Campus builds community of thanks-giving

By TORI BACHMAN-JOHNSON
Opinion Editor

As Thanksgiving approaches , most students on GC’s campus are looking forward to heading home for a few days to relax, spend time with their families and eat a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. However, several students, especially international students, cannot make it home for the holiday because home is simply too far away for them. Many of these students will be staying on campus instead.

GC gears up for International Education Week

By TORI BACHMAN-JOHNSON
Opinion Editor

Everyone knows that this month is No-Shave November. But did you know that next week is International Education Week? IE Week, an event organized by the United States Departments of State and Education, is celebrated nationwide during the month of November. This year, it runs from Nov. 16-20.

Wellness Center combats H1N1 at GC

By TORI BACHMAN-JOHNSON
Opinion Editor

Having a fever is one of the symptoms of H1N1. Other symptoms include cough, congestion, sore throat and aches.

Wash your hands. Get eight hours of sleep tonight. Swine flu is here. According to Dr. Gambill, the administration is aware of roughly 20-25 cases of the flu, including H1N1 and Type A flu on GC’s campus, although there may be more cases that have not been reported. Becky Hogsten, Physician’s Assistant at the Wellness Center, said there have been about 22 cases of H1N1 in students, which is approximately 2 percent of the student body. The Wellness Center is not able to test for H1N1; however, Hogsten can diagnose the virus, and the Georgetown Community Hospital can test for H1N1 with a swab of the nose. Results are returned in about an hour. If doctors are able to diagnose H1N1 within the first 48 hours after onset of symptoms, the course of treatment includes Tamiflu. Though it does not cure H1N1 (there is no cure for the flu), it has been found to lessen the severity and shorten the duration of flu symptoms.

Paul Volcker provides economic insight

By TORI BACHMAN-JOHNSON
Opinion Editor

SGA President Lynnesy Rowland speaks with Mr. Paul Volcker.

Last Thursday, Oct. 22 at 10:30 a.m., Georgetown College was honored with a visit from Paul Volcker, Chairman of the newly formed Economic Recovery Advisory Board under President Barack Obama. Volcker is a trustee fellow of GC and the former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board during the Carter and Reagan administrations. President William Crouch introduced SGA President Lynnesy Rowland, who in turn introduced Volcker. Volcker was on his way to speak as the featured guest at the 2009 Shakertown Roundtable (an annual public policy forum for CEOs), the topic of which was economic crisis and reform. However, he agreed to stop by and speak to Georgetown students, faculty and staff. Seated informally in an armchair on the stage of John L. Hill Chapel, Volcker jokingly invited Rowland to join him on stage to “help [him] with the answers” before beginning his talk.