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Hurley challenges NT to raise more money than Tech in campaign
Student Newspaper of the
So close
The Mean Green lost in
heartbreaking fashion to the
Arkansas State Indians in
front of a homecoming
crowd.
Firefighters responded to a fire call at 6:37 p.m. Monday evening at Chili’s Bar &
Grill located at 2406 South Interstate Highway 35E in Denton. Authorities at the
scene could not confirm the cause of the fire, however it is suspected that the cause
may have been electrical.
Lacey Stokes
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Dr. Daniel Forrer, associate
director for clinical services at NT,
said it is prudent for students, espe-
cially those living in a dorm, to get
the vaccine because of the trend.
“I think what they’re trying
to say is that, over the past few
years, they’re seeing a trend among
freshmen college students who live
in dorms. .. there’s a higher rate of
occurrence in that particular popu-
lation,” he said.
Forrer said he could not
remember the last case of the dis-
ease on campus.
College freshmen should be made aware of the menin-
gitis vaccine, says Brad Walsh, of the Texas Department
of Health.
Walsh, a regional epidemiologist, said students are
encouraged to get the vaccine, according to a statement
released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
He said past tests showed that students who live in a
dormitory have twice the risk of getting meningitis than
other people in the same age group, and freshmen living
in dorms are at six times the risk.
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there is a considerable risk.
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. “In the six years I’ve been here, none of the doctors
that have worked here, along with myself, have seen a
meningococcal meningitis case, as far as I know,” he said.
Forrer said he agreed with the recommendation,
adding that the American College Health Association has
been making the recommendation for several years now.
“I usually say I would recommend the vaccine,” he
said. “There’s really not any good reason not to, unless
[someone is] allergic to the vaccine.”
Forrer said the meningitis starts out with symptoms
that resemble the flu, such as a headache, a stiff neck and
a fever. Loss of consciousness, disorientation and a rash
may follow.
Walsh said the illness progresses rapidly and can
become severe in 12 hours. A person may become prac-
tically comatose from a lack of energy.
“At that point, they really need to be rushed to the hos-
pital,” he said.
Walsh said the number of cases of meningitis in Texas
has been declining and was below 200 for the first time
in 1998. He said he hopes the disease is coming under
control, and the vaccine will play a role in that.
. Walsh said the bacteria that causes meningitis fives in
most people, and many never have symptoms. He said he
is not sure what happens to cause the disease, though it
See Vaccine, page 3
Tango talk
Actor Matthew Perry and
director Damon Santostefano
discuss the comedy behind
the film “Three to Tango.”
By Lauren Phillips
Daily Reporter
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In Wooten Hall, bright red recycling bins
now compete with traditional garbage cans
for students’ empty plastic drink bottles.
The bins are part of Plastic Recycling
Experimental Project, a program started last
week by the Sierra Student Coalition to
determine the feasibility of a campus-wide
plastic recycling program.
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on campus to make maintenance easier, and “We’re trying to get an idea of how much the bottles to the recycling plant in Dallas.
Wooten Hall is one of NT’s busiest build- the community really wants plastic recy- Though figures for the first week of the
ings, said Houston senior Lindsay Kelly, cling,” said Houston junior Lacey Stokes, a Wooten Hall program are not yet available,
founder of the Sierra Student Coalition. member of the coalition. the plastics dropoff program has continued
- “Our group can only do a small portion High transportation costs and low pay- to grow, Kelly said.
of the campus,” Kelly said. “That’s one of outs generally make plastics recycling more “With the first drop-off, we had a really
the downfalls.” difficult than other types, Kelly said. good turnout, and the second had about one-
। Soft drink sales from Wooten Hall’s food “It doesn’t pay much — only about 6 third more bottles turned in,” Kelly said,
cart and vending machines will be com- cents a pound,” Kelly said. “Each time it keeps growing. We’ve made a
pared to the number of bottles retrieved Coalition members take the bottles from dent, at least, so we’re excited,”
from bins. This data, along with the costs Wooten Hall to a plastics recycling dropoff Students waiting in Wooten Hall, includ-
and profits incurred, will be used by Physi- that the group sponsors every other Sunday ing Plano sophomore Brent Kopycinski,
cal Plant personnel to decide whether a at The Cupboard Natural Foods, 200 W.
campus-wide version of the program is eco- Congress. After members organize the bot-
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“This is the point, UNT is the biggest in years past.” nizations selected by the State Policy Commit- “It gives more organizations opportunities
Bn aim ntt a b ii A employer in Denton County,” Hurley said: “So The State Employee Charitable Campaign tee, which oversees the campaign. to raise funds within the state,” said Jean Bush,
t Dm PresidentC hallengedNT we have a special role to play in the communi- began Oct. 1 and ends Saturday. Among the organizations are the American NT co-coordinator of the State Employee
to beat lexas lech one more time this fall. ty." As of Wednesday, 244 NT employees had Civil Liberties Union, the Make-A-Wish Charitable Campaign.
The Mean Green defeated the Red Raiders In 1998, 21.7 percent of NT’s eligible pledged a total of more than $42,000. Foundation, the Mexican American Legal Funds can be donated in one payment, or
m September: and the enrollment at NT this employees donated to the campaign, raising The Campaign was created in 1994 after the Defense Fund and the Fellowship of Christian the contributors may choose to have a portion
Kill is higher than the enrollment at Texas Tech, about $70,000. Texas Tech employees last year State Legislature passed a bill allowing state Athletes. of the donations deducted from their pay-
Now Hurley wants NT faculty, staff and raised more than $285,000. employees to make donations through the Contributors may choose to donate to mul- checks each month for a year.
administrators to raise more money than Texas “They’re heating the heck out of us,” said workplace. tiple organizations. If a contributor does not
Tech in the State Employee Charitable Cam- Robert Bland, NT co-coordinator of the cam- All insurance-eligible state employees may specify an organi zation, the funds are distrib-
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