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Unknown to many stu- dents, there is a three-story, 14,600 square-foot animal re- search vivarium in UA’s Au- burn Science and Engineering Center. It will soon undergo a $1 million renovation; bid in- formation for the project was placed online two weeks ago. Multiple disciplines and colleges use vivariums for animal testing research. The UA Auburn Animal Research Lab Vivarium was built in the 1990s. The current facility is not accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accredi- tation in Laboratory Animal Care. UA is doing the vivari- um renovation in order to meet the current standards, address- ing the design, engineering, and changes needed to achieve AAALAC accreditation. Ted Curtis, vice president of UA Capital Planning, is oversee- ing the project. The online bid proposes $288,000 for general trades, $88,000 for plumbing and fire protection, $490,000 for mechanical renovations, and $134,000 for electrical reno- vations. New information technol- ogy and energy conservation equipment will also be intro- duced. The renovations will not involve significant altera- tions to the spatial layout of the current facility; however, accreditation standards might require small changes or new utility equipment. The vivarium will be ready for use in spring 2016. UA Capital Planning will receive the bid on April 20, 2015. According to the Office of Research Administration’s website, all research projects must be reviewed by the Insti- tutional Animal Care and Use Committee. UA is required by federal law and regulation to review all research involving animals. IACUC requires all ani- mal researchers to prepare an application that describes the methods used in a new project. The researchers must describe all procedures involving breeding, genotyping, surgi- cal and nonsurgical manipula- tions, anesthesia and sedation, post procedural care, euthana- sia methods, and introduction of chemicals into the animal body. They must also clas- sify procedures based on their level of pain and distress and justify the use of the animals. Basic living conditions must be described. Subsequent ap- plications must be submitted if the project continues beyond one year. Each October, IACUC of- fers mandatory training in the proper handling and use of laboratory animals. All re- searchers who might handle animals must attend this train- ing before the start of a re- search project. Information from a U.S. Department of Agriculture re- port shows that UA professors and students performed re- search on over 1,000 animals in 2013, ranging from teach- ing, research, surgical, and testing purposes. According to an article on cleveland.com, the USDA cit- ed UA in November 2013 after discovering two voles, a type of rodent, died in cages with empty water bottles. This was following a complaint from the organization “Stop Animal Exploitation Now.” National- ly, 46 research laboratories at 27 universities and 19 private facilities killed over 230 ani- mals through negligence the same year. The main function of UA’s vivarium is the housing of ani- mals. Currently, researchers engaging in animal testing at UA are conducting mitochon- drial and neural studies. The UA Office of Research Administration and the UA vivarium supervisor, Kelly Stevanov, declined to provide information about the renova- tions and the general research that is conducted in the animal testing laboratory, because animal activists “are always looking for an opportunity to disrupt research,” Stevanov said. Jesse Batko of Akron’s Rocket Design Team wants to fly to the moon and play among the stars in the team’s first year. “Beat M.I.T.” is the motto and lofty goal that co-founder and co-president Batko hopes will send the Akronauts into sub-orbit as they gear up for their first competition. “We have the brightest leaders that Akron has to of- fer,” Batko said. Just south of Green River, Utah is the site of the pres- tigious 10th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Compe- tition. It is the largest rocket design competition, according to Batko, with 37 universi- ties competing from June 24 through 27. The Akronauts will look to make good on their motto as they compete against the likes of Ohio State, Case Western Reserve and M.I.T with Project: Erebus. Project: Erebus is the first rocket design project in the his- tory of The University of Ak- ron. The team has designed the 13-foot rocket to fly at Mach l.5, which is over 900 mph. The competition will require the rocket to reach an altitude of 25,000 feet with a payload of 10 pounds of items of sci- entific significance. The rocket and all of its components must be safely recovered. Accord- ing to The University of Ak- ron Rocket Design Team Bro- chure, a written report and an oral presentation of the rocket must also be completed. In recent years, the compe- tition has gone international with teams entering from schools in countries such as Egypt, Turkey and Brazil, ac- cording to the Experimental Sounding Rocket’s Associa- tion website. ESRA is the non-profit or- ganization that sponsors the competition every year in Utah. A veteran of design teams, Batko, having worked previ- ously on the Robotics Team, knows how to turn a group into a well-oiled machine. He learned through his experi- ence on the Robotics Team that he needed to try a differ- ent approach to get the largest