Super Bowl Sunday: Wans cheer on pros, Buds 13 THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1989 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY VOL. 66 NO. 32 Officials say flu bug won't halt classes By Roger Friedman staff writer There is "no chance" the university will cancel classes because of a campus flu outbreak, the associate vice president of student affairs said Wednesday. Dr. Teresa Gonzalez insisted JMU won't close, despite persistent campus-wide rumors. According to Donna Harper, director of the health center, the flu outbreak hit hardest this past weekend. Since then, more than 200 students have visited the Staff photo by CATHY UDELL health center each day complaining of flu-related Flu-stricken students face two-hour waits for appointments at the health center. symptoms. The center has added extra staff to accommodate patients. Even though JMU has had many similar flu she said. This outbreak is not as unusual as students might outbreaks in the past, Harper said she doesn't think Health officials at other state universities report a believe, Harper said. "We were lucky not to have the university has cancelled classes because of normal amount of flu cases for this lime of year. something like this last year. But the year before sickness in recent years. Old Dominion University's Health Center Director that, we were hit pretty hard. People just don't "I think they may have closed down in the early Paula Deller reported only a few isolated cases. remember thai, so they think that this is unique." 1900s, but I don't know about anything since then," Carol Sudol, director of student health services at George Mason University, said the spring semester If you suddenly have these Then... there just started so, "It's too early to tell how it's symptoms... • drink plenty of water and fluids going to be." • muscle aches • take Tylenol every four hours for A spokeswoman for the University of Virginia's • chills fever and muscle aches health center estimated the center has seen only about • high fever (102° and up) • *Do not use aspirin! 100-150 flu cases this semester. But the • Take an expectorant or • headache Charlottesville community has been hit hard with the • " tired feeling decongestant • non-productive cough • get rest virus, she said. • eat something At Pcnn Slate, however, officials face a far worse * Advil is not aspirin. Anacin, Bufferin, Ecotrin and Excedrin contain aspirin. See FLU page 2 >• Carrier: growth won't hurt quality environment students feel comfortable until 1992." Carrier pointed out that "there are By Martin Romjue editor with," he said. Since 1985 when 9,580 students now $40 million in buildings coming Carrier spoke at length in his Wilson attended JMU, enrollment has risen by out of the ground just for this No matter how big JMU gets in the Hall office Thursday morning about the a few hundred students each year. JMU enrollment." Buildings under next decade, it never must lose "the Greater University Commission report, now enrolls more than 10,500 students. construction include Sonner Hall, next JMU way,"'said JMU President Ronald which calls for expanded academic Carrier said although enrolling more to Chandler Hall, and the new music Carrier in an interview last week. programs and more campus facilities, students increases university revenues, building along the quad lo be finished Carrier reasoned that if quality and tried to calm student fears about the Office of Admissions is mandating this summer. academic programs keep pace with rising enrollment figures. that next year's freshman class contain Expansion of Burruss Hall, enrollment, JMU won't be sacrificing "We're talking about enrollment about 150 fewer students than were Anthony-Secgcr Hall and the Warren what he calls "the personal feeling increases after everyone here has admitted last year. Campus Center will start within the graduated," Carrier said, referring to a "It's hard to hit enrollments on target about campus" or its reputation as a next year, in addition to construction of friendly, close-knit community that pledge he made at a general faculty every year," Carrier said. "We have a emphasizes personal attention lo meeting last October not to increase greater return of students coming back," a new business building in the Lakeside area, and a new dormitory. individual students. enrollment until 1992. He -reiterated he added, citing a rise in the graduation ' Whatever programs wc develop, the that pledge last Thursday, saying, "We rate from 66 to 76 percent during the "Anj growth should have its pi i go to must maintain the jrc going to keep enrollment steady past lOyears. Sec CARRIER page 2 >■ Page 2, The Breeze, Thursday, January 26, 1989 Flu North to speak here tonight >■ (Continued from page 1) throughout the duration of the flu in order to fight Oliver North will speak in the JMU back." scenario than