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Periodicals postage paid at Richmond, IN and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Please send address changes to Palladium Item, Customer Service, P.O. Box 1387, Fort Smith, AR 72902. versity President Mitch Daniels said he envisioned PUI as an extension of the West Lafayette campus, which would West Lafayette students an op- portunity to study in Indianapolis for a year or two. state and its largest city require a world-class, high-technology re- search presence of the quality Purdue Daniels said in a press re- lease at the time.
But that satellite relationship creat- ed an issue; to employ West Lafayette faculty at the Indianapolis campus, Purdue would need to make room. simply consider us their Shortly after the split was an- nounced, Purdue asked faculty mem- bers in computer science de- partment and School of Engineering and Technology to submit their curric- ula vitaes in order to determine their placements at PUI. When they received their of- fers, however, many faculty members were surprised to learn not been the same positions they had working at IUPUI. Instead, several ten- ured faculty members were ap- pointments with a position that maintained their rank and pay, but not their role within their departments. University tenured facul- ty were to report to a academic created for PUI David Umulis, senior vice provost of Purdue University Indianapolis, said university tenure appointments hon- ored the existing positions of IUPUI faculty while allowing West Lafayette faculty to integrate into PUI.
just a process for combining the two structures and meeting our obliga- tions to the faculty that are in the tran- Umulis said. making sure that they have an environment where they can grow and thrive on moving forward, and at the same time, preserving and utilizing the normal West Lafayette faculty But to some at IUPUI, the seemed like a demotion. Andy Harris, a former IUPUI com- puter science professor who now teaches at Ball State University, said since appointments lack a departmental home, the presented a challenge to their ability to continue research. Harris himself was not on a tenure track at IUPUI, but heard from several faculty members who said they were disappointed in their from Purdue. you have a department home, in reality, never going to complete research, and your career was Harris said.
that was rejected as a ridiculous by pretty much Brandon Sorge, an associate profes- sor at the School of Engineering and Technology, said even if faculty were able to continue research with their ap- pointments, the university tenure title was perceived as a lesser title. has now created a two- tiered system of Sorge said. putting us in the university tenure, it allows us to teach and continue to do our research, but it still puts us in a lesser state than the rest of the faculty who are part of Purdue West La- As a result of these and the time taken to receive them (Harris said he waited for months to receive an from Purdue, and had already received an at Ball State by the time he got an interview), many faculty left IUPUI. Some took up positions at Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, while others, like Harris, left Indianapolis altogether. simply consider us their faculty, and I can understand Harris said.
also created complications for IUPUI students caught in the mid- dle of the transition. Computer science students in the Daniel Johnson was in freshman ori- entation at IUPUI when he got the news. teacher of our class just sort of mentioned it that it was in the works to Johnson said. totally threw us Now a sophom*ore in com- puter science department, Johnson says the loss of faculty has made it dif- for computer science students to pursue research opportunities and classes to complete their degree pro- grams. feel bad for my adviser, because been receiving a lot of anger from people not at John- son said.
think have a ripple ef- fect in the Harris says since leaving IUPUI for Ball State, heard from several for- mer students who are having their degree programs, espe- cially for the junior and senior-level classes. is what hearing from my students, like, class, having to to get the required Harris said. taking phone calls from them saying, take any classes. I my degree, and Purdue answer my Johnson says even though Purdue has been working to faculty to teach the classes the computer science major requires, he thinks the faculty absences caused by university tenure will make it more for students in his class to develop re- lationships with professors and pursue long-term research opportunities. the faculty will be new, so they might not have as much connections to the city of Indianapolis and the re- search going on here Johnson said.
be harder if I stay at With only a few months before IU- PUI formally severs into two universi- ties in July, Johnson says still de- ciding whether he will remain at PUI or move into Luddy School. But transferring, too, could cause a litany of complications, from scholarship eligibility to remaining on track to graduate. Sorge says IUPUI has a long legacy of opening up educational opportuni- ties to non-traditional college students, like those pursuing degrees part-time and those who a traditional four-year institution. As IUPUI transi- tions into two universities, Sorge says he hopes Purdue is able to maintain that emphasis on accessibility. all of our students look the same as a West Lafayette Sorge said.
lot of them are working a full time job while classes, so we may not have as many people doing a four year un- dergraduate it may take them or six Johnson says as the transition is nalized in the coming months, he hopes for more transparency and an- swers from Purdue. think they need to be more vocal with the student body once they have answers, because a lot of questions are still in the Johnson said. I think Purdue is slowly out their Reach Brian Rosenzweig at bri- Split Continued from Page 1A When Ozempic and pregnancy symptoms collide Amanda Brierley, 42, started taking semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, last year to treat her insulin resistance caused by polycystic ovary syndrome. Within a month, her men- strual period returned after several years of dysregulation. Nine months later, Brierley learned she was pregnant, which was shocking news considering doctors told her she be able to conceive on her own following her last high-risk pregnancy over two decades ago.
