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By Sandi Witkowicz
Staff Reporter
The University Health center is work
ing toward establishing a plan that will
ensure that most UNL students are
immune to measles, said Dr. Gerald
Fleischli, medical director for the health
center.
Using results from a blood sample
survey of 65 students, Fleischli esti
mated that about 88 percent of the
students are immune. Nonetheless,
Christine Newlon, a registered nurse
and immunization program coordina
tor for the Nebraska Department of
Health, said there have been measles
epidemics when immunity protection
levels exceeded 90 percent.
Fleischli said he hopes to establish a
plan that will require all incoming
freshmen to show evidence of immun
ity or be vaccinated. After four years, he
said, the health center would be rea
sonably certain that most UNL stu
dents are immune. The health center
must be prepared to waive the require
ment for students who refuse vaccina
tion for religious reasons, he said.
New students will be asked to com
plete a confidential medical history
report, Fleischli said.
If students can give the month and
year of their immunization, the health
center will accept that statement as
proof of immunization.
Fleischli said he hopes plans can be
made this semester to match students'
measles immunization information with
registration records to create a list of
non-vaccinated students.
The practical point of immunization,
he said, is that students won't have to
worry about getting the illness during
mid-terms or finals and possibly losing
a semester's credit.
The measles usually last two to three
weeks, and complications from them
can cause brain inflamation, deafness
and death, Fleischli said.
According to a Centers For Disease
Control Morbidity and Mortality weekly
report, three deaths related to respira
tory complications of measles occurred
among students and residents of Prin
cipia College, a Christian Science Col
lege in Illinois.
Between Jan. 15 and March 10, 128
cases of measles were reported at the
college.
To avoid a similar epidemic at UNL,
Fleischli said, he envisions a plan
allowing students free vaccinations
during a certain period. Those who
refuse immunization during this or
other times may be penalized, Fleischli
said.
Psst, wanna buy the Atrium?
By Michael Hooper
Staff Reporter
Instead of owning Boardwalk and.
Park Place, how about the Centrum
shopping plaza and the Atrium shop
ping mall?
With the Lincoln version of "Tycoon,"
a Monopoly-like game marketed by the
Lincoln Jaycees, players buy and sell
Lincoln businesses, said Jim Vanders
lice, a member of the Jaycees' board of
directors.
Tycoon has been personalized for
several cities by the game's promoter,
Chris Brewer, a Jaycee from Pennsylva
nia, Vanderslice said.
Lincoln Jaycees are selling two edi
tions of Tycoon, he said. The first edi
tion, which costs $10, is expected to be
ready by mid-September, and the second
by Christmas.
This summer, Vanderslice said the
Jaycees promised that the first 500
people who ordered the first edition
would have their families' names
printed on the game boards.
"It became apparent that we were
selling the game because people wanted
their names put on it," Vanderslice
said.
So the Jaycees decided to print the
second edition. People can get their
names printed on the second edition's
board if they order the game soon.
Both editions have the same busi-
nesses and industries on the playing
boards.
The Lincoln version of Tycoon has two
sides. Players can use either one. When
Jaycees were selling advertising for the
playing board, Vanderslice said, the
response was so good that they decided
to put business names on both sides of
the board. The game includes 70 Lin
coln businesses and industries.
Tycoon is played like Monopoly, with
one exception. Before each turn, play
ers have a chance to bet on the stock
market. They can make an investment,
roll the dice and, if they get the right
number, they get a return on their
investment. The risk of a return depends
on the type of investment.
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Police
Report
The following incidents were reported
to the UNL police between 1 a.m. and
6:27 p.m. Tuesday.
1 a.m. : Vandalism reported at
Pound Hall. '
8 a.m. Money reported stolen
from Agricultural Biochemistry Lab on
East Campus.
9:30 a.m. Money reported stolen
from the Wellton Annex of McCollum
Hall on East Campus.
10 a.m. - Money reported stolen
from McCollum Hall on East Campus.
10:34 a.m. Stereo equipment
reported stolen from a vehicle in the
metered parking lot near 13th and U
streets.
1 p.m. Computer equipment
reported stolen from Bancroft Hall.
3:35 p.m. Stereo equipment
reported stolen from a vehicle in Park
ing Area 1 near 17th and R streets.
4:22 p.m. Stereo equipment
reported stolen from a vehicle in Park
ing Area 1 near 17th and R streets.
4:43 p.m. Person reported to be
trespassing at Selleck Quadrangle.
5:25 p.m. Person on a bicycle
reported injured at 17th and R streets.
6:27 p.m. Bicycle reported stolen
from west of Selleck Quadrangle.
Attention American
Indian Students
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forming a Native American Organization
on campus will meet Thursday,
September 5, 1985 at 1:00 p.m.,
room 43, Henzlik Hall.
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In a blood-sample
survey of G5 UNL
students, only 88
percent were Im
mune to measles.
Dr. Gerald Fleischli
University Health Center
Before a final plan is established,
Fleischli said, he expects to talk with
the health center's student advisory
board. Students who have comments
about the plan are encouraged to con
tact Fleischli or Linda Rizys, nursing
director at the health center, he said.
The final plan and its penalties also
will need university administration
approval, Fleischli said.
The financial ramifications of con
trolling a measles epidemic are con
siderable, Newlon said.
In efforts to control a major outbreak
at Boston University this spring, spec
tators were banned from events such as
hockey games, Newlon said. This would
be like banning attendance at NU foot
ball or basketball games, she said.
Indiana University, about the size of
NU, had an outbreak in 1983 and the
cost to control it was $225,000, Newlon
said.
When an epidemic occurs, Fleischli
said, it is hard to get to do mass
immunizations, he said.
Instead of having to implement costly,
reactionary plans, health departments,
colleges and universities nationwide
are working toward immunization plans
that will ensure students are protected.
Currently, there is a gap in the
immunized population. That gap in
cludes students now at the college
level, Newlon said.
The gap is due in part to ineffective
vaccinations. Measles vaccines were
introduced in the mid-60s, but many of
them failed to give permanent protec
tion, she said. In the late '60s a live
virus vaccine was introduced that gives
permanent protection.
Later, it also was found that vaccina
tions given before a child's first birth
day were not as effective as those
received after the first year, Newlon
said.
According to the report, there is a 5
percent to 15 percent level of suscepti
bility among college-aged individuals
in the United States.
"Since college students tend to con
gregate in large numbers," the report
said, "this susceptibility level may
allow for substantial measles transmission."
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