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Students rally support for Haiti
Eric Ou | Daily Texan Staff
Organization spearheads campus effort to collect funds, supplies By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff University students and Austinites have not forgotten Haiti after an earthquake devastated the country Jan. 12. Throughout Austin and on campus, student groups and other organizations are raising money and awareness for disaster relief efforts. FACE AIDS Austin, a UT stu-
dent organization that usually promotes educational efforts about AIDS in Africa, plans to raise at least $50,000 for Partners in Health, a seven-clinic organization in Haiti. A frequent FACE AIDS donor, whose name was not released by the group, agreed to match $50,000 of student-raised money to donate to Partners in
Health, said Naveen Pattisapu, a liberal arts senior and the external finance coordinator of FACE AIDS. “[Partners in Health] has revolutionized real health care access in Haiti,” Pattisapu said. The student-led contributions are supported by local donations. Pattisapu hopes to recruit oth-
UHS recommends H1N1 vaccine By Radhika Sakalkale Daily Texan Staff As the start of a new semester provides an incentive to stay healthy, University Health Services urges students, faculty and staff to get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu. Vaccinations will be offered Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. or while supplies last in room G1.310 in the Student Services Building. The vaccinations will cost $5, and patients should bring their UT identification cards. H1N1 first appeared on campus last spring, said Sherry Bell, UHS senior program coordinator. The number of cases fell during the summer but peaked in the late summer and early fall. UHS officials confirmed just two cases of flu-like illnesses that were reported between Sunday and Saturday, compared to more than 100 cases reported between Aug. 23 and Aug. 29 during the height of the flu’s spread on campus. H1N1 constitutes the majority of flu-like illnesses throughout the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Bell said some health officials believe that a third wave of the virus is possible between now and May. Both Bell and Kerry Williams, a spokeswoman for the
ment of State Health Services’ cumulative case summary of H1N1, there have been 2,052 hospitalizations, 474 intensive-care-unit cases and 203 deaths related to the virus as of early January. “What we’re concerned about is that people are becoming complacent now that the holidays are over and the weather is warming To date, the symptoms up,” Williams said. “The flu is uncaused by H1N1 and predictable, and we don’t know what may be around the corner.” the flu are in many People are still being hospitalways the same, but ized for H1N1, but it is not too H1N1 is affecting late to get vaccinated because there are plenty of doses to go more young adults.” around, Williams said. — Sherry Bell Bell recommended that students take preventative measures UHS to stop the spread of the flu. “Wash your hands,” Bell said. “Keep hands away from your Texas Department of State Health face. Cover your coughs and Services, said getting the vac- sneezes, and stay home if you are cine is the best way to reduce the sick.” chance of contracting H1N1. For more information about “To date, the symptoms caused whether or not to get vaccinated by H1N1 and the flu are in many and general information about ways the same, but H1N1 is affectthe vaccination, go to healthying more young adults,” Bell said. horns.utexas.edu/flushots09.html. According to the Texas Depart-
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er student groups, fraternities and sororities to join the competition by asking local businesses to help provide a prize to the group with the largest contribution. “We’re on the West Mall every day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,” Pattisapu said. “We’re going to
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UT’s public affairs school names dean
Mary Kang | Daily Texan Staff
By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff The LBJ School of Public Affairs has named Robert L. Hutchings, former chairman of the U.S. National Intelligence Council, as its new dean. Hutchings, currently a lecturer and diplomat-in-residence at Princeton University, will step in for James Steinberg, who left in 2009 to serve as the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State. Steinberg served as dean of the school from 2006 until January 2009. As deputy secretary of state, Steinberg is the chief assistant to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in policy issues and would step in for her if she were to resign. “We are fortunate to have Bob Hutchings as our new dean of the LBJ School of Public Affairs,” said University Provost Steven Leslie in a statement. “His personal role in shaping world affairs has established him as a prominent international leader of global policy.” Hutchings’ appointment begins March 22. Admiral Bobby Ray Inman, centennial chair in national policy at the school, will continue as interim director until that time. Hutchings will start in March due to obligations to Princeton and to accommodate