design team on campus off the ground. “You see what was success- ful and what wasn’t successful when you make a team,” Bat- ko said. The design team consists of 50 active members split into seven teams under the new approach. Each team works on one of the seven different systems in the construction of the rocket. The sub-teams are known as guidance, recov- ery, electronics and software, payload, launch pad, propul- sion and structure. All seven systems are equally important as Batko explained that if one system fails then all of the sys- tems would fail. Each team has a member base and can get guidance from their captains or system leads. According to The University of Akron Rocket Design Team Brochure, thirteen captains act as system leads for each team with a few teams having mul- tiple system leads. The lead physicist and lead scientist also act as system leads. There are seven team officers such as treasurer, technical advisor and co-presidents to conduct team affairs. Members of each team are allowed to meet at their own times and go into the Design Center to work on their sys- tems. There is no specific day or time that each team must come in to work. Members of one team can even switch to work on another team. Only students are allowed to be members on the design team, and it is not exclusive to un- dergraduates. According to Batko, PhD students and a few high school students from Saint Vincent Saint Mary high school also work as Akronauts. Batko said that he some- times sees students working on the rocket design team more than their schoolwork. This is because the design team is a unique opportunity. Normally, only a level-3 rocketeer would be able to build a rocket, but the university allows students to bypass that qualification for educational purposes, accord- ing to The University of Akron Rocket Team Brochure. There are also no rocket-building classes offered at Akron, so each member has to teach himself about how to build a rocket. The Experimental Sound- ing Rocket’s Association web- site mandates that all teams must host an educational workshop. The Akronauts have created their own K-12 outreach program to teach children about rocketry and to encourage them to join a STEM area. The design team has partnered with Saint Vin- cent Saint Mary High School to allow high school students to participate in workshops and develop their engineering skills. Batko said that the idea to help put together a Rocket De- sign Team came to him when he looked at other schools, such as Ohio State and Toledo, who had teams. He decided it was time that Akron had one. Although Batko is now a se- nior, he hopes that the Akro- nauts’ first year will be a suc- cessful one that launches them to many championships for years to come. the the independent voice of The University of Akron b uchtelite Thursday, April 9, 2015 The editorially independent student voice of The University of Akron since 1889 CAMPUS VOICE What’s your take on the animal testing lab on campus? Cassidy Harrison Sophomore | Political Science “I’m against testing over- all. Especially if it’s close to me, whether it’s on campus, by my work, or even [at] home.” Joseph Klein Freshman | Psychology & Philosophy “It [depends] on how much the research ben- efits humans overall.” Jordon Fredrick Senior | Political Science “I don’t mind it, if the lab itself is following all regulations to the T. I don’t want to see rabbits hopping around campus with lipstick on.” Jill Osco Junior | Biology “I think that there are other means of test- ing that doesn’t involve animals.” Tarin McLaurin Freshman | Biology “Don’t do it, animals have feelings too.” Chelsea Weatherington Freshman | Biology “It’s sad, I don’t like the thought of animals being tortured.” Brittany Gregg UPCOMING EVENTS 9 THUR 10 FRI 12 SUN American Red Cross Blood Drive Rec Center Room 245 Thursday, April 9 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wholly Frijoles Buchtel Mall behind West Hall Thursday, April 9 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Orange Trük Buchtel Mall behind West Hall Friday, April 10 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Zips Baseball vs. Northern Illinois Lee R. Jackson Baseball Field Friday, April 10 3:00 p.m. The Orange Trük Buchtel Mall behind West Hall Friday, April 10 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Zips Baseball vs. Northern Illinois Lee R. Jackson Baseball Field Friday, April 10 3:00 p.m. SongFest EJ Thomas Hall Fraternity and Sorority Life Sunday, April 12 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 4-Day Forecast Thursday Thunderstorms High: 73 Low: 57 Friday Showers High: 61 Low: 39 Saturday Partly Sunny High: 51 Low: 37 Sunday Mostly Sunny High: 60 Low: 47 Information from National Weather Service. Akronauts prepare for takeoff Animal testing at UA $1 million renovation to accredit Auburn Vivarium Free online tutoring A3 Zach Guzman Photo by Kristina Aiad-Toss Students in a Biology II lab inject hormones into a crayfish to manipulate stress levels in an experiment. Graphic by Ted Boyer Kristina Aiad-Toss [email protected]
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Unknown to many stu-dents, there is a three-story, 14,600 square-foot animal re-search vivarium in UA’s Au-burn Science and Engineering Center. It will soon undergo a $1 million renovation; bid in-formation for the project was placed online two weeks ago.
