of AmeriCare Medical Properties, the company that manages the health center.

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BUIES CREEK - Campbell University officials have until Sept. 19 to raise $1 million in a donation-matching program that will support its new School of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. P.K. Vyas, founder of the Eastern Carolina Medical Center in Benson, started the challenge and will match donated funds up to $1 million, said Campbell President Jerry M. Wallace in a statement Thursday.

The new medical school is scheduled to open this August with a charter class of 162 students, school officials said. About 4,000 applications were submitted to the school, which, when fully operational in four years, will have about 600 students enrolled.

It's the first new medical school to open in North Carolina in more than 35 years, school officials said.

Vyas, who has been practicing medicine since 1986, said he started the challenge to encourage Campbell alumni to help him in advancing the new school's efforts to meet the healthcare needs of state residents.

"As the opening of Campbell University's School of Osteopathic Medicine approaches, it's imperative that the medical school continues to receive financial support to ensure that faculty and students get the resources they need to fulfill the university's vision to address the shortage of primary care physicians in North Carolina," said Vyas in a news release.

The school will train students in primary care and family medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, psychiatry and other services. The school's emphasis is to have graduates working in rural areas or regions with little or no health care options.

Vyas' challenge, if successful, will get the school to its $30 million fundraising goal, Wallace said. So far, about $28 million has been raised for the school, a news release said.

Donations made now will fund final purchases, including new equipment and technology, for the 96,5000-square-foot building that will be called the Leon Levine Hall of Medical Science. The school's anatomy lab will be named for Vyas.

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Martha Barnette, host of public radios A Way With Words, interviews best-selling author and UCSD graduate Khaled Hosseini at the Museum of Contemporary Art on June 26.

By Pat Sherman

Khaled Hosseini, author of the best-selling novel, The Kite Runner (basis for the 2007 film of the same name) was in La Jolla June 26 for a discussion and book signing at the Museum of Contemporary Art on Prospect Street.

During the sold-out event, hosted by Warwicks bookstore and moderated by radio host Martha Barnette, the 1993 UC San Diego School of Medicine graduate spoke of returning to his former stomping grounds.

Its great to be back, Hosseini said. I really loved my time here at UC San Diego. I made some amazing friends and had four really unforgettable years here. I ended up practicing (medicine) for a good eight-and-a-half years.

Asked if he wrote during his time at UCSD, Hosseini chided Barnette, Your even asking that question shows me that you know very little about medical school. I took a seven-year sabbatical from writing during medical school and my three years of residency training, but I was writing pretty much my whole time in the U.S. outside of those seven years, he said.

Born in Kabul, Afghanistan Hosseini came to California with his family at age 15, as part of an initial wave of immigrants seeking asylum in the wake of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He spoke almost no English though curiously, he said, he knew the word gluttony.

Khaled Hosseini signs copies of his new book, And the Mountains Echoed for attendees at Warwicks sold-out author event at the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla.

Its sort of the very by-the-book immigrant story, he said. My family arrived in the U.S. essentially stripped of all belongings and possessions and title. Like any other firstborn son of an immigrant family, I had my choice of three careers and I couldnt imagine being an engineer or a lawyer.

Before signing copies of his new book, And the Mountains Echoed, Hosseini fielded questions from the audience.

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