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IndexLyceum/News..........3-9Opinions..................10-15Living.......................16-20Calendar..................19Sports & Fun............21-24

LYCEUM/NEWS, 3

OPINIONS, 10

LIVING, 17

SPORTS & FUN, 21

That Was Now, This Is Then

Seeds of Life

Rugby Team Pulls Together

Please Recycle

The TIC Was Talked And Life Came Out On Top!

On April 9, 2010, during Lyceum, Miranda Abbott did Life University proud

by beating the boys and proving that she could Talk the TIC like no one else. Before Abbott even made it to the national finals, she had to first win in the school-wide competition put on by the Delta Sigma Chi fraternity, hosted by Andrew Gessert.

This quarter there were three first-rounds held, followed by the

top five contestants battling it out to claim first place, and the right to compete nation-wide for a stay at the coveted BJ Palmer’s house in Sarasota, Florida. Drs. David Koch, Steve Nudelman, Jerry Hochman, and Brian Flannery, along with fraternity president Jonathan Via judged the school competition. Although, as a first time competitor, the competition was stacked against her, Abbott marginally stole first place from two of the defending top three finishers from last year, Ian Shutl-man, who was pushed into second

place this time, and Daniel Turo, who took third place again. Harry Heeder, and second-quarter stu-dent, Kevin Kustarz, also brought their best game all the way to the finals.

The competitors are judged on their interaction with the audi-ence and the enthusiasm they show. The judging criteria are heavily weighted towards how the speakers deliver their talks. The speakers have to prove that they have the ability to properly com-municate (Continued on page 7)

Bright Life: Our Kid’s Campus Is Now Officially Open!

After a long wait, the Life Univer-sity on-campus

child care center official-ly opened March 16th. Located adjacent to the new parking structure, the facility is open five days a week and will be open during all school breaks. It welcomes chil-dren from six weeks to five years old.

Hours of OperationMonday-Friday: 6:45 am to 5:30 pm

TuitionTuition per child

ranges from $170-$180 per week, depending on age, along with a $100 registration fee per child. The Facility

The center is divided into four separate ar-eas that accommodate (Continued on page 13)

Student Loan Reform

In all of the hubbub surrounding the passage of the new

health care reform, a small but very pertinent piece of the massive bill has been overlooked by the media. Buried in the 2000+ pages of this long and complex bill is a lit-tle bit of legislation that hands over control of educational loan admin-

istration to universities, rather than banks. Up until now student loans

were issued through banks, such as Sallie Mae and Sun Trust, while the money was still loaned from and backed by, the federal government. The banks acted merely as middle men in the process, allowing them to pocket the fees that were being... (Continued on page 13)

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May 20102

Looking around the halls at Life Uni-versity this quar-

ter, you may notice that some of the familiar faces you’ve come to know are no longer walking among us. On Friday, March 26th Life sent 83 of the most amazing chiropractors out into the field. These graduates are no longer walking the halls as students, but are now sent out as alumni, calling Life their alma mater. The list of students is a long and powerful one, reaching not only across the country but around the world, including Ireland, Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico. We look forward to hearing great things in the future from these new chiropractors.

Graduation at Life is held at the end of every quarter with graduates from the DC program taking part in each one. Students in the undergraduate and masters programs graduate in the spring and fall quarters. All students are encouraged to join in on the ceremonies and luncheon that follows.

Life University and Vital Source would like to congratulate all of this quarters graduates! Go out and change the world, one spine at a time!

Courtney Acree, GeorgiaMalik Adams, MarylandTrena Adams, FloridaJohn Aita, South CarolinaNimira Alibhoy, CaliforniaJustin Ard, KentuckyFabian Trujillo Arenas, TexasDerek Barton, WisconsinJoshua Beaudry, CanadaJames Beress II, GeorgiaBrian Blatt, MarylandChristopher Breon, ColoradoGerren Brittian, GeorgiaAmity Bubbins, MassachusettsGregory Budd, DelawareEugene Burch II, New YorkEdwin Carrillo-Sanchez, Puerto RicoJoshua Chambers, TennesseeJonathan Chung, FloridaDrew-Montez Clark, VirginiaFrancisco Colon-Puerto RicoRandall Crawford, OhioSancian Crawford, FloridaJohn Curtis, TennesseeAndrea Czop, New JerseyWilliam Daly, North CarolinaKevin Davine, New York

Kathryn Davis, GeorgiaLerin Dollar, Florida Ryan Felde, GeorgiaKenneth Flint, Jr, GeorgiaFranscisco Flores, MexicoJohn Gibson, MichiganKelly Gilbert, GeorgiaWale Gisanrin, MichiganJill Goodman, KentuckyJennifer Grochowski, New JerseyMorgan Handt, New YorkHarold Heeder, Jr MassachusettsKimley Hensley, Jr, North CarolinaSamuel Clavell Hernandez, Puerto RicoApril Hicks, Alabama Zenith Khan, MichiganRoderick Kirk, FloridaRebecca Lapham, North CarolinaPhilip Latimer, GeorgiaFaron LeGarde, TennesseeCrystal Loggins, MichiganAllison Manis, FloridaNicholas Marini, New JerseyPhilip Maynard, OklahomaSuzanne McGuffin, FloridaBryan McNeil, MichiganShelly Michels, MichiganValerie Nagel, IrelandRicky Ngo, KansasAntonia Ottaviano, CanadaRichard Palma III, New JerseyJennifer Pavlov, MichiganJoshua Paxton, GeorgiaPaul Rennick, MichiganCurtis Reynolds, FloridaMegan Richardson, DelewareMatthew Romo, ColoradoJose Sandez, North CarolinaTai Scelfo, Michigan Grant Sebastiano, MarylandMansi Shah, MichiganKenneth Shaw, TennesseeDurre Siddiqui, New JerseyRyan Sousley, WashingtonMegan Stephens, MichiganGarrett Stice, ArkansasMargaret Tatum, AlabamaBranden Teets, PennsylvaniaRoberta Thomspon, New YorkJoseph Vance, GeorgiaJosh Wagner, New YorkRachel Waldrop, Mississippi Cailen Wells, MichiganAshley Whitford, MichiganMatthew Wolfertz, TennesseeMichael Wolff, Jr, Tennessee

Life Graduates Sent To Serve The World

By Kelly MilanoDC Student

Lyceum/News 3A Powered-up Lineup

As quickly as Lyce-um came

and went, its im-pact is sure to last a long time. Under the new coor-dination of Dr. Brian Flannery, Lyceum has been split in two. The events during the first week of Spring Quarter (Lyceum) were motivationally themed, and the events in the fall (Fall CE) will be more geared towards technique-specific seminars. “Powered-up” was a fitting phrase for this past Lyceum, with its lineup of well-known chiropractic leaders as key speakers.

The Thursday sessions of Ly-ceum were built around the school’s motto, “To give, to serve, to love, and to do out of a sense of abundance,” each element of which was addressed by one of the events or speakers.

To GiveThe events on Thursday were

kicked-off at the 11:00am Chiro-practic Assembly, with both stu-dents and Life-force doctors in attendance. The theme was “Red Hat Day,” in honor of the late Dr. Bill Harris. While wearing red berets, Dr. Riekeman and other speakers about Dr. Harris, his character and his giving. A fiscal-ly strong man, Dr. Harris would teach you how to pinch your pen-nies. He gave where he saw po-

tential, and in most cases, he re-quired that the recipient match whatever he gave. Whether it was a monetary donation, or ef-fort and time invested, Dr. Har-ris believed “the hole you give through is the same hole you re-ceive through.” He gave millions of dollars to Life University, and those millions will save millions of lives in chiropractic.

During his portion of the pre-sentation, Dr. Tom Morgan an-nounced that a scholarship has been created in Dr. Harris’ name. In response to Dr. Morgan’s challenge, approximately one hundred students at the Assem-bly donated to the scholarship, bringing the total raised to just over $40,000. To further honor Dr. Harris, and at his request, his ashes have been interred in the new Dr. Harris Memorial, adjacent to the bridge that cross-es to the rugby fields along the river. There, Dr. Harris’ life can continue giving inspiration and guidance to others in all areas of their lives.

To ServeIn the afternoon session, Dr. J.

C. Doornick, a Life graduate and chiropractor from New York, ad-dressed the “to serve” portion of our motto. He has become most noted for his selfless dedication to serve those who don’t have access to health care in poor foreign countries. The founder of ChiroMissions, Dr. Doornick and a couple other doctors have arrange mission trips to those countries in need of care. Chi-roMissions and it’s participants have served over three hundred thousand people throughout the world. He explained that there is

a different connection between the doctors that go on these mis-sions and their patients, because many of them have never been given hope or care before. Over-all, the patients have a different response to care, because they are not overcome by the culture

and stresses that create mental and emotional baggage, as are manypatients here in the states. Dr. Doornick reminded us that it is not the intent of our profession to measure success by the doc-tor’s outcome and performance, but to focus on serving people all over the world and measure the outcome by the health returned to those we care for. “The core essence of a servant-leader is to serve for the benefit of others at the expense of ourselves.”

To LoveDr. Arno Burnier, a graduate

of Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic, was selected to speak on the topic of love. Known as a captivating speaker, Dr. Burnier told the audience his story of his love experience. He explained that because love has no boundaries, he could not tell us how to love or give love a defi-nition. Having had both joyous and traumatic experiences with

the “feeling” of love, Arno has come to identify that ultimately love is a choice and not a feeling. He has concluded that we are the embodiment of love. He associ-ates love as the qualities that dis-tinguish who we are, and those qualities are brought out by the

people with whom we surround ourselves. Instead of telling peo-ple what is wrong with them, tell them what is right in them. People must identify the quali-ties that allow each one of them to flourish, and in doing so, they choose their environments to support those qualities. In loving our patients, we bring out that which is best in what they iden-tify as themselves. Dr. Burnier said, “When love and skill come together, expect a masterpiece.

Touch is the universal language of love.” Thus we give love to our patients.To Do

The last speaker for Thursday’s regular events was Dr. Julie Pe-terson, a Life graduate and DC in Charleston, SC. Dr. Peterson ex-plained that you should do what compels you. Through her chiro-practic experience, she has fol-lowed her passions and sought to accomplish a goal that impelled her. (Continued on page 5)

By Jason FeltzDC Student

The One Distinction Most Chiropractors Are Missing

After a rous-ing couple of days of

Lyceum, Dr. Kev-in Donka brought his own twist to the stage with his presentation on the one thing Chiropractors are missing and why it’s impor-tant that we have it. The main question he posed was “Is the goal of life to experience as little of the bad stuff as possible; or is it to maximize our experience of the good stuff.”

In a traditional format of rais-ing awareness and conscious-

ness, Donka challenged the audience to understand that ev-erything we do in life, including interacting with our patients, is not about merely taking away the bad things in their life, but about

adding the good, much like how a bright room is not bright because of the absence of darkness, but because of the presence of light. Similarly, in chiropractic, it’s not the absence of subluxation that gives us health; it’s the presence of Innate Life Energy.

