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With October comes more than
;mere midterms. It also signals the
; start of flu season, and health officials
; expect three strains of flu to plague
: the population this year.
; The World Health Organization in
; Geneva and the Center for Disease
Control in Atlanta have monitored
: the spread of influenza in the South
ern Hemisphere since March, said
Tom OToole, N.C. immunization
program coordinator. Their observa
tions indicate that of the over 100
strains of flu, the A-Leningrad, B
; Ann Arbor and A-Taiwan strains will
be active this year, he said.
The health organizations use 1 1
; major universities in North Carolina,
; including UNC, to gauge the infection
; rate in this state, OToole said. The
; most flu cases occur from December
; until the end of January, he said.
To prevent concentration of the
virus, anyone, especially people at
high risk, can get flu shots, OToole
said.
High risk groups include the
elderly, anyone hospitalized within
the last year, anyone with chronic
heart, liver or lung problems, anem
ics, diabetics, severe asthmatics,
children and teens under aspirin
therapy, and doctors and nurses, he
said.
Flu shots pose no risk except
possible discomfort in the injection
area, OToole said. Pregnant women
and people with severe allergies to
eggs should never receive the flu
vaccine, he said.
About 40,000 people die of flu in
the United States each year, and most
of the deaths are high risk people who
have not been inoculated, he said.
Students, especially those whose
roommates fall into a high risk group,
should get flu shots, he said.
While the shots do not provide 100
percent protection, flu shots decrease'
the risk by 80 percent to 95 percent.
Those who do get the flu after having
shots usually have a milder case.
Symptoms of the flu include a fever ,
greater1 than 101, chills and muscle
pain, OToole said. Flu sufferers i
should, drink liquids and rest, but
shoud avoid aspirin, which may lead :
to Reye's Syndrome, he said.
"Most healthy people can ride out '
the flu with a few days' rest, but severe
cases should be taken to a doctor to
prevent secondary infections, such as
pneumonia," OToole said.
Student Health Services will inoc
ulate students without an appoint
ment, unless they have a serious blood
disorder or other infections. The
inoculation costs $5.40 and is avail
able between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
tademt leader salaries ex&oiiMedl
I Dy MA1JDY SPENCE
; Stall Writer
A new Student Congress commit
I tee created to set standards for paying
: the leaders of student groups met
I Thursday for the first time.
The Stipend Committee was
'. founded by Rob Friedman, speaker
: of the congress, to determine how
much money the heads of student
'. groups should be paid.
"TTiroughout the years there has
' been no set reason to get stipends,"
; Friedman said. "There is no criteria
; the amount of work a person does
' is not considered. It's arbitrary."
. Friedman appointed Neil Rie
' mann, chairman of the congress's
' Finance Committee, as chairman of
the new group. "I told Neil to set up
some criteria to judge how people
should get paid: to decide who gets
paid, why they get paid and how
much they get paid," he said.
The five-member committee will
determine the criteria by contacting
other universities and examining how
the congress has alloted stipends in
the past.
Under the new standards, some
student group leaders may be
deprived of their stipends, while
others who are now unpaid may be
allotted stipends.
Riemann said the process of desig
nating stipends needs to be reformed.
"Our purpose is to take our stipend
payments and establish a uniform
policy," he said. "There have been
disagreements on whether organiza
tion leaders are paid enough and on
whether the payments are equal to
other schools payments. We are not
very consistent." -
At the organizational meeting
Thursday afternoon, Riemann polled
the committee members to decide
which i universities to survey about
methods of allotting stipends. Com
mittee members were also given the
opportunity to express concerns
about the stipend allotment process.
The committee plans to have the
new criteria established by March, in
time for the spring budget process.
During the process, the congress will
allocate student fees to officially
recognized student groups.
"All we are trying to do is establish
a consistent policy on how organi
zation leaders should be paid,"
Riemann said.
Campaigns benefit from endorsements
By LEE ANN NECESSARY
Staff Writer
Although the results may not
appear until the primary, political
endorsements often mean increased
contributions and support for polit
ical candidates, campaign officials
said.
Endorsements from community
. organizations usually help candidates
in the long run, said John Bode, a
; volunteer for the Committee to Elect
; Tony Rand. . , c. v .;;
J The North Carolina Association of
i Educators (NCAE) recently endorsed
Sen. Tony Rand, D-Cumberland, for
lieutenant governor. The NCAE also
recommended the endorsement of Lt.
Gov. Bob Jordan for governor and
Democratic Rep. Bobby Etheridge of
Lillington for secretary of state.
Bode said that while the endorse
ment was an important one, its effect
would not be felt until nearer the
primaries.
"It certainly helps," Bode said. "In
a race like this the support of the
education community is very impor
tant because of all the problems
facing our state, (education) is the
first and most important problem."
Margaret Lawton, press secretary
for the N.C. Democratic Party, said
although it may be difficult to analyze
endorsements effects, they contribute
to these candidates' campaigns in
coming months. .
"Early endorsements will affect
candidates in primaries," she, said. ,
.--. Candidates- can . gain name - recog
nition and financial support from
endorsements, she said.
Bode said early endorsements
would prove important because they
show who is organized and which
campaigns are shaping up.
But most people do not pay much
attention to endorsements, said Merle
Black, a UNC professor of political
science.
"Perhaps for people who belong to
the associations making the endor
sements, it would make more of a
difference," Black said.
Although the governor would have
welcomed the NCAE endorsement,
there should be little, if any, effect
on Martin's campaign contributions,
said Kevin Brown, campaign man
ager for the Jim Martin Committee.
Brown said Martin did not expect
the NCAE's endorsement because the
group is opposed to Martin's Career
Ladder Plan,5 Which' WouM-'prtrpdse
"raeri't payjsyjste'm ftr Yeactiers'.'.
"In fact, by not getting the endorse
ment, this may highlight the fact that
the governor is supportive of better
pay for better teachers, which may
appeal to certain teachers and par
ents," Brown said.
Brown said endorsements have
more of an effect on public perception
than financial contributions.
Pumpkin carving contest today in Pit
From tXtSl reports
Today at noon, the Student Stores
and the Senior Class will sponsor a
pumpkin carving contest in the Pit.
Prizes include a $20 gift certificate
from the Student Stores for the
scariest pumpkin, and a $20 meal card
bonus from Carolina Dining Services
for the funniest pumpkin.
Other prizes will go to the pump
kins that are most original, most
artistic and most bizarre.
The contest is free and open to all
students. Two-member teams may
sign up, and each will have 45 minutes
to work. Judges appointed by the
Senior Class officers will start making
their decisions at 12:45 p.m.
John Gorsuch, Student Stores
administrative assistant, said 100
pumpkins have been ordered for the
' event.
All carving utensils and markers
will be provided. After the judging
is over, contestants can keep their
creations.
Glenn Gillen, a member of the
Special Projects Committee for the
Senior Class, said the contest is the
Students Stores' way of showing its
appreciation of the students.
Gorsuch, who thought of the idea,
said, "It just seems like a fun way
to kick off Halloween."
It brings out
the best
in all of us.
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