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It’s “better than sex, and twice as often.” >> FOR MORE, SEE B-SIDE, PG. 1B 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Gifts of Art performance WHAT: The Vocal Arts Ensemble of Ann Arbor will perform Choral Songs of Love. WHO: Gifts of Art WHEN: Today from 12:10 p.m to 1 p.m. WHERE: University Hospital Main Lobby Medical School workshop WHAT: This workshop will give advice to students interested in attending medical school about writing their personal statement. WHO: The Career Center WHEN: Today from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: The Career Center Poetry reading WHAT: Poet Jean Valentine will give a poetry reading. WHO: University of Michigan Museum of Art WHEN: Today from 5:10 p.m. to 6:10 p.m. WHERE: Museum of Art l Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. President Obama sent Congress a draft legislation asking for the use of military force against ISIS, NBC News reported. He asked for the force be limited to three years but did not restrict it to any specific geographic location. 1 Family Night in Pierpont WHAT: An event for graduate students with children. Crafts, food, and games will be provided. WHO: Center for Campus Involvement WHEN: Today from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: Pierpont Commons The Jackie Robinson West team has been stripped of it’s 2014 Little League championship title, The Chicago Tribune reported. The team allegedly used a false boundary map to fill the team with suburban players. 3 Director’s talk WHAT: Filmmaker Matthew Torne will give a talk about his documentary, “Lessons in Dissent,” WHO: Center for Chinese Studies WHEN: Today from 3:30 p.m to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: School of Social Work, Room 1840 Innovation celebration WHAT: A celebration of students involved in innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship on campus. WHO: Innovate Blue WHEN: Today from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union, Rogel Ballroom Trading simulation WHAT: BP America will host a trading simulation that will serve as a learning platform to understand energy markets. WHO: The Career Center WHEN: Today from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Ross School of Business, Room R0400 ON THE WEB... michigandaily.com THE FILTER NBC anchorman suspended BY LEJLA BAJGORIC Brian Williams, the host of “Nightly News,” will be sus- pended without pay for six months following allegations he embellished a story about a 2003 helicopter episode in Iraq. 2A — Thursday, February 12, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Campus Voices THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Photos of the Week WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers MONDAY: This Week in History ANDREW COHEN/Daily Art & Design junior Julia Callis prepares a monotype print as part of an advanced independent study in printmaking at the Art & Architecture Building’s printmaking studio Wednesday. “ LSA queried students on their favorite place to eat pizza at in honor of National Pizza Day Monday. Today is #NationalPizzaDay — one of five pizza holidays in the U.S. What’s your go-to pizza solution in Ann Arbor?” — @umichLSA .@onetoughnerd presents his budget rec. Let’s hope his good ideas (like $100M for at risk schools + expanded dental coverage) survive the House. — @JeffMIrwin State Rep. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) tweets his take on Republican Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget proposal Wed. Each week, “Twitter Talk” is a forum to print tweets that are fun, informative, breaking or newsworthy, with an angle on the University, Ann Arbor and the state. All tweets have been edited for accurate spelling and grammar. “ The School of Engineering congratulated Jack Hu, interim vice president for research, for receiving an academic honor Tuesday. Congrats & #GOBLUE to @umich Engineering All-Star Jack Hu for being elected to the National Academy of Engineering.” — @UMEngineering LOOK AT OUR #TWEETS (please) @michigandaily GOOD IMPRESSIONS Oregon governor decides against leaving post amidst controversy Washtenaw County hit hard by influenza this year Experts tie increased number of illnesses to low vaccine efficacy BY ANASTASSIOS ADAMOPOULOS Daily Staff Reporter As flu season continues, Washtenaw County has experienced a spike in influenza cases, as well as several deaths. According to Shantell Kirkendoll, senior public relations representative for the University of Michigan Health System, UMHS has reported 13 flu-related deaths for the 2014- 2015 season as of Wednesday. At University Health Service, Chief Health Officer Robert Winfield said physicians have seen 156 flu-related cases. The number of patients in December alone was 89. Winfield said the number of cases in January is not yet available, but noted the figure was lower than December’s. Last month, UMHS implemented a policy encouraging people with flu- like symptoms to avoid visiting patients at the hospital. Eden Wells, clinical associate