0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 5 Pres. to students: 'You're not going to a university to join ' From Page 1 allows funding for veterans to attend college after service. * Obama added that the Affordable Care Act, which extends the age that dependents can be covered by a family health insurance plan from 18 to 26 years old, will also make higher education a more viable option for people. Obama also said colleges need to be cautious of how they allocate funding, and they must ensure money is being used for increas- ing the quality of learning, rather than on things like facilities and renovations. He said that while faculty research should remain a funding priority, universities and professors should not let research overshadow student needs. "Part of what I think we've got to examine is are we designing our universities in a way that focuses on the primary thing, which is education," Obama said. "You're not going to a university to join a spa; you're going there to learn so that you can have a fulfilling career. And if all the amenities of a public university start jacking up the cost of tuition significantly, that's a problem." Obama said he hopes to work closely with university officials across the nation to grapple with financial issues and find ways to allocate more money to directly improving the educational quality of universities. Despite lingering fear among college students faced with loan debt that they may not find a job in a difficult job market, Obama said he thinks that this genera- tion of college students will be FREEZING From Page 1 In 2006, ASCO developed a guideline requiring fertility preservation counseling prior to gonadotoxic treatment - that is, treatment which has a harmful effect on the ovaries or testes - a new standard of care for cancer patients of reproductive age. But according to Fisseha, "a large number of patients who still need counseling are not get- ting the opportunity." At the Center for Reproduc- tive Medicine, fertility preserva- tion services include sperm, egg, ovarian and testicular tissue and embryo freezing coupled with one-on-one counseling. Fisseha said the process involves a combination of evalu- ation, counseling and outpatient procedure. The freezing of eggs, which is offered to women with- out current sexual partners, involves stimulation of the ova- ries prior to the eggs being frozen and harvested. When the eggs are eventually thawed, they are fer- tilized with a partner's sperm. "When fertility is under threat, and single women don't have partners, this is a great strategy to improve fertility," she said. While the center primarily serves cancer patients, services are available to any patient with a fertility-threatening condition, she added. Fisseha, who is a reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist, said a number of treat- ments for diseases can endanger future chances of fertility. Che- motherapy drugs and multi-drug therapies may severely damage reproductive organs, and for cancers of the ovaries or uterus, these organs may need to be removed entirely, she said. Every patient reacts differ- ently to drug treatments, and "just fine," and that plenty of job opportunities in various fields are awaiting graduates. "We've gone through the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, and so things are real tough for young people right now," Obama said. "But having said that, if you are getting a col- lege degree, if you've got skills in math and science or good, sound communication skills, there are still jobs out there even in a tough environment. And nine out of 10 people who are looking for work can still find work." Obama said that it is crucial for students to vote in the midterm elections this November, encour- aging students to educate them- selves about candidates and their policies so that they can elect people who will make important changes. Obama said students got involved in his campaign for president because they saw it as "a vehicle to get engaged and involved in shaping the direction of this country," adding that stu- dents should view the midterm elections similarly. "What I want to do is just to go speak to young people directly and remind them of what I said during the campaign, which was change is always hard in this country," Obama said. "It doesn't happen overnight. You take two steps forward, you take one step back." "I just want to remind young people, they've got to get re- engaged in this process," Obama added. "And they're going to have to vote in these midterm elections." chemotherapy may not always cause infertility, according to the University Health System's Comprehensive Cancer Center website. The sterilizing effects of radiation treatment depend on dose, delivery schedule and the patient's age at the time of treat- ment, the website reports. But for patients who opt for cryogenic preservation before undergoing treatment, reproduc- tion can become an option once the patient's health allows him or her to begin the process of starting a