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2A - Thursday, September 24, 2009
MONDAY: TUESDAY:
In Other Ivory Towers Off the Beaten Path
NO MONKEYING AROUND
WEDNESDAY:
Campus Clubs
FRIDAY:
Photos of the Week
The flu epidemic of 1918
The economy-sized
bottles of haod saoitizer
that have been spotted
aroood campos in receot
weeks have tome to serve
as a warning sigo. The
HiNt viros, more affec-
tionately referred to as
swine flu, is sweepingcthe
nation, causing panic in
some students.
What students may
not know is that they
ace not the first crop of
scholars at the Univer-
sity to face an epidemic.
Though it lacked an
adorable farm animal
nickname, the influen-
za Pandemic of 19111 was
also a serious health
concern on campus.
An article printed in
the Daily on Oct. 25, 1918
reported that "the best
day experienced so far by
the medical authorities
in combatingcthe epidem-
ic" on campus was one in
which only a single death
occurred.
To accommodate the
vast numbers of infected
Anon Arbor residents,
the University Hospital
transformed upward of
five of its floors into influ-
coza wards and suspend-
ed all surgical operations
unless they were classi-
fied as emergencies.
In preparation for
an overflow finns the
already reconfigured
wards, the hospital urged
non-flu patients on the
road to recovery to con-
sider whether "they were
well enough to permit
their being discharged,"
so that additional wards
could accommodate
influenza patients.
Like the numerous
c-mails students have
received this year, the
University inl1918warned
the people of Ann Arbor
"not to let up in taking
precautions" and that
"cond itions would not get
back to where they were
unless people continued
to be careful."
While the University
Health Service has asked
students who think they
have the swine flu to stay
away from the health
service building this year
-to prevent the disease
from spreading further
-student cases in 1918
were brought directly
to the hospital for treat-
ment.
According to the Cen-
ters for Disease Control
and Prevention web-
site, "almost all cases of
influenza A, have been
caused by descendants of
the 1918 virus, including
HtNl viruses ... making
the 1918 virus the -moth-
er' of all pandemics."
So it seems as though
the current student pop-
ulation has the alumni of
1918 to thank for the state
of campus health today.
-ALLIE WHITE
Ryan Haling, as animal rights activist, attracts attention in the
Diag yesterday to advertise a forain that will take place tonght
at 7 p.m. is Auditorium Blot Angell Hall.
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CRIME NOTES
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Parking gate Steamy situation Lunchtime
arm stolen injures plumber performances
WHIERE: Palmer Drive Park- WHERE: South Quad WHAT: Students can enjosy
ing Structure WHEN: Tuesday at about noon the suunds of University snt
WHEN: Tuesday between 7 WHAT: A plumber working dent mtusicians wnhile they ea
p.m. and 11:30 p.m. in the kitchen was hit in the lunch,
WHAT: The parking gate arm eyes and face with steam, WHO: University Unisos As
on the staff side of the park- University Police reported. & P'rograms
ing structure was reported The staff member was taken WHEN: Today frosm it am.
nmissing and will cost about to the hospital for treatment. cost P.M.
$100 to replace, University WHERE: Michigan Leagute,
Police reported. Hospital staffer Ujndergrounnd
Loafer removed harassed Symposiom on
its
CORRECTIONS
. A snotty in yesterday's cdi-
tiosn of The Michigan Daily,
"Prof's stem cell trial gets
FDAs OK;' inaccurately
stated the University's study
was the first clinical trial of
a stem cell-derived treat-
men on a reference toward
the bottom of the article.
As the initial reference cor-
rectly stated, it is the first of
its kind for ALS, not the first
osf its kind generally.
" A viewpoint in yesterday's
editinon nsf The Michigan
Daily, "Don't sacrifice ani-
mals for science," inaccu-
rately reported the time nsf
the "Testing... tOne, Two,
Three" fnrum. The event
will take plate tonight at
7 p.m. in Audintorium B of
Angell Hall.
! Please report any error
in the Daily to correc-
tions@michigandailycom.
1According no a survey by
RAND, Corp., 49.6 per-
cent of adult Americans
- nearly 11S million people
- say they will likely seek
the HiNt vaccine when it
becomes available.
2 Social Studyz, a local
student-run conmpany,
brought Naz to Eastern
Michigan University's con-
vention center Inst Pebruary.
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3 OM will release a
new line of underwear
designed specifically for
left-handed men, according
to a report by OKl. The new
line will feature an horizon-
tal slit opening an the top of
the underwear, as opposed to
many underwear designs that
have vertical slit openings on
the right-hand side, for easier
access during bathroom visits.
WHERE: Shapiro Undergrad-
uate Library
WHEN: Tuesday at about 3
p.nm.
WHAT: A subject unaffili-
ated with the University was
escorted from the building
after sining next to female
students and harassing them,
University Police reported.
WHERE: University Hospital
WHEN: Tuesday an about 11:30
p.m.
WHAT: A hospital worker
received 17 phone calls in one
day from a coworker's signifi-
cant other, University Police
reported. The worker had
received several other mes-
sages before the harassment
was reported to the polite.
GIEU program
WHAT: Studeints whos trav-
eled arsound the wosrld with
the GIEU prosgram will shows-
case their projects. There mill
alsos he applicaniosn informa-
tison prnsvided fosr 2(11.
WHO: Closbal Intercultural
Experience fosr Undergradu-
anes
WHEN: Today frosm 4 p.m.
tos 6 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Uniosn
Ballroom
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