DENVER — Students milled around the Tivoli Turnhale on Wednesday, learning from various local sources how to stay healthy through good nutrition and exercise. Jennifer Miller, the president of Future Doctors of Denver organized the event titled “Fight the Fat War” in conjunction with student activities. The goal of the event was to raise awareness [...]
Helmets Save Lives…Remember to wear yours. Luck is a miracle!
• About two million head injuries of all types (including skull and facial fractures) occur each year in the U. S.
• Over 1.5 million Americans suffer nonfatal traumatic brain injuries each year which do not require hospitalization. About the same number are reported to sustain a brain injury resulting in a loss of consciousness but not severe enough to result in long-term institutionalization.
• 300,000 individuals suffer brain injuries severe enough to require hospitalization, with 99,000 resulting in a lasting disability.
• 56,000 people die each year as a result of traumatic brain injury.
• Traumatic brain injuries account for an estimated 34% of all injury deaths in the United States.
Metro donation drive brings in supplies
-As Thanksgiving draws near, the number of donations rises higher DENVER – MSCD began hosting their annual Food & Clothing Drive on Nov. 7, and will be running up until the 19th. They are collecting non-perishable foods and clothing items such as jackets to donate to the Food Bank of the Rockies in Denver. Students [...]
An American in Argentina
Twenty years old and he’d never been on a plane alone before. Chain-smoker, twice-spent resident in detox, and paying his own rent: For all vices and otherwise, Ryan Tabb fell under all qualifications of being an independent adult. But it was sitting there in that airplane lobby, waiting for his Mexico City flight that would [...]
Students freeze to see President Obama
DENVER – Obama was scheduled to speak to students Wednesday morning on his new plan for the future; helping higher education students with their financial aid and to make it easier on them once they graduate. Students stood in line on an average of five hours between the two days and were ecstatic to hear [...]
Tim Tebow turns into a no go
DENVER– Headed into Sunday’s Oct. 30, game against the Detroit Lions; Tim Tebow became the talk of the NFL with his miraculous comeback he led against the Miami Dolphins the previous week. The majority of the Bronco fans felt as if they had found the next great football sensation, ignoring the fact he had arguably [...]
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