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Thursday, September 6, 2012 - 6A
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7.6 magnitude earthquake
shakes part of Costa Rica
Bridge, houses
collapes in wake of
natural disaster
CANGREJAL, Costa Rica
(AP) - A powerful magnitude-7.6
earthquake shook Costa Rica and
neighboring countries Wednes-
day, sending panicked people into
the streets and briefly triggering
a tsunami alert, but causing little
damage. Authorities reported
one confirmed death.
"When we felt the earthquake,
we held onto each other because
we kept falling," said Rosa Pich-
ardo, 45, who was walking on the
beach in the town of Samara with
her family when the quake hit.
"I've never felt anything like
this. We just couldn't stay stand-
ing. My feet gave out udder me. It
was terrible, terrible," she said.
Officials said the quake col-
lapsed some houses and at least.
one bridge and caused landslides
that blocked highways. But Costa.
WEST NILE
From Page 1A
they aren't able to offer a conclu-
sive answer for why there have
been so many West Nile cases
this year.
JoLynn Montgomery, an assis-
tant research scientist of epide-
miology at the School of Public
Health, said the mosquitoes car-
rying the virus may have ben-
efitted from irregular seasonal
conditions earlier this year. .
"It's likely that we had a pret-
ty mild winter here in Michigan
and more of the mosquitoes that
were carrying the virus were
able to survive over winter,"
Montgomery said.
There is no vaccine or sub-
stantive treatment for those
infected with the virus, Mont-
gomery said. However, she said
alternative care methods aimed
at restoring hydration can help
relieve many symptoms.
Wilson said only a small per-
centage of infected people -
about 20 percent of cases - have
severe reactions to the virus, and
Rica President Laura Chinchilla
said there were no reports of
major damage and called for
calm.
Residents described being
shocked by the force of the quake,
which was felt as far away as
Panama and Nicaragua and was
the biggest since a 7.6-magnitude
quake in 1991 left 47 people dead.
Michelle Landwer, owner of
the Belvedere Hotel in Samara,
north of the epicenter, said she
was having breakfast with about
10 people when the quake hit.
"The whole building was mov-
ing, I couldn't even walk," Land-
wer said."Everything was falling,
like glasses and everything." Still,
she added, "Here in my building
there was no real damage."
The quake was somewhat
deep - 25 miles (41 kilometers)
below the surface. Quakes that
occur deeper underground tend
to be less damaging, but more
widely felt.
"If it was a shallower event, it
would be a significantly higher
diagnosed experience "mild flu-
like symptoms."
Sandro Cinti, an associate
professor at the Medical School,
said the extent of how dangerous
West Nile is may be exaggerated,
noting that those who have seri-
ous reactions are often already
coping with weakened immune
systems.
"You see people in the hospital
and they are really sick, but they
are the susceptible ones," Wilson
said.
He added that the mortality
rate for those who suffer from
neurological symptoms is 10 to
15 percent, but this number is
still small compared to the num-
ber of cases in which patients
have mild symptoms or the virus
goes undetected.
"If you compare influenza
deaths (nationally), they are,
about 35,000 to 40,000 on an
average year,' Cinti said. "West
Nile at its best ..:is 200 to 300."
Cinti said the best way to
protect against the disease is to
stay inside in the evenings and
early mornings and to wear long-
sleeved shirts and pants when-
hazard," said seismologist Daniel
McNamara of the U.S. Geological
Survey.
The U.S. Geological Survey
said the quake was centered
about 38 miles (60 kilometers)
from the town of Liberia and 87
miles (140 kilometers) west of the
capital, San Jose. The magnitude
initially was estimated at 7.9, but
was quickly downgraded to 7.6.
The area is a seismically active
zone where the Cocos tectonic
plate dives beneath the Carib-
bean plate. "All along the Pacific
coast of Central America, you can
expect fairly big earthquakes,"
McNamara said.
The quake was followed by
three strong aftershocks of mag-
CTOOLS
From Page1A
To ensure that users under-
stand and fully utilize the new
tools, ITS has held faculty work-
shops, interactive webinars,
and additional help resources
about CTools will continue to be
offered throughout the year.
DeMonner added that the
staff is constantly working to
develop new tools and applica-
tions for CTools.
"Our goal is to continue to
increase and enhance the func-
tionality of CTools by integrat-
ing more external tools and
making CTools serve as a sort of
hub for access to many applica-
tions and services," DeMonner
said.
LSA freshman Tyler Ryder
said he noticed the Aug. 4 chang-
es to CTools while taking sum-.
mer courses at the University.
"I feel like it will help," Ryder
said. "It will be a time-saver and
it will also be a stress reliever."
Ryder added that he thinks
the Piazza forum will allow
for more personal interaction
between students and instruc-
tors.
"It puts you more on a one-
on-one basis with your profes-
sor, and keeps you closer," Ryder
said. "It's almost like going back
to high school again, where you
can actually sit and talk to your
professor even if it is a big lec-
ture."
Hayley Knouff, an LSA sopho-
more, said she doesn't know how
to fully utilize CTools and would
like to learn more aboutthe tools
that are available to her.
"I think they really do need to
spend a little more time show-
ing us how to use it because it's
a really good resource to orga-
nize," Knouff said. "I will proba-
bly go home and explore and see
what new things are on there."
LSA sophomore Zainab
Masood said she has assign-
ments due on Piazza and is
uncomfortable with the tool's
lack of privacy.
"I don't like that what I have
to say is going to be seen by
everybody," Masood said. "I
guess it's incentive to work
harder and make what you say
sound good."
