2 - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 6I 2 - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * KIN' He's got chemistry (Thic dtcan Datum 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ANDREW WEINER KIRBY VOIGTMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 anweiner@michigandaily.com kvoigtma@michigandaily.com Brian Coppola teaches chemistry, is an editor of sev- eral scientific journals,and is the associate chair of educa- tion development and practice. Coppola holds degreesfrom the University of New Hampshire and the University of Wiscon- sin, Madison, and was named an Arthur F. Thurnau Profes- sor in 2001. What made you want to pursue chemistry? I had an absolutely awe- some teacher in the sixth grade, Mrs. Marie Smith, who reallykick-started myinterest in science in general. I liked the subject in high school, but it was my introduction to organic chemistry in college, and starting research as an undergraduate, that finally sealed the deal. Howhave Ann Arbor and the University changed since you came to town in 1986? The physical structure of the University has changed a great deal in almost 30 years. Not only are there new build- ings, but many of the older ones have been remodeled. And while the campus was always a beautiful place, the exterior landscapes and other structures and the increase in NICHOLAS WILLIAMS/Daily LSA sophomore Chiara Kalogjera-Sackellares chalks the Diag to advertise the Circle-K mass meeting Monday. CRIME NOTES CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES MLK exhibit Mhealthy event Food fight WHERE: University Hospital WHEN: Monday at about 6:10 p.m. WHAT: Food items were allegedly taken from the cafeteria without payment. The 52-year-old subject was escorted out of the premises by an officer. Gettin' handsy WHERE: 900 North University WHEN: Monday at about 1:30 a.m. WHAT: A 21-year-old student was arrested after grabbing a pedestrian and was taken to the UM Emergency Department for observation. The victim was not injured. Writing on the wall WHERE: Bursley Residence Hall WHEN: Sunday at about 1:50 p.m. WHAT: A threatening message was carved into a door. There is a possible suspect. The student was relocated. Laptop woes WHERE: Shapiro Undergaduate Library WHEN: Sunday at 5:30 p.m. WHAT: A laptop was thought to have been stolen from the third floor of the library. The investigation revealed it did not occur on University property and was thus directed to Ann Arbor police. WHAT: A year-long interactive exhibit featur- ing historic documents and images associated with the work of Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights activists. WHO: University Library WHEN: Today from 7 a.m to 10 p.m. WHERE: Duderstadt Center Arts expo WHAT: Featuring studio glass art housed at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, the collection includes pieces made by key influential artists working in the medium, including Dominick Labino, Marvin Lipof- sky and Richard Ritter. WHO: Gifts of Art WHEN: Today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Cancer Center WHAT: The play day and wellness clinic is open to all students and staff. Heathy snacks, games, information booths and program registration groups will be available. WHO: Campus Information Centers WHEN: Today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Ingalls Mall Costume show WHAT: Featuring costumes from last year's productions in the gallery. 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Finally estimating the problem sends "a very powerful message," said Dr. Helen Boucher, a Tufts University expert and spokes- woman for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. "We're facing a catastrophe." Antibiotics like penicillin and streptomycin first became widely 05 available in the 1940s, and today of the last lines of defense against dozens are used to kill or suppress hard-to-treat bugs. the bacteria behind illnesses rang- Germs like those have prompted ing from strep throat to the plague. health officials to warn that if the The drugs are considered one of the situation gets much worse, it could greatest advances in the history of make doctors reluctant to do sur- medicine, and have saved countless gery or treat cancer patients if anti- lives. biotics won't protect their patients But as decades passed, some from getting infections. antibiotics stopped working "If we're not careful, the medi- against the bugs they previously cine chest will be empty" when vanquished. Experts say their over- doctors need infection-fighting use and misuse have helped make drugs, said CDC Director Dr. Tom them less effective. Frieden. In asnew report, the CDC tallied It's not clear that the problem the toll of the 17 most worrisome is uniformly growing worse for drug-resistant bacteria. The result: all bugs. Some research suggests, Each year, more than 2 million peo- for example, that MRSA rates may ple develop serious infections and have plateaued and a separate at least 23,000 die. CDC report released Monday in of those, the staph infection JAMA Internal Medicine found MRSA, or methicillin-resistant that serious MRSA infections Staphylococcus aureus, kills about declined 