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Gearing More H1N1 vaccines available up for ‘GameDay’ By Marissa Freireich ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
COMMENTARY By Brian Kimball
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t’s official: Tucson will be the center of the college football universe this week. ESPN and all of its 120 mediacredentialed members for “College GameDay” will invade the UA campus starting Thursday afternoon, as the network prepares for Saturday’s pregame show that will air from 8-10 a.m. local time. But that’s not all “GameDay” being in Tucson entails. So, Wildcat fans, don’t let that be the only time a national TV audience sees the community’s support. The “GameDay” guys — host Chris Fowler and sidekicks Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit — have segments that air on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” on Friday as well. It will look terrible if there isn’t a sea of cardinal-clad crazies screaming their heads off and holding up signs during any and all tapings relating to the show. “I’m excited (about ‘GameDay’) but I don’t know if I’m excited as my 10-year-old and my 6-year-old. They just can’t stand it, they’re so ready to get out there,” said inside receivers coach Garret Chachere.“That kind of light being shed on the history here and the kind of program we have and some of the players and people in the past that made this program what it is, I don’t think you can do anything but be very happy about it.” If the UA as a whole can mirror Chachere’s kids’ enthusiasm for the next few days, the Oregon Ducks might be able to feel the energy before they board the plane in Eugene. Depending on the level of intensity, the Ducks could still be feeling it during a long flight back. This marks the first time the show will air from Tucson, so make ESPN realize that it shouldn’t be the last. Yeah, it’s basketball season and Arizona has been — and probably always will be — a hoops-first school. However, these circumstances cry out for UA students, teachers, employees, fans and whoever else to go totally bonkers with support in the upcoming days. The last time ESPN came to Tucson , Oregon was the visiting foe for a Thursday night showdown and the atmosphere was electric. The raucous home crowd played its part in the Wildcats’ 34-24 upset win and “SportsCenter” anchors couldn’t help but comment about KIMBALL, page A10
Computer engineering sophomore David Kim plays Farmville on Facebook daily at the Science and Engineering library in order to keep his farm running smoothly. Kim says the game acts as a stress release for him, but does not detract from his studies. Amir Adib/ Arizona Daily Wildcat
Campus Health Services will provide free H1N1 vaccines for some members of the campus community in the coming days. “We’ve been waiting for the vaccine to be distributed,” said Lee Ann Hamilton, the assistant director of health promotion and preventative services at Campus Health. “Production has been much slower than anticipated.” Because the doses of the vaccine are limited, Campus Health has given priority to people at highest risk. The vaccine is now available to students and staff who are younger than 24, students and staff who are 25 and
older with high-risk medical conditions such as asthma and diabetes, people with physical disabilities, pregnant women, students and staff who live with or care for children younger than six months, and students and staff who are health care personnel. Hamilton said Campus Health has not received its full supply of the vaccine, and that eventually it will be available to the whole campus community. Those who are eligible for the vaccine but cannot attend the clinics can also come to Campus Health Services between 8 a.m. and noon, and between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays. “It’s not helping people being on a
shelf,” Hamilton said. “We want to get it out to people.” Within the last week, Campus Health has reported a decrease in the number of flu cases it has seen. Prior to that, the numbers had been increasing for four to six weeks. “It’s just sort of the natural course of an infectious disease in a population,” Hamilton said. Hamilton expressed concern that the number of cases may spike again after students return from traveling for Thanksgiving break. She said some people choose to take their chances with the H1N1 flu, but the sickness can lead to secondary infections or be life threatening. “For something that’s free, it only
takes a few minutes, and it might save you seven to 10 days of sickness, it’s definitely worth considering,”she said.
Upcoming H1N1 flu shot clinics:
Today UA Mall near the Student Union Memorial Center, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Physics and Atmospheric Sciences Building (north side), 2:30-6 p.m. Thursday, November 19 Old Main (west side), 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, November 23 Kiewit Auditorium - Arizona Cancer Center, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Alison Goodliss, a sociology junior, tans at the Maui Beach Sun Center, 1107 N. Park Ave. The International Agency for Research on Cancer reported that using tanning devices before age 30 increases the risk of melanoma by 75 percent.
Tanning poses health risks By Alexandra Newman ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Students say tanning beds provide them with a short-term way to achieve the bronzed look they desire, but not without long-term health effects, experts say. “I don’t like looking pasty,” prebusiness freshman Ari Marcus said. “I could do worse things; I don’t smoke.” “Young women want to be tanned. They like the appearance,” said Lois
Loescher, director of Education and Behavior Research at the Skin Cancer Institute at the Arizona Cancer Center. “I think part of the thinking behind the full-body exposure is that you’re tan all over, you don’t have tan lines. I think that has some element of attractiveness to it.” Students say they typically turn to the beds for special occasions like prom or other formal events. There is also the common misconception that it is better to get a “base” tan before
going to the beach to protect against severe sunburn. “I know the risks of it. I usually wear a ton of sunscreen when I go … so I guess it kind of defeats the purpose,” pre-physiology freshman Carly Schmidgall said, “I’m a lifeguard in the summer, and … I hate how pale I get in the winter, so I decided I might as well just try it.” The International Agency for Research on Cancer placed UV tanning beds in its highest risk category in July
2009 — establishing them as being just as deadly as cigarettes. The agency has also reported that using tanning devices before age 30 increases the risk of melanoma by 75 percent. Despite these statistics, the Skin Cancer Foundation revealed that tanning bed use is increasing, especially among young women. “People always believe that warnings are meant for somebody else,” TANNING, page A3
Campus captivated by FarmVille By Adam Lehrer ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Casual gamers and social networkers at the UA and around the country can’t get enough of FarmVille. Created by Zynga, a video game developer based out of San Francisco, and offered as an application through Facebook, FarmVille is the most popular gaming application on the social networking site, with 65 million users registered, according to the game’s Facebook page. The game’s popularity is ever-present on the UA campus, with people everywhere, from the Integrated Learning Center to UA libraries to home on
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their laptops, being seen playing the game. The game’s popularity refuses to subside, despite controversies of advertisement scams being implemented through the application. The extremely fast rise in popularity surprised the game’s developers. “The (developing) team estimated that the game would attract maybe 6,000 users in the first weekend. We were blown away when tens of thousands of users had signed up by the end of the weekend,” Zynga’s lead developer, Amitt Mahajan, said. Many students use the game as a casual way of blowing off steam
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