It appears that the whole con-cept is just a matter of seman-

tics, and it’s true. But changing our language will change our ac-tions and raise our thinking to a new level. Why is it important? Why should we even care about making this switch?

“Consciousness (awareness of self) is associated with nerve vibration.” (D.D.Palmer) It’s im-portant to remember that every-thing is energy, and therefore is always vibrating and constantly connecting with the infinite universe through frequency. To remove subluxation (or create a presence of innate), we allow

ourselves and others to vibrate with innate energy through proper nerve tension. And this is what makes you YOU.

When we are truly aware of who we are, we exhibit full con-sciousness, and therefore un-consciously give those around us ‘permission’ to be who they truly are. There are three things that will always move us towards wholeness- direct and positive focus, health, and clear neuro-logical connection.

When we switch our mind onto positively focusing on the ‘pres-ence’ of things, rather than the absence, we take the first step towards wholeness. Our whole-ness, (Continued on page 8)

By Jacqueline ManfreDC Student

“When love and skill come together, expect a

masterpiece.”

“A person without purpose can be distracted, but a person with purpose can never be stopped.”

Kevin Donka brought his own twist to the stage.

4May 2010LYCEUM/NEWS

5May 2010 LYCEUM/NEWS

Jason FeltzDC Student

Change. Inevitable and most often good, it has become more ap-

parent in my all facets of my life. Change has come to Vital Source with myself as publish-er, Alexandra Gerdel as chief content editor, and Carley Ed-wards as one of our senior staff writers. This quarter is the start of my student clinic expe-rience as an intern. Everyday I feel that I am closer to becom-ing a doctor. Long gone are the days of those last couple pre-requisite classes and the first few quarters of the DC pro-gram. It seems so long ago and at the same time it feels like it was only yesterday that we were having pool parties every Friday and were unaffected by our class-load. How humbled we have since become.

If there is one thing that I’ve definitely come to know and understand, it is that people can, do, and will change. So many people have surprised me. I admit that when I first stepped into the DC program, I made my predictions as to the outcome of some of the students. As pathetic as those thoughts were, the universe definitely proved I was wrong. The program has changed peo-

ple, including me. Having been humbled by a couple classes that I had messed up, and adapting my priorities, my thoughts and interactions with others have changed.

It hasn’t only been the people who have changed in my two and half years here. Life Uni-versity has completely trans-formed as well . This campus is almost unrecognizable in com-parison to 2007. Now on top of the chiropractic community, Life University has outlasted student expectations because of the vision and commitment that it has upheld. This institution has also brought about change within my self. The person I was at the start of this program has since become more open-mind-ed and now I see and interpret things differently in every part of my life.

I now welcome change as it has forced me to adapt and learn. Its effects and process have become part of the trans-formed me. Each day, new op-portunities present themselves, giving us pathways to further self discovery. Inevitably, we must roll with the punches and be a part of the change sur-rounding us all.

Rolling With The Punches

The purple bracelet phenom-

enon is here. In the days follow-ing Will Bowen’s Lyceum presentation of the ideas addressed in his book, A Com-plaint Free World, those in atten-dance have shown their commit-ment to his cause by sporting the purple band they received at the beginning of his presentation. Life students, faculty, staff, LifeForce doctors, and friends have joined with millions of others in wear-ing the 6,233,108 purple brace-lets that have been distributed worldwide. In the style of a Lance Armstrong Live Strong bracelet, these bands are meant to be worn to remind us to live our daily lives without complaints, negativity or sarcasm.

The challenge? To make it 21 consecutive days without slipping up and letting loose with a vocal volley of vituperation, thus hav-ing to move your bracelet from one arm to the other. As Bowen puts it, “we perpetuate our prob-lems by talking about them con-stantly.” In other words, we cre-ate our own world through the thoughts we have and the words we speak. What kind of world are you creating for yourself?

We students do have a tenden-cy to complain often, be it about our friends/significant others, ex-ams, classes, parking etc. Bowen mentioned that there is mount-ing evidence that our minds and bodies are interconnected, one controlling the other. While per-haps a controversial idea to some, in a vitalisticly based school this thought makes perfect sense. If we are constantly complaining, covering our complaints with sar-casm, gossiping about each other and having negative thoughts throughout the day, how are our minds affecting our bodies and

health? There is abundant evi-dence demonstrating that com-plaints are damaging to your health and relationships.

So how do you break yourself of the habit of complaining? The first step is to recognize when you are complaining. The pur-ple bracelet serves as a means to make us conscious of how frequently negative thoughts cross our minds and escape our mouths. Once we become con-scious of our complaints, the

process of making it 21 consecu-tive days without complaining can start. Bowen warns that this process usually takes the average person around three months.

Should you choose to take the challenge, it’s important to de-fine what qualifies as complain-ing and what doesn’t. Bowen’s general rule of thumb is that it’s not complaining if the person to whom you are speaking about a problem is someone who has the power to fix it. For example, if you are staying at a hotel and your room isn’t satisfactory, alerting the front desk clerk of what is unsatisfactory and/or request-ing to be moved to a different room is an example of address-ing the problem to someone with the ability to affect change.

Some of us may find the task of just “not complaining” an easy one to take on, but Bowen reminds us that sarcasm and gossip fall into the same cat-egory as complaining. Bowen defined sarcasm as “complain-ing with a punch line,” which some of the budding stand-up comedians among us may find to be a challenge. As far as gos-siping (taking about other peo-ple when they are not present), Bowen only approves of gossip “if it’s positive and you say it ex-actly as you would if the person was standing there.” On the other hand, explaining your feelings or simply stating the facts of a less than favorable situation doesn’t count as complaining.

The purple bracelets have ap-peared around campus as rapidly as Vibram FiveFingers shoes. Are you ready to jump on the wagon? If you missed Bowen’s presenta-tion visit www.acomplaintfree-world.org for more information and goodies to help get you start-ed. Remember, you don’t need the purple bracelet to change your habits from negative to posi-tive. Change comes from a com-mitment within! But that purple bracelet on your wrist can help!

By Alexandra GerdelDC Student

The Purple Bracelet Club

A Powered-up Lineup(Continued from page 3)

Dr. Peterson believes, “A per-son without purpose can be distracted, but a person with purpose can never be stopped.” When she had the urge to reach out to people, she found a path through radio. Through her success on that journey, CNN radio proposed a one minute health spot for her to do each day. She fell in love with it. Every day she tried to include a topic related to chiropractic and she would often mention subluxation. In the midst of her success with educating patients over the airwaves, she decided

to sell her practice. Although, ul-timately, she realized this deci-sion was a mistake and doesn’t recommend it, she made the point that in order to effectively love, serve and give, you must do what your heart and gut tell you to do. She said, “When you do right enough, long enough, the end results are predictable.”

With such a strong starting line-up of keynote speakers, Ly-ceum had a profound impact on its audience. In reference to the motto To Give, To Serve, To Love, To Do, Dr. Flannery chose perfect speakers to represent each component of the motto we strive to live by as Life University students.

“There is abundant evidence showing that complaining is damaging to your health

and relationships.”

“The purple bracelet phenomenon is here”

Will Bowen, Lead Minister of the One Community Spiritual Center in Kansas

City Missouri, has appeared on Oprah to discuss his complaint free revolution.

6 May 2010

Dr. James Chestnut, DC, a

1996 graduate of Canadian Memo-rial Chiroprac-tic College (CMCC), has grown himself into a beacon of inno-vative thought, both inside and outside of the chiropractic pro-fession. His mind is a relentless and logical machine, oiled and fueled by years of research and experience. Chestnut’s analogies on lifestyle are so natural that they seem to be a direct portal to livelihood and health. Get a grip on his ideas and you’ll be bet-ter armed than ever before. In a nutshell, Dr. James Chestnut in-spires people.

Chestnut framed Friday morn-ing at Lyceum by suggesting that chiropractors should defend chi-ropractic so that others may re-ceive care, not so that we may practice it. Adjusting people is an honor in the service of humanity and he acknowledged the impact of what the chiropractor does. A normal nerve system is a vital piece of the puzzle in the human lifestyle, but it’s not the only piece of the puzzle. “No more dogma. There’s no hierarchy in holism,” said Chestnut. “That’s a reduc-tionist way to think. One thing is NOT more important than anything else when it comes to wellness.” But the other pieces of the puzzle (to “Eat well, move well, think well”) aren’t exclusive either.

These little cogs all spin the big wheel of health, each comple-

menting the next, so that we can be perfectly put together accord-ing to our blueprints (Chestnut’s synonym for innate intelligence). Humans love throwing monkey wrenchs into the different work-ings of health and Chestnut calls this “suicide by lifestyle.” He is talking about all the unhealthy things human beings do. Since the 1950’s, Chestnut points out, lifestyle choices in the U.S. have been going down, down, down the tubes. Today 50% of all Americans are diagnosable with chronic illnesses; a whopping 80% of our nation’s adults have some sort of chronic illness; kids

are fatter than ever and every-one’s physiology is going hay-wire. Americans spend about five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) every minute to pay for chronic illness and health care. These scary numbers, which are in part due to our preposterous “health care” system and our overused diagnostic procedures, can be reduced by 70% if we start tak-ing a 15-30 minute walk every-day. And that’s just by moving a little bit more.

The practicality and patient-centeredness of Chestnut’s solu-tions for our ailing world is what draws so many listeners to him. Here are some of his quick and easy ways for your practice mem-bers, friends, family, and for you yourself to express the health potential that’s already inside.

Always add sufficiency before subtracting toxicity. Everything you do is done in ex-

cess (toxicity), not done enough (deficiency), or done in the right amount, proportional to your

requirements (sufficiency). Be-fore suggesting to anyone that they remove the bad stuff, tell them to add something good. Tell them to pick one raw fruit or vegetable that they could eat ev-eryday before eating or drinking anything else. “Do I have to give up donuts??” No, you can have your donuts, but can you eat one carrot stick or apple before your donut? “Do I have to give up my couch and TV time??” Of course you don’t. But how about talking a walk outside with the family or dog for 30 minutes? “Fresh Fiber First” is Chestnut’s mantra. Eat that delicious raw fruit or veg-etable before you eat anything else! Always add something you need to improve your lifestyle before subtracting the bad stuff that makes you feel good.

Want to do it. Bullheaded willpower is stupid and that doesn’t get you anywhere in the long run. In order to truly change your lifestyle you have to desire something better. Behav-ior modification does not work. We’re talking about a total be-lief system change. That’s what is needed to revolutionize your life.

Don’t talk about what you don’t want to do—talk about your solutions. Focusing on the good things in life will bring more good things to you, but it

works the other way, as well.Take ten deep breaths

outside everyday when you wake up.

Exercise your mind and psychology. At night before you sleep, and in the morning when you’re taking your breaths, tell a loved one how grateful you are for them. This will hardwire your brain for positive, loving, healthy thoughts.

