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This poll’s various flaws make it a highly inaccurate barometer of the opinions of the student body. The nature of the poll, in which students were emailed a link and given the option to respond, lends itself to a self-selection bias. Only the students interested in answering the email, and if so, the specific questions presented in the poll, would participate in the exercise. Therefore, since there is a clear and significant difference between the population that selected into the survey and that which did not, any claim that the views of the 26 percent...
...news article "Wary Professors Eye Next Wave of Cutbacks" incorrectly implied that Professor Steven R. Levitsky was being completely serious in his remarks about how students should respond to the cutbacks. In fact, he says the remarks were meant in jest, and the text online has been changed to reflect that sentiment...
...transmissibility of a new virus, not how deadly it might be. That would be a good idea, although in the early days of a potential pandemic, there may not be time to wait and see how virulent a new pathogen is before alerting the world that it needs to respond...
...More flexible work schedule to respond to seasonal changes...
...with children under 18 years old in school remain the most concerned. Half the parents reported not receiving any information from the schools regarding the steps they are taking to reduce the possible spread of the flu. According to Blendon, the survey aimed to gather information on how people respond to crisis so that public officials can be more effective. Knowing that nearly half of parents with young children in school are still concerned, school officials could relay more information about their responses to allay the parents’ fears, Blendon said. Though the survey showed an increase in awareness...