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A glance at the morning’s news and the day ahead
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National & World Headlines
Gov’t will look to ease border crossings
MEXICO CITY — California Gov. Gray Davis said Monday
his government is looking for ways to speed traffic across
the border during his two-day visit to Mexico City.
Although Davis said border security was still the highest
priority, he added that California’s secretary of business,
transportation and housing, Maria Contreras-Sweet, would
r be meeting Monday with Mexican Cabinet members to look
- for ways to help ease the long waits endured by many to
*- cross the border.
“We are trying to speed the delivery of goods,” he said in
a speech to members of the American Chamber of
■n Commerce of Mexico.
He added that any tentative agreements reached in
Mexico City would need to be approved by the U.S.
T Customs Service and other related federal agencies.
v : Since Davis won California’s gubernatorial race in 1998,
- Mexico has become the state’s largest trade partner, moving
r> $19 billion worth of exports to its Southern neighbor last year.
Davis and President Vicente Fox have promised to meet
~ twice a year to improve relations, which were strained when
i California voted in 1994 to bar state services to illegal
immigrants.
Official orders
drug bar codes
NEW ORLEANS — The
federal government will
require hospital-adminis
tered prescription drugs to
contain bar codes, a move
aimed at sharply reducing
deaths and injuries blamed
on improper dosages,
Assistant U.S. Health
Secretary Bobby Jindal said
Monda.
The use of expired or mis
takenly prescribed drugs
causes injury or death to
between 50,000 and 100,000
patients a year at a cost of
$177 billion, Jindal said in
his announcement to the
American Society of Health-
Systems Pharmacists.
The bar codes — which
will include drugs’ proper
ties and expiration dates —
will enable doctors to more
quickly and accurately
determine which drug and
how much of it is best for
each patient they treat,
Jindal said.
The requirement, expect
ed to be in place sometime
next year, would allow hospi
tals to take advantage of
existing technology that is
similar but somewhat more
sophisticated than scanning
devices used in
supermarkets.
Patients would wear wrist
bands with bar codes that
would provide a computer
with personal information,
including the type of ailment
from which the patient is
suffering, along with the
patient’s allergies or other
possible immune system
deficiencies.
Warning against
donating used cars
WASHINGTON — The
IRS warned Monday that
people looking to donate
cars to charity and take a
tax deduction should be
sure the organization is
legitimate.
December usually signals
an increase in charitable
giving, in part because of
the holiday season but also
because it marks the last
few weeks that a taxpayer
who itemizes can do things
to maximize tax deductions
for the year.
Donations of used cars
have steadily risen in popu
larity and charities have
rushed to embrace them.
But Internal Revenue
Service Commissioner
Charles Rossotti and state
officials say contributors
must take care that their
old*car is actually going to a
worthy cause.
“Don’t get taken for a
ride,” Rossotti said.
A tax deduction is not
allowed unless the donation
. is made to a bona fide tax-
exempt organization. One
way to check is by looking
at IRS Publication 78, which
is available on the agency’s
Internet site and contains
an annual list of charities
eligible to receive tax-
deductible contributions.
Accused teen-ager
appears at hearing
NEW BEDFORD, Mass.
— A 17-year-old accused of
plotting a massacre at his
high school told police he
wanted the event to be “big
ger than Columbine” but
doubted it would happen,
according to an audiotape
played in court Monday.
The sometimes-inaudible
tape was played at a bail
hearing for Eric McKeehan,
who has pleaded innocent to
conspiracy to commit mur
der and other charges.
McKeehan is one of five
teen-agers charged in the
case and one of two charged
as an adult. Police say the
youths plotted to smuggle
guns into New Bedford High
School, detonate explosives
and kill as many students
and faculty as possible.
Tyco buys Georgia
diaper maker
NORCROSS — Tyco
International said Monday
its health care division is
buying a Georgia-based
manufacturer of disposable
diapers and training pants
for $565 million.
Paragon Trade Brands
Inc., based in this Atlanta
suburb, is the largest generic
maker of disposable diapers
in the United States and
Canada. They are sold as
generic brands at supermar
kets, pharmacies and major
retailers such as Wal-Mart.
