February 4, 2011

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JASON LINK/ THE GRAND VIEWSPheng Yang, biology senior, looks over dissection material in lab while other students work on cadavers at the end of the evening gross anatomy class.

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Syfy network’s “Being Human” has potential to be as big a hit as the BBC version.

The main characters consist of a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost all living together. Aidan is a vampire working as a nurse in a hospital with his friend, Josh, a werewolf. through-out the show, they’re trying to fit into society. They get an apartment together, which has a ghost named

sent out for research and educational purposes.

Grand View offers one section to students with four cadavers for them to work with. The cadavers are stored at room tem-perature in Elings Hall.

C a m b y said, “Each one is differ-ent, so you start to dis-cover a lot of anatomi-cal varia-tion. A lot of people live their entire lives with-out knowing they have this anatomi-cal variation. So, most f r equen t ly when you’re dissecting you’re the first ob-server of that and it’s excit-ing.”

The opening lecture of each class examines the intri-cate workings of that particu-lar section then moves into the lab.

Camby uses “anatomical

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landmarks” to guide his stu-dents through the body.

“They are critical to know-ing where you’re at in the body and what a structure is,” Camby said. “So, when you go from one to another you need to understand the topography, those relationships, just like if you’re traveling from point A

to point B.”Brandon

Gates gradu-ated from Grand View in the spring of 2010, and is now taking the class while he applies for medi-cal schools. Gates said he appreciates the teach-ing style of Camby.

G a t e s said, “[He] is focused on student

learning for the long term, not short.”

Camby uses a variety of materials, from power points to anatomic models, to instruct students during the lecture. Af-ter the lecture, students move into the lab where they split into groups and work with one

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of four cadavers. The students are guided by texts left in the classroom as Camby walks around answering questions.

Nadia Bowmer, biology senior, said she has been look-ing forward to the class since she was five. Bowmer said most students are fine with the dissections.

“One girl was OK with everything except one compo-nent,” Bowmer said. “A cer-

tain look of some fat was just unsettling.”

Bowmer said she must be cautious when bringing her studies home. “My sister does not want to know anything about it at all. I kind of have to hide my textbooks.”

Camby said most students are fine with the work, but has had some more hesitant than others. He will work with a student to ease them into the

lab, but says many retain their hesitations.

“They may feel it’s a frus-trating experience to remove skin, fat and so on; for what-ever reason they didn’t find it to be enjoyable,” Camby said.

After the semester is complete, the cadavers are returned to the University of Iowa, along with all the re-moved material.

“We’re very grateful for everything these people do,” Gates said. “It will help in saving people’s lives and all around health care, improving the quality of life.”

The cadavers are cremated and held for a once a year ser-vice open to everyone. Donor families, students, and faculty gather to pay their last re-spects.

Camby started a humani-ties project at Des Moines University, and recently took it to Grand View.

Former gross anatomy students at Grand View reflect on the gift and how the donor contributed to their education.

“It can be through a journal style of reflective narrations to memorialize their experiences and how their experiences can change over time,” Camby said. “Though, students may use other mediums to reflect on the experience.”

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Sally living in it. The first episode shows how the

characters deal with life as supernat-ural beings while living normal lives. The show also has real life situa-tions. The characters deal with ethi-cal problems, trust, family and grief.

The show also has some comedy. One of the funniest parts of the show is when Aidan and Josh move in and meet Sally. Sally isn’t used to people being able to see her, so the fact that Aidan and Josh can, surprises Sally.

Sally says, “I am god. I am ev-

erywhere. I’d drive all night just to get back home.”

Aidan responds, “Are you trying to scare us with Bon Jovi?”

As a nurse, Aidan is around blood most of the time. He must deal with his bloodlust while working at the hospital. Aidan tries to feed only on blood from the blood banks. This is one of the ethical decisions he must face. The first episode is mostly about Aidan and his struggle.

Josh struggles with being a were-wolf. He would like to be left alone, but Sally wants to talk all the time. I think the two of them will butt heads often and make for some entertain-ment.

The second episode deals with

Josh and his struggles as a werewolf, while Sally confronts some of her problems with being a ghost.

The U.S. and the BBC versions are somewhat different, not just with the notable name changes, but the personalities. Aidan isn’t as happy as his BBC version is, but the in-teractions between Josh and Sally are very similar to the BBC version. Sally tends to annoy Josh in the BBC version, as well. However, the two of them get along and add to the com-edy of the show.

If “Being Human” continues as it is, I think Syfy has made a good choice in adding the series.

“Being Human” airs at 8 p.m. Monday nights.

“We’re very grateful for

everything these people do. It will

help in saving people’s lives and all around

health care, improving the quality of life.”

Craig CambyLecturer of biology