moving time, said Robert Wilson, associate dean and professor of urban policy. “Robert Hutchings brings powerful credentials with his vast experience in key leadership positions in government and higher education that will help our students in the LBJ School of Public Affairs be ready for that global future,” Powers said in a statement. Each candidate was checked for his or her record as a scholar, an administrator and an academic instructor and was evaluated based on his or her fundraising abilities and interpersonal skills, said Wilson, who headed the search committee. “We’re looking at a range of skills, and ideally, we want a candidate who has the whole range,” he said. “Ambassador Hutchings had the strengths in all the areas as well as experience in the public sector and excellence in public service.” Wilson said the committee received more than 200 nominations for the position, 65 of which were accepted for consideration. The committee then interviewed 17 candidates before making recommendations to Powers with its choice of candidate shortly before Thanksgiving. Wilson said Hutchings’ appointment comes as the school moves toward developing
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Esteemed former dean dies, leaves lasting legacy behind Jack Otis was leader of School of Social Work, focused on social policy By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert Daily Texan Staff Jack Otis, a former dean of the School of Social Work, who established the University’s undergraduate and doctoral program in social work, died Jan. 5 at the age of 86 in Nevada City, Calif. After serving as dean from 1968 to 1977, he was a professor at the University until his retirement in 1993. During his 25-year tenure, he integrated more focus on social policy in the master’s degree program. He published several of his writings, including his definition of child labor, in the Encyclopedia of Social Work. “He was a strong proponent of social justice issues,” said current
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Jack Otis, former dean of the School of Social Work, dies at the age of 86. He was a leader in integrating more focus on social policy into the master’s program.
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UN says current rescue aid in Haiti ‘sufficient’ Texas response team asked to stand by; country seeking improved traveling conditions
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Terri Ewton, left, and Annie Carr, right, carry supplies into Antone’s for a medical-supplies drive. This is an example of one of the many local initiatives aimed to help earthquake victims in Haiti.
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By Bobby Longoria Daily Texan Staff A Texas disaster response team was stopped Monday from deploying to Haiti after the United Nations declared that the number of search and rescue teams currently in place is sufficient. The task force, activated Wednesday by Gov. Rick Perry at FEMA’s request, was among eight teams on standby in the U.S. ready to aid earthquake victims in Haiti. “Haiti was one of the most impoverished countries even before this disaster occurred — they didn’t have a lot of resources to deal with something like this,” said Marty McKellips, spokes-
woman for the American Red Cross of Central Texas. “They are looking to us for assistance. As America, it’s important to do what we can,” The task force was on standby at Ellington Airport in Houston with emergency response personnel, including two Travis County Emergency Medical Services paramedics, collected from as far south as Corpus Christi. Members are sponsored by a city, county or business that can offer personnel up to four times a year. The last major deployment by the task force was during Hurricane Ike in 2008, to which the force’s urban search and rescue team responded. In 2009, the task force responded to flooding in parts of Texas from Oct. 28 to Oct. 30. Task force spokesman Brian Smith said the force, composed of 450 total members, is set to mobilize and deploy
at any time within four hours of activation. Approximately 50,000 pounds of equipment that can sustain the force for two weeks was set to ship to Haiti via military transport. Smith said this is the 76th time the force has been mobilized. According to a U.S. Agency for International Development’s fact sheet, 65,000 people are estimated dead in Haiti, while 200,000 have been displaced and approximately 3 million people have been otherwise affected by the Jan. 12 earthquake. As of Tuesday, U.S. urban search and rescue teams have rescued approximately 90 individuals throughout Port-au-Prince. Total humanitarian funding provided by the agency totaled $130,864,571 as of Tuesday afternoon.
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