Call your own cell phone. Leave an uplifting message to yourself. “You’re the most loving, good looking, personable, giving, and wealthy person on the plan-et!” Listen to it over and over.

Supplement where neces-sary. Chestnut openly admits that he dislikes dietary supple-ments, but according to re-search, it’s nearly impossible to get the required amount of a few

nutrients without supplement-ing. There are four that he has found to be necessary and they are: 1) a probiotic, 2) vitamin D, 3) a whole food booster (multi-vitamin), and 4) Omega-3. Make sure the products you’re taking are high quality, or they won’t cut it.

You can visit Dr. James Chest-nut at his website www.thewell-nesspractice.com. He also donat-ed a set of his books to the Life University library, but plan on adding your name to the waiting list. They’re some of the hottest items in the stacks.

This Chestnut Fell Far from the Tree By Shaun M GallagherDC Student

“T he hole y o u g i v e

through is the hole you receive through.” These are the words of Dr. William Harris, Chiroprac-tor and Philanthropist. While most of our colleagues and peers took their free t-shirt on “First Thursday” and many thought that it was one of the best free t-shirts they have received, there were others who also mocked the words written on it. While it is clear to many the meanings that

they took from the shirts, these students seem to have missed

the deepness of the truths held in it.

Dr. Harris was a giver. He gave out of his abundance. He gave when it was needed. He encour-aged all who followed to do the same. On April 8, his words were brought back to life in the TIC Center here at Life University for all of us, as students, as future Chiropractors, as contributors to society, to hear and follow. His quote was another way of saying “The more you give, the more you receive.” The bigger the giv-ing, the bigger the getting. He was simply saying that if you want to GET big things in this

life, you need to GIVE big things with your life.

Dr. Harris was a large part of resurrecting Life University from some of its darkest moments. When the school needed it, he donated $3 million to help put Life back on top. He was known to say that the future of chiro-practic was Life University!! Dr. Harris believed so much in Life University, and the future of you, the chiropractors it is sending out, that he wanted his ashes to be buried here on our campus. During the assembly in his honor we learned much about Dr. Har-ris. It seemed that even from the grave, he was speaking to us, giv-ing us his message of hope and

of a future; guiding us with his intellect, his business sense and his enthusiasm for life, for chi-ropractic and for changing lives. His message challenges us to be hard workers, to set goals and push forward, and to NEVER look back. (Continued on page 7)

The Hole You Give Through

There’s no hierarchy in holism.

Fresh Fiber First

Before removing the bad stuff, add something

good.

If you want to GET big things in this life, you need to GIVE big things

with your life.

Dig deep inside. Find your vision, your reason, your goals and ambitions.

By Kelly MilanoDC Student

LYCEUM/NEWS

The Hole You Give Through(Continued from page 6)

He would encourage us to give and to find somewhere that we can make an impact.

While Dr. Harris is one of the reasons that Life University is still here today, still sending out amazing chiropractors to serve the masses, WE are the future of chiropractic. What we do in the future will determine the course chiropractic takes. What will you do to make Life University a bet-ter place than what you found it and to leave your impact on this campus? Dig deep inside. Find your vision, your reason, your goals and ambitions. Set the wheels into motion to have the life that you always dreamed of, and never look back! The past has

brought you to the present and the present will take you to the future. Dr. Harris is one of many who have paved the way for chi-ropractic. The question is... what will we do with the vehicle on the next phase of the journey?

7May 2010

The TIC Was Talked(Continued from cover)

... about chiropractic and sub-luxations. There is also an as-pect on creativity and original-ity. Dr. Koch’s favorite criterion was whether, if you were a new patient, the speaker would have convinced you to sign up for care.

Some participants suffered in judging because they did not cover chiropractic enough, but rather focused on a general well-ness talk. The competition was on a chiropractic lay lecture, not

wellness. Another suggestion by the judges was for competitors to practice projecting their voices, and to speak with more anima-tion.

Overall, the judges were im-pressed by the quality of the talks that Life students delivered, especially given that Life stu-dents have very little experience in public speaking. The judges had an awesome time giving up their lunch breaks for such a fun event.

For the finals during Lyceum

weekend, five elite judges came out to play: Dr. Guy Riekeman, Dr. David Koch, Dr. Bobby Braille, Dr. Corey Rodnick, and Dr. Sharon Gorman. Abbott Talked the TIC against four other Tic Talkers, including represen-tatives from Parker (Joe Utash), Life West (Noah Kaplan), Palmer Davenport (Princely Ebwe), and Sherman (Nicholas Mullins). Here is a brief overview of the evening’s presentations:

Joe Utash (Parker) used the famous Albert Einstein quote, “Insanity consists of doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results,” relating it back to how society keeps turning to drugs and sur-gery for improved, lasting health, with continual failure.

Noah Kaplan (Life West) in-spired the audience to take charge of their own health, rath-er than to depend on an outside source, “…to believe in not my ability to change your health, but to believe in your ability to bring change.”

Miranda Abbott (Life) told us, “Your check engine light is on. What are you going to do about it? We could put tape over the light, or cut the wires so that the light does not come on. Or we can look under the hood and find the cause of the trouble.” Abbott provided a powerful analogy comparing medicine’s approach to health to chiropractic’s sub-luxation, the true cause of dis-ease.

Princely Ebwe (Palmer Daven-port) reminded us that chiroprac-tic is the way towards wellness, “Because we choose chiroprac-tic, we choose wellness.”

Nicholas Mullins (Sherman) posed the question of what does health look like? The answer was form versus function, with respect to the nervous system,

using the Dorland’s Medical Dic-tionary’s definition, “An intact nervous system will lead to op-timal functioning of the human body.”

Dr. Erik Van Slooten, the founder of Talk the TIC, and a fellow fraternity brother (Life West), opened up the competi-tion by giving a brief overview of its history. After asking Reggie Gold what the two most impor-tant things for chiropractic stu-dents to know, the one that Van Slooten remembered best was that students needed to learn to communicate chiropractic to the lay public. As said by one of the judges, “Chiropractic doesn’t fail people, communication fails people.” After having spoken with contestants and judges, the common statement was that the profession as a whole is failing the public because of our lack of ability to properly communicate chiropractic, hence, the impor-

tance of starting to practice this skill early in school, rather than stumbling later on in practice. Thanks to a dream vision of Talk the TIC that Van Slooten had on the night of November 9, 2006, you can put his dream into ac-tion. Step up to the challenge, grow your “chiropractic cojones” and compete!

Tips from the competitors for preparing a successful talk:

Write a solid outline and • create a powerful Power-Point. Develop a consis-tent theme or analogy in order to keep a good flow, like Abbott’s choice of car images, which supported her theme of “Highway to Health.”Do research on how to •

prepare a talk. Kustarz lis-tened to a few lectures by Dr. Nikitow on how to do lay lectures.If you are new to this, ask • an experienced presenter to become your mentor. Kustarz asked Turo for some tips and, it definitely helped.Attend weekly Innate • Enterprise meetings (Wednesday 11-12 in C108) to develop your chiro-practic communication. Many of the top finishers this quarter and last are members of Innate. Coin-cidence?Practice, practice, prac-• tice!

• We students tend to get too

caught up in merely keeping our heads above water with the work-load forced upon us. However, it is not an ‘A’ in biochemistry that is going to cause patient’s to flood into your office (although, yes, you do have to pass biochemis-try to earn your degree). It will be your ability to communicate chiropractic effectively to the laypeople. You may be the best adjuster in the world, but if peo-ple do not understand what it is that you do with your hands, the impact caused by clearing out nervous systems in this world will be marginal. Dream big, grow big, and talk huge!

Your check engine light is on

grow your “chiropractic cojones”

-Reggie Gold

LYCEUM/NEWS

8 May 2010

The One Distinction(Continued from page 3)

...most importantly, allows us to focus on our patients and to be truly present with each and ev-ery person who lies on a chiro-practic table. When you adjust, you are in direct contact with innate universal energy, and to

haphazardly perform an adjust-ment is to haphazardly penetrate the universal frequency. We all know this, but in the practicality of clinic and office settings, it’s too easy to lose our focus. Donka urges us to challenge our line of thinking everyday, so that when we set our hands on another per-son, it becomes automatic that we know we are connecting to something greater.

“The purpose of the chiro-

practic adjustment is to reunite man the physical with man the spiritual so that the finite may know itself as the infinite.” D.D. Palmer

Dr. Kevin Donka is a 1987 graduate of National College of Chiropractic. He maintains a 21 year, all cash, private practice in Illinois with his wife and 5 chil-

dren. He has black belts in Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido, plays 22 musical instruments and toured with bands like Santana and the BeeGees as a drummer. He runs a company called Chirothots which sends out free weekly emails to over 12,000 chiroprac-tors.

To contact Dr. Donka at Chi-rothots call 847-458-6900 or email at chirothots@aol.com.

In chiropractic, it’s not the absence of subluxation that gives us health; it’s the presence of Innate Life

Energy.

Answer to last issue’s Crypto-Gram (Issue 3, Vol.6):

Take no credit, take no blame.

Armand Rossi, D.C.

Hints for this issue’s Crypto-Gram:

Clue 1. Need some help getting started? Try I = XClue 2. (Don’t look at this clue unless you’re desperate!)

Y = C

LYCEUM/NEWS

Wi t h gradua-tion just

behind us, a new set of 14th quar-ter students is now feeling their last few days at Life University fly by. Many are realizing that their goals of graduating “with honors” is finally drawing near. Others, however, may have no clue as to what honors can even be bestowed upon them during the pre-graduation Awards Cer-emony. According to the Aca-demic Handbook, the following are the various honors that stu-dents can earn upon graduation from the College of Chiropractic at Life University. Also included are those graduates who received these honors last quarter. Con-gratulations!!

CUM LAUDE Achieving an overall GPA of 3.25 to 3.49

Nimira AlibhoyJustin ArdJoshua BeaudryGerren BrittianGregory BuddRandall CrawfordLerin DollarKenneth Flint Jr.Kimley Hensley Jr. Allison ManisNicholas MariniPhilip MaynardSuzanne McGuffinAntonio OttavianoGrant SebastianoAshley Whitford

Matthew Wolferz

MAGNA CUM LAUDEAchieving an overall GPA of 3.5 to 3.74

Christopher BreonJonathon ChungWilliam DalyKevin DavineJennifer GrochowskiShelly Michels Jennifer PavlovJose SandezRyan SousleyBrandon TeetsRoberta ThompsonRachel Waldrop

SUMMA CUM LAUDEAchieving an overall GPA of 3.75 to 4.00

Andrea CzopHarold Heeder Jr.Valerie Nagle Paul RennickMegan RichardsonMichael Wolff Jr.

VALEDICTORIAN The Life University graduate

from the undergraduate and the Doctor of Chiropractic Programs, currently ranking the highest academically in their respective program’s graduating class at the time of commencement exer-cises. To be eligible, 75% of the student’s degree must have been taken from Life University.

