Vol. XCVI. NO. 7 The Why Hitler? Ask Professor ou’wester Hat eld. SNovember 11, 2009 e Weekly Student Newspaper of Rhodes College See Page 4 Rhodes Career Services Bill barely passes By Jasmine Gilstrap 103 and a new seminar titled Making It Counts “Ulti- Staff Writer mate Money Skills: College.” and sparks debate e question of what a one wants to be when “ e seminar was created to educate and empower they grow up is asked at an early age and is repeated college students to develop smart money management By Nene Baff ord was voted against 258-176. throughout years of education. Rhodes’ Career Services skills. is program prepares students with an under- News Editor Will Obama agree with the fi rst aids those who know the answer to the question as well standing of appropriate credit card use, student bank- e health care reform bill, amendment? Obama suggests that he as those in need of guidance. ing options, how to develop and follow a budget, and known as e Aff ordable Health Care is not comfortable with the abortion Career Services assists students with the career the importance of saving and emphasizes the impor- for America Act, was recently passed restrictions because they are chang- development process through self-assessment, career tance of how the choices students make about money in the House of Representatives, but ing the “status quo” on abortion and exploration, and career decision making. By providing while in college can have a direct impact on their future not without some minor issues. e limiting women’s insurance choices. counseling, career information programs, internships, fi nancial success,” said Oakes. “With undergraduates act provides quality aff ordable health Obama says, “ is is a health care bill, and employment opportunities, Career Services helps busier than ever with academics, internships, and ex- care for all Americans and controls not an abortion bill.” Pro-choice activ- students develop a plan and identify a course of action tra-curricular activities, this seminar was developed as health care cost growth. e act nar- ist are outraged by the amendment as for the next few years that will help students explore and a succinct, yet informative, way to help students make rowly passed by a vote of 220-215, and well, reopening the national abortion prepare for careers that fi t their interests and values. smart fi nancial decisions.” already contains one out of the two debate. “Our goals are for students to have increased aware- Although students know it exists, many do not use possible amendments proposed. While there are issues with the ness of interests, values, skills, and personality style as it the resource and are unaware of its benefi ts. Career Ser- e fi rst amendment was intro- amendment, nothing will become of- relates to career options in addition to developing career vices is not just for seniors looking for jobs after gradu- duced by anti-abortion Democrats, and fi cial until the Senate passes the bill, knowledge and experience through experiential learn- ation, but also for freshmen who may not know the bans federal funds for abortion services if they do indeed pass the bill. ere ing opportunities and programs and gaining informa- path they would like to take after college. Regardless of in the public option insurance, as well has been a supposed stall in the Sen- tion on tools that will prepare them for the graduate where one falls on answering the question of what one as in the exchange that the bill would ate, with Sen. Lindsey Graham saying, school/job search process have access to employment wants to be, Brittany Signorelli, class of 2010 and Ca- create, except in cases of rape, incest, “ e House bill is dead on arrival in opportunities.,” said Amy Oakes, Associate Director of reer Services RSA, encourages students to visit Career and a life threatening pregnancy. If the Senate.” e Senate wants a plan Career Services. Services for help in addressing the question through a in need of an abortion policy, women that allows the public option to be- Career Services also off ers students multiple ways variety of ways. will be able to purchase separate poli- come available only in the event that to discover resources that will help them in their hunt “Working as an intern for Career Services has cies known as “riders,” with their own the private markets do not show any for success. Career Lynx, an on-line job and internship opened my eyes to the many programs and services the money. e amendment passed easily reform. In this case, the public option tool, is run by Career Services in addition to the various offi ce provides to students. Career Services is extremely by 240-194, winning strong Republi- is a fallback plan. Sen. Mary Landrieu programs focused on careers such as the Career Fair, the resourceful, and it’s my job to help make known to the can support. e second amendment says, “[ e plan] should be triggered Graduate School Expo, Career Panels, Career Informa- students the multitude of services the staff provides,” however did not receive the same fa- by choice and aff ordability, not by tion Sessions, and Career Preparation Seminars. Two said Signorelli. “Whether you want to have your resume vor. e amendment was proposed by political whim.” Only time will tell if upcoming events hosted by Career Services are e Ca- looked over, want to obtain an internship, or simply Minority Leader John Boehner, and this bill becomes a law. Will the Sen- reer Power Half-Hour, being held ursday, November want to acquire better interview and networking skills, would have substituted a few sections Bill 12 and Monday, November 16 at 4:30 pm in Burrow Career Services is the go-to place.” of the bill dealing with insurance. It , continued on Page 5 Swine fl u diffi cult to detect in campus setting By Anna Meyerrose to determine whether or not patients do in fact have swine sumed to have swine fl u, since it is still too early in the year Opinion Editor fl u, therefore making it diffi cult to conclusively diagnose. for the circulation of regular fl u to be very likely. One particularly prevalent topic on American college Due to this problem, all college campuses are enforcing self- Despite the fact that swine fl u is not, in most cases, campuses this year has been the spread and attempted isolation of any students who show signs of fl u-like symp- fatal, it is still a fate that most would prefer to avoid. Like containment of various forms of infl uenza, the swine fl u toms in an attempt to contain the spread of the disease. the seasonal fl u, there is a live-virus vaccine that the CDC (H1N1) virus in particular. is health scare fi rst gained Cases of swine fl u have become so widespread at select hopes will help to control the spread of the H1N1 virus. force this past April, when the World Health Organiza- universities that school offi cials have been forced to close However, one major problem is the shortage of vaccines tion (WHO) declared it a pandemic; soon thereafter, the down their institutions for varying periods of time. As of available to the general public. Earlier this fall, the Rho- United States government announced that the swine fl u October 28, 351 schools in 19 diff erent states had closed des Moore Moore clinic received 210 doses of the seasonal had become a public health emergency. Ever since these due to staggering amounts of students infected with H1N1. fl u shot, but those were all administered within two days’ events, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention us far, the swine fl u has not been so extreme at Rhodes; time. “Hopefully, additional seasonal fl u shots will arrive (CDC) have been working toward containing the spread of nevertheless, it is a problem that the Rhodes community before the end of the semester. e normal fl u season is the H1N1 virus. Before this year, the last outbreak of the has been forced to face, at least to some extent. January to March,” says Sterba. swine fl u was in 1976, amongst a group of military recruits “It is impossible to determine how many cases of H1N1 As for the arguably more pressing issue of H1N1 vac- at Ft. Dix, New Jersey; however, this outbreak never spread fl u there have been on campus,” says Patricia Sterba, Direc- cines, supplies around the country and also at Rhodes are and soon thereafter disappeared of its own accord. tor of the Moore Moore Health Center at Rhodes. “ e particularly limited. Several weeks ago, Rhodes received a Since this past spring, the swine fl u virus has continued student health center only treats students. Faculty and staff small amount of H1N1 fl u mists, but those had all been to spread with somewhat alarming speed. As of October are seen off campus. Many students also go to local minor administered soon thereafter. A second, small shipment 21, 47,000 cases of swine fl u had been reported for this centers or are treated by family members that are physi- was received on November; these vaccines “will be given to academic year alone on all college campuses in the United cians. And fi nally, some may not see anyone because they students with chronic health conditions. When additional States, but no student deaths resulting from this virus have did not realize that they had the fl u”. In addition, specifi c doses arrive they will be available to the other students, yet been confi rmed.