POLICY
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known for its pristine memorandum, an undocument-
d nature and ma-ine ed immigrant qualifies if he or
osta Rica is also a she came to the United States
stination for Ameri- under the age of 16, has lived
, tens of thousands of in the country for at least five
settled there. years, has not been convicted of a
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tudents need to nec- 1 About 65,000 high school
'ry about. graduates nationwide fall under.
tudents) are in the the category of undocumented
here they are incred- immigrants, according to the
and healthy and they College Board.
to get a very mild Unlike the failed DREAM
disease if they got Act, the deferred action policy
Montgomery said. is not a path toward citizenship,
hould be far more explained John Garcia, archive
hey got influenza and director of the Resource Center
ansmitted diseases, for Minority Data at Interuni-
f thing that is more versity Consortium for Political
college campuses." and Social Research.
omore Hannah Poul- "It's limited," Garcia said.
te is not concerned "It's not just saying that any-
acting the virus. body that's managed to come
me back from Africa across here without papers
'orried about malaria legally can stay here. It's a tar-
is just seems like a geted group with specific quali-
Poulson said. fications that falls under this
or Costa Roumanis category, so. it's not like a blan-
ding that he is not ket or amnesty, which a lot of
he infected mosqui- people are opposed to."
Meza said her undocument-
etty small number (of ed peers are eager to fill out an
cted with the virus), application fora deferred action
I don't really feel like permit, despite the risk of put-
act me," Roumanis ting their names on a list.
Meza, who grew up alongside
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many undocumented immi-
grants, said her direct contact
with student-immigrants pro-
vided an inside look into the dif-
ficulties they face in American
schools.
"We are just creating this
community of unskilled and
uneducated people just because
some people think they don't
deserve an opportunity," Meza
said. "They're not going any-
where; they're not going to
leave. There are millions of
them they're not just going to
leave tomorrow. We really need
to be aware that they are just
like us and that they deserve to
be here." ,
Jose Franco - an undoc-
umented immigrant and
founder of One Michigan, a
Detroit-based organization of
young immigrants fighting for
equal rights - said he hopes the
new deferred action policy will
eventually lead to adoption of
the DREAM Act.
"I think it's a great step for-
ward, but people are still being
deported and hopefully this
leads to the DREAM Act pass-
ing," Franco said.
Under the new policy, Franco
said undocumented students
are able to go to a non-profit
organization or an immigra-
tion lawyer with the necessary
paperwork to complete and
send an application.
After receiving a permit, the
student then must overcome the
hurdle of paying for tuition.
Statewide organizations
such as One Michigan and pro-
grams like the Coalition for
Tuition Equality in Ann Arbor
have continued to work toward
extending in-state tuition to
undocumented immigrants in
Michigan.
Public Policy senior Kevin
Mersol-Barg, the founder of
CTE, said the organization
strives to increase accessibility
to higher education for undocu-
mented students in the state.
"Our expressed mission is to
make the University of Michi-
gan more accessible to undocu-
mented students and that means
making University education
more affordable in practical
terms," Mersol-Barg said.
The deferred action policy
is a federal order and therefore
does not impact individual state
policies, meaning that undocu-
mented immigrants interested
in applying to the University of
Michigan still cannot receive
financial aid or the benefit of in-
state tuition.
"For the most part, even
though (the policy) solidifies
itself with the federal govern-
ment, in terms of participation
and social service programs or
access to in-state tuitions, all
those are primarily state mat-
ters," Garcia said.
Although the deferred action
policy is temporary, making it
difficult to implement perma-
nent policy changes at the Uni-
versity level, Mersol-Barg said
he believes it is still a move in
the right direction.
"Any help is good help,"
Mersol-Barg said. "Any way for
them to gain employment, a
social security nutber, a driv-
er's license. These are all key
things that they can earn an
income off of, so that they can
live a dignified life. Even though
most of them have to live in the
shadows ... this is a step forward
that they can take part in more
aspects of society."
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measures to appear
on ballot
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.
(AP) - The Michigan Supreme
Court ruled Wednesday that
voters should decide whether to
strengthen collective bargain-
ing rights, allow construction of
bridges and tunnels to Canada,
and require a supermajority in
the Legislature to raise taxes.
The state's highest court
approved the three proposals
for the Nov. 6 election ballot but
rejected a fourth measure that
would have authorized con-
struction of eight more casinos.
Justices disqualified the casino
proposal because it failed to dis-
close that it would weaken the
state Liquor Control Commis-
sion's authority.
Opponents challenged the
proposed initiatives in court after
the State Board of Canvassers
repeatedly deadlocked on parti-
san lines over whether to place
the measures on the ballot.
Each of them would amend the
Michigan Constitution. The issue
before the court was whether the
measures would repeal or change
existing constitutional provisions
and, if so, whether their wording
made those changes clear.
In an opinion written by Jus-
tice Brian K. Zahra, the seven-
member court unanimously
found that the collective bar-
gaining, bridge construction and
tax increase measures would not
"add to, delete from or change"
wording in the constitution, nor
would they prevent existing pro-
visions from being carried out.
The ruling against the casino
proposal was decided by a 4-3
majority.
The decision means the state's
voterswill decide the contentious
issue of whether to build a new
bridge across the Detroit River
between Detroit and Windsor,
Ontario. Republican Gov. Rick
Snyder and many business inter-
ests favor the project, but it has
failed to gain approval in the
GOP-controlled Legislature.
Owners of the Ambassador
Bridge, who say they would suf-
fer a competitive disadvantage if
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Mickey Blashfield, spokesman
for a group called The People
Should Decide that sponsored
the initiative, said the court's
decision was "a victory for the
more than 600,000 voters who
signed our petition and for all
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international crossings."
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nurse at McLaren Lapeer Region
Medical Center, said in a state-
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