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College installs sanitizers to prepare for flu SCOTTWELKOS laresr recommendation JUSt sped up the process." Staff Reporter Cerladded, ~Wirh new HINI information, the Center for Disease Conrrol is communicating {hal preventative measures are the mosr impor- "Think of everything rhar you rouch," urges dean tam piece of prevendng rhe spread." of Student Affairs Beth Ger!. According Brenton, the san- Indeed,ifonedoesconsider inzers COSt about eight dollars all that they touch through- apiece. However, he explained OUtthe day, then the rhought "Spread the [hat the Teal COSt lies in keeping of germs isn't reo far behind. rhcunirsfuncrioning:50doUars Weli,notanymore. love. Just don't to replace {he cnrrridges which As of Tuesday, September conraln che sanlrizer. And wirh 61 l,srudentsandfaclliryailke share the of them on campus, rhar can re- 2~ile~;';~a~~;i~:~es~ce~:;n;~ germs. If ally add up. to the mounted In addition brand new hand sanitizer dis- DEAN GERL sanitizing units, McDaniel has also purchased 2 new self-stand- ~eer:~er\h~~~~::;; b~::l~~~ _ ingunirs in addirion tc rhe q that areascampu$wide.It'sanal- the school already had. Gel! ex- tempt ro "encourage people to keep rhelr hands plained that these can be easily moved ro differ- dean," said Get!' "Something people take for eur events as needed, even if they're outside, in granted," she added. order to "provide different locations to continu- Prior to their insralhueru, McDaniel Col- ally cleanse." iege had appruximarely45 ufthesan.iti7ing units. So keep your eyes open and your hands clean However, based on a recommendauon from the New hand s:tnirizing units can be located in the Wellness Cenrer, (he school decided to make fitness center, gymnasium locker rooms, Decker them even more readily available. George Bren- Cemer,thelibrary,aswdla.lvariouscomputerlabs ron, McDaniel College's director ofMnintenance. and common areas chroughour campus. "Spread This map shows just a few lcccticns of the new Purell hand scnifizers. The school installed a total explained. "le's something we've been doing, the the 101'<"," said Get!' "just don't share the germs: of 17 new dispensers on campus. Swine flu fears approach campus ADMINISTRATION URGES STUDENTS TO STAY SMART, PRACTICE HEALTHY HABITS KATElYNN MCGINLEY rions abour the virus, its effects, and what can be highest alerr level of its kind. This rdates more {Q Co Web Manager done to prevent it. So here, in a nutshell, is ev- how widespread the virus is, and is not a reflec- BeWise: erything you as a student need to know about the lion ofirs severiry Get Immunized HI N 1 virus, as stated by the Center for Disease As the HINI virus - commonly referred to as Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Mavo What ... "'" oymptoms' Flu Clinic Dates P"'"<'P"'- _n_&.~__ .~ rheswineAu-continuesrospread,collegesand Clinic. . Basically, the same as the regular flu. 5ymp- universities across the country are doing their _ .. ...._ ..... _ .... ._ __ -:,/i;\=IlI,~i"l.\:iicl ~~~.b.v~~ • September 29, - ..... .2009: KJitzberg Pavilion as of press dme.