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NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, DURHAM, WRTH CAROtINA 277^f7
|VOLlME_4a^^mJMBElR^^ UTH AND SER VICE THROUGH INFORMA TION" WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 1980
Immunization Ends Tomorrow
CENTRAL STUDENT
CONTRACTS MEASLES
North Carolina Central
University’s infirmary diag
nosed a case of the red mea
sles last week in a Central
student.
This was the third case
reported in Durham in re
cent weeks .
Immediate plans were
made for a mass innocula-
tion program to prevent the
measles from spreading .
“Measles can be a very se
rious disorder,” stated Dr .
Marcono R .Hines, Director
of NCCU’s student health
service . “All students
should check their past me
dical record to see if they
have had proper immuniza
tion or the disease itself in
the past,” continued Dr.
Hines „
By LARRY D. REVELLE
Editor-In-Chief
Those students who have
not had proper immuniza
tion or a case of red measles
are requested to stop by the
infirmary for consultation
and possible innoculation.
Students who need to be
immunized should report to
the infirmary no later than
four o’clock Thursday after
noon .
A main sign of measles is
a flat, blotch, red rash
which begins on the face
and spreads to other parts
of the body .
Measles can make victims
very uncomfortable . Early
cold-like symptoms preceed
a rash . If not treated, mea
sles could lead to deafness,
bronchitis, pneumonia and
many other disorders.
Two Durham city school
students were diagnosed
with the measles earlier, so
concentration was placed
on secondary schools .Most
students and school officials
were surprised after the out
break on campus.
A vaccine known as
“MMR” is sometimes used
for protection against mea
sles .A small amount can
give long term protection .
Because there is confusion
as to the effectiveness of
the shots before 1967,
those who took it before
that year may take it again.
Re vaccination is recom
mended for those who can’t
remember being immunized
or can’t find out. According
to Dr . Hines, revaccination
is not harmful .
STUDENTS PREPARE FOR
UPCOMING ELECTIONS
It’s that time of the year
again. Students can expect
to hear campaign speeches
and see posters, buttons,
and banners all over campus
concerning that “almighty
vote.”
The exact time and place
of North Carolina Central
University’s annual general
elections is expected to be'
announced soon and several
students have already unof
ficially announced then-
candidacy .
Some 5000 students will
soon go to the polls to ex
ercise their right to vote.
Officies up for grabs this
year include: Student Gov
ernment Association Presi
dent and Vice-President,
Editor of THE CAMPUS
ECHO, Editor of THE EA
GLE YEARBOOK, and Edi
tor of EX- UMBRA^
Other offices students are
expected to compete for in
clude Miss North Carolina
Central University and class
offices.
According to the election
board, each candidate will
be investigated and certified
as having a cumulative grade
point average of 2.0 and as
being in good financial sta
tus with the University.
Candidates for Student
Government Association
President shall by normal
scholastic progress be able
to qualify as seniors during
the academic year following
their election.
Each candidate must
submit to- the election
board an official petition
signed by 100 undergradu
ate students by the end of
the nominating period to
assure his or her name ap
pearing on the official bal
lot.
The football team will
nominate not more than
five and not less than two
senior females as candidates
for Miss Homecoming. Miss
Homecoming will be elected
during the freshmen elec
tion in the fall of the year.
The candidates for Editor
of THE CAMPUS ECHO,
THE EAGLE YEARBOOK,
and EX-UMBRA will be
nominated by staff mem
bers of each respective pub
lication. At least two candi
dates must be nominated
and must be a junior or se
nior with at least a 2.0 aver-
' age ^d in good financial
standing with the Universi
ty.
Class elections will be
held at the same time as
general elections, except for
incoming freshmen who will
be elected in the fall of the
year.
All candidates for a class
office or class representative
must satisfy his or her fi
nancial obligation to the
University and must have a
cumulative average of 2.0.
Tliese candidates shall in
clude; Class President; Vice
—President; Treasurer; Sec
retary; and Class Queen.
Each candidate for a class
office must submit a peti
tion bearing the name and
social security numbers of
50 class members to the
election board.
Qualifications of candi
dates shall be investigated
and certified by the election
board. No candidate ,will be
allowed to run for an office
who has been suspended
from the University unless
there is some question of
his suspension. If this is the
case, the ejection board will
make the fianl decision. '
A student must present a
validated student identifica
tion card in order to register
to vote in any campus elec
tion. The date for registrar
tion for voting has not been
officially announced.
Ms. Rachel Home tests NCCU’s new image enhance
ment equipment.
EQUIPMENT AIDS
BLIND STUDENTS
Ms. Rachel Home, a
freshman psychology major
at North Carolina Central
University, finds her study
(in this case) a french les
son, easier as a result of im
age enhancement equip
ment which was recently in
stalled in the University’s
Education Learning Center.
Ms. Horne is a visually im
paired student.
Until now she has found
it necessary to recruit
friends and relatives to read
her lessons to her.
With the University’s new
Visual-Trek Read-Write Sys
tem, which incorporates
two video cameras for scan
ning books and writing, Ms.
Horne can read her books
herself.
The equipment was pur
chased with a grant from
North Carolina’s Division
of Vocational Rehabilita
tion to enable the Universi
ty to provide better services
to visually handicapped stu
dents.
BULLETIN |iN'THis"lMEl
Students all over campus
were complaining Monday
morning about msty water
in the bathrooms and water
fountains on campus. '
Clyde B. Thorpe, North
Carolina Central Universi
ty’s Occupational Safety
Health Administration Safe
ty Officer told THE CAM
PUS ECHO that the brown
ish Water was caused by a
break in the city’s water
line.
Part of South Alston Av
enue was blocked from traf
fic Monday morning while
city workmen tried to rem
edy the problem.
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