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News
BY RACHEL HOLLAND
The Battalion
The number of flu reports to
A.P. Beutel Health Center is un
usually high this year, but health
experts say there is action students
can take if the illness is contracted.
Sharon Arnold, the assistant di
rector of nursing services at Beutel,
said the best way to avoid the flu is
with a flu shot. She said students
should ideally get flu shots in late
October or early November.
“It is not too late,” she said.
“The shot takes two weeks to be
come effective, so students who are
not yet sick can get the shot and
hope they aren’t exposed to it dur
ing those those two weeks.”
Students can also avoid the flu
by practicing good hygiene. The flu
is spread by inhaling infected
droplets that have been coughed
out or by touching infected ob
jects.
"Students should wash their
hands regularly and get plenty of
rest,” Arnold said. “Also, they
should stay out of congested,
smoky areas and shouldn’t drink
after other people. ”
Arnold said students with flu
symptoms need to rest and drink
fluids before consulting a doctor.
“Many students can often get
through it by treating themselves,”
she said.
Students should take over-the-
counter acetaminophen or ibupro-
fen and cough expectorant, and
they should gargle with warm salt
water, she said.
If the fever or cough becomes
worse, students should consult a
doctor, she said. Amantadine can
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BY CARRIE BENNETT
The Battalion
Within the last year, emergency contraceptive pills
have been approved by the Federal Drug Administra
tion (FDA) and used by women throughout the coun
try to reduce the risk of pregnancy after unprotected sex.
Sometimes called the “morning-after” pill, the
process actually involves the ingestion of two pills,
one taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex and the
other 12 hours later. The pills consist of high doses
of the hormones estrogen and progestin, and the
method is said to reduce the risk of pregnancy by at
least 75 percent.
Another emergency contraception option avail
able to women is the Copper T 380A IUD, otherwise
known as the IUD.
Margaret Griffith, health education coordinator at
A.P. Beutel Health Center, said the IUD is not a pop
ular choice among college women. She said it is not
recommended for women that have not already had
a baby or are not monogamous because of the dura
tion of prevention it provides.
“The IUD can be used within 5 days while the emer
gency contraceptive pills must be used within 72
hours,” Griffith said. “However, the IUD protects against
unwanted pregnancy for up to 10 years while the pills
do not protect at all for the rest of a woman’s cycle.”
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BY PING-YA HSU
The Battalion
Students for Peace, an organiza
tion promoting world peace
through non-violent action, will
host a presentation tonight to raise
awareness about the United State’s
policies on Iraq and the UN sanc
tions against Iraqi citizens.
The presentation, which will
start at 7 p.m. in MSC 146, will fea
ture two speakers from the Univer
sity of Texas, who will inform stu
dents about the policies and results
of the U.S. attack on Iraq.
“Our main goal is to educate the
campus about the various things
that happen around the world and
raise awareness about it,” Thomas
Fleckenstein, president of Students
for Peace and a senior environ
mental science major, said.
The University chapter of Stu
dents for Peace acts as a student
wing of the Peace Action Network,
formed from a combination of two
groups, SANE/FREEZE, which
were created as a result of Presi
dent Reagan’s policy of nuclear
proliferation in the 1980s.
Dr. Robert Jensen, head of the
campaign for Justice and Peace for
the Middle East and an associate
professor of journalism at UT, will
be the main speaker of the evening.
Other speakers will include Rahu
Mahajan, a graduate student at UT,
involved with the Anti
mittee in Austin.
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viewpoints about the for
tarism in this countr
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