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...eventually traced to the Kirkland House kitchen. Most recently, in 1994, a 24-hour stomach virus struck nearly 200 freshmen, forcing the College to send students to outside hospitals as it dragged on a public health investigation. The response to 1994’s outbreak formed the basis for UHS??s current protocol. And post-9/11 fears led administrators to refine those plans. After the 9/11 attacks, the threat of anthrax and other biological agents led administrators to consider the high risk of contagion in residential colleges. They try to preempt, rather than acting after the fact.The...
...safety and welfare of the undergraduates. Obviously, when abused, alcohol is a health risk. We, the undergraduates, definitely need to demonstrate personal responsibility when drinking alcohol. But considerations should be made for those among us—particularly freshmen, who constitute the majority of alcohol-related admits at UHS??whose inexperience with drinking makes hard liquor a dangerous liability. Without ready access to beer at the tailgate, they could “pregame” with hard liquor in private, making strict adherence to the letter of the law a potentially more dangerous alternative to the traditional beer...
...Best Use of Reading Period” to the more personal “Lust, Trust, and True Love.” BSC counselors will also meet individually with students—a good option for students looking for someone to talk to without visiting a counselor at UHS??and the staff members all genuinely seem to care about students. The BSC also likes to herald its 60+-year-old Course in Reading and Study Strategies (“the longest continuously running course at Harvard,” it boasts on its web site). The course...
...response to the outbreak. Cabot sophomore Stefan J. Wernli, who was admitted to Mt. Auburn on Monday night, said the University did was efficient and helpful in advising students to call the hospital and arranging them transfer. However, Cabot junior Steven C. Seidel said he was disappointed with UHS??s inability to accommodate all students. Seidel went to UHS but was turned away when he was told he was not sick enough to be admitted to the already full hospital. He said the University should have alternatives so as not to turn ill students away, allowing them...
...houses on Mondays and Fridays. UHS also provides condoms to Peer Contraceptive Counselors (PCC) and Room 13. Last year, 31,589 condoms were distributed to the Harvard community (according to Ballinger, “the most condoms went to Quincy House.”). Students should trust and utilize UHS?? services instead of the arbitrary opinions of vagina puppets...