professor of epidemiology, said recent flu seasons have been unusually mild, unlike the current cycle. She said many people weren’t accustomed to the flu posing a serious problem. The effectiveness of this year’s vaccine for the H3N2 virus — about 23 percent — presents a unique element to the current flu season. According to the Centers for Disease Control, this is approximately 50 percent less effective than in usual years. In Washtenaw County, eight patients have died from the flu this season. The death toll is lower for the county than at UMHS because the health system treats patients from several counties. According to the CDC, this year has been the most fatal flu season nationally for people older than 65 years old since the CDC began collecting data on influenza in 2005. Wells said the vaccine is designed to address several different virus strains compared to the previous year’s version. She said flu experts at the World Health Organization conduct a number of studies around the world based on those strains to try and predict which strains will circulate in the fall. “You start making the vaccine, and it takes six months to make the vaccine,” she said. “Sometimes that (flu) virus loves to kind of slightly mutate throughout the year — that what ended up finally circulating this fall was not- quite matched to the vaccine that was made in February”. In an e-mail interview, Epidemiology Prof. Arnold Monto wrote that the disease changed in the Northern Hemisphere during the summer. “A lot of work is going on to develop a vaccine that does not have to be redesigned for each vaccine strain,” Monto wrote. “This past year’s experience shows why that is important.” He noted that Ann Arbor residents tend to vaccinate more than national average, but said that’s been less effective this year because the vaccine hasn’t worked as well. “We are involved in several studies which look at the occurrence of influenza in the Ann Arbor area, and how well the vaccine is working,” Monto wrote. “This has been a bad influenza season in our area, with a lot of illnesses and hospitalizations with type A (H3N2) influenza”. Still, Wells said vaccination remains the best tool to prevent the flu. She noted the message has been well-received locally due to the intensity of this year’s influenza season and the recent return of the measles. In recent weeks, the reappearance of measles has sparked discussion on the merits of vaccination. “We are hearing more now from people, parents, community members who are actually taking up the banner for vaccine,” Wells said. “So, I think that’s a good thing.” John Kitzhaber faces scrutiny for fiancée’s policy work, office use SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Embat- tled Oregon Gov. John Kitzha- ber had reached a decision to resign because of an ethics scandal surrounding him and his fiancée, but he changed his mind, three people with direct knowledge of the situation said Wednesday. They said the Democratic governor informed some of his aides on Sunday that he was going to resign and on Tues- day he asked his would-be successor, Secretary of State Kate Brown, to rush back from a conference in Washington D.C. They spoke to The Associ- ated Press on condition of ano- nymity because they were not authorized to talk about private discussions. Brown’s abrupt and unex- plained return to Oregon sparked speculation that Kitzhaber planned to quit. Hours later, Kitzhaber issued a statement saying he would stay put. It was not clear why Kitzhaber changed his mind. “Let me be as clear as I was last week, that I have no inten- tion of resigning as Governor of the state of Oregon,” Kitzhaber said in a statement. “I was elect- ed to do a job for the people of this great state and I intend to continue to do so.” The governor told KGW that he asked Brown, a Democrat, to return from Washington so he could tell her he was not resign- ing. Newspaper editorial boards and Republican political opera- tives have been criticizing Kitzhaber and calling for him to leave office over allegations that his fiancée, Cylvia Hayes, used his office to land contracts for her consulting business. She’s accused of advocating policies that she was paid to promote. Hayes has been under increasing scrutiny since Octo- ber, when a series of reports chronicled her work for orga- nizations with an interest in Oregon public policy, which came as she served as an unpaid adviser in the governor’s office. The focus led Hayes to reveal that she accepted about $5,000 to illegally marry an immigrant seeking immigration benefits in the 1990s. Later, she acknowl- edged purchasing a remote property with the intent to ille- gally grow marijuana. Kitzhaber, meanwhile, has denied wrongdoing, saying he and Hayes took steps to avoid conflicts of interest. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has launched a criminal investiga- tion. Kitzhaber was re-elected by a wide margin in November, eas- ily defeating Republican state Rep. Dennis Richardson. BUY A CUPID GRAM FOR VALENTINE’S DAY! Feature your loved one on the Daily’s Facebook page MICHIGANDAILY.COM