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Volume 114, Issue 64
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
SECURITY
SG trying to fund additional cameras By Xerxes A. Wilson Staff Writer
popularity, the University is implementing a new online resgistration system. Lynne Maxwell, leisure classes coordinator, said the new user-friendly system — which starts Dec. 4 with the spring registration — will look more like an online shopping Web site, allowing users to drag classes into their “cart.” Users can also enroll multiple people at once, rather than the old system that only allowed single registration. The system also features a waiting list, she said. “Most people like to sign up in groups,” she said. “With the old system, it wouldn’t tell them how many spots were available, so some people in the group couldn’t get in to the
The University may have more security cameras in hopes of keeping on-campus residents and students safer.. Student Government is sifting through funding and logistical issues to add security cameras outside residential halls in an effort to raise the overall level of safety on campus, said Jordan Milazzo, SG director of campus development. Milazzo said the new cameras would be placed in prime locations near residential halls and on-campus apartments to help prevent theft and similar crimes. Milazzo and SG President Stuart Watkins have met with LSU Police Department and Residential Life about the cameras — which is an initiative on Watkins’ push card. SG is exploring how to raise $50,000 to help fund the cameras. SG Vice President Martina Scheuermann presented the issue to the Student Technology Fee Committee on Friday but said the money will have to come from somewhere else. Scheuermann said the tech fee funds technology that enhances learning, not security. SG was not able to raise funding from the Tech Fee Committee, but Watkins said he is confident the funds can be found through other means. Milazzo said it’s unclear how many cameras $50,000 can purchase because the costs of the cameras fluctuate depending on location. “You have to look at if the camera is here, then will it need a new power source installed for it, and will there need to be another pole put in the ground,” Milazzo said. “It varies a huge range because it can go from a few hundred bucks up to $10,000 in a few cases.” Milazzo said ResLife pledged to match whatever SG raised and agreed to cover recurring costs with security cameras during the years as they need repairing. “Whenever I come to campus I always park on the north side,” said Samer Hussein, electrical engineering senior. “There should be more
LEISURE, see page 15
CAMERAS, see page 15
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A Student Health Center employee displays a vial of the H1N1 vaccine Monday. The SHC received about 3,000 doses of the vaccine to distribute on campus.
Health Center to start H1N1 vaccinations Mon. By Adam Duvernay Senior Staff Writer
The Student Health Center received its first shipment of H1N1 vaccines Thursday night after several weeks of uncertain waiting. Julie Hupperich, associate director of the Health Center, said the shipment of 3,000 vaccines is being stored for student and faculty distribution starting Monday, Nov. 30, after the Thanksgiving holiday. Distribution of the injectable inoculations will be available to students and faculty
free of charge, Hupperich said. Students and faculty who look to receive inoculations can visit the Wellness Education Department, Suite 2 on the ground floor of the Health Center between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. next week. The distribution method will be modeled after previous weeks of vaccination in October when students could show up at the Health Center and simply request a vaccination without an appointment, Hupperich said. VACCINES, see page 15
EFFECTS OF H1N1 ON CAMPUS July 14: First case of H1N1 reported at LSU August 16: 20 sorority girls report flu-like symptoms August 23: Student Health Center confirms more than 70 cases of Type A influenza on campus August 31: Student Health Center reports more than 200 cases of Type A influenza on campus September 23: Student Health Center stops testing for H1N1 virus October 21: Student Health Center begins distributing season flu vaccines November 13: Student Health Center confirms 1,251 cases of Type A influenza on campus November 19: H1N1 vaccines arrive at the Student Health Center
EDUCATION
Leisure classes offer stress-free learning New registration system to go in effect Dec. 4 By Steven Powell Contributing Writer
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Wardrobe consultant Geamie Glaser, left, shows off local fashion trends during a leisure class Saturday in Tureaud Hall.
Students trying to escape grades and tests can turn to another alternative to fill the need to learn — LSU leisure classes. As leisure classes — which include craft and design, family matters, food, wine and spirits, health and fitness, hobbies and home improvement, language and culture, money and professional growth, music, sports and writing and communication skills — grow in