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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
AVERAGE.
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HALEY MCLAUGHLIN/Daily
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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