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Students concerned by rumors of 
illness outbreak on, around campus

Public Affairs verifies gastrointestinal illness not confirmed as norovirus

ON THE DAILY: DEVOS’ CONFIRMATION HEARING DELAYED

Betsy DeVos, U.S. Department of Education Secretary nominee, will wait one more week until she can officially be 

confirmed to begin her responsibilities under president-elect Donald Trump’s new administration.

The Senate announced a delay of Devos’ 

confirmation hearing late Monday evening; 
though the original hearing was scheduled 
for Jan. 11, the Michigan native, education 
activist and philanthropist will now seek 
confirmation next Tuesday. 

The 
Senate 
Committee 
on 
Health 

Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) 
postponed the hearing due to Devos’ 
incomplete financial disclosures and an 
unfinished ethics review with pending 
conflicts 
of 
interest. 
Such 
potential 

conflicts include DeVos’s status as the 
chairman of Windquest Group Inc. and 
her family’s philanthropic fund, which has 
donated heavily to education causes.

Committee 
Chairman 
Sen. 
Lamar 

Alexander (R–Tenn.) and Ranking Member 
Sen. Patty Murray (D–Wash.) said in a joint 
statement the delay was “at the request of 
Senate leadership to accommodate Senate 
schedule.”

Since Monday, there has 

been 
ongoing 
speculation 

regarding a recent norovirus 
outbreak in certain dorms, 
dining halls and off-campus 
locations.

One student tweeted about 

the virus on Monday morning, 
expressing concern over a 
possible outbreak happening 
on campus.

Another tweeted about the 

virus early on Tuesday.

However, 
University 

spokesman 
Rick 
Fitzgerald 

said 
he 
verified 
with 

University 
Health 
Service 

today that in the past two 
days just 14 students have 
come into the clinic with 

gastrointestinal 
illness, 

something he said is normal 
during the winter months.

“It’s not concentrated in 

any area at all,” Fitzgerald 
said. “They always ask where 
students live and they said 
they’ve 
been 
scattered 
on 

campus and off campus — no 
concentration 
that 
would 

indicate any sort of outbreak. 
They’ll continue to watch this 
closely, and working with 
keeping track through — again 
this is normal practice, but 
they’ve reached out to Housing 
and Health Department.”

Fitzgerald 
also 
said 

representatives at Michigan 
Medicine 
— 
formerly 
the 

University 
of 
Michigan 

Health System — have seen 
no uptick in normal number 
of gastrointestinal illness at 

the emergency department, 
further indicating the number 
is normal for gastrointestinal 
illness 
in 
the 
winter. 

Fitzgerald added it will take 
time to confirm this through 
lab 
tests 
and 
there 
have 

been no confirmed cases of 
norovirus at this point.

Students have also heard 

rumors of the norovirus at 
Chi Phi fraternity located on 
Washtenaw Avenue, though 
the 
Daily 
was 
unable 
to 

confirm this as of Tuesday 
evening.

The most recent outbreak 

of norovirus was in February 
2016, when speculation about 
the virus on campus began 
when approximately 75 to 
100 students were confirmed 
to be experiencing symptoms 
of 
vomiting 
and 
diarrhea, 

according to an email 
sent by the late Dr. Robert 
Winfield, then-executive 
director of UHS. These 
instances were confirmed 
later in the week by the 
Office of Public Affairs 
as confirmed cases of 
norovirus. The norovirus 
remained on campus until 
early March.

According 
to 
the 

Centers 
for 
Disease 

Control and Prevention, 
the 
most 
common 

symptoms 
of 
the 

norovirus 
include 

diarrhea, throwing up, 
nausea 
and 
stomach 

pain, along with fever, 
headaches 
and 
body 

aches. Symptoms usually 
develop 12 to 48 hours 
after exposure to the 
virus. 
The 
CDC 
also 

states norovirus is the 
leading cause of illness 
and 
outbreaks 
from 

contaminated food in the 
United States, many of 
which occur in the food 
service industry.

KEVIN BIGLIN
Daily Staff Reporter

Martha S. Jones @marthas-
jones_
Stuck in @umichBentley 
archives today. Still, follow-
ing #Sessions hearing on 
the timeline of @Sifill_LDF. 
Thanks for the great com-
mentary!

Emily
@emily_lerner

with ALL of our tuition you 
would think umich could 
afford ripe bananas smh

Garret Chandler
@garrettc2306

WHY JABRILL WHY???

Kodak Matt
@BrokeBoyMatt

$160 just for the access code 
to do my homework? $160 to 
do homework. SCAM. 

Are You LinkedIn? 

WHAT: Staffers from the 
University Career Center will 
provide a hands-on workshop 
for graduate students seeking 
to use the online platform for 
professional branding, network 
and exploration.

WHO: University Career Center

WHEN: 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

WHERE: Rackham 
Amphitheatre

Internet Finance in China

WHAT: Luo Yu, a finance 
professor at the Renmin University 
of China, will overview modern 
developments in the Chinese 
Internet economy. 

WHO: Confucius Institute

WHEN: 12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: Michigan Union, 
Pendleton Room

The Career Expo-PREP-
Tacular

WHAT: Student participants will 
have an opportunity to prepare 
themselves for the upcoming 
Career Expo. 

WHO: University Career Center 
WHEN: 5 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

WHERE: Student Activities 
Building, Room 3200

Cooking 101: How to 
Buy on a Budget

WHAT: A head baker at the 
People’s Food Co-op will 
give a hands-on tutorial on 
how to shop well on a budget, 
teaching students also how 
to save money and minimize 
food waste.

WHO: People’s Food Co-op 
Ann Arbor

WHEN: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Ann Arbor Library

Race and Music in 
Communist East Germany

WHAT: German Prof. Kira 
Thurman will lead a presentation 
on the complicated anti-racist 
legacy of East Germany under the 
German Democratic Republic. 
WHO: Center for European 
Studies

WHEN: 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: School of Social Work, 
Room 1636

Startup Career Fair

WHAT: Do you have what it 
takes to be part of a startup? 
Come hear from entrepreneurs 
from several startups, learn 
about startup culture and 
network.

WHO: Innovate Blue

WHEN: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

WHERE: Duderstadt Center, 
Media Union

Black Womanhood 
workshop

WHAT: Award-winning 
Wesleyan Prof. Kali Gross 
will lead this session on Black 
sovreignity, violence and sex. 

WHO: Department for 
Afroamerican and African 
Studies
WHEN: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

WHERE: Haven Hall, Room 4701

LSA Cross Campus 
Transfer Information

WHAT: If you’re thinking 
about transfering to LSA from a 
different college or school, come 
learn about the transfer process 
and LSA requirements in a group 
session.

WHO: Newnan Advising

WHEN: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE: Angell Hall, G243

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LSA junior Collin Kelly, Chair of UM College Democrats, watches President Obama’s farewell address in the 
Ford School on Tuesday.

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