family. Because the lifetime of a cryo- genically preserved egg is indefi- nite, Fisseha said adolescents and teenagers facing cancer can also elect to have their eggs pre- served prior to child-bearing age. "We're making a lot of advanc- es in adolescent and adult can- cers. We have greatly increased life expectancy in young women and men that have cancer," Fisseha said. "For very young patients, they don't know when they will want to have children, but they want a means to pre- serve their fertility." Greater life expectancies in cancer patients, as well as advances in research, have increased the popularity of cryo- genic preservation in recent years. Fisseha said the center, which has been offering fertility pres- ervation counseling and services since 2003, sees patients from all across Michigan and neigh- boring states. She said she hopes to see the number of patients grow as fertility education and counseling become more readily available to patients before they undergo chemotherapy or other gonadotoxic treatments. "The greatest progress that we need to make is making our patients aware that (fertil- ity preservation) is an option," Fisseha said. SACUA From Page 1 ting measures to meet the possible loss in state appropriations to the University. These measures may include eliminating unnecessary services provided by the Information and Technology Services across cam- pus and the possible restructuring of administration positions. As the University looks toward the future, Hanlon said he feels it should also continue to work on its strengths and emphasize out-of- classroom learning. Hanlon said students are enrich- ing their education outside the classroom with the research, ser- vice and creative opportunities on campus. But Hanlon noted that these campus assets are not currently integrated into the student learning experience and that research tools ought to be developed to assess their impact on student education. "We need to become more rigor- ous and disciplined about defining learning outcomes and having tools to assess them," he said. These assessment tools would also increase the University's pres- tige over that of private schools, which have smaller student-to- teacher ratios, Hanlon said. "When we let education get AKE FROMM/C SACUA members meet in the Regents Room at the Fleming Administration Building yesterday afternoon. defined by classroom teaching, we get creamed," he said. Hanlon added that he would like to see the University's stu- dent-to-faculty ratio decrease to 10-to-1 from its current ratio of approximately 14.3-to-1. The ratio was initially about 15.1-to-1 prior to the planned addition of 150 new faculty members from 2007 through this year. Addressing the National Research Council of the National Academy's rankings of Ph.D. pro- grams - set to be released Tues- day - Hanlon said he is interested to see the reaction to the numbers, adding that he is concerned that the public will misinterpret the numbers because they are based on interval scales rather than a set number ranking. SACUA Chair and Prof. of Statis- tics Ed Rothman said as a statisti- cian, he feels the interval rankings are unclear and measure what was done in the past rather than cur- rent educational strategies. Hanlon also said he feels the quantification of University's out- of-classroom experience would increase its ranking. Though he said the University is not con- cerned with its ranking, Hanlon added that the data will be a useful tool for the future. - Katelyn Hummer contributed to this report. CVs From Page 1 June 2009 to demolish the exist- ing building except for the front wall and construct a new building behind that original facade. Pho- tos of the site show that the fagade dates back to the 1930s. The build- ing used to be a two-story single- family home and carriage house that, with several additions over the years, became a boarding house. DeAngelis said CVS bought the property in April 2010 because of its convenient location near campus and the number of students who walk by the area. The new phar- macy is being built next to Corner House Apartments, home to many University students. The construction has caused some problems for nearby business- es. Employees at Mr. Greeks Coney Island say the restaurant has lost business because of it. "It's hard for people to park out front(because ofthe construction)," Mr. Greeks worker Nazik Anton. "We can feel vibrations (from the construction) in the store." And while construction may cause headaches for students and business owners in the area, CVS officials are hoping students and residents embrace the store once it opens. Art & Design sophomore Jessica Fass said she plans to stay with her current pharmacy - The Village ALCOHOL From Page 1 alcohol and other drugs policy and prevention. According to the University's Division of Student Affairs web- site, "in the first ten weeks of Fall Term 2008, 70 UM students were transported to the hospital for alcohol-related issues." The aim of the program is to lower that num- ber and educate