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The Corne¬ Daily Sun Vol. 129, No. 76
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013
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Cornell Gives Record No.of Flu Vaccines By JINJOO LEE Sun Senior Writer
As New York State braces for an intense flu season, declaring a statewide public health emergency, Gannett Health Services vaccinated a record number of students, staff and faculty, causing its stock of flu vaccines to run out Tuesday. Although hospitalizations have been seen throughout the state as a result of this year’s flu, Gannett has not yet seen any serious cases of flu, according to Heather Stone, public health communications specialist at Gannett. “The good news on our campus is that we estimate about half of our population has been vaccinated — the most yet compared to any other year,” Stone said. Although Gannett has tried to order additional vaccines, it has had difficulty replenishing its supply so far, according to Sharon Dittman, associate director for community relations at Gannett. “We’ve been calling suppliers every day to order more vaccines, but the supply is running out across the country,” Dittman said. “There has been so much publicity [around the flu] that people really have been lining up to get vaccinated, so what’s left of the national supply is harder and harder to get.” In addition to seeing more students getting vaccinated, Gannett has also started seing more students “We estimate about half of reporting flu-like sympour population has been toms. From Jan. 1 to Jan. 22 of last year, vaccinated.” Gannett saw a total of Heather Stone two students with flulike symptoms. In comparison, 65 students reported flu-like symptoms during the same time frame this year, according to Stone. “People who get flu can feel really awful,” Dittman said. “We recommend resting at home, drinking lots of fluids and taking over-the-counter medicines to control your symptoms.” See FLU page 4
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Looking good | The Cornell Store remodeling features changes to the layout of the store’s technology and apparel sections. The store plans on starting its third phase of renovations in early February.
Cornell Store Features Big Red Changes By DARA LEVY Sun Staff Writer
Students shopping for textbooks over the past week may have noticed a few changes at the Cornell Store, including a revamped technology center and a new layout for apparel. Previous construction at the Cornell Store expanded the store’s technology area so that it would have a wider selection and better display for customers. The technology area is almost complete and, when finished, will feature a demo bar to try out products and improved lighting, according to Pat Wynn, director of the Cornell Store. Narda Terrones ’14 noted the importance of having electronics and technology aid easily available to students and other customers.
“I think it’s a smart move in terms of having electronics in the face of customers. It makes the store much more appealing,” Terrones said. A wider, more accessible entrance has also been completed on the store’s second floor. All apparel is now located on the second floor so the store will no longer have to accommodate for textbook sales at the beginning of each semester. Wynn stressed the convenience of the new store layout, which puts all art and school supplies on the first floor and clothing and gifts on the second floor. “One of the benefits is to not have to move the clothing and gifts to accommodate books, which saves time, energy and stress, both on the staff, as well as the floors,” according to Margie Whiteleather,
Prof.Hass Remembered as a‘Person of Action’ dents in the Samuel Sun Staff Writer Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management Colleagues remem- and took them on field bered Prof. Emeritus trips. In addition to helping Jerome Hass, finance, his students who died “become prounexpectedly fessionals,” Tuesday, as a Hass played a committed critical role in teacher and Cornell openfriend. Hass, ing a who began Department teaching at of Education Cornell in in the 1967, was 72 PROF. HASS Graduate years old. Hass’ commitment to School, according to his profession was clear to Dyckman. Prof. Harold Bierman, everyone who observed his work ethic, said Prof. finance, management, Emeritus Thomas R. who often co-taught Dyckman, accounting, finance courses with one of Hass’ close friends. Hass, said that Hass was “[Hass] continually “a person of action” who took on extra work — friends could always rely taking extra courses [and] on. Recalling an incident doing things he wasn’t required to do as a profes- when a mutual friend of Hass and Bierman was sor,“ Dyckman said. Dyckman also recalled injured in a car accident, Hass as a “generous” per- Bierman said, “I called son — someone who [Hass]. It was just a reflex mentored graduate stu- — when you had a probBy KEVIN MILLIAN
lem, you would just call [Hass].” In the classroom, Hass was a meticulous teacher, Bierman said. Hass’ preparation for his classes testified to his passion for teaching, Bierman added. “He was always logical — always up to date with the current financial the-
ories [and] advancing the understanding of common knowledge,” Bierman said. “[Hass would] be prepared and go to class, and know a lot more than the notes he had written.” Hass was also a brilliant academic, Bierman said.
“He wrote only a few journal articles, but what he wrote was outstandingly good,” said Bierman, who coauthored one of the first books on managerial finance with Hass. Prof. Hyunseob Kim, See OBIT page 5
See STORE page 5
News Big Red Gets a Pink Ribbon
Cornell researchers advanced the study of breast cancer with a recently released study. | Page 3
Opinion Community Caring
Kevin Johnson grad encourages the community to help prevent LGBTQ teenagers from commiting suicide. | Page 9
Walk it off
Arts Raw to the Bone
Eleni Konstantopoulos ‘15 says Rust and Bone is raw, stripped to its core, and worth a trip to the movie theatre. | Page 10
Sports Taking on Te’o
Annie Newcomb ‘13 offers her take on the Manti Te’o debacle and the state of Notre Dame. | Page 20 ZAC PETERSON / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Bundled up in heavy winter coats, students trudge to class in sub-zero temperatures on a snowy Thursday morning.
Weather Snow HIGH: 16 LOW: 3