The Keystone 2009-09-17

              Welcome Back Issue
Thursday September 17,2009
THIS ISSUE HiNi flu not yet a threat at KU
News
Pages 1 -4
LAMHUb
Campus map with a list of offices and departments new students may need to know.
Page 2
Opinions
Pages 5-6
Campus food a student discusses her opinion on dining hall meals.
Pages
Culture
Pages 7-9
Off-campus fun for the under-21.
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Sports
Pages 10-12
See what services are available at the Student Recreation Center and Keystone Hall. Includes a full schedule of intramural sports.
Page 10
By Cava Meglio News Editor
In addition to attendance policies, grading information and office hours, many students may have been surprised to find their professors focusing on another topic on the first day of class: HlNl, or swine flu. The word 'pandemic' being tossed around in the news, university bulletins and casual conversation—in addition to students with flu symptoms being instructed to isolate themselves to avoid passing on the dis¬ ease—may sound alarming. But Dolores Hess, director of KUs Health and Well¬ ness Center, says HlNl is nothing to panic over.
"The reason HlNl is receiving so much publicity is because it's brand new. We don't know how it will manifest itself in the fu¬ ture and whether or not it will get stronger," she told The Keystone.
According to data by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), however, the HlNl influenza strain thus far has not got¬ ten stronger and is not as virulent or severe as it was initially thought it could become. Its designation as a "pandemic" refers to how widespread it has become and the fact that it is a new strain, Hess said.
One major difference between HlNl and common strains of seasonal flu, and the reason college campuses in particular are so concerned about the spread of the disease, is that HlNl tends to have a more serious effect on younger people. Season¬ al flu typically affects people ages 65 and above most severely, while HlNl tends to affect people ages zero to 25 more strongly. Pregnant women are also at particular risk for more serious complications to develop from contracting HlNl.
While the university encourages stu¬ dents with flu symptoms to go home if possible, Hess said that the Health and Wellness Center should be the first stop for anyone who develops flu symptoms. "If you just go straight home, we can't get a good
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Welcome to Clinical Services
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If you have Flu like symptoms
or cough, please put on a face mask
located next to desk, then use our hand sanitid before filing out the encounter sheet
Photo courtesy of Health and Wellness Center
The Health and Wellness Center requests that students with flu-like symptoms use face masks and hand sanitizer when visiting the center to help prevent a possible outbreak of H1N1 (swine) flu. Though H1N1 is considered a pandemic and is affecting college campuses particularly, so far no cases have been confirmed at KU this semester.
indication of what's going on on campus," Hess said. She recommends students go to the Health and Wellness Center immedi¬ ately for an evaluation. If the staff nurses diagnose flu-like symptoms, it is recom¬ mended that students go home until they have been fever-free without taking any fe¬ ver-reducing medication (such as aspirin or ibuprofen) for at least 24 hours.
If a student is not able to go home im¬ mediately, it is recommended that he or she stay isolated in his or her dorm room. "If you have to stay in your dorm for a while
before you can go home, maybe your room¬ mates can bunk with a buddy for a while,"
If a Student with flu-like symptoms is not able to go home immediately, it is recommended that he or she stay isolated in his or her dorm room.
Hess recommended. Ill students staying in dorms should contact their Community
See HlNl, page 2
Library services not cut by budget problems
By Christopher Dilts Copy & Line Editor
The Rohrbach Library offers numer¬ ous resources to the students of KU. From the multitude of Mac and Windows com¬ puters, technology available for rental and Interlibrary Loan services to the extensive collection of books and research materials, the library offers many useful tools for class projects. Although recent budget cuts may affect the quality and quantity of equipment in the future, for now, according to Chris¬ tina StefFy, a graduate assistant and Inter- library Loan student assistant, there have been no real effects yet, and the library has even found funds this year to purchase new Mac computers.
Students have the opportunity to use a variety of outlets within the library. One such resource is the Access Service Desk, where students and library technicians are always available to answer questions and provide assistance to anyone wishing to use library resources. Located on the first floor of the library, this desk is open during
regular library hours.
This section also provides Interlibrary Loan services. In the event that the library does not have the text that you need, the library will temporarily borrow it from an¬ other library. It can take up to two weeks to receive the text or possibly longer, de¬ pending on the rarity of the book. Students can make Interlibrary Loan requests them¬ selves through the library catalogue or use the Interlibrary Loan form available at the Access Service Desk.
Students may visit the Access Service Desk in order to check out books or lap¬ tops as well. Lenovo PCs are available for a rental period of up to three days.
In addition, textbooks placed on re¬ serve by professors can be used here, al¬ though these items cannot be removed from the library. An archived collection of rare books known as the Special Collection and the Dornish Collection also are avail¬ able through this desk.
The Audiovisual Center (A/V) allows the university community access to a mul¬ titude of technologies, including, but not
limited to, both Mac and Windows laptops, iPods, DVD players and VCRs, cameras and camcorders, audio recording devices, and GPS units. There are also two color printers which can be used for the cost of $1 per page. The A/V center provides lami¬ nation and posters as well.
For students in need of help with a re¬ search project, the Research Help desk can assist with finding any resources that may aid in the research project. The Curriculum Materials Center, for Education majors and faculty, provides lesson plan creation kits as well as texts designed for U.S. public schools.
Off Campus Access allows students to utilize over 90 electronic databases of magazines, newspapers, journal articles, and more from online at anytime and from any computer with a valid student ID num¬ ber. Subscriptions include Lexis-Nexis, Academic Search Premier, and Academic Universe.
For any additional information re¬ garding the Rohrbach library, visit www.kutztown.edu/library/index.asp.