Multiple disciplines and colleges use vivariums for animal testing research. The UA Auburn Animal Research Lab Vivarium was built in the 1990s.
The current facility is not accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accredi-tation in Laboratory Animal Care. UA is doing the vivari-um renovation in order to meet the current standards, address-ing the design, engineering, and changes needed to achieve AAALAC accreditation. Ted Curtis, vice president of UA Capital Planning, is oversee-ing the project.
The online bid proposes $288,000 for general trades, $88,000 for plumbing and fire protection, $490,000 for mechanical renovations, and $134,000 for electrical reno-vations.
New information technol-ogy and energy conservation equipment will also be intro-duced. The renovations will not involve significant altera-tions to the spatial layout of
the current facility; however, accreditation standards might require small changes or new utility equipment.
The vivarium will be ready for use in spring 2016. UA Capital Planning will receive the bid on April 20, 2015.
According to the Office of Research Administration’s website, all research projects must be reviewed by the Insti-tutional Animal Care and Use Committee. UA is required by federal law and regulation to review all research involving animals.
IACUC requires all ani-mal researchers to prepare an application that describes the methods used in a new project. The researchers must describe all procedures involving breeding, genotyping, surgi-cal and nonsurgical manipula-tions, anesthesia and sedation, post procedural care, euthana-sia methods, and introduction of chemicals into the animal body. They must also clas-sify procedures based on their level of pain and distress and justify the use of the animals. Basic living conditions must be described. Subsequent ap-plications must be submitted if the project continues beyond one year.
Each October, IACUC of-fers mandatory training in the proper handling and use of laboratory animals. All re-searchers who might handle animals must attend this train-
ing before the start of a re-search project.
Information from a U.S. Department of Agriculture re-port shows that UA professors and students performed re-search on over 1,000 animals in 2013, ranging from teach-
ing, research, surgical, and testing purposes.
According to an article on cleveland.com, the USDA cit-ed UA in November 2013 after discovering two voles, a type of rodent, died in cages with empty water bottles. This was following a complaint from the organization “Stop Animal Exploitation Now.” National-ly, 46 research laboratories at 27 universities and 19 private facilities killed over 230 ani-
mals through negligence the same year.
The main function of UA’s vivarium is the housing of ani-mals. Currently, researchers engaging in animal testing at UA are conducting mitochon-drial and neural studies.
The UA Office of Research Administration and the UA vivarium supervisor, Kelly Stevanov, declined to provide information about the renova-tions and the general research that is conducted in the animal testing laboratory, because animal activists “are always looking for an opportunity to disrupt research,” Stevanov said.
Jesse Batko of Akron’s Rocket Design Team wants to fly to the moon and play among the stars in the team’s first year.
“Beat M.I.T.” is the motto and lofty goal that co-founder and co-president Batko hopes will send the Akronauts into sub-orbit as they gear up for their first competition.
“We have the brightest leaders that Akron has to of-fer,” Batko said.
Just south of Green River, Utah is the site of the pres-tigious 10th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Compe-tition. It is the largest rocket design competition, according to Batko, with 37 universi-ties competing from June 24 through 27. The Akronauts will look to make good on their motto as they compete against the likes of Ohio State, Case Western Reserve and M.I.T with Project: Erebus.
Project: Erebus is the first rocket design project in the his-tory of The University of Ak-ron. The team has designed the 13-foot rocket to fly at Mach l.5, which is over 900 mph. The competition will require the rocket to reach an altitude of 25,000 feet with a payload of 10 pounds of items of sci-entific significance. The rocket and all of its components must be safely recovered. Accord-ing to The University of Ak-ron Rocket Design Team Bro-chure, a written report and an oral presentation of the rocket must also be completed.
In recent years, the compe-tition has gone international
with teams entering from schools in countries such as Egypt, Turkey and Brazil, ac-cording to the Experimental Sounding Rocket’s Associa-tion website.
