WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31, 2001 Walk-Ins Are out and Appointments
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1.1 ? !) William Paterson University Wayne, New Jersey III Volume 2, Number 5 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31, 2001 I! [email protected] Walk-ins are out and appointments are in at the By Yamira Ledesma WPU Health and Wellness Center Staff Writer that this change in policy may "We see walk-ins who the nursing staff is to provide III be inconvenient to those who are critically ill immediately., • care according to The William Students can no longer are sick. Our job is to make a quick Paterson University Wellness walk in and see a nurse at the "If you have an emer- assessment, see if we can pro- Model, she said. The model Health and Wellness Center gency, they should be able to vide what they need and if not addresses the environmental, ru without an appointment. provide service rfght away/ send them to the emergency intellectual, emotional, social, In a change of policy stated Kerline Dessin, a French room, she said. "If a student financial, sexual, physical, and that took effect this semester major. has symptoms which have been spiritual needs.of the students. students must schedule their Danny Canela, a Spanish a problem for a while, then "The wellness model is appointments in advance. major, is as concerned as they will have an appointment not just about the illness or the - According to Nancy Dessin. within a day or two." injury that the student comes Ellson, nurse practitioner and "I think it will be very Ellson said that in the to us for. We look at the stu- coordinator of Wellness inconvenient for students. What last academic year, the center dent as a whole," said Ellson. Services, this new policy allows if you are really sick?" said experienced a 58 percent "The care is given in a relation- the nursing staff to provide bet- Canela. "If you commute, you .increase in the number of stu- ship. When students come to ter care to the students. don't have a problem, but if dents cared for. Last year they see us, we want to get to know "Scheduled appoint- you live on campus, and don't saw 5,638 students versus them. Wellness is built in a relationship with people." ments give us the time to do it have a car so you could go to 3,298 in the year of 1999- r ...saicL EIJ ..,;*, viaito.ttli V^ that most studenisifiei We «eW potrey "What students get is a new do?" sents a 46 percent increase in because it takes into account kind of health care, one that Ellson said if a student is students' appointments as com- students' busy schedules. can't be delivered in a •hurry." very , he or she will not be pared to last September. Some students think turned away. At the center, the goal of SEE APPTS, PAGE 6 4 Keep the homefires burning AIDS counseling available on campus By Felicia Pettiford Dickey. Staff Writer • According to a 1995 study con- )) ducted by the Centers for Disease Growing up in a large family in Control and other national organizations, Paterson, Emma Dickey, recalls many "most college students are sexually i; people in her circle of family and friends active with a history of multiple sex who died from AIDS. When little was partners and inconsistent condom use. known about HIV/AIDS, she remembers Contributing factors to thesa risk behav- the fear, the ignorance and the stigma iors" are students who have sex after that was attached to people living with heavy consumption of alcohol and the i the disease. increasing prevalence of date rape, "I have lost a brother, a cousin, a (http. Healthed.tamu.edu/hiv.htm) friend and other family members," said Through working with the stu- Dickey. " I saw how people were being dents on campus Dickey has learned treated in the early years of the disease that many WPUNJ students are involved and I wanted to do something about it." risky practices. Dickey says that many, It's because of those convictions students' attitude toward HIV, is a "don't that Dickey is now part of a recent initia- know, don't tell", which forces them to tive to deal with HIV on campus. Dickey, assess themselves in a distorted way. who became a certified HIV/AIDS coun- According to the CDC, New Jersey selor, is working with WPU students on a is one of the top 10 states with the highn ij case-by-case basis. When not on cam- est number of AIDS cases, and accord- pus, Dickey works out of St. Joseph's ing to the New Jersey Department of it Hospital in Paterson under the hospital's Health and Senior Services, Passaic l Comprehensive Care Center, a center County has the third highest number of that treats infectious diseases. reported HIV/AIDS cases. Essex County ' PT photo by Tabatha Minister "What I do [on campus] is offer has the highest number of AIDS cases in fi School spirit burned bright at the risk assessment, counseling before and the state, while Hudson County has the after testing, testing, educational infor- second highest. Homecoming bonfire last week. mation and medical referrals," said SEE COUNSELOR, PAGE 8 Jjj 4 The Pioneer Times, Page 2 Century's store now open! The Pioneer Times By Jillian Allinder magazine and newspaper racks Pioneetrimes@studentwpuru*edu Staff Writer and other household items will soon be appearing in the store. Where do you go late at Since the opening day, Staff Writers night at William Paterson ' the store has proved to been a Jillian Allinder Diane Koziol University when you are look- hit with students. Yamira Ledesma Steve Lucin ing for late night snacks and Erin Harris a junior on campus friendly service? Look no fur- from South Carolina thinks it is Gina Moffit Erik Ortiz ther, the new Century Hall con- convenient because you can Paul French, Jr. Felicia Pettiford venience store is open. buy a snack at any time of the Tamara Stowe Kerry Johnson The original opening day. was scheduled for May/ but was "If you want a snack in Skye Wagner delayed because of a problem the afternoons in between obtaining permits, according lunch and dinner and you don't Editorial Writer: Robin Kavanagh Steve Q'uilliam and George have cash, you can go to the Guzman, two of the supervisors store and use your Pioneer Feature Editor: Gina Moffitt of the store. Express,",she said. "Plus, the Calendar Editor: Kerry Johnson The store, which opened people that work there are Production Editor: Robin Kavanagh on Sept. 28, is open seven really nice, more so than other days a week from 7 a.m. to 1 places on campus." Sports Editor: Paul French Jr. a.m. and is .equipped with Cavotto noted that since Photographers: Gina Moffitt, Valerie Gross, many of the necessities that the opening of the store, there Tabatha Minister, Grace Vidal, Jennifer Urban are essential in a student's life. haven't been any formal com- The items in the store range plaints made. Some students from cleaning supplies, snacks, have objected to the steeper Advisors: milk, prepared foods, and per- \ prices of merchandise when Dr. Tina Lesher sonal products, wfth the exclu- compared to other stores. • • sion of cigarettes. Quilliam said that the reason Prof. Elizabeth Birge According to Anthony for the high prices is because Cavotto, the head of Hospitality unlike other convenience Services, the reason why ciga- stores, tax is included in every- rettes aren't sold anywhere on thing. the campus is the University's "The store saves stu- choice. • dents big walks to campus and "It's not on a list of avoids trips to 7-11," said things we want to sell to the Quilliam. ". • • * ••o*-.* community/' said Cavotto. Renee Kampen a junior STUDENT PRESS LAW CENTER Since Century Hall first on campus from Illinois thinks opened up last fall, a majority that it's a little pricey. of the students who've lived in "It's better than getting change Schooldays the dormitory have been those together to go to the vending who are on part of the foreign machines. There are more or national exchange program. things to pick from," she said. These students are unfamiliar Overall Quilliam has high hopes with, the area and often lack for the store and is always transportation; thus having a happy to have students come store close by has been helpful. in and take a look. Quilliam said that some "This is going to be a success of the most demanded items at because it's a convenience to first were phone cards and students, besides we are very milk. An ATM machine and friendly." PT photo by Jennifer Urban A student walks a path to class in the midst of WPU's fall foliage. Come write for us! Anyone interested in writing or shooting pictures for tyte Pioneer Times can contact Prof. Liz Birge at ext. 2656 or stop by our office at room 135 in HobartHall. 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