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By Fernanda Rezende sore throat, runny or stuffy nose and muscle aches. NEWS REPORTER Most healthy adults may be able to infect others as early as one day before symptoms develop and up to charity: Flu season has arrived in five days after becoming sick, as stated in the Centers Virginia. According to the for Disease Control and Prevention Web site. Weather Channel Web site, at "The flu is airborne, so it is spread through cough­ Group least half the regions of the ing, sneezing, and hand-to-hand contact. Wash your state have been affected by it. hands, wash your hands and wash your hands," Because of its contagious Lane said. nature, the flu has been wide­ The best way to prevent the flu is to get a fluvacci ­ from LU spread on Liberty campus, but nation each year. The two types of vaccines that can practical measures can be be taken are the flu shot and the nasal-spray fluvac ­ taken to prevent it. cine (or LAIV). to be in Dr. Richard Lane, who Good health habits are also very important. Avoid works at Light Medical, said close contact with people who are sick, wash your the two main types of flu going hands often, avoid touching your eyes, nose or around are the Influenza B and mouth, get regular exercise and enough rest, and eat MS walk the Influenza A. "The Influenza healthy, balanced meals. By Dave Allison A is different from the Avian Those who are sick should stay at home and cover NEWS REPORTER Influenza A,"'he said. "Tell stu­ their mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or dents not to worry." sneezing. "If you have the flu,don' t cough in other According to the National The main symptoms of the people's direction," Lane said. Multiple Sclerosis Society, JESSICA WEBER flu are high fever, headache, 400,000 Americans suffer DOCTOR'S ORDERS • Get plenty of rest, take your medication and eat balanced meals. extreme tiredness, dry cough, Please see FLU, page A3 from multiple sclerosis, a debilitating disease of the central nervous system. Multiple sclerosis' symp­ toms can include muscular Virginia passes bill apologizing for slavery weakness, depression, diffi­ culties with coordination and By Amy Field Richmond's first African- "I think people whose speech, severe fatigue, visual ASST. NEWS EDITOR American mayor, Sen. Henry ancestors were affected by problems, short term memo­ L. Marsh III, (D-Richmond) slavery will appreciate it," ry loss, problems with bal­ Four hundred years after and Delegate A. Donald she said. "At least with this ance, overheating and pain. slavery was first introduced in McEachin III (D-Henrico) bill, someone is stepping up Iin the most severe cases it the establishment of sponsored the identical resolu­ to the plate and saying (slav­ can impair mobility or cause Jamestown, Va., the Common­ tions SJ 332 and HJ 728 in ery) was a bad idea." Tuck disability. wealth's legislation issued an early February. said it was going in the right In an effort to help com­ apology for the part it played in Their premise was to recog­ direction in the movement bat, and possibly find the the history of slavery. Proposed nize "the contributions of against racism. cure for MS, the National MS on Feb. 24, the resolution's Native Americans and African Professor Kenny Rowlette, Society sponsors community purpose was to express "pro­ Americans to the Common­ Co-Director of The Liberty walks where anybody from found regret" for the "involun­ wealth and this nation." The University Civil War the community can walk to tary servitude of Africans and proposal passed unanimously Institute, commented as raise money for MS research. the exploitation of Native in the House, 96 to o, as well as well. Liberty has a team for Americans." It emphasized a in the Senate. "We have already apolo­ faculty, staff and students need for unity of the citizens of Lila Tuck, a former Libeity gized to the Japanese who headed up by Cynthia Virginia in order to eradicate student, was in favor of the were interned during World Guevara, a records clerk at racism. The resolution is one of passing of the bill and the War II," he said. Liberty's registrar's office. the most recent steps taken in acknowledgement of any > the fight against racism. wrongdoings. Please see SLAVERY, page A3 Please see MS, page A3 liK.uMiir m CALEB ATKJNS