ESRA is the non-profit or-ganization that sponsors the competition every year in Utah.
A veteran of design teams, Batko, having worked previ-ously on the Robotics Team, knows how to turn a group into a well-oiled machine. He learned through his experi-ence on the Robotics Team that he needed to try a differ-ent approach to get the largest
design team on campus off the ground.
“You see what was success-ful and what wasn’t successful when you make a team,” Bat-ko said.
The design team consists of 50 active members split into seven teams under the new approach. Each team works on one of the seven different systems in the construction of the rocket. The sub-teams are known as guidance, recov-ery, electronics and software, payload, launch pad, propul-sion and structure. All seven systems are equally important as Batko explained that if one system fails then all of the sys-tems would fail.
Each team has a member base and can get guidance from their captains or system leads. According to The University of Akron Rocket Design Team Brochure, thirteen captains act as system leads for each team with a few teams having mul-tiple system leads. The lead physicist and lead scientist also act as system leads. There are seven team officers such as treasurer, technical advisor and co-presidents to conduct team affairs.
Members of each team are allowed to meet at their own times and go into the Design Center to work on their sys-tems. There is no specific day or time that each team must come in to work. Members of one team can even switch to work on another team. Only students are allowed to be members on the design team, and it is not exclusive to un-dergraduates.
According to Batko, PhD students and a few high school
students from Saint Vincent Saint Mary high school also work as Akronauts.
Batko said that he some-times sees students working on the rocket design team more than their schoolwork. This is because the design team is a unique opportunity. Normally, only a level-3 rocketeer would be able to build a rocket, but the university allows students to bypass that qualification for educational purposes, accord-ing to The University of Akron Rocket Team Brochure. There are also no rocket-building classes offered at Akron, so each member has to teach himself about how to build a rocket.
The Experimental Sound-ing Rocket’s Association web-site mandates that all teams must host an educational workshop. The Akronauts have created their own K-12 outreach program to teach children about rocketry and to encourage them to join a STEM area. The design team has partnered with Saint Vin-cent Saint Mary High School to allow high school students to participate in workshops and develop their engineering skills.
Batko said that the idea to help put together a Rocket De-sign Team came to him when he looked at other schools, such as Ohio State and Toledo, who had teams. He decided it was time that Akron had one. Although Batko is now a se-nior, he hopes that the Akro-nauts’ first year will be a suc-cessful one that launches them to many championships for years to come.
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buchteliteThursday, April 9, 2015 The editorially independent student voice of The University of Akron since 1889
C A M P U S
VO I C E
What’s your take on the animal testing lab on campus?
Cassidy Harrison Sophomore | Political Science
“I’m against testing over-all. Especially if it’s close to me, whether it’s on campus, by my work, or even [at] home.”
Joseph Klein Freshman | Psychology & Philosophy
“It [depends] on how much the research ben-efits humans overall.”
Jordon Fredrick Senior | Political Science
“I don’t mind it, if the lab itself is following all regulations to the T. I don’t want to see rabbits hopping around campus with lipstick on.”
Jill Osco Junior | Biology
“I think that there are other means of test-ing that doesn’t involve animals.”
Tarin McLaurin Freshman | Biology
“Don’t do it, animals have feelings too.”
Chelsea Weatherington Freshman | Biology
“It’s sad, I don’t like the thought of animals being tortured.”
Brittany Gregg
UPCOMING
EVENTS
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10FRI
12SUN
American Red Cross Blood Drive Rec Center Room 245 Thursday, April 910:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wholly Frijoles Buchtel Mall behind West Hall Thursday, April 9 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Orange Trük Buchtel Mall behind West Hall
Friday, April 1011:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Zips Baseball vs. Northern Illinois Lee R. Jackson Baseball Field Friday, April 103:00 p.m.
The Orange Trük Buchtel Mall behind West Hall
Friday, April 10 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Zips Baseball vs. Northern Illinois Lee R. Jackson Baseball Field Friday, April 10 3:00 p.m.
SongFest EJ Thomas HallFraternity and Sorority Life Sunday, April 123:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
4-Day ForecastThursday Thunderstorms High: 73
Low: 57
Friday Showers High: 61
Low: 39
Saturday Partly Sunny High: 51
Low: 37
Sunday Mostly Sunny
High: 60
Low: 47
Information from National Weather Service.
