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2 THE SEAHAWK/JANUARY 1 1, 2DD1 Surgeon General gives graduates a “Prescription for Life” UNCW News Bureau Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher addressed the summer and fall 2000 graduating class at Commencement Sat urday, Dec. 17. He told the 1,080 gradu ates that the greatest challenge they will face would be the challenge of change. Satcher gave each of the graduates a 4-by-6-inch card in red, white and blue containing his four-point prescription for healthy living: -Moderate physical activity - at least 5 days f>er week, 30 minutes a day. -Eat at least 5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day. -Avoid toxins - tobacco, illicit drugs, and abuse of alcohol. Dale L ock wood Courtesy of UNCW Dr. Satcher shared with the graduates his four- point prescrip tion for health living. -Responsible sexual behavior - abstinence where appropriate. In addition to encouraging graduates to take care of themselves, Satcher told them to find a faith or belief that will pro pel them into the future and give them the right attitude toward life. He also urged them to invest in people and treat every one with respect and dignity. Satcher invoked his father’s comments to him when he was boarding a bus to take him from the cotton fields of Alabama to Morehouse College. His father told him, “always treat everyone with respect and dignity regardless of what they own.” Satcher said that as America becomes more diverse, this will be one of the great est challenges the graduates will face. UNC system President Molly Corbett Broad also addressed the graduates, fo cusing on North Carolinians’ pride in their university. “They hold that education is the key to a better life,” Broad said, explaining to the audience that public higher education was bom in this state 200 years ago. “That pride in education is deeply ingrained in what defines North Carolina - a bedrock belief in the transforming power of edu cation.” Broad reminded the graduates of their birthright, “the opportunity to pursue higher education at an affordable price, a Arrested? Injured? We Cam Help You! f r - I THOMAS C.G001SBY, MBA, JD Tnat Attofneif, f*rofeS5or of Law & fswet CoiiW^ NC Cnme CaranesiK! DWI/Alcohoi Charges Drug Vioutions Traffic Offenses Automobile Accidents Reduced Fees For Students. No Cost Initial Consultation. Do not allow a legal problem TODAY to threaten your potential career TOMORROW! CURRiN LAW FIRM f>RO:ESS40NAL UMITED UA8H.1TV COMPANY 620 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON ADDITIONAL OFFICES IN RALEIGH CALL US ANYTIME AT i 763-33391 www.curriniaw.com Dale Lockivood Courtesy of UNCW Over 1,000 students graduated on Dec. 17 at Trask Coliseum. birthright that has enabled the sons and daughters of farmhands and millhands to become doctors and business leaders and even university presidents.” Commencement was for approxi mately 770 students earning bachelor’s degrees at the conclusion of the fall se mester, approximately 210 students who earned bachelor’s degrees during the sum mer, and approximately 100 master's de gree candidates. Satcher was sworn in as the nation’s 16"’ surgeon general in February 1998. He is only the second person in history to si multaneously hold the positions of sur geon general and assistant secretary of health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Satcher served as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and administra tor of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry from 1993 to 1998. A graduate of Morehouse College, Satcher earned his M.D. and Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve in 1970. He did residency/fellowship training at Strong Memorial Hospital, the University of Rochester, UCLA and King-Drew Medi cal Center. Satcher has received almost two dozen honorary degrees and numer ous distinguished awards, including the New York Academy of Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award. Four Points- H O T E 1, S Sheraton 1-800-833-4721 / 910-392-1101 5032 Market Street Wilm, NC 28405 August 24,2000 - March 31,2001 $59,00 + tax •Centrally located between Hi.storic Downtown and Wrigbtsville Beach •Indoor Heated Pool and Spa •Complimentarv Continental Breakfast Mon.- Fri. 6:30A.M.-11:00 A.M. •2 Miles from UNCW CiimpiLs (JREEK Cooper.itIve Foo4 Mai-lcet QEEM.S.EVENPAYSAWEEK MONDAY-FRIPAY 9 AM - 8 PM .SATURDAY 9 AM - 6 PM SUNPAY 1 PM-6 PM 4406 WMghhviile A\ c. at the corner of Kerr A\*e. Wtlrriington, NC 2840? ('/IO)799-2667 fax (910)792-9295 emjil tckoop®i«3c rwt A NATt'M,t. FOOI'^ GRiXIER-Y PfllMCATrP TO PROVIPING THOUGH IFULLY PR.OPI./CEP. ENVI(i,ONMF.NTAl.l Y SOUNP fOOP5ANT'PROPUCTS Put Our 40+Years of Experience to Work for You
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