The cash deal, which also
includes the assumption of
$85 million in Paragon debt,
values Paragon at $43.50 per
share and is subject to regu
latory approvals.
The company was sold by
Wellspring Capital
Management LLC of New
York, which purchased 97
percent of Paragon in
January 2000, after the dia
per maker filed for
bankruptcy two years earli
er. Wellspring began seeking
a buyer in June.
Tyco Healthcare, based
in Mansfield, Mass., will use
Paragon to expand its busi
ness in the diaper market,
Tyco spokeswoman
Maryanne Kane said.
Paragon has about 1,200
employees.
“We believe that the size
and strength of Tyco will
allow our business to con
tinue to grow to a degree
even beyond what we have
been able to accomplish,”
said Michael Riordan,
Paragon’s chairman and
chief executive.
— Associated Press
UGA Today
Announcements
► Make A Wish
Foundation — Wishmakers
on Campus, holds a meeting
tonight at 8 in Room 504 of the
Journalism school.
>- UGA American Civil
Liberties Union, holds a pro-
choice training seminar “How &
Why to Become Involved in the
Pro-Choice Movement”
Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Law
School Auditorium. Information:
613-7063.
> Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, holds a “Miss Diva”
showcase, featuring five
University females, Wednesday
night at 7 at the University
Chapel. Information: June Gray
at 316-0291.
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available.
Study abroad to acquire new facilities
By RACHEL VOTTA
rvotta@randb.com
University officials are involved in
negotiations to expand the school’s
already nationally recognized study
abroad program.
Associate Vice President for Public
Affairs Tom Jackson said talks are under
way to purchase two pieces of property:
an ecolodge in Costa Rica and a
government-owned building in Cortona,
Italy.
The purchase of the buildings would
expand participation in study abroad
and help the University reach its Master
Plan goal of 25 percent of students
involved in study abroad by 2010.
However, the two facilities are very
costly.
“It takes about $1 million of front end
money to make each of those programs
viable,” University President Michael
Adams said in a press conference
Thursday. “We do not yet have the
money to close on those facilities.”
Recently, the University’s study
abroad program has received national
attention.
In the Nov. 23 addition of The
Chronicle of Higher Education, the
University was ranked 15th among
research institutions for the number of
students studying abroad.
Deborah Faucher, a study abroad
adviser, said she believes there are sever
al reasons behind the large number of
participants.
“We are starting to talk about study
abroad earlier; students are using it in
ENROLLMENT 1998-2001
1998- 99: Study Abroad Enrollment: 902
Percent of Students: 3.01
1999- 00: Study Abroad Enrollment: 1,081
Increase: 19.84 percent
Percent of Students: 3.5
2000- 01: Study Abroad Enrollment: 1,229
Increase: 13.69 percent
Percent of Students: 3.93
— Source: University Cabinet Factsheet
their selection process when choosing a
college,” she said, noting that the num
ber of University sponsored programs
has increased.
Flu shots safe for asthma patients
By MITCHELL GRAHAM
mgraham@randb.com
Asthma sufferers can breathe a little easier this flu season,
according to a new study by the American Lung Association.
The study, which made use of research facilities at Emory
University, is the first to establish conclusively that influenza
vaccines are safe for children and adults with asthma.
Previously, there was concern among physicians that the flu
shot — effective in preventing illness in 70 to 90 percent of cases
— could trigger asthma attacks, Dr. Gerald Teague, Emory
University lead researcher, said in a news release.
“Unfortunately, only about 10 percent of people with asthma
currently get a flu shot, in part because they have been afraid it
would adversely affect their asthma,” Teague said.
“If everyone with asthma gets a flu shot this year, we can pre
vent millions of asthma attacks, many of which would have
been severe and resulted in hospitalization,” he said.
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cialist for the University Health Service. Smokers and people
with chronic disease, like diabetes or asthma, are especially at
risk, she added.
“We’re encouraging students to come by the health center...
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Until Dec. 14, the health center is hosting a walk-in flu clinic
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University community can receive a flu shot for $10.
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