Akronauts prepare for takeoff
Animal testing at UA$1 million renovation to accredit Auburn Vivarium
Freeonline
tutoringA3
Zach Guzman
Photo by Kristina Aiad-TossStudents in a Biology II lab inject hormones into a crayfish to manipulate stress levels in an experiment.
Graphic by Ted Boyer
Kristina [email protected]
ACROSS1. What a bridge does6. Indian restaurant staple9. Done to some pets13. Gold unit14. *Aladdin, for short15. Biotic community16. Bring upon oneself17. Pine juice18. Scandinavian fjord, e.g.19. To beat seeds from grain21. *Don’t let it drive the bus!23. Exclamation of disgust24. Update an iPod25. Eastern title28. Adjutant30. Often found on the lap35. Sea eagles37. As opposed to an opinion39. It’s firma40. The Destroyer in Hinduism41. Springtime flower43. *Told to go away in nursery rhyme
44. Subject of wars of 1839-42 and 1856-6046. *Ferdinand, e.g.47. Catchall abbr.48. Small sphere50. Sealed with a handshake52. Archaic “your”53. Kind of bag55. To nuke57. *Friend of the man in yellow60. *Crayon artist63. Russian crepes64. *”One fish ___ fish...”66. Sag68. Derived from gold69. Lil Wayne’s genre70. Short musical composition71. Rendezvous72. Repeated to a captain73. Revolving mechanism
DOWN1. Navigate moguls2. Breathe noisily3. Gateway monument
4. Pleasant Island5. *”______ Nona”6. *Mr. Incredible’s son7. Chicken _ __ king8. Sassy9. Cosine’s counterpart10. Prince William’s sport11. Prayer end12. Hitherto15. Lion or tiger, e.g.20. 9 to 5, e.g.22. Weary traveler’s welcome spot24. Withdraw or sequester25. *”The Tortoise and the Hare” author26. Complain27. Blacksmith’s block29. Apply to a surface31. Salon service32. Deadly snake33. March celebrants34. *She’s so fancy36. Author ____ Bellow38. Mosaic piece
42. *The _____, Eloise’s residence45. Like meters and kilograms49. Clothe51. Pantry54. “Four” prefix56. _____ Novo, Benin57. Elmer’s, e.g.58. De Valera’s land59. “Put a lid __ __!”60. It springs eternal?61. Stumblebum62. *Bird from “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”63. “Kapow!”65. *”Make ___ for Ducklings”67. P in mpg
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The Zips Assistance Pan-try returned this semester to help UA students by supply-ing them with basic essentials. The pantry was held in Polsky room 483 on April 8.
The pantry is sponsored by the University Safety Consor-tium and Student Assistance Group, in partnership with the School of Social Work.
The pantry was originally
called the Social Workers Ap-preciating Peers, or SWAP, pantry. It was started in De-cember of 2011 in the School of Social Work, according to Jenni Sette, the pantry coor-dinator. In 2012, it went cam-pus-wide.
“For this pantry, we had over 700 items donated. The most we’ve ever had is like 1,400 items donated,” Sette said.
Donations included various hygiene products, toiletries,
and simple kitchen supplies such as trash bags and paper towels. According to Keno Jackson, student intern in the graduate program, the most donated items were shampoos and conditioners.
Food, razors and medicine were not acceptable donations.
“At this time, we’re not doing food. There’s different phases we’re hoping to go into, but right now there’s an abundance of hot meal sites and churches around here that
have food pantries,” Sette said. “We were trying to address things that weren’t covered in the area like hygiene prod-ucts—those sorts of things—but hopefully we’re growing to move into food and clothing one day, maybe.”
The donations came from a collaboration of different de-partments on campus.
Although the pantry was available for one day this se-mester, Sette said, “We’re go-ing to try and set up a better
timeline and have one or two pantries each semester; which is the goal.”
The pantry is available for all UA students who have a valid zip card. For more infor-mation about this service, visit www.uakron.edu/pantry. The website also includes links to local food pantries, hot meal sites and various community resources.
Every year, The University of Akron Student Innovation Symposium is held as a show-case event for undergraduate and graduate students to pres-ent their research to the UA community and industry lead-ers. This year, UASIS is on Thursday, April 9, on the third floor of the Union.