students about two importantissues, alcohol consump- tion and sexual assault before they actually get to campus in order to avoid dangerous situations, Desprez said. The first part of the course takes about 2.5 hours to complete and finishes with a quiz that students must pass with at least a score of 85 percent. Then, 30 to 40 days later, those who completed the course are asked to take a 15-minute fol- low-up survey, which Desprez said is intended to gauge students' hab- its while school is in session. Outside The Classroom, a com- The site of the new CVS on South State Street last week. Matthew Basal works on continuing the construction process. Apothecary on South University Avenue - because of the personal touch they provide. "I like the people (at The Village Apothecary)," Fass said. "I'm close with them, and they rarely make mistakes with my prescriptions." Despite the threat the new CVS may pose to other local businesses and pharmacies, David Palan, who works at The Village Apothecary, believes that the national brand can't match the local feel. "We're a personal home-town pharmacy," Palan said. pany that creates educational mate- rials devised the dual-modular program. According to the orga- nization's website, the program is used in over 500 colleges and uni- versities in all 50 states, including Harvard University, Stanford Uni- veristy and the University of Cali- fornia at Los Angeles. The Division of Student Affairs website states that the University requires all incoming students to complete the online course in order to better prepare them to man- age the transition to college life. But while the program is highly encouraged, it is not mandatory. "One of the things all of us, stu- dents, staff, all of us, wanted to do was...encourage people to take (Community Matters) and remove barriers people were having from taking it and not turn it into a pun- ishment," said Desprez. Students who completed the program before the semester began were awarded donated prizes including season tickets to men's basketball, a gift certificate from the Cupcake Station, free Wendy's But LSA freshman Michael Pereira said he thinks CVS will get a lot of business, adding that he's excited for the store to open. "It's an all-purpose store," Pereira said. "I've been looking for a place like that." Kinesiology freshman Chloe Kipnis echoed Pereira's sentiments, saying that she can't wait for CVS to open because she's had issues finding the products she needs at a pharmacy in Ann Arbor. "(CVS) has everything a col- lege student needs and it has more breakfast sandwiches and a free day pass to MRock. For the second part of the pro- gram, students who finish the follow-up survey in a timely man- ner will be entered to win an Apple iPad, among other prizes. Some students who took the sur- vey prior to this semester said they thought the online course was use- ful, even though it required some- what of a time commitment. LSA freshman Erica Seifert said that though she thought Commu- nity Matters was "kind of a waste of time," she did learn from the program. "I learned a lot of things about the (blood alcohol content) I kind of knew, but I had never been taught before," she said. "It was way better than it could have been; it was kind of a cool program." LSA freshman Fiona Clowney, who also completed the course, said she's not sure how much she got out of the course. "I don't know that it actually helped me in my life because I'm not actually following any of the than just the little mom and pop stores around campus ... things are a little pricier there," Kipnis said. "With CVS, everything's going to be affordable and you can get a lot." Nursing freshman Lizzie Levine said she's also looking forward to the convenience of having a com- mercial pharmacy nearby. "I'm really excited because I can fill my prescriptions without hav- ing to look further for a pharmacy," Levine said. "If I get sick, they are right there for whatever I need." things I did, but just thinking about it in a serious way instead of just rushing into the college life," Clowney said. Clowney also said she thinks the program could be altered to be more student-friendly. "I think people should take it, but it can definitely be improved upon," she said. "I can't really fig- ure out how because it's hard to relate to students in a way that they won't think it's you trying to talk down to them. But I think it should keep going." Though Desprez said the goal of the program is to educate students about serious issues and help them ease into life away from home, she knows Community Matters is not a fix-all solution. "There's none of us who think that this course is the magic bullet, but what it does is create a com- mon language for a whole incoming class that you can sort of meet them there and then really get into some reallyimportantand more in-depth dialogue, knowing everyone has a baseline of information," she said. WANT TO JOIN THE MICHIGAN DAILY? Come to our LAST mass meeting at 420 Maynard Street: THURSDAY SEPT. 30 @ 7 P.M.