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While the University had strongly warned against travel to countries for which the World Health Organization (WHO) had issued travel advisories, this is the first time it has announced a policy expressly forbidding the use of funding for nearly all travel to these areas, according to University spokesperson Joe Wrinn...
Although students and faculty routinely participate in global travel, exposing themselves to foreign diseases that are uncommon or eradicated in the U.S., the situation with SARS necessitates greater caution because of the confusion and lack of information surrounding the disease, Wrinn said...
...mystery behind the disease is the key thing now,” Wrinn said. “It’s a moving target, and hopefully we will find out more information and be able to make adjustments soon...
...Wrinn clarified that the University is not directly prohibiting schools from awarding class credit to students who still decide to travel to SARS-affected areas, but is leaving the decision up to the individual faculties...
...Wrinn takes a philosophical approach to the negative cast of some recent coverage. "Most of the bad things that have happened here over the years have been the reflection of the history of the world," he says. "I remember one of the Globe editors a few years back saying confidentially, "We're gonna poke you on this, we're gonna call you on that—but by the way, how do I get my kid into Harvard? Can you make a call...