Students will present work from numerous academic
areas including: “arts, math-ematics, business, social sci-ences, education, humanities, physical and life sciences, nursing, and engineering,” ac-cording to UA’s website. Over 300 participants will be in-volved in UASIS this year.
UASIS aims to provide an opportunity for students of any discipline to demonstrate cre-ativity, scholarly excellence, initiative, communication skills, academic and profes-sional development, and more,
according to UA’s website.Heather Burton, director
of Graduate Student Devel-opment and chair of the 2015 symposium, said UASIS is a “leverage builder” for students once they leave UA.
“We try to incorporate students in all aspects; from volunteering, moderating, to being showcased at the award luncheons,” Burton said.
Demonstrations will be judged and presenters will gain feedback on their work
and research. An awards lun-cheon will be held to present select students with the Out-standing Student Research Award. There is also an award to recognize a special faculty member as the Faculty Mentor of the Year.
“The Symposium is an opportunity for students to showcase their research and, in regard to student success, it allows [them] to be competi-tive not only in the job market but also [with] graduate school
programs,” Burton said.The 2015 UASIS Com-
mittee includes Mark Tausig, associate dean of the Gradu-ate School, and Symphonie Smith, Amy Moore, and Me-gan Flinta, graduate assistants of Graduate Student Develop-ment.
For more information about the 2015 UASIS, such as the presentation schedule and presenter information, visit <http://www.uakron.edu/gradsch/uasis/>.
Whether directly or indi-rectly, cancer affects the lives of everyone.
From Saturday, April 11 at 7 p.m. to Sunday, April 12 at 3 a.m., UA is hosting Relay for Life to celebrate those who have won their battle, remem-ber those who have lost their battle, and fight with those
who are currently battling with cancer.
Relay for Life is an eight hour fundraising event for the American Cancer Society with games, challenges, and team fundraising activities that serve to raise cancer aware-ness. It will be held in the UA field house.
This carnival-style event is orchestrated by the on-campus organization Akron Against
Cancer, and money raised will go toward the American Can-cer Society.
This year’s event includes a cappella performances from three campus groups, themed laps, a dunk tank, carnival games, group yoga, zumba, and more. A raffle will be held with prizes from the Cleveland Indians, the Akron Rubber Ducks, the Cleveland Browns, as well as many local busi-
nesses.Last year, the fundraising
goal for Relay for Life was $44,000; this goal was ex-ceeded, however, and around 1,000 people attended. This year, Relay for Life’s goal has been raised to $45,000.
Anyone can participate in Relay for Life. Student or-ganizations on UA’s campus can even create Relay for Life teams. Those wishing to make
or join a team can visit <www.relayforlife.org/uakron>. Do-nations can be made as well.
Cancer survivors and care-takers are welcome to register online and are invited to a sur-vivor dinner at 5:30 p.m. in In-focision Stadium on the day of the event. The Luminaria Cer-emony of remembrance and hope will be held at 10 p.m.
Are you about to graduate in the spring, but unsure of how to find jobs? Career Link, a website advocated by the Career Center, recently posted 115 new co-op, internship, and full-time job positions during the week of March 30.
This useful job e-board is free for students and faculty.
Creating a profile on Career Link is simple and convenient. In short time, students and alumni can begin searching for various positions ranging from broadcasting opportunities to summer internships.
Mike Kulick, a Career Center employee, said “Ca-reer Link is a unique website because employers are look-ing for UA students to fill positions,” and that students should begin looking at intern-
ships during their first year of college.
Although students probably won’t enter an internship until their junior or senior year, and internships or part-time oppor-tunities may not lead to a full-time job, Career Link is a tool for anyone looking to get their “foot in the door” in a variety of companies and organiza-tions.
Career Link also allows anyone to upload a copy of their résumé and maintain it on the site. The website also has a “Career Advice Media library” available, which is filled with résumé and cover letter guidelines. Students can also receive interviewing tips and tricks.
To create a profile, visit <www.collegecentral.com/uakron>, stop by the Career Center in Student Union room 211, or contact 330-972-7747.
Student Health Services has registered an increase in reports of flu cases this semes-ter and has posted a list of ad-visements for students looking to protect themselves.
