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Campuswide game of Where’s Waldo
Waldo's Noah Probst and A.J Reese on The Green ready to take pictures. Photo courtesy of Surabhi RaoSurabhi Rao - Features Editor
features@insideuab.com
You may have noticed a few people walking around dressed up as Waldo. Snag a picture with one of them if you want a chance to win an ENO hammock. Birmingham Cru is hosting a campus-wide game and the winner of the game will receive a free ENO. The rules are written in chalk on The Green:
Take a picture with Waldo
Post on twitter or instagram using #UABwaldo
Follow @UABWaldo for updates
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International students make UAB their new home
The annual international student mixer was moved to the Student Hill Center for this year's event. Photo by Spencer PortisSufia Alam - Contributor
sufia@uab.edu
Many new international students are arriving and creating their first experiences in the United States as UAB students.
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Measles outbreak raises discussion on vaccination
Measles outbreak raises discussion on vaccination
Allison Brown
CityLifestyle Reporter
browna17@uab.edu
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 10 states have reported cases of measles so far in 2019. There have been three in Georgia, all in the Atlanta area. New York and Washington have also declared a state of emergency due to the measles outbreak.Mayo Clinic defines measles as a childhood infection caused by a virus. Measles can be serious and even fatal for small children.
The CDC declared measles eliminated from the United States in 2000. The organization credits this to a successful vaccination program. However, numbers have risen again, and the number of measles cases tripled between 2017 and 2018, CDC website.
“It’s sad because it’s so predictable,” said David Kimberlin, M.D., Co-division director in pediatric infectious diseases.
According to Kimberlin, there are many misconceptions surrounding vaccinations.
“Vaccines do not cause autism,” Kimberlin said. “All reasons supporting these claims have been disproven. It’s like whack-a-mole, you knock one [theory] down, and another pops up.”
In response to the recent outbreaks, a new law being pushed on the federal level has been proposed that will require everyone to receive certain vaccines regardless of personal or philosophical reasons according to the American Council of Science and Health.
Alabama is one of the 18 states that exempt students from receiving vaccinations for these reasons. All parents have to do is sign a waiver.
Julia Homola, a sophomore in immunology, said that she noticed the anti-vaccination trend a few years ago when she was in high school. According to Homola, her high school located in Chicago, had mumps outbreak due to lack of vaccination. Four to seven people were infected Homola said.
“They told anyone who wasn’t vaccinated to stay home for six weeks,” Homola said.
To ensure all faculty and staff on campus are protected, UAB requires students to receive two doses of MMR vaccine (for measles, mumps and rubella), a tetanus vaccine, varicella vaccine (for chickenpox or shingles), a meningococcal vaccine and tuberculosis screening, according to Carol Griggs, practice manager for the student health services.
Griggs said that UAB’s immunization policy only allows medical exemptions. This means students cannot be exempted because of their religious or philosophical beliefs.
It is those who are not vaccinated, or who choose to not vaccinate their children, who are at risk.
Kimberlin said that those who are unvaccinated will eventually be affected.
“[Measles] will find the dry leaves, if you will, and start a fire,” Kimberlin said.
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Panhellenic sororities break bid record
Alpha Xi Delta on Bid Day. Photo by Ian Keel
Tamara Imam - Managing Editor
managing@insideuab.com
On Saturday, Aug. 28, almost 200 women ran across the Campus Green on Bid Day to join their new sorority sisters on the last day of a record-breaking fall recruitment week.
Alinea Esensoy, a former recruitment counselor and the president of the College Panhellenic Council of UAB tasked with facilitating much of the selection process, said a record 192 women accepted bids to join one of the five Panhellenic sororities on campus: Alpha Gamma Delta, Delta Gamma, Alpha Xi Delta, Alpha Omicron Pi and Sigma Kappa. The largest number of bids previously given out was 151, according to Assistant Director of fraternity and sorority life Kristen Bowen. -
Summer research success stories
Courtney Walker. Photo by Surabhi RaoWallace Goldin - Contributor
wsgoldin@uab.edu
Students have the opportunity to become a part of a groundbreaking research with faculty members as well as to lead their own studies, and can gain academic credit both ways. UAB has a tradition of enabling and encouraging undergraduate research, and it has become a staple of presentations during student recruitment season. This provides a dynamic of cooperation and individual competition that is found in careers in research and graduate programs alike, but that is not necessarily expected in undergraduate academia.
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Welcome Week guide to grabbing free grub
Free popsicles and hotdogs were handed out during Move In Day. Photo by Ian KeelAlex Jones - BlazeRadio General Manager
alex96@uab.edu
It’s that time of the year when Dining Dollars and BlazerBucks do a special magic trick. Add a hint of Full Moon, a dash of the Den and a pinch of Einstein Bros. Bagels and POOF — your Dining Dollars and BlazerBucks have disappeared. For many returning UAB students, including myself, this magic trick is a tragic reality. However, we just can’t resist that You Pick Two at Panera Bread. This year, there are many ways to save your money, especially during Blazer Welcome. So, instead of spending all of your campus cash, take advantage of the free food and things being offered to you this week.
