St. Michael's graduate paralyzed: Jamila Headley hospitalized with debilitating condition

2006 St. Michael’s graduate and Rhodes Scholar Jamila Headley was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados after losing feeling in her legs Tuesday, Feb. 27. She is paralyzed from the waist down.

Headley has been paralyzed for nearly a week.

Doctors have located swelling in Headley’s spine and are running tests to determine if this is the cause of her paralysis, said senior Leah Jeffries, a close friend of Headley.

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Field hockey team recognized with National Academic Team award

Eleven members of the St. Michael’s field hockey team were named to the 2006 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFCHA) Division II National Academic Squad. Each of the honorees earned a minimum cumulative 3.30 GPA first semester.

The 2006 Division II National Academic Squad has 159 members. Last year, St. Michael’s had 11 chosen to the Academic Squad as well. There were nine in 2004, and eight in 2003. more...