The Center for Disease Control has also noticed an increase in cases on a na-tional level. While flu related deaths have not significantly increased, instances of the H3N2 virus have been plenti-ful and the influenza B virus has had an uncharacteristic in-crease in parts of the country.
The prevalence of these vi-ruses, particularly the H3N2 virus, poses a concentrated threat to the young and the el-derly. The CDC has reported that “The flu-associated hos-pitalization rate among people
65 and older is the highest rate recorded since the CDC began tracking that data in 2005.” As of late February, the hospital-ization rate has reached up to 266.1 per 100,000 among the elderly demographic.
Upon noticing the increase, SHS has posted several tips to prevent any further escalation of the outbreak. Students are advised to implement several simple habits such as wash-ing hands after contact, cover-ing mouth when sneezing or coughing, drinking plenty of fluids and dressing with the weather in mind.
An unusual symptom for students to look out for is parotitis, the uncomfortable swelling of salivary glands. The CDC reports that multiple states have notified the CDC of laboratory-confirmed cases of parotitis.
This is not a common symptom of influenza and is more commonly associated with pathogens such as the mumps virus. However, the parotitis occurs in the presence of typical flu symptoms such as fever, mouth and throat dry-ness and soreness, body aches and fatigue.
Students who experience these symptoms are encour-aged to stay home and to seek medical attention if their con-dition worsens. Fever reducers like Tylenol and Ibuprofen are also prescribed for short-term relief.
Students interested in the SHS’s post can find it on their page on the UA website and anyone looking for more in-formation can find it on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season-2014-2015.htm.
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Undergraduate, graduate research symposium
Running for a chance to win the battle
New positions postedCareer Link offers 115 new opportunities
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JOBS
Fairlawn Country Club is hiring summer team members Looking for a summer job? Fairlawn Country Club is hiring for all summer positions. We are looking for servers, bussers, bartenders, grounds maintenance, cooks, dishwashers, pool servers, locker room attendants, laundry and housekeeping positions. Request application via email or apply in person at 200 N Wheaton Road, Akron, OH. Email [email protected]
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ATTN AKRON and SURROUNDING AREAS! Ameridial is Now Hiring!
We Need 10 Sales Focused, Customer
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Commission and Paid Training. If you have
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Top 10 Pop Singles
This Week Last Week1. Mark Ronson feat.
Bruno Mars ...........................No. 1“Uptown Funk!”2. Maroon 5 ............................No. 2“Sugar”3. Ed Sheeran ........................No. 3“Thinking Out Loud”4. Ellie Goulding ....................No. 4“Love Me Like You Do”5. Rihanna & Kanye West &
Paul McCartney ....................No. 5“FourFiveSeconds”6. The Weeknd .......................No. 6“Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”7. Taylor Swift .......................No. 7“Style”8. Fetty Wap.........................No. 10“Trap Queen”9. Pitbull & Ne-Yo .................No. 9“Time of Our Lives”10. Flo Rida feat. Sage The
Gemini & Lookas ................No. 13“G.D.F.R.”
Top 10 Albums
1. Kendrick Lamar ........new entry“To Pimp a Butterfly”2. Soundtrack ........................No. 1“Empire: Original Soundtrack”3. Modest Mouse ............new entry“Strangers to Ourselves”4. Soundtrack ........................No. 4“50 Shades of Grey”5. Taylor Swift .......................No. 5“1989”6. Drake ..................................No. 7“If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late”7. Ed Sheeran ........................No. 8“X”8. Marina and the
Diamonds ........................new entry“FROOT”
9. Sam Smith ..........................No. 6“In the Lonely Hour”10. Maroon 5 ..........................No. 9“V”
Top 10 Hot Country Singles
1. Sam Hunt ...........................No. 1“Take Your Time”2. Zac Brown Band ...............No. 2“Homegrown”3. Cole Swindell .....................No. 3“Ain’t Worth the Whiskey”4. Chris Young .......................No. 7“Lonely Eyes”5. Lee Brice ............................No. 8“Drinking Class”6. Darius Rucker ...................No. 9“Homegrown Honey”7. Dierks Bentley .................No. 11“Say You Do”8. Brett Eldredge ...................No. 4“Mean to Me”9. Jason Aldean ......................No. 6“Just Gettin’ Started”10. Miranda Lambert ...........No. 5“Little Red Wagon”Source: Billboard
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