SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2017 SPREADING CAMPUS NEWS SINCE 1983 VOLUME 39, ISSUE 5 FEATURED NEWS Puerto Rico Aims for Recovery After Hurricane Maria - with this disaster,” said Gullo. BY SABRINA GARONE “Many Americans are not even “SACBED HEART ATHLETICS Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Co-News Editor aware that Puerto Rico lies in our The Sacred Heart University men’s ■ jurisdiction, and therefore are un­ ice hockey team opened their sea­ On Sept. 20, Hurricane Maria aware of the magnitude of this di­ son on Oct. 6, while the women’s made landfall in Puerto Rico with saster.” team will start at home on Oct. 20. wind speeds of 155 mph, causing On Oct. 3, 13 days after the catastrophic damage to the island. storm’s landfall. President Trump The Category 4 storm was the visited Puerto Rico to survey the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto damages and assist in the distribu­ Rico in nearly a century. tion of supplies. Many students within the Sa­ While at a news conference cred Heart community have rel­ with Puerto Rican officials. Trump atives living in Puerto Rico that made controversial remarks on the He Said She Said have been affected by the storm. amount of money spent on storm “The first day after the hurri­ recovery. Jordan and Brendan talk about slow walkers and hallway etiquette. cane, we didn’t have communica­ “I hate to tell you, Puerto Rico, tion with any of our family mem­ but you’ve thrown our budget a TWEETS OF THE WEEK bers. We were all very fearful,” little out of whack,” he stated. PHOTO COURTESTY OF GABRIELA PONTES said senior Diana Lento. “As of “We’ve spent a lot of money on ^@shanguerin JUNIOR GABRIELA PONTES TRAVELED WITH THE COLLEGE OF NURSING TO GUATEMAU TO HELP PROVIDE FREE HEALTHCARE TO THOSE IN NEED. right now, almost all of my fami­ Puerto Rico, but that’s fine. We’ve “Lmk how my cousin won Chopped Jr. ly members are accounted for, but saved a lot of lives.” and I set a fire boiling water the other many have lost their homes.” day?” Nursing Students Travel Trump also sparked controversy ||^@ewojcik314 “I have family that live on the with a string of Tweets addressing to Guatemala southern part of the island, and the budget. “The people that bring therapy dogs to campus..they’re the glue that as far as I know they are safe,” “We cannot keep FEMA, the BY NICK DIMARTINO many people lack methods said sophomore Aimabeth Gullo. Military & the First Responders, holds this country together.” of transportation, citizens are ^@eddief419 Staff Reporter “While they are safe, it is devas­ who have been amazing (under forced to walk for miles in order tating to know that they are still “I know we’re all aware of Kidz Bop the most difficult circumstanc­ Twice a year, the Sacred to receive basic treatment. without power and unable to con­ es) in P.R. forever,” he tweeted. as a concept, but I recently listened Heart College of Nursing sends Medical knowledge in Guate­ to it, and it is far more absurd than we tact us on their own.” “Electric and all infrastructure mala is also limited. Junior Sarah think.” students to Guatemala where .Mmost one month later, 85 per­ was., disaster befor%Jiunicane§,^ they provide free healthcare to" " T’miiey'^Mied'tMfWTfian^r-- cent of Puerto Rican citizens are Congress to decide how much to w wa w iwiBaiTi the local population. Including occasions they met with patients still without power and 40 percent spend.” free medication, home visits and who had previously received lack fresh water. The death toll “Trump has acted atrociously... in-1R Internship Fair poor medical advice from local ” Pitt Center, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m. wheelchair fittings, the program has risen to 45, and 110 people are blaming them for their current fi­ prioritizes healthcare for women doctors. still unaccounted for. nancial status when there are peo­ and children. Students worked to address the According to the Federal Emer­ ple suffering,” said Lento. “How Third Annuai SHU Guitar “The one or two times we healthcare needs in Guatemala gency Management Agency could the President talk about cit­ 10-18 Festival come dach year may be the only by assisting at the following four (FEMA), more than 10,000 fed­ Edgerton Center, 7 p.m. izens like this? It is just very sad 5. times they receive treatment and stations. eral officials are on the ground that he has no sympathy.” •< checkups,” said Junior Caroline In Triage, students measured working to restore Puerto Rican On Oct. 10, 21 days after the 10-25 Literary Spotlight Barry. the blood pressure of patients. McMahon Commons communities by clearing road­ storm, the White House asked There was a total of 