There is alot of negative news on the front pages of the New York Times today.
Catastrophy hit Asia again yesterday. A 4-day surge of floods from the ending monsoon season in southern India has left 240 dead and hundreds of thousands homeless. A photograph on the front page shows the rooftop of a mosque poking up from the mud-brown current.
The headlines for H1N1 never cease. The latest fear surrounding the imminent swine flu pandemic is that there may not be enough vaccine to go around. It seems every year that doctors warn us of inefficient vaccination supplies. There is also concern stirring between doctors over how to vaccinate the estimated thousands of patients who come in for shots while dealing with other illnesses. People are pressing for the vaccine while doctors wait for deliveries. Here on campus, a clinic for traditional seasonal flu vaccinations will be held on Oct. 14. Health Services has yet to disclose when or if they will receive vaccinations for swine flu. I hope that at least for the sake of out-of-state students who don't have the option of getting vaccinated at home, Health Services will eventually receive the vaccine here.
Gourmet, a high-name print magazine for food and travel is shutting down. Seeing the downfall of magazine giants is not so reassuring to an English/Journalism major such as myself.
In other news, Guinean women are the victims of rapes and beatings by soldiers, Obama snubs the Dalai Lama, and calorie postings don't seem to affect how many Happy Meals we buy.
Catastrophy hit Asia again yesterday. A 4-day surge of floods from the ending monsoon season in southern India has left 240 dead and hundreds of thousands homeless. A photograph on the front page shows the rooftop of a mosque poking up from the mud-brown current.
The headlines for H1N1 never cease. The latest fear surrounding the imminent swine flu pandemic is that there may not be enough vaccine to go around. It seems every year that doctors warn us of inefficient vaccination supplies. There is also concern stirring between doctors over how to vaccinate the estimated thousands of patients who come in for shots while dealing with other illnesses. People are pressing for the vaccine while doctors wait for deliveries. Here on campus, a clinic for traditional seasonal flu vaccinations will be held on Oct. 14. Health Services has yet to disclose when or if they will receive vaccinations for swine flu. I hope that at least for the sake of out-of-state students who don't have the option of getting vaccinated at home, Health Services will eventually receive the vaccine here.
Gourmet, a high-name print magazine for food and travel is shutting down. Seeing the downfall of magazine giants is not so reassuring to an English/Journalism major such as myself.
In other news, Guinean women are the victims of rapes and beatings by soldiers, Obama snubs the Dalai Lama, and calorie postings don't seem to affect how many Happy Meals we buy.
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