Megan Richardson

SALUTITORIAN The Life University graduate

from the undergraduate and/or the Doctor of Chiropractic Pro-grams, currently ranking the second highest academically in their respective program’s grad-uating class at the time of com-mencement exercises. To be eli-gible, 75% of the student’s degree must have been taken from Life University.

Valerie Nagle

PI TAU DELTA HONOR SOCIETY

Pi Tau Delta is an international honor society founded to encour-age and recognize good scholar-ship by students in chiropractic colleges. The society, which has no honorary members, is open only to senior students who have demonstrated the highest level of academic achievement through-out their five academic years of college courses.

Christopher BreonWilliam DalyKevin DavineJennifer GrochowskiHarold Heeder Jr.Shelly MichelsValeria NagleJennifer Pavlov Paul RennickJose SandezRyan SousleyBrandon TeetsRoberta ThompsonRachel WaldropMichael Wolff Jr.

CHIROPRACTIC PHILOSOPHY DISTINCTION AWARD

The Life University Chiro-practic Philosophy Distinction is given to that student who best exemplifies the deep understand-ing of chiropractic’s fundamental vitalistic perspective, the critical examination and integration of chiropractic’s metaphysical and clinical principles of life, health and healing into his/her own life, and the will to profess that per-spective and those principles in the marketplace of ideas, which are necessary to transform a chiropractic student into a chi-ropractic philosopher.

Harold Heeder Jr.

CLINIC EXCELLENCE AWARD

The Life University Clinic Ex-cellence Award is presented to a graduating student intern who has demonstrated, throughout their clinic career, outstanding achievement in service and aca-demic performance. The criteria that determine excellence in the Life clinics are grounded in the Eight Core Proficiencies and re-quire extraordinary patient care, outstanding communication and relationship skills, integrity and good citizenship, and the will-ingness to advance chiropractic knowledge and science.

Derek BartonChristopher Breon

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By Kelly MilanoDC Student

Worthy of Top HonorsMay 2010 LYCEUM/NEWS

Do you want to avoid the

constant headache of trying to find parking on campus? Do you want to save gas money, and wear and tear on your car? Do you want to be able to use your commute time as extra time to study? Do you

want to help

the environment? Life University is interested in helping you with all of these things. Life would like to offer shuttle services from nearby apartment complexes to and from school, but they need your help to make this happen. This quarter, Life University will be administering surveys, via Zoomerang, to gain feedback from the students on whether or

not they would utilize a shuttle service, and if so, when would be

the optimum times to schedule shuttles. The school most like-

ly would start with service to Ashbor-

ough Village, Bexley, St. Augustine,

and The Vil-

lages. Any data collected on po-tential student interest and pos-sible usage patterns will help to determine how likely the project is to become a reality. Even if you don’t live in one of these apart-

ment complexes, you should still get your friends, who may live in them, fired up about taking the shuttle. It’ll mean more parking spots for you! It’s a win-win situ-ation for everyone!

Never Search For A Parking Spot Again!By Melissa BettessDC Student

This weekend Life Univer-sity hosted it’s most pow-erful event to date under

President Guy Riekeman’s ten-ure. Lyceum featured an endless lineup of profound and dynamic speakers, the Talk the Tic Na-tional Competition, a huge pro-spective student population, and a celebratory fireworks display and barbeque to end the week-end.

Dr. Flannery and his staff need to be applauded for bringing in such a powerful group of speak-ers. From JC Dornick’s opening talk on Thursday afternoon, all the way through Friday night when Will Bowen closed Lyceum, an audience in the main gym was as captivated, energized, and on purpose as any group of people I’ve seen at Life University since I arrived here three years ago. Not coincidentally, this was the first Lyceum that was not man-datory for students, and did not

provide CE credit for doctors. Those who were in the main gym Thursday and Friday were there because they wanted to absorb the wisdom of those speaking, and better themselves not just as chiro-practors but as people, thus sig-nificantly rais-ing the con-s c iou sne s s of the room. Because no CE credit was offered, Lyceum did not have un-willing par-ticipants seek-ing only to get their name on a sign in sheet. Not one Life University pro-fessor took the stage, nor were there any talks on chiropractic law or other mundane topics that

typically draw a stoic, taciturn crowd.

I had the pleasure to attend this years’ Lyceum with an alumni,

and it was through his eyes’ that I saw our school

in a different light. I saw the school

as the one that I will be proud to say I gradu-ated from 5 years down the line. No other school can boast having a

seminar in which the top

speakers in our profession travel from all over North America to at-tend, and who upon arriving have nothing

but good things to say about what is happening here. To an outsid-er Life University is an amazing place, and re-establishing itself as the spearhead of the chiro-practic profession. In talking

with prospective students, I saw Life University with the same en-thusiasm and excitement as I did as a young adult, knowing this is where I wanted to conclude my academic career and begin my professional journey.

I couldn’t help but asking the question, “Why does it take an event this amazing for me to be excited about school?” There is no doubt the top brass here--the president, the Board of Trustees, etc.-- have nothing but the best intentions for students. It’s easy to lose track of this when we are told things like we can’t take boards despite having taken the same exact number of academic classes as those who are deemed eligible; when the school seems unwilling to try to find a plau-sible way to allow one to gradu-ate... (Continued on page 11)

Opinions 10

Tim WarnerDC Student

That Was Now, This Is Then

“Lyceum represents a revolution in the chiroprac-tic profession as well as the chiropractic school”

“To an outsider Life Uni-versity is an amazing place, and re-establish-ing itself as the spear-head of the chiropractic

profession”

B.J. PalmerDeveloper of Chiropractic

Alexandra GerdelDC Student

As one of the opening key-note speakers for this spring’s Lyceum, Dr.

Arno Burnier concluded his pre-sentation with some thoughts on the importance of gratitude. As he put it, gratitude is “a life be-hind living, a way to the heart.” His thought process was that when we are grateful for the people and things in our lives, it brings meaning and purpose to our lives and opens our hearts to love.

This concept fits very well with our school motto of “To Give, To Love, To Serve, To Do, out of a Sense ofAbundance.” When we approach our day from a place of gratitude, we are positively influencing our own lives and those with whom we share them. The act of gratitude allows us to give, to love and to serve, not only others, but also ourselves.

Dr. Ron Kirk discusses the importance of gratitude jour-naling in the 7th quarter chiro-practic class Intro to Wellness and Spinal Hygiene. Research has shown that beginning and/or ending your day in a positive

frame of mind serves as a way to increase your overall vital-ity and health. While “health” is a term that is defined many different ways from many dif-ferent angles, studies have found that grateful people have higher levels of control over their environments, per-sonal growth, purpose in life, and self acceptance. In gen-eral, people are happier, less depressed, less stressed, and more satisfied with their lives and social relationships.

It seems that in following a rigorous curriculum on a quar-ter system—whether as Chi-ropractic, Masters degree or undergraduate students—we all sometimes forget the im-portance of gratitude. Instead of being grateful for the things we do have in our lives and in our education here at Life, we seem to do an abundance of complaining. I challenge ev-eryone to start consciously being grateful for at least one thing everyday. Whether it’s a person or something small like the sun shining, practice bring-ing gratitude into your life, and see where it takes you!

11May 2010 Opinions

Gratitude: A Life Behind Living, A

Way to the Heart

That Was Now(Continued from page 10)

...with the quarter they’ve fought their whole way through school with, if they fell behind in just one class early on in the pro-gram, regardless of the circum-stances. Dr. Chestnut spoke about how all animals and hu-mans have the same genes, but it is their environment that deter-mines how those genes are ex-pressed. There is no doubt Life University has the proper genes, but it’s the environment that can sometimes inhibit those genes from fully being expressed, or in the case of this weekend, allow them to be expressed at optimal potential.

BJ Palmer wrote:“I can hardly conceive of any

“chiropractic” school being of any service to its students, or those graduates to their patients, without a workable knowledge of Innate Intelligence behind that sees all, knows all, does all.

To ignore Innate smatters of the medical approach of the materialities of the vertebral subluxation, “punching back-bones,” “stimulating and inhib-iting nerves. Without something more fundamental, there is not reason or logic for the existence of such a “chiropractic” school as it adds nothing to the sum total of materia medica or Chiroprac-

tic in principle or practice.”This weekend innate intelli-

gence and the self-healing pow-er of the human body returned to the chiropractic school. The void that is present in the ma-jority of classes was filled. Not once was the importance of di-agnosis we get bombarded with in class, nor the fear of getting sued, mentioned by any of the speakers who took the stage. In fact Dr. Chestnut brought up an intriguing point that if we are interested in prevention of dis-ease than we cannot also be concerned with diagnosis. By itsvery definition, once some-thing is diagnosed it cannot then be prevented, as it has al-ready occurred. The rigmarole of everyday classes and nega-tive stances on the profession by some of those leading them are an unfortunate byproduct of the chiropractic school. That was now.

Instead Lyceum represents a revolution in the chiropractic profession as well as the chi-ropractic school. It calls for the leadership of everyone in atten-dance, to lead their communi-ties to a healthier way of life, a change in consciousness, and a shift in the medical paradigm. It is cultivating students who will serve their communities with a purpose. It is provid-ing an amazing place for us to come back years from now, as proud alumni, having served our communities more than we ever could have imagined; to gather, and share our ideas with each other as well as cur-rent students, and continue to hear the masters of profession inspire us to be the trailblazers for promoting and practicing the greatest health care profes-sion in the world. This is then.

To all my friends in the Life University Community,

I wanted to take the time to let my supporters and the readers of Vital Source know how grateful I am for all the love and sup-port I received last quarter. Thanks to all the hard work and

tremendous support, I was named Ms. National Federation of the Blind (NFB) at the crowning ceremony on March 27, 2010. The fundraiser was a huge success! Nearly $10,000 was raised to sup-port the Cobb County Empowerment Chapter of the NFB. Knowl-edge of the NFB was taken to parts of the USA that had no prior information on this wonderful organization, which is dedicated to empowering and supporting the blind and visually impaired. Be-ing the recipient of this crown has brought new opportunities, and responsibilities, into my life, including representing the NFB and disabled individuals, and advocating for the disabled, in various arenas. I cherish this experience, welcome the challenges to come, and value the opportunities laid before me. Being able to serve in this capacity means so much to me. Thank you all again!

Jamila Walker, Ms. NFB, DC Student

Letter To The Editor

12 May 2010Opinions

You may have al-r e a d y

heard that Sat-urday May 15th is going to be a big deal at Life. The reason? Many of the biggest names in chiropractic will be on our cam-pus, sharing their passion and ideas for both life and chiroprac-tic from one stage. Organized by Dr. David Scheiner, author of the book Chiropractic Revealed, the stacked one-day seminar prom-ises to leave you nothing short of inspired. As Dr. Scheiner puts it, “Optimum Life is about creat-ing a passageway between your mind, body, and soul -- The Opti-mum Life Passageway -- intend-ed to re-unite your inner self, so what was once a fragmented and incomplete existence may now evolve into a transformed and completely fulfilled life.”

