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Low student turnout at election debate
Tddd Volkstdrf
Staff Writer
The presidential election forum held last
Wednesday in the Warwick center received
little attention from students. The forum fea
tured local representatives from the Liber
tarian, Democratic and Republican parties.
Each representative was allotted 15 min
utes to present a summary of their party’s
platform as well as reasons why their party’s
candidate for president is the right choice.
The forum was designed to educate student
voters. A question and answer segment fol
lowed the presentations.
Over 600 students registered to vote dur
ing a registration drive sponsored by student
organizations earlier this semester. Despite
the apprt)aching Election Day and the large
number of newly registered voters, fewer
than 30 students attended the forum, which
was sponsored by the Leadership Center and
the Student Government Association.
The North Carolina Higher Education
Bond Referendum was an important issue
discussed at the debate. If passed, the bond
wiU distribute $3.1 billion to public univer
sities and community colleges in North Caro
lina. Other issues discussed included school
vouchers, the second amendment, the war
on drugs, public education, healthcare, taxes
and social security.
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Representatives from local political parties spoke in support of their candidates
at a forum on Wednesday night sponsored by SGA and the leadership center.
Mike Glancy, chairman of the New
Hanover County Democratic Party, spoke
about the traditions of his party. He voiced
the Democratic Party’s support for A1 Gore
for president, the North Carolina Higher
Education Bond Referendum, and other tra
ditionally Democratic Party issues such as
public education and handgun control.
“This [bond referendum] is the reason
students should vote,” Glancy said.
The reasons Glancy gave for why A1 Gore
would make a good president included.
among other things. Gore’s support for a
patient’s bill of rights, his commitment to
improve public education and his commit
ment to balance the budget every year.
Woody White, chairman of the New
Hanover County Repubhcan Party, spoke
about Republican philosophies such as, lim
iting the size and role of the federal govern
ment, school vouchers, the partial
privatization of social security, and the in
creased role of faith in the public sphere. He
See Debate, PageT
Flu vaccine delayed: Production problems
may prevent university from giving shots
SDMER STAHL
STAFF WRITER
The season for contracting influenza
(flu) is upon us, and workers from UNC
Wilmington health services are unsure
when a vaccine will be available on
campus. Laurie Zebroski, lead regis
tered nurse at health services, confirmed
that, due to a production problem with
supplies and manufacturing, the vaccine
has been delayed.
“We found out that one of the health
care corporations that provides vaccina
tions for places like Harris Teeter will
be filling the needs of big corporations
with big orders first. We were told that
we will get the vaccine but that it will
be delayed, and we may not get a full
shipment,” Zebroski said.
Although health services has yet to
see any irifluenza cases this year, they
are ready to advertise when they receive
the shipment and encourage everyone
to take advantage of the vaccine. When
it becomes available, students can re
ceive it for $10.
According to the Center for Disease
Control and Prevention, influenza is a
viral disease and extremely contagious.
In the United States, flu season lasts
from November until April and peaks
in both late December and early March.
The CDC reports that optimal time for
vaccination is anytime from October to
mid November.
Flu symptoms include high fever
sometimes alternating with chills, sore
throat, dry cough, aching muscles, fa
tigue and weakness, nasal congestion,
sneezing and headache. When one con
tracts the flu, the body’s ability to fight
See Flu, Page~
Flu season is approaching
and there is a shortage of flu
shots throughout the country.