HUGE DONATION TO CLINIC WILL HELP PSYCH PATIENTS
The Dancia Hope Clinic received an unprecedented gift this week from an anonymous donor, who gave the clinic the incredibly generous sum of one million dollars with no strings attached.
Volunteers were pleasantly baffled.
The clinic plans to use the donation to create an endowment toward subsidizing psychiatric prescription medication for young adults with low income, an area not addressed by existing government-run health programs like Medicaid.
To qualify for this program, individuals must be between 18 and 34 years of age, with an income no more than 30% of New York’s current minimum wage. Further restrictions are under discussion.
In an interview with the Dirge, the clinic’s director clarified the situation.
“Ideally, we would want to make this program available to everyone, but if we did that, we’d run out of money before the end of the week. Instead, we decided to focus on young adults as they are the most likely to be without health insurance and unable to afford the high prices of prescription medicine. Psychiatric medicine was ultimately chosen as one of the most necessary medications to aid people in becoming productive members of the workforce. How many young adults are unable to find stable work only because they suffer from issues beyond their control? Medicaid and other governmental programs will aid the physically disabled, but don’t provide for the mentally disabled.”
“Their care now falls to us.”
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STUDENT ARREST FOR MARIJUANA BRINGS UP MORE ESKOLA ISSUES
By Whit Brokehouse
When NYU student Jack Li was pulled over for a broken taillight and the officer noticed marijuana, it led as usual to a search of his car.
Li was arrested for possession of illegal drugs when 2 duffels full of illegal substances were found in his trunk. Though it is most likely that the duffel bags were full of marijuana, it was not specified at the time.
Li's arrest, release on bail, and transfer to his New Jersey home to await his trial has sparked up more controversy in light of the recent Eskola drug spike and attempted regulation and illegalization of the substance.
Random interviews were conducted: from an acquaintance who knew him from the archery club said that "he was a nice guy but he was always troubled, guess he fell into the wrong crowd or something", a mathematics professor who was teaching him noted that he was "such a smart kid, he didn't seem like the kind to be into drugs", and an unrelated comment was made about how illegal drug regulations are terrible and Eskola shouldn't fall under the same categorization.
Eskola seems to be on everyone's mind lately: the question remains as to what will be done about it.
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NASA TO BOMB THE MOON FOR WATER
NASA is launching a dramatic mission to bomb the moon.
The LCROSS (Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite) mission will send a missile traveling at twice the speed of a bullet to blast a hole in the lunar surface near the moon's South pole.
Scientists expect the impact of the Centaur rocket to be powerful enough to eject a huge plume of debris from the moon. The moon dust should even be large enough to be seen from earth through telescopes 10-to-12 inches and larger, says NASA.
So what's our beef with the moon?
The bombing isn't an act of hostility: it's all part of our search for water in space.
The missile will impact the lunar surface at crater Cabeus A. The crater is located on the moon's South pole, an area in which scientists estimate there may be billions of tons of trapped ice.
Scientists intend to examine the debris from the blast for traces of water ice or vapor.
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BROOKLYN DRIVER WAS PROBABLY DUI
A Friday night joyride went horribly awry last month as Betty Lou Sampson, a Queens native and NYU sophomore, crashed her car into a building near Brooklyn’s old Navy shipyard.
Miss Sampson suffered a concussion and several minor bruises, though she was otherwise unharmed. She seemed to have little recollection of the crash.
Half-empty bottles of vodka were found in the debris and the car was totaled. It is suspected that Miss Sampson was driving under the influence and may face charges.
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BOY WHO CRIES TEARS OF BLOOD
Do not upset U.S. teenager Calvino Inman too much - or he may see red. Doctors have been left baffled by the 15-year-old Tennessee teenager, who cries tears of blood.
They come three times a day, often without warning, and can last for up to an hour - leading some classmates to fear he is possessed.
Calvino and his mother have now appeared on national TV news programmes in the hope that exposure will bring an explanation to the stigmata-like medical mystery.
He said, “Sometimes, I can feel it coming up, like a tear. I feel my eyes watering.
“Sometimes, it will burn as it comes out.”
Pictures and video show red teardrops rolling down his cheeks and leaving a bloody trail as his eyes brim with more blood.
Calvino added, “I've been called possessed by almost all of my friends.
“I guess I'm used to it now. At first, it kind of hurt my feelings.”
The first time the tears came, Calvino's terrified mother Tammy called emergency services.
She said, “The scariest thing in my life is when he looked at me and said: ‘Mum, am I going to die?’
“That right there broke my heart.”
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(OOC Source: The Daily Mail)
Horoscopes
ARIES (March 21 - April 19): You’d better get used to waking up alone.
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): You really should have seen that coming. Duck faster next time.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): She knows. Get out now, while you still can.
CANCER (June 21 - July 22): Do you kiss your mother with that mouth? Watch your language.
LEO (July 23 - Aug 22): It’s over. I’m not sorry. You shouldn’t be either.
VIRGO (Aug 23 - Sept 23): The planets say your luck has run out. Watch your back.
LIBRA (Sept 23 - Oct 22): You know, if you asked her, she’d probably say yes. Go for it.
SCORPIO (Oct 23 - Nov 21): It’s only legal until you get caught. Then you’re screwed.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 - Dec 21): If you’re going to be that disrespectful, at least be tactful about it, you little punk.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22 - Jan 19): Look for patterns in the chaos this week. There is a message waiting for you.
AQUARIUS (Jan 20 - Feb 18): Try shutting your mouth for a few minutes and opening your ears instead.
PISCES (Feb 19 - March 20): You’ll never get his approval, no matter how enthusiastically you lick his boots.
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