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WEDNESDAY
OCTDBER 12, 2016
& CHEAT SHEET: HURRICANE MATTHEW
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Hurricane Matthew caused a lot of damage when it made contact with the United States over the weekend. Florida, Georgia and South Carolina suffered the most damage.
Hurricane Matthew has killed at least
20 people in the United States, according
to CNN. North Carolina Gov. Pat McCro-
ry said recently that 10 people have died
in this state alone. Five people remain
missing as of Monday. Close to 900 water
rescues have been reported, and McCrory
said that number is expected to grow be
cause there are still people trapped in their
houses.
“As the sun rises in North Carolina and
the blue skies return, our state is facing
massive destruction and sadly, the loss of
life,” McCrory said during a press confer
ence Sunday.
McCrory said he asked President Barack
Obama for federal help, including grants
for people who don’t have flood insurance.
The governor said the aid will help repair
bridges and roads damaged by the hurri
cane. As of Monday, 500,000 structures in
North Carolina don’t have power.
“That’s probably well over 1 million peo
ple without power,” McCrory said. “That’s
10 percent of our population in North Car
olina — all in a very small area.”
Record-breaking floods impacted North
Carolina, and eastern cities such as Green
ville and Goldsboro were hit the hardest
Torrential rain hit most of North Carolina
and South Carolina and many high school
and college football games were either can
celed or played a day earlier because of the
storm.
According to CNN, at least 336 people
have died in Haiti, but other news outlets
such as Reuters have reported at least 800
deaths. Aside from the loss of life, USA To
day reports the estimated economical hit
is in the upwards of $4 billion. CNN also
reports that 60,000 people are displaced
because of Hurricane Matthew. United Na
tions officials said the hurricane is Haiti’s
worst humanitarian crisis since the 2010
earthquake.
Elon’s emergency plans prepare for the worst
Anton L. Delgado
Contributor
@elonnewsnetwork
Though the biggest effect of Hurricane
Matthew at Elon University was heavy rain
over the weekend, Jana Lynn Patterson,
dean of Student Health and Wellness said
that the school was prepared for an emer
gency situation.
“You’ve got to be prepared because you
don’t have a lot of time,” Patterson said.
“One [of the major things to do] is to be
aware of your surroundings and not to be
frightened.”
According to Patterson, Elon is
equipped for many types of emergencies,
including an armed intruder on campus
or a contagious sickness such as anthrax.
Hurricane Matthew was just another
reminder that an emergency can be spon
taneous.
“There are certain things that you are
going to do that are standard at any time
for any kind of disaster that would be
disruptive,” Patterson said. “Where are
we going to house people if we can’t keep
them on campus? How are we going to
feed them?”
Patterson said if the hurricane had hit
harder, Elon was ready to feed students
for up to a week. The university also
secured transportation in the event of an
evacuation.
Other things the university planned for
were keeping students safe and occupied
if the power went out and maintain
ing contact with senior administrators.
Patterson said at least one senior staff
member would be on campus at all times
in case of an emergency.
Patterson said the university accounted
for the emotional impact of a natural disas
ter as well. The same applies if an armed
intruder were to enter Elon grounds.
According to EveryTownResearch.org,
there have been at least 197 school shoot
ings in the United States since 2013, an
average of nearly one a week. Most recent
ly, a shooting occurred in Townsville,
South Carolina, Sept. 28.
Earlier in the year, Patterson showed
SGA a video explaining new ways to deal
with an active shooter on campus, to
remind them of the ever-present need of
preparation. She said every angle of the
situation, ranging from communication
during the event to physiological effects
afterwards, was considered in advance.
“That video is important because it
represents the change and best practices
to responding if you are in a classroom
and a shooting happens,” Patterson said.
“The video showed some of the things
that you can do ahead of time to mitigate
the problem.”
The beginning of the video showed
how to organize a plan in advance to be
prepared. Patterson said the same mindset
is applicable if a viral contagion spread
throughout campus.
She said the school would be prepared
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to vaccinate almost 6,000 people in four
hours if an outbreak like anthrax were to
occur. Anthrax is a rare but serious bac
terial illness that is easily spread and only
treated with certain antibiotics. The uni
versity would act as its own dispensing
site.” and has an agreement with the state
to have the vaccine brought to campus to
alleviate the threat.
Patterson said in any and all situations,
the best thing is to trust the university
because it has prepared extensively.
My role is to assure that operations
keep going,” Patterson said. “We prepare
a lot.”
NEWS
BRIEFS
Elon, ABSS in informal
talks about Elon
Elementary land-
Elon University President Leo u
bert and ABSS Superintendent Bill J'.
rison have informally discussed at
where the university would acquire ft
Elementary School, Harrison aditit
after being accused of secrecy at -
Oct. 10 Alamance-Burlington Boarjjl
Education meeting, according to
Burlington Times-News.
As part of the deal, Elon would;
ABSS land to build a new eleirienii’
school. '
Dan Anderson, vice presidenloll,-
versify Communications, confirmedw
informal talks had taken place.
“We have been having informal^
with the school system ... aboutttiSKl
tential acquisition of the land for theei
mentary school,” Anderson said.
The deal came to light whenTli(,i,
amance News accused Harrison i-
members of the board of discussitji
during a closed session without lisii
the proper statute on the motion lot®
closed session or address it publicli
Harrison then admitted the infm
talks have occurred, and the Boaiq
Education approved an amendmetd
the agenda of the Sept. 26 meeting.
Harrison said no details of the p
posed deal are finalized.
Acorn Coffee Shopti
stay open until 1 am.
after Fall Break
InterVarsity ministry
asks pro-LGBTQIA
staffers to quit
Acorn Coffee Shop is switching;-,
to its old hours, pushing its current:;-
ing time of 8 p.m. to 1 a,m. daily.
According to Elon Dining, thest
is tentatively scheduled to begin b '
Fall Break, but is subject to change:;
pending on staffing.
Recently, Varsity Sports Grill
veiled new hours after closing Ion
week because of maintenance is*
Varsity is now open from noontoSp'
daily after starting the semester [(
daily from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. daily.
When the change to the new K
occurred, Topic's Pizza became t j
only on-campus dining facility tot* ■
open from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sundif
through Wednesdays.
Acorn had been previously opK I
from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m., but movd: i
closing time up to 8 p.m, at the slai- j
the 2016-2017 school year.
InterVarsity Christian Fellowships |
national campus ministry, has as ^ I
members who support same-s ^
relationships to quit. .
This national policy was annooi'o
this summer because the organ0i 1
wants its employees to ‘believe a-
behave in accordance with InterVarsi.
stand on sexuality, including ,
engaging in immoral sexual be * t
or promoting positions that conflic
the group’s beliefs," according e r ^
Associated Press. f
Elon’s chapter has said it wil j
the national policy. When as e j
a comment, they I-
national statement and decline ^
comment.