The all star line up of speakers for that Saturday mostly come from those interviewed for Dr. Scheiner’s book (order online at www.ChiropracticRevealed.com). Drs. Arno Burnier, John Demartini (video-cast), Reggie Gold, CJ Mertz, Guy Riekeman, Terry Rondberg, Armand Ros-si, Cheryl Largley, Lou Corleto, Mary Flannery and Joe Strauss will all take the stage to share their insights. In addition, the event will include the presenta-tion of a Lifetime Achievement award to Dr. Gold, and a “life celebration” in honor of the life of Dr. Pasquale Cerasoli, who passed away recently at the age of 98.

To give you a taste of what to expect from the one day semi-nar, here are a few excerpts from

interviews with several of the speakers, which were published in Chiropractic Revealed. The question was, “Where do you see the profession 10 years from now?”

Dr. Arno Burnier: “[It is] my great hope and vision that the profession will return to simplic-ity and truth, with a refined de-livery of the adjustment, and that doctors will begin to understand that being a chiropractor is not just to adjust people. Chiroprac-tic is a philosophy, a science, and an art, which means that it is the

adjustment, the teach-ing of the life principle of chiropractic, and the restoration of trust in the innate wisdom of the body through the science of innate and the science of chiro-practic. So, that is my great hope and vision for the profession.”

Dr. John Demartini: “When people ask me that, I usually say that

leaders will tell me where they’re taking it and followers will ask me where it’s going. The real truth is it will go wherever the leaders of our profession take it. It can go in a different direction tomorrow with a different lead-er. If you don’t like where today’s leaders are taking it, become a more powerful leader, so you can take it where you would love it to go.”

Dr. CJ Mertz: “I’m one of the few teachers and coaches who travel internationally every year. I travel throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Austra-lia, and Asia and I see chiroprac-tic growing outside of the United States at an unprecedented rate, which I couldn’t have said a de-cade ago.”

Dr. Terry Rondberg: “We need to focus less on what’s wrong with each other and more on what’s right about chiropractic. The ACC paradigm summarizes it better than any other docu-ment I’ve seen. It defines chiro-practic, the subluxation, Innate Intelligence, and our role as a health care profession, and I be-lieve that 10 years from now, if we can continue to promote that paradigm, along with research, we can have a growing presence and shift the public into appre-ciating and utilizing chiropractic care on a regular basis.”

Dr. Joe Strauss: “That depends on where the profession sees itself. If the profes-sion sees itself as provid-ing a separate, unique, and distinct service to humanity that allows the Innate Intelligence of the body to express itself by correction of the vertebral subluxation, we’ll go in the direction I’d like to see us go, and we’ll succeed as a profession. If we go the other way and choose the medical model, the way many in our profession are already doing, we’ll go the same way osteopathy has gone. We will be smaller in number, non-existent, or absorbed by the medi-cal therapeutic model. It just depends on where the majority of the profession wants it to go.”

As the next generation of chi-ropractors, the insight we can gain from those who have been leading our profession is undeni-able. Who among us will step up to fill the shoes of those currently leading our profession, and take us into the future? There is no better way to prepare to take on that challenge than to listen and learn from those already per-forming the job.

Student tickets for the Op-timum Life Weekend are $49 before the event, or $55 at the door. For Life faculty holding a Doctor of Chiropractic degree, tickets are $85 before, or $95 at the door, and for non-Doctor of Chiropractic faculty and staff tickets are $70 before or $80 at the door. Should you wish to

invite a family or non-Life com-munity member, tickets are just only $20 both before the event and at the door.

To quote a classic movie, Empire Records, “The time to hesitate is through.” Visit www.theoptimumlife.com or contact the ticket broker at 678.920.8484 to get your ticket today!

Ignite Your Optimum Life PassagewayAlexandra GerdelDC Student

13May 2010 Opinions

Student Loan Reform(Continued from cover)

...charged to the students. In the new Federal Direct Loan pro-gram, the money is lent directly to the schools from the govern-ment so all those fees and sub-sidies no longer go to the banks. This will allow the U.S. to save about $68 billion dollars over the next 11 years, which will be recycled back into student aid services like Pell Grants.

What does this mean for you?

From now on you will deal • primarily with the finan-cial aid office when bor-rowing money, unless you specifically choose to ob-tain a loan through a bank. This will make for an easi-er loan processIf you have not already • done so, you will need to sign a new Master Prom-issory Note. This will be good for ten years.Currently, when you be-• gin paying back the loans, you are required to pay at a rate of up to 15% of your income annually, and any debt remaining after 25 years can be excused. Any loans signed after July 1, 2014, will have a 10% cap and any balance remaining after 20 years are excus-able.

Interest rates will drop • from 8.5% to 7.9% for all PLUS loans.Incentive rebate will be of-• fered for payments made on time for the first twelve months (check with Finan-cial Aid for exact figures).

Public Service Loan For-giveness

Something you may also not

be aware of is a neat little feature that was highlighted in the bill as an extension of the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007. This part of the bill allows for any full time working professional who has entered the field of public service, and has not defaulted on any payments, to have all remaining interest and principal completely excused after 10 years! This in-cludes full-time health care prac-titioners and health care support professionals. That means chi-ropractors! If you consider that it takes about 10-20 years for students from this school to pay back their loans, it sounds like a pretty good deal.

The guidelines are strict though. Under this program, you must first consolidate all

loans into a Direct Loan, then “you may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance due on your eligible federal student loans after you have made 120 payments on loans under certain repayment plans while employed full time by certain public ser-vice employers.”

Sounds a little sketchy right? That means it’s probably a good idea to speak with a financial aid representative before venturing into any type of repayment plan. And there are a lot out there, so make sure you check out all your options and get informed.

Remember that even though it can be overwhelming to think about your current loans and how you will pay them back, it’s still important to keep tabs on them, especially if you’re coming to the end of your Life vacation. It’s not easy to sort through it all, but the Financial Aid office hous-es very knowledgeable and com-petent advisors who are here to help you. So go talk to them and learn more about your options. For more options on loans and repayment plans, visit www.stu-dentaid.ed.gov. And, of course, visit the Financial Aid office for any questions you have.

The bill hands over con-trol of student loans to universities, rather than

banks.

Any full time working service professional can have all remaining interest and principal completely ex-

cused after 10 years.

Bright Life(Continued from cover)

...children according their devel-opmental progress.

Room 1: The infant room is for the babies, and strictly enforces a “no shoes allowed” policy.

Room 2: The next room is for toddlers who are not yet potty trained. The staff is trained to encourage the child’s transition to becoming potty trained at his/her own pace.

Room 3: The third room is the pre-school area where toddlers who are fully potty trained play

and learn. Room 4: The last room is for

the older children, up to five years old. It is not yet open, due to lack of enrollment.

Overall, the center has a lot to offer, including a vitalistic phi-losophy, adequate outdoor time, and lessons given in math, sci-ence, writing, art and language. Every child’s progress is moni-tored from the very first day, through a personalized scrap-book. For convenience, there is a Chiropractic table available; par-ents must, however, schedule ap-pointments with a clinic doctor to come in and adjust the child. The center’s location on campus allows for parents to see their children throughout the day.

Some students are excited to be using the new child care center. DC student Katherine Wilson said, “I am very grateful to have a child care center not only on campus, but in the area, that aligns with our philosophy of health and raising children.” Wilson enjoys being in close

proximity to her son and being able to visit him during the day on her breaks from school.

Despite the convenience and quality, the price does make it difficult for most students who

are already struggling, and more loans just aren’t an option. Rob Edwards shares his opinion. “We need affordable daycare so our children can be watched while we go to school. Do we need top quality day-care or af-fordable daycare? I see it as an-other way for the school to make money, and not take care of the students.”

To add to the pricing concern, some students are hesitant to en-

roll their children because food will not be included in their tu-ition and only small snacks will be provided. For some, that cre-ates more of a financial burden. For others, it also is the lack of quality of the snacks that is up-setting. Conventional foods con-taining genetically engineered ingredients and milk products are only a couple of examples cited.

Right now, seventeen children are enrolled at Bright Life and there is a waiting list for infants, so weigh your options and ask yourself, what price do you put on quality, and is the new child care center quality enough?

For more information on Bright Life, contact Michelle Zi-erten at Michelle.Zierten@brigh-thorizons.com or 678-331-4543.

Don’t let student loans weigh you down. Go find out your options!

“Do we need quality daycare or affordable day-care?”

Parents can visit their children throughout the

day

Vitalistic philosophy, adequate outdoor time, and lessons given in math, science, writing, art and

language

Adjusting table located in the daycare

The front of Bright Life, A Kid’s Campus

Opinions14 May 2010

Beginning in 2003, the 3.4 million residents of Con-necticut have been ex-

posed to hundreds of anti-chiro-practic ads on billboards, public buses, television, radio, yellow pages and over the internet. The Chiropractic Stroke Awareness Group (CSAG), a group with no affiliation at all to the chiroprac-tic profession itself, has pur-chased air time on the local Fox television stations. In their TV commercials, the group suggests that consumers who have suf-fered a stroke after a chiroprac-tic ‘manipulation’ should call the organization for “help.”

In Connecticut, there are two state-wide chiropractic asso-ciations, the Connecticut Chiro-practic Council (CCC), and the Connecticut Chiropractic As-sociation (CCA). Both are work-ing hard to respond to and deal with the negative fallout from this anti-chiropractic assult. The Connecticut Chiropractic Coun-cil (CCC), which is affiliated with the International Chiropractor’s Association (ICA), told Chiro-practic Economics, “[We] are in discussions with legal counsel to review the escalating blatant attacks in the media of Con-necticut and surrounding states. … The CCC membership has

been strong with its letters and phone calls to the media, state representatives, and the gover-nor’s office, voicing our opinion of these defamatory and false statements.” The American Chi-ropractic Association (ACA) has formed an ongoing partnership with the Connecticut Chiroprac-tic Association to present chiro-practic’s case to the media, legis-lators, and state regulators. The CCA is letting the public know that a recent “study reveals no cause and effect relationship be-

tween chiropractic and stroke. This new study finds there is no evidence of excess risk of stroke following chiropractic spinal ma-nipulation, according to a Febru-ary 2008 report in the journal Spine.” In the study, researchers noted that patients are no more likely to suffer a stroke follow-ing chiropractic care than they would from visiting their family doctor’s office.

Dr. David Steinberg, president of the Connecticut Chiropractic Council, wrote a summary of con-cerns regarding the Chiropractic Stroke Awereness Group, which also calls itself the “Victims of Chiropractic Abuse.” He states, “It is the opinion of the CCC and all national and international as-

sociated chiropractic groups that their (the CSAG’s - ed.) state-ments are false and a threat to public safe-ty.” Dr. Steinberg also comments that ‘‘the message projected by this organization is that chiropractic can kill or permanently disable you.” More so, the activities of these organiza-tions also appear to violate state and federal rules for deception in

advertising and anti-competitive activities.

