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GLAM models for awareness at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Grand Ballroom at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
Eastern cornerback Anthony Standifer visited his former school Ole Miss to witness its 23-17 upset against Alabama
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HERC vaccinates students, faculty for flu By Stephanie Markham News Editor | @stephm202 The Health Education and Resource Center vaccinated about 650 students for the flu Wednesday in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., nurses from Eastern’s health services and seniors from Lakeview College of Nursing administered free flu shots to students in the University Ballroom. Eric Davidson, the associate director of health service, said about 150 more students received a shot this year than last year. The HERC began the day with 900 vaccinations from the Sanofi U.S. healthcare company and the goal of vaccinating 10 percent of campus, which would have been about 890 students. On years when at least 10 percent of students are vaccinated, workers at the HERC notice less people coming in with symptoms being diagnosed with the flu, Davidson said. He attributes this to the concept of “herd immunity.” “If you were a cow farmer, you wouldn’t necessarily go and immunize your whole entire herd of cows, but you would try to get a good enough number so that way if there was a disease that would come up and affect the herd, you would have enough protection so it would minimize the damage and risk,” Davidson said. Though the HERC fell about 3 percent short of its goal for students, the Coles County Health Department used nearly all of its vaccines for faculty, staff and retirees in the Bridge Lounge. Diana Stenger, an administrator at the department, said their nurses began with 720 vaccinations and had only eight left at the end of the day, and they normally provide about 700 each year. Davidson said the vaccine protects against the three primary strains of influenza, which are strains A, B, and H1N1. “We use a deadened virus, and that material basically is enough to kick start the immune system,” Davidson said. “So that way if a person comes in contact with the flu virus, their immune system is already activated and
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Nichole Hugo, a professor of family and consumer sciences, gets administered for the flu vaccine by Kendra White, an RN with the Coles County Health Department, Wednesday in the Bridge Lounge of the Martin Luther King Jr. Union.
will fight against any incoming infection.” Though becoming infected with a different strain is possible after vaccination, Davidson said getting the shot can minimize the extent of the condition later on. Maria Barrientos, the administrative nurse for health service, said the body normally takes one to two weeks to build immunity after vaccination. “You don’t get instant immunity,” she said. “Not from the vaccine, but in between if you’re exposed to someone with flu, you may
get it. You don’t get the flu from the flu shot.” As with any vaccine, there is some risk for an allergic reaction, though it is rare, especially since recipients must answer medical questions first, Barrientos said. “We’ve never seen one, and we’ve been giving flu shots forever,” she said. Barrientos said, however, that people should not get the shot when they or sick or are running a fever because their immune systems are already at work, and pregnant women need permission from their doctors first.
She also recommends people with chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, to get vaccinated. Davidson said the remaining dosages would be available for students to receive by appointment at the clinic on campus, though the benefit of coming on free flu shot day is that they can come in and out in five to 10 minutes. Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.
Ashmore Estates removes haunted house attraction By Katie Smith Online Editor | @katsmith_05 The haunted attractions traditionally made available at Ashmore Estates in the month of October will no longer be provided due to increasingly strict Illinois laws regulating haunted houses. However, the building will remain open for tours and paranormal investigations, current owner Robbin Terry said. Terry purchased the building in May, despite significant damage to the roof and support beams after a 2013 storm with winds between 80-100 mph tore through the town. “I came over in April and looked at it and it was a mess. They were doing a
haunted attraction and they had stuff everywhere,” he said. Rather than opening its doors as a haunted attraction, Terry will screen movies, give tours, and have an open investigation on Halloween, in addition to the tours and investigations available through Terry on a regular basis. Terry said a force beyond his understanding compelled him to make the purchase. “I went through. I just felt like there was something pulling at my arms saying, ‘Buy this; help us,’” he said. “It wasn’t necessarily the spirits, they don’t need any help – it was the building.” K ATIE SMITH | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
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Since Robbin Terry purchased Ashmore Estates in May, he and his crew have installed new windows, doors, siding, and roofing in order to keep the building up to code, and prevent future cases of histoplasmosis.