30 percent between 2005 11,000, and a new superbug kills and 2011. about 600. That bacteria withstand MRSA bacteria have been the treatment with antibiotics called target of many hospital infection carbapenems - considered one control efforts. These germs often live without symptoms on the skin, but also can cause skin or tissue infections, and become more dan- gerous when they enter the blood- stream. Serious, invasive MRSA declined in all settings for a total of 4 80,461 infections in 2011, the jour- nal report found. Most were linked with health care in people who'd 7 6 recently been hospitalized or received other medical treatment. But for the first time, the more than 16,000 infections picked up in com- munity settings outnumbered the 14,000 infections that began in the hospital. 7 3 A 2005-2010 study in the same journal suggests that pig manure might be a cause of some mostly 1 6 9 less serious MRSA infections in people living near fertilized farm fields. The study is based on patients from Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System. but the authors said the MRSA link is plausible because 3 9 2 antibiotics are widely used on pig farms and other livestock opera- tions to enhance animal growth, and the drugs are found in pig manure. Flash floods in New Mexico cause damage, takes at least one life ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexicans remained on high alert Monday to possible flash flooding as rain was expected to continue during the next few days, adding more runoff to already swollen rivers and streams. The tiny community of Mogol- Ion in southwestern New Mexico was isolated after weekend rains destroyed the paved road leading to it. About 16 residents live per- manently in the former mining town nestled in the mountains. "The water washed away the road and pretty much made it a creek bed," said Joe Tafoya, a state Department of Transportation supervisor in nearby Cliff., Authorities were trying to get a bulldozer "to get a road at least scraped off to see if people want to come out," he said. Food, water and sanitary sup- plies will be airlifted to the com- munity on Tuesday, according to Enrique Knell, a spokesman for Gov. Susana Martinez. Details of the mission were being worked out, he said. The governor traveled to sever- al communities Monday to inspect damage from the flooding since last week when heavy rains inun- dated what had been a drought- parched state. In eastern New Mexico, Mar- tinez was to stop in Santa Rosa, a community withea population of 2,800. Local officials are seek- ing a disaster declaration because flooding washed out roads and buckled pavement last week. "It felt like the storm of the century for the second time this year," interim City Administra- tor Raymond Mondragon said in a telephone interview before the governor's visit. Heavy hail pounded the city earlier in the summer, damaging roofs that are now leaking, he said. Officials warned of the poten- tial of flooding because even mod- erate rainfall can push swollen rivers out of their banks and nor- mally dry washes quickly fill with fast-movingwater. But parts of the state should get a breather as rains Tuesday were expected mostly in the north-cen- tral mountains and eastern por- tions of the state, said Christopher Luckett, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Albu- querque. "Comparing this week with last week, we're definitely going to be quieting down," Luckett said. In the west-central community of Grants, two schools were closed early as a precaution in case roads in low-lying areas become water- covered, Grants Police Lt. John Castaneda said. Many students travel to and from school by bus. Runoff is high from rains that have pounded the area since Fri- day. "The water is getting into the sewers now. We're having a lot of backup from that," Castaneda said. In southwestern New Mexico, the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument remained closed. Heavy rains raised the Gila River by 15 feet Sunday, prompting the closure of a road to the monument. The monument's acting super- intendent, Rodney Sauter, said the river near the monument had dropped but power to the visitor center was knocked out after atree fell across an electrical distribu- tion line. He said trees and other debris littered the river bank. "We're still dealing with a flash flood watch. It's better now but we've had multiple surges since last week," Sauter said. However, he said the 700-year- old cliff dwellings aren't threat- ened because they're about 180 feet above the flood plain. Some areas have received close to 10 inches of rain since last Tuesday. More than 4 inches fell in parts of Albuquerque, marking the wettest September on record for the state's most populous city. So far, one person has died in the flooding. The body of a 53-year-old man was found over the weekend in southern New Mexico's Sierra County. Authori- ties say Steven Elsley of Phoenix died after his car was washed into a ravine and carried away. La Union resident George Enriquez, left, and Pablo Romero of Las Cruces, N.M. survey the damage along Sentenario Street Southwest storm causes destruction and death a A i i ;.