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1 C M Y K Aw, mom – toothpaste for dinner again? WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12, 2005 -Page 15 Vol. 97, No. 37 Administration releases new plan Bird flu pandemic not immediate threat Catherine McFadyen a resistance to it. The H5N1 strain Staff Reporter does not respond to the flu vac- The likelihood of an influenza cine used in the United States and pandemic is very high right now, there are currently no vaccines for according to U.S. Health and Hu- the disease. The National Institute man Services Secretary Michael for Allergy and Infectious Disease Leavitt, but state officials say that announced that it has awarded two Mississippians need not worry just contracts for development of a yet. vaccine. The avian flu, or H5N1 strain “Vaccines are key to preparing of the flu virus, is common among for the public health emergency birds. It occurs naturally in birdsʼ that pandemic influenza would stomachs, mouths and feces. While entail,” said Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, many wild birds carry the disease director of NIAID, in a statement. without a problem, it is very conta- “You must prepare for the worst- gious and can adversely affect do- case scenario. To do anything less mestic birds. Additionally, it can would be irresponsible.” transfer from bird secretions and According to the World Health waste to humans. Organization, there have now been Officials at the World Health 117 documented cases of avian flu Organization warn that while there and 60 resulting deaths in Asia, but have not been any person-to-per- these are only laboratory confirmed son transmissions of the disease cases. In many of these cases, the yet, it has been transmitted from disease has been completely resis- birds to humans and the strain tant to any type of treatment. could easily mutate and transfer “At this juncture, the avian flu among humans. is not an imminent threat to Mis- In humans, symptoms include sissippi,” said Mills McNeill, state normal flu-like symptoms such as epidemiologist for the Mississippi Artists rendering by Eley Associates fever, sore throat, cough, eye in- Department of Public Health. “The Working drawings of the Civil Rights memorial will be finished by Nov. 1, according to Khayat. fections, respiratory disease and Mississippi Department of Public a host of other life-threatening Health participates in a national Bryan Doyle The rejected proposal, one complications, according to the surveillance program for influ- Campus News Editor supported by students and for- Centers for Disease Control and enza. Our lab is a partner with the mer students including the di- Prevention. Centers for Disease Control. We The Ole Miss administration have a system in place to actively has released the preliminary rector of the William Winter “If history is any indication, Institute for Racial Reconcilia- there are occasionally these pan- detect influenza.” draw-ups for new civil rights McNeill stressed the impor- monument proposal less than a tion Susan Glisson and South- demics that we do not have an ern Foodways Alliance Director immunity to,” said Richard Buch- tance of keeping the situation sur- week after the university reject- rounding the avian flu pandemic ed the original version. John T. Edge, was the culmina- holz, associate professor of biol- tion of years of planning. ogy at Ole Miss. “But this is noth- in perspective and said that he is Chancellor Robert Khayat optimistic. plans to have the working draw- The model for the original ing to panic about. For now we are memorial, created by Univer- safe.” “The public health community ings finished Nov. 1 and bids worldwide is working very hard to received by Dec. 15. Construc- sity of Pennsylvania professor While certain strains of the vi- Terry Adkins and selected by a Artists rendering by Eley Associates rus have responded to treatment, ensure that we are ready to respond tion on the new memorial would if a pandemic should occur,” he start Jan. 15 and be completed UM-sponsored panel of artists, The monument will be erected it is likely that if the treatment is by commencement in May. See ADMINISTRATION page 7 between the Lyceum and Library. widely used, the virus will develop See FLU page 5 Artist returns to campus for sculpture exhibition Victoria Hiles her resume with a solo exhibi- itʼs intimidating. It intimidates her art, she experiments with uses biology to shape his art, en- Staff Reporter tion,” Wicker said Wednesday. the public because they are not scale and size in her work, she couraged her to do the same. Some artists succeed, many Urrutia began her studies understanding what they are see- said. Size, for instance, is one It worked, and now Urrutia fail, but all would probably at Southwest Texas University ing,” Urrutia said. way to separate oneʼs art from is particularly interested in the agree they spend much of their where she received her bach- Not only does this cause another. Wicker praises her use power struggles between con- professional career avoiding be- elorʼs degree in fine arts. She problems with general interest of size in her work and hopes joined twins, she said. The world ing termed a “starving artist.” continued her studies at Ole in modern art, but it also fuels it encourages other students to is obsessed with soul mates and One such artist whose hun- Miss earning a masters in fine the publicʼs idea that art is not think a little bigger – literally. the idea of learning from a twin ger beckons like the growl of arts in 1999. important resulting in no gov- “Size grabs your attention in about what she is exploring is an empty stomach is Ole Miss The enthusiasm for Urrutiaʼs ernment funding to support the a different way,” Wicker said. the goal, Urrutia said. To put that alumna Leandra Urrutia. return to Ole Miss is mutual for arts, she said. However, Urrutia Urrutia said she agrees with feeling into a physical object is She is exhibiting 12 sculp- both her and Wicker as she re- said if people take it more seri- Wicker that size can be the dif- her job as an artist, she said. tures titled, “Corporal Geom- members her time spent at the ously, it could change societyʼs ference in the uniqueness of Fine arts major Andrea Gapin- etry,” in the department of artʼs university as the best experienc- view of art. oneʼs art. She wants her art to be ski, 20, of Indianapolis, Ind., Meek Hall, Gallery 130 which es of her life, she said. “A lot of people think itʼs more than just something pleas- said she plans to attend Urrutiaʼs is open to the public from 8 a.m. Recently retired ceramics pro- not an important thing, but it is ing to the eye. It should chal- exhibit and is excited to learn to 5 p.m. This is the last week to fessor Ron Dale was especially important for a healthy society,” lenge the casual observer in a from an Ole Miss alumna what view her work. A gallery recep- influential to her, particularly Urrutia said. more internal way, she said. she hopes to accomplish in her tion honoring Urrutia is set for concerning his teaching method- Inspiration is something she “Art should compete with own future, she said. Oct. 13 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 ology. said she finds everywhere, but the viewer for space, not simply Gapinski became interested p.m. Chair of the department of “He said to create work and usually Urrutia gets her ideas something you can hold in your in art after taking an Introduc- art Nancy Wicker welcomes Ur- results will come from it. Re- from everyday actions and how hand,” Urrutia said. tion to art course in high school rutia back to campus and pre- sults will come after hard work,” people relate to one another. Re- “Iʼm interested in having peo- where it was taught by Sue Me- dicts a positive result for all par- Urrutia said. lationships are a power struggle ple be interactive with my work. ganhoffen, who became the first ties involved. A decreased interest in mod- and sometimes the power shifts, I (am) willing to take the risk to encourage her to explore art “We want our students to ern art sparks her to want to re- she said. to see if anything happens. The as a career. know that our graduates suc- instate art programs in schools Urrutiaʼs interests are to study worst that can happen is the fin- “The most satisfying thing is ceed. She is an example to our where budget shortages caused the intimate relationship and ish will rub off,” Urrutia said. being creative. Being success- students. Also, weʼre helping her their abandonment, she said. how it relates to socioeconomic Another one of her passions ful in your creativity. Having an by giving her the opportunity to “There is not a lot of exposure issues. comes from an unfamiliar place. original thought that you can ex- showcase her work and expand to contemporary art, therefore To accomplish this through Artist Matthew Barney, who press through it,” Gapinski said. OPINION Wednesday • October 12, 2005 PAGE 3 www.thedmonline.com PAGE 2 915-5503 October 12, 2005 Limited scope of cuts irresponsible be refusing to pull money from areas quake - then the administration needs Staff Editorial which could spare it. 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