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Volume 96, Number 48
Students suffer sniffles as spring allergies arrive
Thursday, March 29, 2012
March poll: Romney up Local, natl. elections the focus for latest “On the Issues” By Allison Kruschke allison.kruschke@marquette.edu
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has reclaimed the top spot among Wisconsin Republicans and Scott Walker is running a close race with his Democratic challengers, according to the third installment of Marquette Law School’s politics poll. Charles Franklin, a professor at Marquette Law School and polling expert, went “On the Issues” with Mike Gousha Tuesday to talk about the poll, which was conducted March 22 to 25. Phone volunteers called 707 randomlyselected Wisconsin residents and asked, among other political questions, who they would vote for in the Republican primary.
Gousha opened the discussion Minnesota,” Franklin said. by talking about the significance “Since then, Santorum has taken of the April 3 presidential pri- more wins in the South (than in mary, which is now less than a the North).” week away. Franklin also discussed how the “People are looking at Wiscon- four candidates still in the race sin and what’s going to happen – former House Speaker Newt on Tuesday,” Gousha said. “The Gingrich, Romney, Santorum, Wisconsin primary could help and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas (former Pennsylvania Sen.) Rick – have gone up or down in terms Santorum change the race or help of favorability and unfavorability Mitt Romney all but lock it up.” ratings. He said Franklin anamong Repubnounced that “The Wisconsin primary could help licans, Romney while Santo- Rick Santorum change the race or has made gains rum was lead- help Mitt Romney all but lock it up.” in favorability ing in Wisratings, while consin among Santorum has Republicans in seen a slight Mike Gousha increase in unFebruary’s poll, Distinguished Fellow in Law f a v o r a b i l i t y Romney has surpassed him ratings. in the most recent poll, claiming “Generally within the GOP, 39 percent to Santorum’s 31 per- there are favorable views of Romcent. Franklin attributed Santo- ney and Santorum, and also Ron rum’s earlier lead to his victories Paul,” Franklin said. “There are before the February poll. mixed views of Newt Gingrich.” “At the time, Santorum was coming off a big win in See Poll, page 7
MPL tunes in, goes “Freegal” New service offers cardholders free music downloads By Joe Kaiser joseph.kaiser@marquette.edu
Photo by Elise Krivit/elise.krivit@marquette.edu
A tree’s flowers bud in front of Schroeder Hall, welcoming the beginning of an early allergy season this year.
Early seasonal shift increases effects of common malady By Elise Angelopulos elise.angelopulos@marquette.edu
The mild Wisconsin winter was enjoyable while it lasted, but consequences of the pleasant weather are leaving many people red-eyed and sniffling with particularly bad allergies this spring. According to Clinical Associate Professor Christine Shaw of the College of Nursing, seasonal allergies are more severe in springs like this one, when there is a burst of overly warm weather. While allergies vary, specific causes this season include cedar, birch and maple trees, grass, weeds and snowmelt residue, which releases mold into the air.
Shaw said seasonal allergies are “hyspersensivity type I reactions,” which cause a person’s body to overreact to harmless substances. “This means that the person’s immune system mistakes a substance that would normally be harmless for something that could hurt the body,” Shaw said. Shaw added that the immune system creates a specific antibody to defend itself from the substance. Consequently, the next time such substances enter the body, the antibody recognizes the material and calls for the release of a histamine chemical. According to Shaw, typical allergy symptoms such as itchy eyes, a runny nose, swollen tissues or rashes are in reaction to the histamine. Students could take over-the-counter antihistamine medication to alleviate these symptoms, Shaw said, See Allergies, page 7
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DPS REPORTS.....................2 CALENDAR.......................2 VIEWPOINTS.....................8 MARQUEE..................10
STUDY BREAK....................14 SPORTS..........................16 CLASSIFIEDS..................19
The Milwaukee Public Library is now allowing city residents who hold a library card to download three free songs per week from the Sony music catalog through the launching of the library’s new Freegal music service on March 19. Library card holders can download the songs by visiting the Photo by A. Martina Ibanez-Baldor/angela.ibanez-baldor@marquette.edu library’s website and entering Along with checking out CDs, library patrons will soon be able to downtheir library card number and ID load mp3 files. The new service costs the library $45,000 per year. number. “It’s a great way to bring also offers a quick way to get the music online from the library creates flexibility for users. more traffic to the website,” said songs.” Marketing professor Syed “They are creating time and Gwendolyn Long of the library’s communications and marketing Akhter said this new program place utility,” Akhter said. “You is a must for the library moving are saving time also — you can department. forward. do it from your home.” Library Technical “The library has The service will cost the liServices Manager “The library has to to adapt to the new brary $45,000 per year, which Bruce Gay said Free- adapt to the new digital environment has already been approved in its gal opens up a lot of digital environment people want,” Akhter 2012 budget. Gay said the money opportunities for both people want.” said. “They want to comes from a fund that had althe library and users. “It really gives us a Syed Akhter read books on the ready been set aside. download “(The $45,000) will be part of way to present a lot of Professor of Marketing Internet, movies on the In- our materials budget,” Gay said. material in a way that ternet and down- “We set aside about $1.5 milpeople are looking for load music on the lion. That’s all the money the city today,” Gay said. “It expands our gives us for books and what we catalog and gives us thousands Internet.” Akhter said the ability to get of albums we may not have. “It
See Library, page 7
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