Did you know the Parkside campus has a skeleton on reserve? The skeleton initially lived at the Lonas campus but made its way over to Parkside where it will have its eternal rest. Jokes aside, the skeleton moved campuses because a work study student, who worked at both locations, thought the skeleton would be better suited for Parkside, as the physical therapy programs are there. Around 2019, the PTA and pre-nursing courses moved from Lonas to Parkside, which is why the skeleton also made the move.
For more history behind the skeleton, there are actually two, and they belonged to Gary Cooper, who is currently the co-Department Chair for Health Science. He kept them in the library for several years for student use and study, but they could only be used in the library. Once the skeleton made its way over to Parkside, it was cataloged and put on reserve for students to use in the library. The other skeleton, the one not on reserve in the library, made its way back to a lab classroom at Lonas as Cooper thought it might get more use in the lab.
Check out the skeleton if you are studying human anatomy! The skeleton contains 23 plastic human bone facsimiles, including a skull with removable teeth, a complete left foot, a true and false rib, and much more. The skeleton is not all connected, rather it has six parts and while they might not feel like real bone, they are very detailed and closely resemble the real thing.
The skeleton might be in pieces, but I think it still looks pretty happy. Currently, the skeleton does not have a name, so look out for a future opportunity to name it!
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