2 / Thursday, August 29, 1985 / The Blue Banner
Brown’s Game Plan
Will UNCA expand to several times its size? Will the
Bulldogs ever play the Tarheels?
Tune in in 10 years and see if Quarterback Dave
Brown and his team of North Carolina legislators have
transformed UNCA into a Chapel Hill West.
Although Chapel Hill may be an exaggeration, in a
decade UNCA should be on its way, it not at its
arrival, as a university force to reckon with.
Our new chancellor deserves a pat on the back. In
his one year at UNCA he has stimulated mor6 growth and
chan,Gre than former Chancellor Highsmith did in his
22-year reign.
Although Highsmith paved the way, coaching and
nurturing UNCA into an excellent small liberal-arts
institution. Brown has made the first down towards the
next natural step — expansion and growth.
The past summer has proved an excellent example of
our new leader’s optimistic foresight. With his urging
and the hard work of the Buncombe County legislators,
UNCA netted $13.4 million in funds from the state
General Assembly: $6.4 million for a much-overdue and
needed library; $1 million for the acquisition of 60
acres; and $6 million to link UNCA with the Research
Triangle’s microelectronics system, one of the first
such systems in the nation.
Opponents say UNCA is growing too fast; the
personable quality of the campus is being forsaken.
The Blue Banner agrees that UNCA contains a special
quality of closeness.
But we also realize that something must suffer in
any major change. The opportunities growth present far
outweigh any damage that might result.
A larger campus will attract more donors which would
result in more funds and advanced programs.
An extensive graduate program, a medical school and
a radio/television facility are all In the realm of
possibility, if we continue following Brown's game
plan.
Also students of Western North Carolina deserve a
viable alternative to the large Eastern state
campuses.
So we cheer on Brown’s efforts to enhance the
quality of on-can^)us life.
And those v^o disagree can simply change to another
channel.
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Immunization
By Bruce Kelly, MD
Records Explained
Health Service Director
One of the significant, and en
tirely preventable, health care
problems facing college popula
tions today is vaccine preventable
infectious disease, primarily
measles (Rubeola) and German
measles (Rubella.)
This problem relates to both
personal and public health. Though
each student should have received
an explanatory letter and form
with your health insurance inform
ation, it bears review and general
dissemination early in the year.
Many of today’s college students
were bom at a time when the mea
sles vaccine was just being in
troduced and before immunization
had become universal. As a result
up to 15 percent of college stu
dents are estimated to be suscep
tible .
In 1983, 38 percent of all cases
in this country were college-
related. Outbreaks on 12 campuses
occurred in 1984, with one situa
tion resulting in three deaths.
This reflects the fact that mea
sles is a more serious infection
in adults than in children. The
figures so far for 1985 reflect
those of 1983.
For similar reasons, 10 to 20
percent of students are also sus
ceptible to German measles. Since
1975 adolescents and young adults
have had the highest incidence of
this illness.
Rubella mimics other viral
infections and is difficult to di
agnose, so that an infected indi
vidual may unknowingly expose a
large number of other people.
Both diseases are highly conta
gious, even more so in a college
setting where crowding frequently
takes place. A single-suspected
case must be considered an out
break.
The American College Health As
sociation and other national or
ganizations have addressed this
issue and requested each univer
sity to have an immunization re
quirement in place by September
1985. The North Carolina State
Legislature has ratified a bill
requiring college students to show
proof of immunization prior to ma
triculation effective July 1,
1986.
-To this end all students should
have received an Immunization form
and explanatory letter. The mea
sles requirement applies only to
those bom after 1957. The German
measles requirement applies to
everyone. For those unable to ob
tain documentation as requested
from your physician there are sev
eral options.
We can provide a combination
measles/German measles vaccine at
the Health Service at no charge
through the Buncombe County Health
Department. Altematively, a blood
test for immunity to German mea
sles can be obtained here for $7.
There are no problems with giving
the vaccine to people who have al
ready had previous vaccination or
illness. The only contraindictions
are pregnancy or allergy to enomy-
cin.
We have designed Wednesday morn
ings as the main time we would
like to assist those needing help
with this. We are certainly avail
able throughout the week if
needed. With approximately 2,700
students, however; this represents
a considerable effort on our part
and we would like to disrupt our
usual services as little as possi
ble. We will begin contacting in
dividuals who have not completed
their immunization requirement
towards the end of the fall sem-
f
ester. We would appreciate your
attention and compliance with
these results.
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