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8 FIGHTIi THE Ti cfltni The illustrious ye Ifs like Cliffs Notes for your economics class. At least that*s what the Standard Deviants, a group of twentysomething comedians/teachers from the Cerebellum Corporation make it sound like when they warn you at the beginning of "The Dlustrious Yet Elusive World of Microeconomics" that the videotape is only a supplement to a regular micro class. Unfortunately, the tape comes across as more elusive than illustrious. The Deviants' purpose is to provide a primer or companion to a regular economics class, so one would expect supplemental explanations, constructive help in understanding economics or a lighter approach to a topic that, at times, can be very heavy. Instead of being a tool to help ease economics along, however, The Illustrious World" is a dumbing-down of an economic class, a kind of Sesame Street for colHeeee DfflHK+DMVE=MLDO IF YOU HAVE OR A Mononucleosis Strep ^ Herpes I or II [ Chlamydia CMV (Cytomegalovirus) rnin5 uisfc?ui><=> ? 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Very short comedy skits (10 to 20 sec onds at most) interrupt the various members of the group, who are standing in front of a book shelf talk ing to you about economics. Every few seconds the camera will flip to another Deviant who's droning of economic facts just like...well, just like your econom ics professor. Added to the mix are computer-generated illus trations of key words and phrases in economics; the pictures pop up all over the screen at random inter vals. were s vn THE HATH. | CQUIRE: / ?'ul otoglcals Sta oon as * Shi arn a ^nation! To sc ~ice! TU >day! " 6 A PECIAL! ^ ifM |f| 3NTRACTS! I ^ f?| 11 ;:fjj| iigIiJ I siiig? ATC .lM " . jSf: ZSS::5|| * osewood Drive Sponsore* 1/252-0826 k CA^^INA! Monday, November 14, 1994 the season foi itaff Writer _ . . . "The flue virus changes overt f your alarm clock nd adds to your ai- snot ?very year, Dec eadache. Not only Dr. Terry King, associate director for Clin ut your body aches. kes sandpaper, and B_panama- However, the virus will i ntS^esoverllme. ! neat a worse tme. Thatfe why you need a shot every year, t illness whose symp- because ft changes," said Dr. Terry ( ire headache, body associate director for Clinical Af- y 101 degrees, sore fajrg at the Thomson Student Health It may also include Center ] -ing an^ about Certain people may be more susceptible to the flu and may have a < its from November greater need for the vaccine. I 1 the best time to re- "People who are older or have any < n is from mid-Octo- type of chronic disease such as lung or 1 November. heart problems are more susceptible is a killed-flu virus to the flu," King said. i by inoculating eggs. This increased risk is not because f ;ed, and the person 0f the actual virus but because of pos- i ion will build up an- sible complications from the virus. The < le virus. Shots may virus may lower their immune system 1 iffects, such as body leading to more serious illnesses such it these last only one as pneumonia or bronchitis. 1 e not the actual flu. Therefore, complications from the < i flu shot has three virus, not the virus itself are often the < in it. This year, the greatest danger. 1 gdong,A-Texasand It takes about two weeks to build I [microeconomics p Every couple of minutes a speaking Deviant might " decide to throw in a silly face or change his or her voice \ like some kind of demented Roger Rabbit to somehow * emphasize the point he or she was making. L I actually felt pretty foolish watching the Deviants Q try to preach economics. I felt like four older siblings were patronizingly explaining simple concepts that , needed no explanation, and I felt like someone thought, "Hey, these Generation X kids grew up on television, k so we'll take some money from them and toss some p economic facts their way." The Standard Deviants are doing the exact same thing your economics professor is doing, but they're using silly examples, funny faces and strange voices. Save k your money; maybe you could use it to take your eco[ nomics professor to lunch and ask him some questions about the topic, rather than learning from a videotape. rolina! | y Co I Interviewina If ^ I ? * |\ on campus 1 Thursday DSI November 17 I rting pay $8-9 / hour fts: M-F, no weekends hedule an interview, visit: 5 Career Center ith Floor, BA Building in equal opportunity employer TT F7 ti L AMPAIGN GAIJyS 1 r /l D TT~\ O KLD TING F %mj JL \*J JLj AAu ' : " H ml .'. -wiSSt:.-. v.-.% Begins at USC J by OxFam Carolina and Carolina Chaplains Assoc. 799-7363 / 4993 flu vacciri ime. That's why you need a toms * ause it changes." a pers rm ical Affairs, Thomson Health Center of flu. cause i lp immunity to the virus after you re- ^ :eive the shot, King said. However, it ferjns s still possible to get the flu, even with stuc^ ;he vaccine. The vaccine simdv re luces your chances of contracting the . ' ,? $D: fai nrus. , ' "The vast majority of people are cine ^ protected," King said. on King said the Health Center treat- shouli id about 150 students for the flu last third 1 fear. These are only the students who N( :ame in for treatment. King said the vaccii lu season is usually unpredictable, from ! Treatment at home for the flu in- The h /olves treating the individual symp- doses ;oms. This includes getting plenty of "est, drinking lots of fluids, taking :ough medicine and using throat ^ ozenges. . . ' If there is a risk of secondary in- mmls1 "ection such as pneumonia, the health outcenter can administer antibiotics. An- ^ )ther drug, Amantadine, may be used vent1 for those at risk of a secondary infec- your 1 ion. Amantadine is administered with- enoug \ a Mental illness has wan Withdrawal from social activities These could be the first warning si? Unfortunately, most of us don't rec< Which is tragic. Because mental illi In fact, 2 out of 3 people who get h< For a free booklet about mental National Mental Health Association 1-800-969-N1V Learn to see the wai B 1 National 1 Mental Health EaW Aaodadon. fi v, TEaiNCr 7?\ DENTI5T5 AT 1 m<r :\t B Evening and Saturday a.m. Ap ? 1 ?? THE DAY 0 Give up food and di money to OxFar ednesday, No Sign up at tables (Street and The Gran or call OxFam i i Y 1 TH&INTEh HUNGER AW SERVIi Wednesday, No at 7:00 pm, PALM C 728 Pickens ations hours of the onset of flu sympmd shortens the length of time on will have the virus, is drug is only used for one type It is also rarely administered be of cost and side effects, King said le Student Health Center is ofvaccinations again this year to its, faculty and staff, udents may get the vaccine for culty and staff for $7. 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