The Chiropractic Stroke Awareness Group has chosen Connecticut as their primary battleground, but it could have happened in any state. A group of principled chiropractors recently launched an extensive public re-lations campaign to counter the negative messages about chi-ropractic that are being spread throughout the state of Con-necticut. But that may just not be enough. With publicity over this anti-chiropractic witch hunt go-ing nationwide, many chiroprac-tors are starting to think that it is time for the leaders of all of our state and national organizations, including our colleges, to take a

stand in defending and promot-ing the rights of the public we serve. This is an international issue, having already emerged in Canada, that may spread to the entire world, and every doctor of chiropractic needs to step up and participate on some level. Just being a member of a local and/or national organization is a step in the right direction for our pro-fession.

For more information, check out the Georgia Chiropractic Association’s website at www.gachiro.org, as well as your home state’s chiropractic organization.

Sources: Chiropractic Stroke Awareness Group at www.chiro-practicstroke.com; Connecticut Chiropractic Council at www.ctcouncil.com; International Chiropractors Association at www.chiropractic.org; Ameri-can Chiropractic Association, www.acatoday.com; Connecticut Chiropractic Association, www.ctchiro.com

During Winter 2010 quarter, Life University sent six student interns

across the globe to Zigong, China to participate in the internation-al clinic program. I consider my-self incredibly lucky to have been one of those six students. When-

ever anyone asks me about my time abroad, I find it difficult to condense so many amazing ex-periences and feelings into a few short sentences. Not only were we able to bring chiropractic to an under-served population, but we did so while immersed in a completely different culture. If you are seriously considering go-ing to China for Level III Clinic,

here are some things you might like to know.

The clinic is located in The People’s First Hospital of Zigong. It is a modest clinic with an open adjusting room, two physi-cal rooms, a file/break room, and a small office. The adjust-ing room is equipped with two Thuli tables that have four func-tional drops. With the excep-tion of the LC1000s and Radi-ology Request Forms, all of the paperwork is the same as in the C-HOP. The physicals are con-densed, or problem-focused, and much of what is done is up to the intern’s discretion. Do not be terribly concerned if you do not speak the language. Life Univer-sity has hired three full-time in-terpreters who are fun, friendly, and speak perfect English. They assist the interns both during clinic hours and outside of work. Two of the interpreters live in the same apartment complex that Life provides for the interns and are available to go shopping, out to eat, or wherever you might need to go. Another bonus worth mentioning is the hired cook who prepares lunches and din-

ners Monday through Saturday!Although the hospital’s radiol-

ogy department takes all of the x-rays, it is still possible to gather accessory credits. Patients will either bring in their own films, or you can order x-rays after per-forming the physical. Last quar-ter our patients, who ranged from ages 5 to 79, presented with a va-riety of conditions, providing the interns with real life experience in dealing with any type of pa-tient who may walk into a chiro-practic office. The interns choose the technique, patient schedule, and any appropriate adjuncts for their patients. As of April 2010, the new overseeing clinician is Dr. Eaton, formerly of the Stu-dent Campus C-HOP. The clinic is open Monday through Friday from 9am to 12pm and 3pm to 6pm.

I cannot write about my expe-rience in China without mention-ing the tremendous opportunities I had for traveling throughout Asia. Since we had a three week break before the beginning of the quarter, some of the interns va-cationed in Thailand and Hong

Kong be-fore getting to Zigong. There were also plenty of chances for week-end excur-sions while working at the clinic. We were able to see the world’s largest stone carved Buddha at Leshan, and we watched the sunrise over the clouds at the summit of Mt. Emei. On the way back to the United States, a few of the interns stopped in Beijing and Jakarta, Indonesia.

Overall, my quarter in China was one that I will never forget. Unless you plan on practicing abroad, an opportunity like this is really once-in-a-lifetime. I en-courage anyone who is consid-ering going to China to contact Caroline of the International Clinic Programs at caroline.anderson@life.edu, or you may email me personally at aczop@student.life.edu if you have any questions.

15May 2010 Opinions

By Andrea Czop DC Student

By Steve LandryDC Student

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16Living

Se p a r a t e from its role as a

university, Life is also an employ-er. Almost four hundred people are enrolled in its two insurance plans. In the last year, Life got a taste of what most of the rest of the nation is experiencing: a huge increase in the costs of health insurance for its own employees.

Historically, Georgia has maintained some of the lowest insurance costs in the nation. Re-cently however, they have been forced to play catch up which has caused a dramatic increase in insurance costs. Because the premiums have jumped so sud-denly, many companies can no longer foot the bill. This shrink-ing of the insurance pool has caused insurance purchasers to pay more out of pocket than ever before and has specifically forced Life to pass on more fi-nancial responsibilities to all of their employees. The rub is that all the money the school pays to insurance is really paying for a ‘sick care’ system, rather than a system based on wellness devel-opment, which goes against ev-erything we strive to achieve in our profession. It is in the midst of all this, that Life University has begun a pilot program that will aim at solving these finan-cial scruples with healthcare through a vitalistic and holistic approach to health.

The concept originally began over twenty years ago as the inkling of an idea in Dr. Rieke-man’s mind. His idea was to create a wellness portfolio that would document the good things a person did to maintain their health. This idea ‘sat on the shelf’ for many years, but with Life facing a potential 44% increase in health care insurance premi-ums last year, the idea literally came off the shelf and took a few wobbly steps into a fully moving plan.

Dr. Stephen Bolles, of the Office of Strategic Initiatives, equipped with intellectual tools from his experience in practice, school administration, integra-tive health care and commercial product development at United Health Care, was charged to de-velop a pilot program that might end up as a model for what we at Life believe is a real health care program: one that is based on chiropractic care and vitalistic

principles. A pilot group of fifty volunteers from Life’s insured employees and spouses began the program that is now in the first months of what will be a sever-al-year-long project. The project will gather information that will be used to answer the question as to whether it can truly replace ‘sick care’ insurance with ‘health care’ insurance.

How will the program work?The program will use a pro-

cess based on creating a person’s health ‘balance sheet’. A ques-tionnaire that addresses both positive and negative health practices leads users to a break-down of both “assets” and “deb-its” as well as highlighting the four ‘environmental conditions’ that underlie all lifestyle-related chronic disease: stress, pain, fa-tigue, and anxiety/depression.

Right now all insurance com-panies evaluate their customers in respect to their health ’risks’, or anything that will not con-tribute to your health, such as alcoholism, history of heart dis-ease, cigarette smoking, etc. The pilot program looks at the other side of the coin, meaning each individual is assessed for their “assets”, or the good things they do to enhance their health, like exercising, eating well and us-ing a health coach. This project called the “The Wellness Initia-tive” strives to encourage each

person to become a healthier, more well rounded individual by setting goals and keeping tabs on their progress. The program hopes that by focusing on a per-son’s “assets” it will show lower costs for its employers, resulting in a decrease in health insur-ance costs for employees, which will in turn drive individuals towards healthy choices. Pretty cool huh?

This all officially started in early April 2010 with 50 volun-teers from the Life University staff and their spouses. Every volunteer will go through a pro-cess that first assesses health ‘assets’ and ‘debits’ in each of the following six areas of lifestyle:

• Physical health, the broad category of exercise, nutrition and rest;

• Emotional health, the aspect of our health that has to do with our ‘emotional IQ,’ maturity and self-regulation;

• Social health, the aspect of our health that acknowledges the importance of relationships, connection, and meaning;

• Intellectual health, the as-pect of our health that reflects the importance of continually challenging our mind and our learning capacities;

• Spiritual health, the aspect of our health that reflects the deep need in most of us to feel some sense of connection, a sense of place, and a sense of relationship to forces outside and larger than ourselves; and

• Environmental health, the aspect of our health that ac-knowledges the importance of a positive and healthy relationship with the planet we live on, based on choices we make about con-sumption, activity, and waste

The results of these assess-

ments will be catalogued in a personal, confidential online health account that only can be accessed by the program mem-bers.

Next, they will have their blood drawn and enter the biometric data into their account.

Following that, they will each receive a chiropractic neurologi-cal and functional evaluation to assess the presence of sub-luxations and other barriers to health and wellness.

After being evaluated, each member will meet with a health coach to create a plan and orga-nize goals that will address the need for any condition-based or symptomatic care, organize care required for recovery, and then move into wellness devel-opment.

Finally, they will establish a social support network to help ensure success, and then track their progress, which will be completely reassessed after a year.

It is significant to note that there is an important focus on

chiropractic care in the program’s structure. This is not to exclude the need for medical care where it exists, but more focus will be on the advantage of chiropractic care as primary treatment.

What’s the ultimate vision?To create a program of health

care that economically encour-ages employers to tend toward vitalistic health principles and services that truly support health, instead of just trying to ‘control’ sickness. That’s where chiropractic and programs like Health and Life Coaching come in.

Will the program save mon-ey?

Only time—and data—will tell. Most insurance companies look at trends of health expenses that play out over several years. It will be up to Life to be able to dem-onstrate the value of its Wellness Portfolio approach as a way of saving money. As much pressure is on health insurers right now to keep prices lower than their com-petitors, Life is confident that its efforts will receive attention.

In the long run, Dr. Bolles foresees an arena where insur-ance companies will bid on pro-viding services for the pool of us-ers, thereby placing more control into the hands of the consumer, rather than the insurance com-pany.

What are YOUR health assets and debits?

Anyone can create a basic, free account to assess their own health status. Your information will be calculated visually as dashboard gauges, which demonstrate your levels of health in each of the six categories and your health chal-lenges in four other categories. As a student you may create your own account and take the on-line tests to score your health, keep in mind the account is only a sample and will automatically close itself after 30 days.

Visit www.life.edu/wellness to read more on the program.

For questions contact Dr. Ste-phen Bolles at the Office of Stra-tegic Initiatives (stephen.bolles@life.edu) or at 770.794.3042

Life’s Wellness InitiativeBy Jacqueline ManfreDC Student

Can Life truly replace ‘sick care’ insurance with ‘health care’ insurance.

Life got a taste of what most of the rest of the na-tion is experiencing: a huge increase in the costs of

health insurance for its own employees.

Thanks to Patrick Miller, the founding president of Seeds of Life Garden

Club, Life University now boasts two plots of land ready for plant-ing. The community garden plots A and B are both located within the beautiful, historic 19th Cen-tury Village. Plot A is small and will be reserved primarily for kitchen and medicinal herbs. Plot B is currently not in use, but is planned to contain various garden delights, like muscadine vines, fruit-bearing trees, and delicious vegetables. Prepara-tion of both plots is expected to begin this quarter.