JMU. Convocation Center tonight at 8 p.m. According to literature distributed by the Health Dr. Harry McDcrmott, director of Pcnn State About 2,500 tickets have been sold. Tickets are Center, students should not take aspirin or aspirin University's health services, said the flu has hit still on sale at the UPB office and can be purchased "epidemic proportions" on the school's main campus. products, which have been linked to Rcyc's tonight at the door. Tickets also are available at With a student population of 37,000, Pcnn State Syndrome. Charles Smith Shoes, Bill's Hallmark and Record Symptoms of the flu include chills, night fever, averages about 525 cases per day, including Corner. weekends, he said. An outbreak of the virus usually headaches, muscle aches, tiredness, anxiety and a Mary Necse, UPB's associate director's secretary, occurs when students return from winter break. non-productive cough. said Wednesday's ticket sales were the highest since McDermotl has worked for Penn State for 25 years Many other flu-related ailments, such as sinusitis, sales began. and has seen five flu epidemics there. "Classes have bronchitis and mononucleosis also are showing up. A pro-North rally will take place at 7 p.m. never been cancelled due to [illness]," he said. All of these illnesses require more attention and tonight next to the Convocation Center parking The JMU Health Center doesn't know what type of medication than the average case of the flu. Harper lot. flu most of the students have, but Harper suggested said. The students protesting North's speech will meet some general remedies for the symptoms. The health center is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to People with the flu should get plenty of rest, drink 10 p.m. and weekends from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Due to in the Warren Campus Center at 5:45 p.m. and lots of fluids and should continue eating. Harper said. long waits, the center might not be able to accept will march to the Convocation Center where they "The patient's strength needs to be maintained patients who show up at the last minute. will demonstrate from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. Carrier ► (Continued from page 1) "What frightens me more is not oversee a year-long study on how JMU on the personal attention of students,'' enrollment increases, but the should plan and grow for the future, he he said. satisfaction that what you're doing is said. Carrier dismissed charges from the eternal," Carrier said. JMU must plan According to Fred Hilton, director of •In Monday's Breeze story about the Student Committee to Review how it will help meet Virginia's future university relations, the new committee inauguration, the second paragraph Enrollment at Madison (Scream), a technological, economic and educational would include faculty, students, alumni, incorrectly stated that "bipartisan student group formed this month to demands. parents, administrators and external politics have been pervasive in'the fight enrollment increases, that JMU is The commission report, released Dec. consultants. political arena." This phrase should lurching recklessly toward escalating 15, gives JMU a direction and a "It's going to be a year before the have read "partisan." enrollments that will subtract from the framework to plan carefully for the state comes up with a broad overview," quality of student life. future. Carrier said. Hilton said. "[JMU's] is going to be a •The same Monday Breeze article There were those in 1966 who said The commission report enables JMU broad plan." quoted a statement by JMU student Gail 2,(XX) was too big," Carrier mused. He to be "a player in planning for the 21st Carrier said administrators would hold Culler, who was incorrectly identified added that during his 18-ycar century. This is an opportunity to plan campus public hearings on "what kind as Dale Culler. presidential tenure, students opposed where we want to go." of institution JMU should be in the expansion every time it occurred. But he emphasized that "the report 21st century." • Video World does not offer an "Change is inevitable. What is doesn't say how much enrollment "We won't know until we go into option to pay for videos either up-front controllable is how you respond to should be. depth to sec exactly what we need. or when the video is returned. change, and you don't just do it by The most important thing is that it "Because the slate is looking at the Customers only can pay for videos reacting," he said. now allows the Board of Visitors to set 21st Century to accommodate more when returned. Incorrect information To meet enrollment needs during the in process the organization that can students, you have the opportunity to was printed in Monday's issue of The 1990s, Carrier said JMU must use the participate in the future of higher plan the ideal campus you'd like to have Breeze.