University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 18, 1992 Page: 9 of 12
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9
November 18,1992
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“Insanity is doing the same thing
over and over, but expecting a different
result.” That’s the way modem medi-
cine is practiced, said Dr. Vinton at his
talk on “mind-body medicine” Nov. 11
in Jerome lounge. He said, to an audi-
ence of about 20 students, that most
doctors practice “mass medicine” by
giving the same dosage and the same
prescription to everyone, across the
University President Robert Sasseen
held a breakfast in Upstairs Haggar last
Wednesday to discuss the problem of
deferred maintenance on campus. De-
ferred maintenance is defined as repairs
that have been delayed over the years,
and which need to be addressed soon
before they become abig problem. Right
now, UD is in the process of assessing
the current level of deterioration and
spotting possible problem areas so that
they can understand the full extent of
the needed repair program, and then
develop a strategic plan.
George Herbst, UD’s vice-president
of Finance and Administration, ex-
plained that deferred maintenance is a
problem of the ’80s and ’90s on college
campuses nationwide, as many colleges
went through periods of booming ex-
pansion in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s and
constructed new facilities hastily and
on low budgets. People assumed that
the new buildings would stay new-
looking forever, and neglected to treat
small areas of damage, which soon
spread to threaten the buildings’ entire
structures. UD is not an exception in
this oversight, but both Sasseen and
Herbst were quick to point out that UD
has “accomplished a lot with limited
resources” and that much of UD’s
money is directed to academic programs
and student life, rather than campus
ence were biology or pre-med majors,
this statement caused some interest By
“timing” Vinton meant that in some
that messages cannot be received by all
parts of the body. ‘Toxicity” has to do
with our environment the air we breathe,
the food we eat, the cleaning products
we use. But the biggest single cause of
illness is “thoughts.” “Germs are the
agents of diseases,” not the cause, he
said. What a person thinks or how he
deals with stress affects the immune
weak, then germs are able to enter the
body.
The cause of illness “is that simple,”
he said. The kind of life you lead will
determine the state of your health.
Vinton said that the solution is to
repairs.
John Russell, director of University
Facilities, recently led a “comprehensive
building by building, floor by floor,
room by room” study of the campus,
and Herbst showed the audience a se-
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The weathered shale on which UD
is built, referred to facetiously by
Sasseen as “the largest amount in the
world,” is a prime cause of damage, as
it slides around over time, and places
stress on the various buildings. An-
other damage causer is soil and water,
which seep under buildings and warp
the pipes out of shape. A slide of the
underside of the Science Building was
shown, and the glass chemical disposal
pipes, which were two to three feet
above the ground when the building
was first constructed, are now being
bowed by the upward pressure of the
rising ground. If this problem is not
fixed soon, the pipes could shatter and
force the Chemistry Department to
temporarily shut down.
As soon as the extent of repairs
needed has been assessed, UD will
designate priorities and develop a plan
look at medicine. Patients should stop
viewing drugs as a means of automati-
cally fixing their health. A healthy body
can only be attained by a healthy
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and eventually causes the cells to mu- illness. As many students in the audi-
tate. This explains why diseases are
able to stay on for years even though the
entire body regenerates itself every year,
excepting the brain, spinal cord and manner the nervous systen is off-line so
bones, which regenerate every seven
years.
Another reason drugs don’t always
work as expected is that it’s impossible
to monitor every drug we take in every
day. Vinton gave an example. If, after
taking some medication, “you go eat
board, instead of practicing “common ■ some Chinese food,” thereby introduc-
sense, people medicine. “
This “common sense” way of
practicing means to take every situation
into account and prescribe the correct
amount of drugs “for that body,”
something most hospitals don’t do.
Usually, a patient with a certain prob-
lem is automatically given a set dosage.
This dosage does not vary from person
to person, even if the patient only needs
one-tenth the amount given.
The excess drugs can cause muta-
tion of the cells, said Vinton. If a drug is
not killing a germ, it stays in the body
ing MSG and red dye #9 into your body,
these new chemicals will react with the system. When the immune system is
medication, and there is no way to know
what the end result will be.
As a result of everyday chemicals
reacting with medication, Vinton listed Vinton said. “I often tell patients, ‘If I
“iatrogenics” as the number one reason
for hospitalization, especially for the you a lot of money, you’d suck it up.'
elderly. “Iatrogenics” is the “doctor
and prescription cost” that is taken on
lection of slides compiled by Russell of "
the worst problem areas. The first prob-
lem area represented was the deteriora-
tion of Carpenter, caused by water
seepage and building movement Herbst
noted that Carpenter was in the worst
state of any building on campus, and
that if Carpenter’s problems are not
dealt with soon, there may be some
questions as to its fitness for a “long
term life for UD.”
Someof the slides’ subjects, such as
cracked tiles, sidewalks, and parking
lots, were more aesthetically offending
than life-threatening, while others, such
as silt-clogged culverts, further added
to building damage. One of the most
pressing problems to be faced is the
deteriorating infrastructure of water,
electrical and sewage lines, which were
constructed 35 years ago, and on which
additions have been made, but no sub-
stantial updating has been done. All of of attack for the next “five, eight, maybe
the life-threatening problems with this
system have been addressed, but the
whole structure needs an overhaul,
thirty-five percent of the electrical in-
frastructure has already been replaced,
ten years.” Aesthetic concerns, such as
roof repairs, new paint, and new car-
pets, will also be addressed in this plan.
Funding will most likely be gained in
part by tax-exempt bond issues. Sasseen
but nearly 80 percent of the water infra- stressed that these repairs will be done
structure needs to be updated. not just for safety and maintenance
reasons, but also so that “faculty, staff,
and students may feel that they are in a
good place.”
In response to questions from the
audience, Sasseen added that the new
Anselm project will be secure in the
future, as pains were taken to do a
careful excavation to prevent dirt from
later seeping into the foundation, to
divert water and drainage away from
the building, and to facilitate later cor-
recting of damage caused by shifting
ground.
He also assured the audience that
the soil of the new Rome campus is
nothing like the Dallas UD soil (which
was declared by an international study
group as one of the best examples of bad
soil), and that the Rome soil not only
does not move around, but is reported to
grow splendid grapes as well.
gave it a big, long name and charged
Ultimately, health is “a personal
responsibility, a dynamic flux from the change the way patients and doctors
the body after a lifetime of using medi- time you’re bom to the time you die,”
cation.
Dr. Vinton said “timing, toxicity,
and thoughts” are the only causes of
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Body capable of creating own medicine, says doctor
by Sarah Gordon
lifestyle. Doctors shoul prescribe drugs
depending on the case, not on the text-
book. They should suggest a heathier
way of living to their patients, instead
of routinely giving prescriptions.
Long-term problems discussed at presidential breakfast
by Renee Chauviere
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