Patrick, with the assistance of the Nutrition Club and other stu-dents and friends, has been work-ing to start the Seeds of Life Club for at least a quarter now. Work began during the Fall Quarter, when several students prepared

and planted Plot A with lettuce, kale, and herbs. This quarter, Seeds of Life became an officially recognized club on campus and is recruiting all students to come and get their hands dirty.

The Club held their first meet-ing at the end of the Winter Quarter, introducing their Club Advisor, Dr. Demetrius, Profes-sor of Nutrition, and the officers, including Patrick Miller, presi-dent, Noah Beaudry, vice presi-

dent, Anthony Miller, treasurer, and Helen Abbadi, secretary. The Seeds of Life Club has a lot of great ideas and opportunities for students who want to get to the “root” of the growing pro-

cess, from planting to eating. Our immediate goals are to complete Plots A and B, create rooftop gardens above the buildings, plant fruit-bearing trees around campus, go on field trips, and sponsor community education-al programs. To make this a vision a success, Seeds of Life is look-ing for hard-working students, volunteers,

and donations (tools, fertilizer, plants, and money). Members are required to pay a membership fee and be actively involved. All funds will go towards purchas-ing tools, soil, fertilizer, plants, wood and stone for raised beds,

as well as safe, organic pest con-trol products.

Years ago, Life offered an on-campus Farmer’s Market. Our ultimate vision is to restore it so that students will be able to pur-chase fresh, organic vegetables without running to the store. Ultimately, we would also like to offer the produce to the Socrates Café, and to host educational events for children as an activity for families and at home grow-ing. Through the club, we hope to not only inspire you to garden at home, but to take a walk over to the historic village, play in the dirt, and learn something about the growing process. Even if dig-ging in the dirt isn’t your thing, you can still help by donating egg crates , plants, seeds, tools, time, or money.

If you are interested or have questions, please e-mail Patrick Miller at pmiller1591@student.life.edu.

17May 2010 Living

By Julie ConantNutrition Club Vice President,Seeds of Life Club Member

Seeds Of Life Gardening Club

Wh e t h e r y o u ’ r e l o o k -

ing for a romantic place to have din-ner, a good deal on appetizers or an amazing margarita, Agave has something to satisfy every-one. Like most places in Atlanta, Agave is located in a remote lo-cation in a building that looks

abandoned. The inside however, is not so bleak. The dim lighting illuminates the sinister looking crosses hanging from the walls, and a fire gives the room a warm glow. The evening, I visited, it was bustling with people even at nine o’clock at night. The crowd varied from couples, to families with children, to singles min-gling at the bar.

Agave has been awarded hon-ors for being the best southwest-ern restaurant and having best margaritas in Atlanta by several publications, including Creative Loafing and Atlanta Cuisine. What makes their margaritas the best? It may be because they are all made with fresh lime juice. The waiter recommended the Corzo Perfecto, made with Corzo Super Premium Reposa-do, fresh lime, and agave nectar.

Paying $11.50 for a margarita may seem costly, but it was well worth it. If you prefer a fruitier margarita, the Fresh Fruit Man-go Margarita may be more your style. Made with fresh mango pulp, this drink will not disap-point your palate. With over 100 tequilas and 100 different wines on the menu, there is no short-age of drink options. Every night

from 5-7 pm, Agave offers two-for-one appetizers at the bar.

The food is delivered fresh daily and there are no microwaves or freezers on premise, so you can feel comfortable knowing that the food you are eating is fresh. The beef is hormone free and the guacamole is

homemade. . There is also a vegetarian menu available. A few of the appetizers in-clude spring rolls, calamari, and spicy tuna. The waiter suggested the Guajillo Mussels, but I opted for the Chile Seared Shrimp Tacos instead, which came with poblano cream sauce. For an entrée, I had the Chile Seared Jumbo Diver Sea Scal-lops, honey cider collard greens, and I substituted the grits for the southwestern macaroni and cheese. There were half a dozen

desserts to choose from, and I had the dark chocolate ganache torte. Everything on my plate was nothing short of amazing.

Agave is located in Historic Cabbagetown and open Sunday-Thursday from 5-10 pm and 5-11 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Reservations are recommended and can be made online. Bon ap-petit!

“a romantic place to have dinner, a good deal on appetizers or an amazing margarita”

“Agave has been awarded honors for being the best southwestern restaurant and having best margari-

tas in Atlanta”

The Best Margarita In Atlanta Is In Historic Cabbagetown

By Carley EdwardsDC Student

18May 2010Living

19May 2010 Living

Events Calendar Get Your Events on Next Issues Calendar - Contact Our Events Informant at calendar.vs@life.edu

wk MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

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Final Exams -1st 5wk UG

11Mother’s Day

Nutrition ClubTues. 11am in the Nutrition

Department Kitchen

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11-noon, B119

13Vital Source Open

Meeting, Noon-1, Left of Treehouse

St. Council, Noon-1 Treehouse, *Free lunch

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National Board Part IV Exam

16National Board Part IV Exam

Optimum Life Experience 8:30am – 9:30pm

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Let’s Talk Meeting with Admin. -all students welcome

12:00pm in Annex B Lobby

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11-noon, B119

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21Innate Enterprise

Leadership RetreatBlue Ridge, GA

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Leadership RetreatBlue Ridge, GA

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23Innate Enterprise Leadership

RetreatBlue Ridge, GA

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Meeting, Noon-1, Left of Treehouse

St. Council, Noon-1 Treehouse, *Free Lunch

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Life Village Retreat: Luxury And Convenience In One

Nearly six m o n t h s after its

grand opening, Life Village Re-treat, Life University’s new stu-dent housing, is alive with ac-tivity. With well over half of the rooms rented out, there is always something going on with the residents, be it guest speakers, retreats, sporting events, parties or Wii tournaments.

For students looking for a true undergrad college experience,

the two bedroom units are the optimal choice. These allow you to not only have a dorm and a roommate, like in most under-grad schools have, but with a bit of luxury, as well. These “dorm rooms” are fully furnished apartments, with stainless steel appliances, micro suede furni-ture, and a washer and dryer. For those, especially DC stu-dents, looking for luxury, conve-nience and a somewhat quieter place to study, the option of a one bedroom unit is available. This provides the student with the convenience of being close

to classes, the Library and the clinics, as well as the many clubs and chiropractic events that are held on campus. According to Austin Komarek, 7th quarter DC student, the Village Retreat is a “student’s paradise.” He states that this housing option is great “for those who want to be in-volved and immersed in chiro-practic, and value the academic process.” Being on campus puts him only minutes from guest speakers, chiropractic modules, clubs and seminars. For him, it’s all about convenience. He goes on to say, “Time is valuable” and since he is only three minutes from his classes, this is a big perk for him.

Joe Capri, 8th/9th quarter DC student, just moved into the Vil-lage Retreat at the beginning of this quarter. When asked about what sold him on the housing, he responded, “My apartment was a mold trap and I was (and still am) sick from it. This place (the Vil-lage Retreat) was built to “green” standards. Its price is compa-rable to my old place.” He con-tinued, “It allows me to go home and grab lunch without leaving campus or forcing me to go to a restaurant, and it will hopefully

save me a bunch of money on gas.” Capri also raves about the bathroom: “For the first time, I have a bathtub that is REALLY comfortable to recline in!”

Currently, the housing has approximately 200 of the 300 spaces leased out. Each unit comes with cable TV, including HBO, and internet access. Each occupant has an individual lease that is all-inclusive, meaning you pay one monthly payment and that covers your rent and your part of the utilities. This is a bo-nus for those who may not have the money to put out for deposits on all of their utilities. In most cases, you are also able to choose your room and roommate on-line!

Dr. Schneider, Executive Di-rector of Student Services, be-lieves that, the student housing will be at full capacity by Fall quarter. Fall quarters tend to bring in large numbers of new students, both DC and under-grad. To tour the facilities and find out more of how you can be part of this growing, energetic community on campus, visit the leasing office in the Village Re-treat and tell them Vital Source sent you!

By Kelly MilanoDC Student

For the first time, I have a bathtub that is REALLY comfortable to recline in!”- Joe Capri

This housing option is great for those who want to be involved and immersed in chiropractic.

- Austin Komarek

20 May 2010Living

Every busi-ness has an IT depart-

ment and for most of us, we hope that we’ll never have to meet them, because that would mean some-

thing has gone terribly wrong with our computer. But I had the chance to sit down with Thorn-ton Muir, Director of Informa-tion Technology and John Alti-kulac, Chief Information Officer for more positive reasons. These two gentlemen run the IT de-

partment here at Life University, managing the day to day issues and long term planning respec-tively. Their department is one of the smallest on campus with only 9 staff, many of whom put in long, irregular hours to keep us all connected. Altikulac ex-plained that he focuses his de-partment on 3 simple things – efficiency, speed, and service. Unfortunately, most of the issues that students tend to have never make their way to the IT depart-ment. About 98% of all work or-ders coming in to the department are from faculty and staff. When I mentioned that several students had expressed concerns about the campus computer kiosks not always functioning, both Muir and Altikulac were shocked hav-ing never heard about the issue first hand and immediately set to work on the problem. Here are a few other problems that have recently been (or are soon to be) fixed...

In March, student webmail seemed to come to a screech-ing halt and many students have been looking for an explanation. Unfortunately, that explanation would require a little more than a full honours degree in comput-er science. The short and sim-ple version is that the webmail

software used

here at Life is fairly old and for some mysterious reason the vir-tual PC that runs it slowed down to a crawl and began taking an hour to send a single e-mail and began to drag down the whole system around it. With more than 1000 e-mails coming in to the server each hour, there was a

traffic jam that would make the I-75 at rush hour narrowed down to 1 lane for 10 miles thanks to construction and a few car acci-dents seem like good traffic flow. As soon as the problem was dis-covered, the e-mail system was quickly transferred to another virtual PC, but it took time for it to process through the entire backup and get things back to normal. The timing might have seemed inconvenient, but wait-ing seemed like a much better option than not getting the e-mails at all. You might be won-dering “What does he mean by “virtual PC?”. Keep reading and you’ll find out...but not yet.

While the school was at one time running on the kind of wireless routers you might buy for your home, the IT depart-ment has been busy replacing them with much more hi-tech ones that can handle a heavier load. Right now you can walk from one side of campus to the other streaming your favourite tv show on Hulu without a glitch. Annex B is still a work in prog-

ress, but the IT staff are quickly working away to make sure that even the classrooms furthest from the new Socrates Cafe will be covered.

Tired of running all the way to the library just to print some-thing, only to have to stand in line? New printers are coming! Not just new ones, but more. The library will be updated and the number of printers increased to shorten wait times. At the same time printer/scanners will be go-ing into both Annex B and C. It gets better. In the future you’ll be able to send your documents straight to those printers from your own computer. That means you’ll be able to sit in class, fin-ish that paper your teacher wants, hit print, run to the near-est printer in your building and hand it in,all without feeling like you just ran a mile. But wait! You can go in the opposite direction too! Handouts you want digi-

tized (because I know you love mother nature) can be scanned and e-mailed back to your com-puter! Expect this update in the next 2-3 months!

