The University will provide free 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccinations to University students aged 18-24 on Monday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Gargoyle. Students must present their University ID and/or student ID number in order to receive the vaccine.

Swine flu cases at Washington University have been steadily increasing in recent weeks, but the number of cases at the University is still much lower than at most other higher education institutions.

New cases continue to be reported around the country as the disease spreads and fall season settles in.

Swine Flu Facts for the University: According to Alan Glass, director of Habif Health and Wellness Center: · As of Monday, about 50 cases of H1N1 flu. · Three weeks since the first case at the University. · Steady rate of about 2.5 new cases per day. · All cases are mild to moderate. · [...]

Last spring, our mouths often began to water as we walked through the Danforth University Center on Friday mornings, drawn by the sight of several different varieties of challah—all of which were ours to devour with a simple campus card purchase. The challah were baked by a student group called Challah for Hunger, which sold [...]

What to do when you’ve got the Swine Flu So it’s that time of year again: when the sleep deprivation and communal living catch up with you and you, and everyone else gets sick for the first time of the semester. In the past this has meant bringing a lot of fluids and tissues to class and taking Nyquil to knock you out until you felt better.

As concern over swine flu expands at universities across the country, students can look to a new http://www.acha.org/ILI_Cumulative.cfm”>influenza tracking system provided by the American College Health Association. The tracker, which uses reports issued voluntarily by officials from universities, relies on the contribution of more than 250 schools and is being used by public-health officials. The [...]

The number of suspected swine flu cases on campus jumped to 11 over the weekend.

Suspected cases of swine flu at Washington University hit four on Thursday evening, with school officials expecting the number to increase.

My faith in humanity is constantly undermined by people’s mortal fear of these mild diseases, their fear triggered because they flipped on the local news and saw a scary looking powder, pig, mosquito, or Asian.

A Washington University undergraduate who displayed flu-like symptoms is thought to be the first case of swine flu on campus.