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Page 2 Wednesday, December 7, 2005 .The Piter VM M ■ V' >j-' »■ K I, • . ► ,_• Campus News Psychology major wins volunteer award Sarah James Pilot Web Editor Jessica Sisk is a humble young woman who cares more about others than her self. Ron Williams, a profes sor of religion at GWU, said Sisk is a determined person who has a big heart. Wil liams knows Sisk through his New Testament class. “She is a model of blending of academics and service we enjoy having because education is not Just that of the classroom that comes by investing in the lives of others and she models that through her volunteer spirit,” Williams said. Every Tuesday night and on weekends, Sisk, a fresh man from Gastonia major ing in psychology, drives to Gastonia to work with teens in a group home. At the group home, they hold different activities to help build self-esteem, leadership qualities, and other characteristics among the teenagers. Photo by Joseph Fluty Jessica Sisk works on homework before her smail group. Sisk won an award for her voiunteer work. The group home also holds movie nights once a month. The ages of people who attend are 10 to 18. Sisk recently won the Southeastern Regional Vol unteer of the Year Award and went to Orlando Flor ida to receive it. She felt special for win ning this award. “[It is] rather impor tant because I don t do this to get anything out of it,” Sisk said. “I want to own my own group home for mentally disabled [children]. Work ing at the group emergency center gives me the feel of what I want to do in that setting.” Sisk grew up in Dallas, N.C. and later moved to Gastonia in the 8th grade. She began doing volun teer work because it would look good on her college resume, but now it has be come part of her life. Sisk encourages oth ers to get involved in the community and believes involvement in community service is a good way to find out what you want to do with your life. “Sometimes you may not be comfortable, but that is what life is all about to step outside the box and out of the comfort zone,” she said. Bird flu’s range could expand to humans Cherish Wilson Pilot Staff Bird flu, more properly known as avian influenza, has been a staple topic in daily news reports for more a month now. But what exactly is “bird flu” and what effect will it have on Ameri cans? The bird flu is a particularly viru lent and hardy form of a virus that has been affecting avian species in China. The particular strain of influenza that has been reported as causing the deaths is called H5N1. To deal with the spread of the vi rus, officials throughout Asia began exterminating any birds that were con sidered suspect. The efforts to prevent a bird-to- human “jump” of the virus proved to be ineffective. The virus has not only been found in humans, but China con firmed Nov. 16 the first human death caused by bird flu. So far, there has been no evidence of human to human transmission, so those most affected are farmers and workers in the poultry industry. Also, there has been no evidence to indicate humans would be infected by eating eggs or meat from infected chickens. The only way of combating the spread of the virus is mass extermina tion. Since the mid-90s, tens of mil lions of birds—chicken, ducks, tur keys, and other poultry—have been killed. Treatment and prevention of the virus in humans is not 100 percent ef fective. Anti-vimlents can help, but no virus is completely curable through medicine. Vaccines take months to synthesize and must be specific to each strain of the flu. Also, the overuse of certain medi cations has made certain strains even more resistant to treatment. There are worries that as the bird flu spreads, there have been cases reported in Europe already, that the number of infected birds and human victims could reach pandemic levels. II Say it all wit tout picture, instant and video messages for one low price with an Axcess* Messaging Pack from Alltel, All it takes is-a sturdy thumb and a cool, capable phone to start making the most of messaging wherever you go. Official Communications Provider for the Big South Conference Gardner-Webb University Box: 5192 Phone: 704-406-3533 www.gwupilot.com gwupilot@yahoo.com Editor in chief Amanda Wood Managing editor Matt Tessnear Sports editor Jacob Conley Copy editors Christie Barlow Eric Proctor Photo editor Kaylin Bowers Web editor Sarah James Staff writers Ronda Carpenter Sarah James Bethany Southern Jessica Thompson Cherish Wilson Contributors Danny Barbee Austin Campbell Photographers Kevin Banks Katie Bryant Ashley Carter Joseph Fluty Rachel Lloyd Emily Slaughter Advisor Nancy-Pat S. Dire Fall 2005 Exam Schedule For the official exam schedule visit www. qardner-webb.edu’s MyWebb section. MWF 8 to 8:50 MWF 9 to 9:50 MWF 10 to 10:50 MWF 11 to 11:50 MWF noon to 12:50 MWF 1 to 1:50 MW 2 to 3:15 TR 8 to 9:15 TR 10:25 to 11:40 TR 11:50 to 1:05 TR 1:15 to 2:30 TR 2:40 to 3:55 Dec. 12 Dec. 14 Dec. 14 Dec. 13 Dec. 12 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 15 Dec. 15 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 at 8 a.m. at 8 a.m. at 11 a.m. at 11 a.m. at 11 a.m. at 2 p.m. at 8 a.m. at 8 a.m. at 11 a.m. at 2 p.m. at 2 p.m. at 2 p.m.
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