Oh yeah, and Blackboard – there’s an app for that! Available right now for your iPhone and, if you’ve already got it, iPad!

All of these changes are trivial though when compared to the big one. “Not a lot gets me very excited in this work, but this next project does!” expressed Al-tikulac as he began to draw out the plans on his white board for

me. He was right – it is a dream come true for many computer nerds. Although we can’t see it, much of our technology here at Life is run on something called

a “virtual PC”. E-mail, Webadvi-sor, the Life website, Blackboard, etc. all exist on these ethereal computers. At the core of the IT department sit 3 Dell servers smaller than the casing of the computer I’m using to write this article. Their deceiving size hides their awesome power to run 30-40 virtual PCs at a time.

So what is a Virtual PC al-ready?! In the future, you will NOT have to replace your ex-

isting laptop or computer ever again. You will need 3 things – a screen, a keyboard/mouse, and a network connection. With these three things you can gain access to one of these virtual PCs and run a computer with quad core processing and a GB or two of

RAM regardless of how old or useless your current machine might be. Need to run Windows XP, Vista, 7? Take your pick. In a way, it’s like having a piece of the server at your finger tips without actually having to go near it.

If you are having trouble fol-lowing the technical benefits, there is an economic bonus as well. Right now it costs about $1500 every time the IT depart-ment needs to replace a comput-er. Not anymore. Now they can move a user over to a new virtual PC without them ever knowing and fix the one that’s not work-ing, which is essentially what was done with the student webmail in March, except for a fair bit more lag time. This means the quality

of processing power can go up without throwing out old com-puters to replace with new ones. This will drastically cut down on waste that would otherwise end up in a landfill. It also means a 50% reduction in energy usage for computers on campus. The energy savings for the school will be almost 415 000 lbs of carbon emissions – the equivalent of taking 35 cars off the road each year. Software that at one time had to be installed on each indi-vidual computer can be installed on the server, cutting back on the number of user licenses the school will need to buy when up-dating. Overall, the new system will amount to greater than $1 million of savings each year for the school.

This summer, the first test of the new system will take place in some of the Annex B computer labs. Depending on how things progress, it could be expanded to all available computer labs by fall quarter of this year. And then...Hello, virtual world.

The Future Is Virtually Here

In the future you’ll be able to send your documents straight to those printers from your own computer.

Oh yeah, and Blackboard – there’s an app for that!

You will need 3 things – a screen, a keyboard/mouse, and a network connection.

The energy savings for the school will be almost 415,000 lbs of carbon emissions – the equivalent

of taking 35 cars off the road each year.

By Justin SchaefferDC Student

In February, the Life Uni-versity Rugby

Club (LURC) trav-eled to Ft. Lauder-dale, Florida for the annual “Rug-gerfest” tournament. The team competed in the Men’s Club and Premiere divisions, along with several LURC alumni teams.

Ruggerfest is always a great weekend for LU Rugby, and this year was no exception. Life walked away with wins in two categories, including a win over Palmer (21-5), and received $2750 in prize money for their club. Ruggerfest also marks the start of the Super League sea-son for Life. The alumni brought home trophies in two divisions, creating great publicity for not only Life University, but also for chiropractic as a whole. When Dr. Dave Palmer started the rug-by program at Palmer in 1960, he believed it would be the vehi-cle that would take chiropractic to the world. Life University and the Rugby Club carry that same vision forward today.

During the competitions, how-ever, a tragic accident occurred. Rugby is known for its hard hit-ting action, which also means there is always the looming pos-sibility of a serious injury. This year, Mike Jones, a member of the Albany Knickerbockers Rug-by Club, suffered a severe hit dur-ing play that left him paralyzed from the neck down. The neu-

rosurgeon who originally treated Jones in Florida described the injury as a ‘Christopher Reeves type of injury.’ Jonesy, as he is called by his friends and team-mates, faces a long road of reha-bilitation and recovery.

An injury of this nature doesn’t just affect the player and his family, it affects the entire rugby community. ! In the end, with all that happens on the field,

your opponents in rugby are still your brothers. After the game, the players all share a drink to-gether and talk about the hits and scrums of the match. After the tragedy of this tournament, the Life University Rugby Club decided to donate their winnings to the trust fund that was set up for Jones. The rugby alumni also joined in, and the LURC donated a total of $15,000 to Mike and his family. Dan Payne, Director of Life Rugby, stated, “The spirit among the rugby community

is similar to what I have expe-rienced on this campus. When there’s a brother in need, we pull together and do what we can. Collectively, a lot of people have given a little and it starts to add up.”

Jones himself recognizes the severity of his accident, but is philosophical about it, noting that he was injured doing what

he loves best; playing rugby. An indomitable force “on the pitch” (on the rugby field), he is show-ing just as much strength and determination in his recovery ef-forts. According to his blog, he is breathing on his own without the help of a ventilator, but his life is a daily struggle and he still faces

many challenges. All of the Life University and rugby communi-ties continue to send prayers and well wishes to Jones and his wife Lisa, during the recovery process that lies ahead.

Donations being accepted at www.michaeljonestrust.org

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By Kelly MilanoDC Student

Rugby Community Pulls together To Support One Of Its Own

“When there’s a brother in need, we pull together and do what we can”

No one could have pre-dicted the events of this

years Ruggerfest

Mike “Jonesy” Jones

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Faces of LifeQuestion

Photos and Story: Carley Edwards and Jay Driscoll

What are you greatful for?

Jamila Walker, DC Student

“Life.”

Mike Moratto, DC Student

“I am grateful for a limitless power that flows through me, free of interference and the ability to

express my unconditional love.”

Andrea Esau, DC Student

“I am grateful for the incredible power of a specific adjustment.”

Emily Whynot, UG Student“Modesty is becoming popular! Less skin is in.

What’s up with the 80’s coming back? It’s kind of creepy... Paris Hilton’s sunglasses do not fit every-

one. If they make you look like a fly, take them off!”

Adam Wadel, DC Student“I am grateful for the life path that Sacred Mystery has blessed me with. All the mistakes I have made

and learned from, and the lessons I have yet to learn. My family, my friends, my health and my

dog.”

Rachel Stockwell, DC Student

“I’m grateful for every imperfect aspect of this perfect life.”

Elizabeth Obermeier, DC Student

“I am thankful for the opportunity to save lives.”

Jason Stewart UG Student with son Jason Jr.

“I am grateful for God, and my wife and boy. Without either my life would be incomplete.”

≈ Your Horoscope ≈23

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Pisces: Feb19 – Mar 20

Peace of mind and sensibility are key for you right now, Pisces. Keep your feet firm-

ly planted on the ground, and keep your emotions in check. Work thoroughly and

swiftly, but be careful not to make careless mistakes by being too brief, for they will

cost you. Your ability to process informa-tion and communicate is high right now;

take advantage of it by knocking some stuff off the checklist.

“Simplicity is the nature of great souls.”

Papa Ramadas

Aries: Mar 21 – Apr 19

The breezes of spring breathe new life into you, Aries, bringing with it an upbeat heart, striving towards

change and reaching your goals. Let your financial decisions be more re-

sponsible and your actions be simple, but confident.

“When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.”

Chinese proverb

Taurus: Apr 20 – May 20

It is almost as if you’ve been hiding in the shadows until now, dear Taurus. Life is beckoning to the leader inside

you, and you’re ready to show the world. As with any true mastery,

communication, precision, and clarity are the tools you are meant to har-

ness to find true honor.“Life is like a game of cards. The

hand that is dealt you repre-sents determinism; the way you

play is your own will.” Jawaharlal Nehru

Gemini: May 21 – Jun 20

Looks like the pollen is clouding your Spring time, dear Gemini. Your thoughts are more introspective now,

which may push others away and cause tension between yourself, your

goals and your environment. The challenge here is to learn to stay bal-

anced. Just keep swimming.“Life is like riding a bicycle. To

keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Albert Einstein

Cancer: Jun 21 – Jul 22

Life is throwing you some hefty re-sponsibilities this month, dear Cancer.

But don’t be discouraged, a spark of motivation still accelerates you. Just keep climbing the ladder. The main struggle you’ll face is between your

self-expression and your obligations to others. As in many of life’s trials,

balance is key.“Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts

with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them.” Thomas Kinkade

Leo: Jul 23 – Aug 22

As usual, Leo, this month enhances your image in the spotlight. You’ll be having great ideas and a great work ethic. Just remember that common sense is a golden tool and is a beau-tiful trait to cultivate. If you work on it, your professional goals and

success are sure to meet your good intentions. “Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they

ought to be done.” C.E. Stowe

Virgo: Aug 23 – Sep 22

April brings about a lot of change for you, Virgo. Plans you had are changing to accommodate your more long term goals. Travel and school plans are also experiencing some last minute changes. While old personal issues may resurface, you need only to let your inner strength guide your decisions to get through it all. “Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree, in the midst of

them all.” The Buddha

Libra: Sep 23 – Oct 22

If ever there was a person ready for the cleansing of the changing of the season, it’s you, Libra. Let the rebirth of the year serve you as you break unhealthy hab-its and take on greater responsibility in your life. Use your spark to renew your relationships and bring about change where necessary. “You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move be-yond your present circumstances

unless you change.” Les Brown

Scorpio: Oct 23 – Nov 21

New characters enter in this chapter of your life, Scorpio, providing beauti-ful new connections. You now have the peace of mind to restring your commit-ments to your dreams. Use this time to cultivate the true you that has been hid-ing behind indecision all winter. Keep in mind, though, that the beginning of one chapter is the end of another. Such is life. “Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Be-

gin it now.” John Wolfgang von Goethe

Sagittarius:Nov22–Dec21

It’s easy to get caught up in the rou-tine of everyday duties, let this ebb and flow act as a soothing ripple of waves to bring about new cleansing thoughts, and a development of your skills in efficiency and consistency. It is essential now to focus on improv-

ing your physical health and smoothing out new obligations.

“The drops of rain make a hole in the stone not by violence but

by oft falling.” Lucretius

Capricorn: Dec 22 –Jan 1

Looks like taking one step back to take two forward is your theme for Spring, dear Capricorn. Whether it was inefficiency or laziness, you’re

going to need to double back and iron out some wrinkles in your life before you can move forward. Finish those projects you left off, and do anything that supports self improvement and

eliminates bad habits. “You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomor-row where your thoughts take

you.” James Allen

Aquarius: Jan 20 –Feb18

Looks like the cosmos is hammer-ing your stress levels this past year, Aquarius. The main thing to remem-ber is there are lessons to be learned. In your relationships, learn to har-

ness your creativity to solve problems. In finances, you need to reevaluate how you relate to your possessions. And remember the main foundation is YOU, so keep your health in check.

“God does not take away tri-als or carry us over them, but

strengthens us through them.” Edward Pusey

Meditations for the Month of Aprilon Inspiration and Wisdom

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