Today started out at 7:50 with a phone call about a student needing to go to the clinic for hives. Of course I was still on med pager until 10AM so I had to drive her and Steven to the clinic. By the time I got back, I had to help Rachel with an injured student on campus. (He broke his tibia and fibula during the Staff vs. Student UF tournament and just returned to campus yesterday.) He needed help wheeling to the bathroom because the wheelchair he has right now doesn't have leg rests and he had to focus on holding his leg up. I then had to sit outside of the bathroom while he showered just in case he fell and needed help. Luckily, he made it through. After his shower, I took him to breakfast with Tim and another RC, Garphil. The student couldn't get a tray so I had to get his breakfast for him. We finished up and then headed back to Myers.
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| Lunch |
I took a break and watched It's Always Sunny and then headed to lunch with the student, Diamond, and Terrance. Unfortunately, Diamond was called to go to the clinic so she couldn't eat with us. I again had to help the student by getting his lunch for him and then I was able to get my lunch. I grabbed a roast beef sandwich with cheddar cheese and onions on wheat bread. It was amazing.
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| Calf suckling on my finger |
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| Kitty at the dairy farm |
After lunch, I drove the Vet Med class to the dairy teaching farm about 20 minutes away from campus. It is owned by UGA and students work there to milk the cows.
We started out by the calves and learned that they are weaned from their mothers at 6 weeks. They live separately to avoid diseases and then once they are a bit older, they are placed back together until they are about 725 pounds and about 16 months old.
Once they are the right weight and age, they are artificially inseminated and then have a 9 month gestation period. During this time, the cows are used to produce milk up until the 7th month in their gestation and then they have a 2 month break. After the calf is born, the mother has 60 days to recover before the cycle starts over. Apparently, most of the cows only last for 3 cycles and then are 'burnt out'. It's sad to think about because then they are sold for meat. =(
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| Adorable cow |
After the tour of the dairy farm, we were able to see the cows get milked. One of the students was hit with the milking mechanism and another was hit by cow shit. It was pretty hilarious. The girls both took the issues like champs so it was alright to laugh.
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| Milking area |
When we got back to campus, Steven and I had to screen TIPsync performances for Sunday. Only 3 groups showed up so we will have a bunch of acts to screen tomorrow.
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| Eclair cake |
At 4:45, I took my RC group and Desiree's RC group to dinner. I helped one of her students get her food because she is on crutches. Around 5:15, I was able to grab my own food. I grabbed chicken and mashed potatoes. Sadly, the chicken was gross. O-House redeemed itself with its eclair cake, though. After dinner, a few RCs and I took group pictures as Disney princesses since it was Disney day for Spirit week.
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| Belle, princess, Sleeping Beauty, Meg, and Diamond |
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| Disney Day |
At 7, Steven and I ran trivia. The students really enjoyed it and it took a long time to get through so we were able to use up the full 2 hours.
I had a meeting at 10 with my RC group and Desiree's RC group as well.
At 11, I started night duty with Tim C. Gianna, Steven, Garphil, and Noah all sat out here with us along with TAs Zach, Jake, and Allison. We laughed for a while, talking about how smart the kids are here since 2 students went to the ER tonight right before night duty. We may be at genius camp, but these kids are not the brightest or most agile....
Tomorrow is the dance. It's Hunger Games themed and will be AWESOME. It will be another long day, though, since I am on night duty again.
Until next time,
A
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