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People at "high risk" get their shots free, courtesy of the Ontario health ministry, Hea says. They'll need a brief appointment with a physician (call ext. 4096).
The shots are also free for students who have supplementary health insurance. For students without such insurance, and for staff and faculty members, there's a $5 charge. People who aren't in the high risk group don't need an appointment, says Hea: "Just come over and ask to see a nurse."
What does a flu shot protect against? A flu web page from the United States government has this summary:
Flu can cause fever, chills, headache, dry cough, runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, and muscle aches. Unlike other common respiratory infections such as the common cold, influenza can cause extreme fatigue lasting several days to more than a week. Although nausea, vomiting and diarrhea can sometimes accompany influenza infection, especially in children, gastrointestinal symptoms are rarely prominent. The illness that people often call "stomach flu" is not influenza.Influenza is spread easily from person to person primarily when an infected person coughs or sneezes. After a person has been infected with the virus, symptoms usually appear within 2 to 4 days. The infection is considered often contagious for another 3 to 4 days after symptoms appear. Because of this, people used to think the flu was caused by the "influence of the stars and planets." In the 1500s, the Italians called the disease "influenza," their word for influence. Each year, an estimated 10 to 20 percent of the population contracts influenza.
Downey told yesterday's board of governors meeting that the plan results from a joint proposal sent to Bell by UW and the University of Toronto. The company had been musing about creating a laboratory, but "had neither invited nor anticipated a proposal", the president said; however, it was "sufficiently interested to enter into discussions", and there is now a general plan "which Bell seems to have embraced".
Said the president: "Once the financial plan is in place, more specific discussion will proceed. We are working on the nature and extent of the collaboration."
During the period November 1996 to October 1997, UARC reviewed a total of 59 proposals for regular faculty appointments. Of the 59 proposals, 54 (10 females, 44 males) were probationary, three of which were tenured, and five (one female, four males) were for definite-term appointments. . . . For comparison purposes, the total number of proposals reviewed in recent years was as follows: 22 (1992-93); 31 (1993-94); 11 (1994-95); 42 (1995-96). It should be noted that these are not necessarily the number of hires made following the reviews; a review may have led to an offer which was refused.The number of "proposals" for faculty hiring in the past year was 22 in engineering, 13 in arts, 12 in mathematics, 7 in science, 4 in environmental studies, and 1 in applied health sciences.The relatively large number of appointments in the last two years arises from the Special Early Retirement Program (SERP). Resulting from this, UARC members have endured a heavy workload; however, as far as possible, the usual standards of review were not relaxed. . . . Based on advertising to date, UARC anticipates that there will be 24-30 proposals for 1997-98.
Most importantly, the changes would give the Federation four vice-presidents rather than the three it's had in the past. The traditional vice-presidencies are for "administration and finance", "education", and "internal". A fourth VP, "student issues", was appointed this year but hasn't officially been a member of the Feds' executive board. In future, all four vice-presidents would be elected each February along with the president.
Mario Bellabarba, this year's Fed president, says the bylaw changes -- which were published in full in Friday's Imprint -- also set down in black and white many of the services the Federation is expected to provide, and indicates which executive is responsible for them, rather than things being left to chance or conflict as sometimes happened in the past.
All fee-paying members of the Federation -- in other words, pretty much all undergraduate students -- are eligible to attend tonight's meeting and to vote.
The office of development and alumni affairs is in the process of hiring a manager of alumni affairs. The job was listed in Positions Available in last week's Gazette. Rudy Putns, director of development and alumni affairs, says the new manager will have roughly the same job formerly held by Gwen Graper, who left some months ago for a new job in the co-op department. "We want to increase the number of services available to grads," says Putns, speaking especially about "affinity programs" such as the UW MasterCard, the Bell long-distance discount program, and group insurance. He's also interested in offering more on-line services to alumni. The alumni affairs manager will supervise two or three staff members, plus some part-time help, who provide alumni programs; fund-raising isn't a direct responsibility of the job.
The Arts Student Union is holding a barbecue today in front of the Arts Lecture Hall, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
"Who's That Baby?" asks a contest being run in the president's office this week. "A donation to United Way gets you an entry form and a chance to match up some cute baby photos with illustrious Needles Hall personalities. A prize will be awarded to the first correct entry drawn." Unveiling of the babies' identities is scheduled for 3:00 tomorrow (when "hot cider and treats will be served for a $2 donation") and visitors to Needles Hall between now and then are invited to stop by the third-floor corner suite and enter the contest.
Simon Fraser University has announced that eleven harassment cases over the past four years were handled "improperly", and those involved are being offered a chance to have the procedure and outcome reviewed. "Appropriate consultation did not take place" when harassment committees were set up between 1993 and 1996, says a statement from acting president Jack Blaney. "The university is now operating in compliance with its policy and has been for most of 1997." It's the latest black eye for SFU, which got national attention when a male swimming coach was fired, then exonerated and rehired, after charges by a female student. SFU president John Stubbs went on leave, citing severe depression, as that messy case was being reviewed earlier this year.
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