31 mem­ The General station required ways, re-establishing power, and Congress for a $4.9 billion disas­ Bingo bers of the nursing program who students to work with the phy­ delivering meals. ter assistance loan. 10-25 Edgerton Center went to Guatemala, including sician to help patients with a On the mainland, the White “Puerto Ricans have been in 10:10 p.m. nine juniors, ten seniors, a mid­ variety of health problems. House has been highly criticized trouble for a while with America’s wife, a physician, an Advance OBGYN involves the assis­ for its slow response to the hur­ inattention, but this is an opportu­ Practice Registered Nurse tance of pregnant women. FAKE NEWS Or Not? ricane and prioritization of other nity for us to help them when they (APRN), and graduate nursing In the pharmacy, the fourth political matters. need it most,” said Gullo. “We students. station, students assisted in read­ “The U.S government has defi­ need to focus on doing just that” Is This Shoe Blue and For nursing students, the trip ing, organizing, and helping in nitely not done enough to help Silver or Pink and to Guatemala counts toward their the distribution of prescriptions. White? required Obstetrics hours. One “I learned about the realities week in Guatemala is worth five of how to care for people in a weeks of Obstetrics hours in the different environment and a dif­ United States. ferent culture,” said Cauley. Common medical conditions Students had to change their faced by the Guatemalan popula­ eating and drinking habits and tion include hypertension, diabe­ were required to bring their own tes, malnutrition, gastrointestinal filtered water for drinking. Many issues and pediatric stunting. were exposed to the language Dr. Sheri Watson began the barrier and used translators when nursing traVel program in 2008, interacting with patients. and in March 2010, Dr. Eileen When they’re not work­ Yost, Dr. Christina Gunther and ing, students spend their time Dr. Kathy Fries led the nursing exploring Guatemala by hiking program on their first trip to the Voylan Picaya volcano and Guatemala. exploring the city of Antigua. “I’ve seen stuff I would have “Tweets of the V\feek” are taken from a pub­ Yost explained that the reason RAMON ESPINOSA/AP lic forum on Twitter. Tweets are opinions the nursing program goes to never be able to see in the U.S,” ARDEN DRAGONI, SECOND FROM LEFT, POSES WITH HIS WIFE SINDY, THEIR of the individual and do not represent the Guatemala is because Gxmther said Barry. “This trip gives so THREE CHILDREN AND DOG MAX, SURROUNDED BY WHAT REMAINS OF opinions of Sacred Heart University or The adopted her daughter from the many nursing majors the op­ THEIR HOME DESTROYED BY HURRICANE MARIA IN TOA BAJA, PUERTO RICO. Spectrum Newspaper. If you want to country. portunity to give back and help see your Tweet in the newspaper, use Because healthcare resources people in another coimtry.” the hashtag #ShuSpectrum and you may be featured! are scarce in Guatemala and EMAIL tS AT: CALL US AT: l^liSAT: [email protected] 203-371-7963 www.shuspectrum.com 2 I News The Sacred Heart Spectrum October i8,2017 News KEY # TITLE NAMES Word News Update: 1 SAUDIARABIA 2 LAS VEGAS What You May Have Missed 3 CATALONIA 4 CALIFORNIA while the many wounded are recovering. BY VICTORIA MESCALL Catalonia Vote for Independence AND SABRINA GARONE On Oct. 1, the vote on whether the Cata- Co-News Editors ’ Ionia region should secede from the rest of "' Spain has deeply divided the country. Possible Birth Control Restrictions' Saudi Arabian Women Can Drive Spanish riot police smashed their way into By way of Royal decree, Saudi Arabia’s polling stations and fired rubber bullets in Raise Concerns Crowned Prince Mohammed bin Salman an attempt to halt the disputed independence announced on Tuesday, Sept. 26 that the na­ referendum. Despite the hundreds of inju­ the morning after pill is not an abortion BY VICTORIA MESCALL tional ban on women driving will be coming ries among citizens and police, the voting pill because abortion removes a fertilized to an end. Saudi Arabia was previously the continued and reaehed an overwhelming Co-News Editor egg, of which there is not. only country in the world that barred women majority. The Tmmp administration takes issue from driving. Catalan officials say a majority voted After an executive order was issued with the science behind the Obama-era Under the new guidelines, all Saudi wom­ Sunday in favor of independence, but the on October 6, the Trump administration decision to require most employers to en will be allowed to drive by next summer central government in Madrid has repeated­ is now allowing employers to opt out of cover birth control as preventive care.