University of Central Oklahoma
THURSDAY November 17, 1994
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Flu season strikes on campus By Susan Reger Student Writer long with the hustle and bustle of the approaching holiday season comes the dvent of the flu season. Students' main line of defense is the flu vaccine, which is offered this fall at the Student Health Center. The vaccine offers a six-month protection and is available to nine-year-olds through adults, said Susan LaForge, director of the Student Health Center. "Most people experience a little bit of redness at the sight of injection and occasionally a little bit of fever," LaForge said. Symptoms of flu include: high fever, loss of appetite, coughing, severe body aches and fatigue. The illness runs about two to three days in healthy people. "College students are at high risk because of the concentration of people in small rooms," said LaForge. "The virus spreads through droplets in the air when someone coughs or sneezes." A target date for the flu's arrival is unknown, so it is important for students to get protection now, said LaForge. The Student Health Center is open to students and faculty with a validated UCO ID card from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and shots are $10. Because the vaccine is in an egg base, those individuals allergic to eggs are not recommended to get shots. A
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A UCO student gets a flu shot from a nurse at the Student Health Center. The Health Center will give shots to staff, faculty, and students for $10. The Health Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. (Staff Photo by Christopher Smith)
Faculty member 'spearheads' evening class problems By Julie Dye Staff Writer
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ecause she earned her master's degree exclusively during weekend hours, Laura Gruntmier, 4 director of weekend and evening classes, knows the value of non-traditional schedul„ ing. "I've been an evening student and a weekend student both, so I know the frustrations that go along with that, the fact that there is not a way to get some things done,” Gruntmier said. Gruntmier joined the UCO staff at the beginning of this semester, and said she
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considers herself a facilitator for both students and faculty, helping them perform after-hours tasks. "My role is to spearhead any kind of problem the student can't get accomplished or to help them walk through the system," she said. Her day to day duties vary according to what may be happening at the time, she said. "Toward the beginning of the semester, I had a lot of students who couldn't find their classrooms or it turned out the section they enrolled in wasn't right or they wanted to know if there was a slot open in another class.
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"Occasionally, I have a faculty member, especially an adjunct faculty member, who has trouble getting something accomplished, because maybe they're here only after seven on Tuesday nights. "Sometimes it is literally walking something to, say, the Administration Building." ome evening and weekend problems include availability of copy machines and changing the temperatures in classrooms, she said. "There isn't a good answer to that yet, but it's one of those things I've found is a problem and I can collect information and pass it along." The situation illustrates that there are
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some limitations to what she can do in the office. C/ cannot help a brand new student enroll for the first time. The main frame goes down earlier in the evening so there are times, say after seven, when I can't help them find a schedule. "Usually, it's a two-day situation, where they bring me the problem, and I try to get back to them the next day with an answer." She said she cannot get students into classes, but will hook them up with instructors who may be able to.
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