Medications like Ozempic, Mounja- ro, Wegovy and Zepbound appear to boost fertility because the weight loss they induce corrects hormonal imbal- ances caused by obesity and metabolic disorders. Some of them may also re- duce the of birth control pills. Brierley stopped taking semaglutide right away, per recommendations based on animal studies that found it could cause miscarriage and birth defects if taken while pregnant. A week later, she was possessed with an insatiable hun- ger. was a human garbage can.
And I want sweets or anything. I want- ed real food, like meats, cheese and oth- er rich protein, which was completely from my pregnancy. I was like a caveman. I stop. It was she said.
Brierley gained 20 pounds during her trimester. By the time she gave birth, she had put on 65 pounds. While pregnant with her older son, Brierley gained 19 pounds total. Deb Oliviara, 32, said she also experi- enced extreme hunger and weight gain after stopping Ozempic when she learned of her unexpected pregnancy. was very clear that it just from the pregnancy because been pregnant six times, so this is not new to Oliviara said.
understand how that normally feels, but it was an insa- tiable hunger that I have never felt in my She gained 20 pounds in just two months despite continuing a healthy diet and lifestyle. Oliviara said the rapid weight gain her mentally be- cause of how physically uncomfortable she became. Her symptoms calmed down after about three months. going on? Most women gain anywhere be- tween 25 and 35 pounds throughout their pregnancy, according to the Na- tional Institutes of Health. How much depends on the body mass in- dex before they get pregnant, as well as certain health conditions that may make pregnancy weight gain more or less likely, said Dr.
Allison Rodgers, an OB-GYN and reproductive endocrinolo- gist at Fertility Centers of Illinois. Stopping weight loss medications is known to cause intense hunger pangs, weight gain and blood sugar swings, all of which can be mitigated by slowly weaning the drugs with a guidance. Rodgers said no studies to date have analyzed how this withdrawal interferes with pregnancy symptoms, and vice versa. weight loss medications sup- press some pregnancy symptoms that then return more intensely when a per- son gets of them? Or does pregnancy worsen withdrawal Rodg- ers said. really hard to tease Dr.
Sahar Takkouche, a bariatrician and associate professor of medicine with the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, said that quitting weight loss drugs disrupts the systems in the body responsible for blood glucose and appe- tite control. So possible that quitting these drugs cold turkey, as opposed to weaning, plus pregnancy, may be inten- sifying the symptoms that both experi- ences share. women, in particular, may experience these symptoms more in- tensely due to hormonal changes that occur with pregnancy and blood sugar Takkouche said. I rec- ommend a gradual taper of these medications, when clinically Cautions for people with diabetes In some scenarios, rapid weight gain during pregnancy could introduce health risks to mother and baby, Rodg- ers said: want to not listen to your body, but you want to over- consume Developing gestational diabetes, for example, can increase risks of high blood pressure and having a large baby that needs to be delivered by cesarean section, which has more complications like blood clots and infections, the Cen- ters for Disease Control and Prevention says. Gestational diabetes also puts ba- bies at higher risk of preterm birth, low blood sugar and developing Type 2 dia- betes later in life.
especially important for people who are taking drugs like Ozempic to treat their existing diabetes to ensure they keep their condition under control after quitting the drug when they learn pregnant, Rodgers said. If blood sugar levels are too high, particularly during the 10 weeks of pregnancy, babies face increased risks of birth de- fects. of whether you just stopped Ozempic, important to take care of yourself while pregnant make sure you get proper nutrition and have too little or too much weight Rodgers said. Clash Continued from Page 1A COVID, we saw a in- crease in anxiety and depression among our population, but we saw a in- crease among young she said. is the second leading cause of death among young people (in the state) and they are the future of Indiana.
governor, if we ever our- selves in this position like we did before, there will be no mask mandates or lock- downs because of what done to all of us, particularly to our young people, and I will work to ensure that health care is accessible and so that Hoosiers can get the help that they Mental health is a personal topic for Crouch, whose mother, brother, sister and daughter have all struggled with mental illness and addiction. inherit she said. often ask myself, how did my brother who was two years older than me get the gene that made him an alcoholic and killed him? How did my sister 18 months younger than me get the gene and end- ed up dying by suicide, and I We pick our genes, but we need to give help to people who While she grew up in Evansville and lives in Indianapolis, Crouch said she understands the importance of the whole state, including East Central In- diana. Crouch has made several trips to Richmond the past few years for ent reasons, including after the My Way Trading Warehouse Seara funeral, the Mary F. Thomas Bridge dedication and visits with the Wayne County Area Chamber of Com- merce.
not just coming here on election Crouch said. been here for the past 10 years, investing in this com- munity, investing in this county, invest- ing in this area. As governor, I will take Richmond, Hagerstown, Centerville and all of Wayne County to the next lev- el and they will realize their full poten- Evan Weaver is a news and sports re- porter at The Palladium-Item. Contact him on or email at Richmond Continued from Page 1A.
