courtesy of thepolypost.com

In case you missed it, there’s been some serious debating going on on our Web site over Prop. 8. No surprise, it’s a heated issue. Read Edward Fillinger’s commentary and the four letters to the editor we received (here, here, here, and here).

Thanks to everyone who voted in the poll. Nice turnout.

I got an e-mail today for an addition to the weekly police report that can be found on page 2 of the paper. Because our final issue of the year comes out tomorrow, I figured what better place to put this than here….

The student e-mailed me saying he saw Parking Services locked out of their car in Lot M. Here it is, in police report format*

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

JUNE 1, 1:18 PM

Two Parking Services officers locked out of car in Lot M. Using a Slim Jim to get in. Disposition: Advised/Assisted.

*Police reports are submitted to The Poly Post every week from the campus police. They are obligated to report every call they receive, and we highlight 12 that can fit into our box in print. We tend to choose the most interesting ones, because we know how much you guys like reading that stuff. Look for one about a naked guy in a community center this week!

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NEXT POST: Everything you want to know about na-know corp! The mystery revealed.

Two parking services officers were locked out of their vehicle Monday June 1 at 1:18 p.m. Photo courtesy of Joshua Aldama.

Perhaps the excessive staking and flyering will pay off – a likely possibility for Team B.E.S.T., who’s visibility has far exceeded The U Element or Team YSS. Or perhaps it was the free Denny’s coupons given out to voters – which are now reported to be in enough supply to last most of the election period.

ASI Elections Chair Ahmad Faqih said that 1,625 voted before 6 p.m. today. That’s in comparison to 1,741 votes recorded for the 2008 ASI Elections and 3,696 recorded for the Rec Center 2012 campaign.

UPDATE: ASI presidential candidate Blake Adham, running on  Team YSS, didn’t make it Tuesday’s U-hour open forum and YSS presence has been nary all week. Here’s his status from Facebook:

Blake Adham has been in the hospital for the past two days.Thanks to everyone who has voted for me. Keep it college. Blake

Best of luck to all the candidates, and make sure your voice is heard.

Below is what thepolypost.com users have voted on so far, starting last week.

Courtesy of thepolypost.com

Elections are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in multiple polling locations across campus! Check thepolypost.com Thursday evening for the results!

Courtesy of postsecret.com

Anyone else feel like this?

The Poly Post did an interesting lifestyle piece on PostSecret earlier this year…you should read it.

Reminder: Student Health Services has a clinic Sunday from 10 a.m. t0 2 p.m. on campus. Check the previous post for way too much information on the swine influenza pandemic.

Student Health Services on campus will be offering a free walk-in clinic from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3. SHS is in Building 46 near Parking Lot J. Call them at (909) 869-4000.

If you are feeling flu-like symptoms (high fever, cough, stuffy or runny nose, soreness, etc.), you are encouraged to take advantage and get checked out. You’re paying for health services as part of your tuition anyway! So take advantage if you’re concerned.

It’s debatable whether this outbreak stuff is worthy of all the attention it’s been receiving. We’re in crisis mode, yet at the end of the day it’s still just flu. Just as likely to die from swin flu as the regular flu, according to most sources.

What do you think about the hullabaloo?

There are no reported outbreaks at Cal Poly Pomona, and the pigs on campus are healthy. The university is updating swine flu information HERE.

The swine unit has no risk of the disease because the herd is bred through artificial insemination. This season’s flu vaccination is not expected to protect against swine flu, but Student Health Services does have a limited number of annual flu vaccine shots available.

Students at Our Lady of the Assumption School in Claremont, CA wear masks to protect against swine flu.

H1N1 SWINE INFLUENZA

Local schools in the Pomona area are sending e-mails to students, parents and staff with what to do to prevent the spread of swine flu. There have been no confirmed cases in San Bernardino, Los Angeles or Riverside counties. However, a student at Our Lady of the Assumption School in Claremont felt ill with flu-like symptoms after traveling back from Mexico. The school closed down on Tuesday.

Swine flu is a respiratory disease caused by Influenza A that regularly causes outbreaks in pigs. However, “human infections with swine flue do occur.” Most often people handling pigs catch it, but it can go from human to human via germs from sneezing and touching, similar to a cold.

Symptoms are mostly consistent with regular flu-like symptoms: fever, fatigue, sore throat, cough, poor appetite, body aches and chills. Sometimes there is nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. The World Health Organization says the overall mortality rate is 1% to 4%. No deaths have been reported in the United States, but swine flue can be serious. A previously healthy 32-year-old pregnant woman from Wisconsin was died in 1988 after being hospitalized for pneumonia and infected with swine flue. A 1976 Fort Dix, New Jersey outbreak caused more than 200 cases of serious illness and one death.

Tips to avoid the swine flu are common sense health advice: wash your hands, cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing, and avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth.

Emergency signs in adults are difficulty breathing, pain in the chest or abdomen, sudden dizziness, confusion, severe vomiting. Urgent warning signs in children include fast breathing, bluish skin color, not waking up or interacting, irritable, fever with a rash, and other flu-like symptoms. People with the swine flu virus infection are potentially contagious if they are symptomatic for up to seven days.

As of 11 a.m. this morning, there have been 64 laboratory confirmed cases of swine flue infection in the U.S.: 10 in California, 45 in New York City, 6 in Texas, 2 in Kansas, 1 in Ohio. See more.

Governor Schwarzenegger and President Obama announced a state of emergency today due to the flu outbreak. Sunday, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a nationwide public health emergency declaration.

WHO declared a Phase 4 pandemic alert due to the consistent human-to-human interaction of the outbreak.

“Phase 4 indicates a significant increase in risk of a pandemic but does not necessarily mean that a pandemic is a forgone conclusion.”

Mexico has reported 149 deaths from swine flu, according to The Daily Bulletin, and travel there is being discouraged. Mexico City schools have been closed and health centers have been swamped.

A vaccine is being worked on, but flu is not as easy to create immunity for as conditions like chicken pox. The flu virus is constantly changing and mutating. However, the Center for Disease Control has created a seed stock of vaccine against swine flu if the number of cases jumps significantly.

Travel has not been restricted, but an outbreak notice has been issued to warn people traveling to Mexico, California, or Texas.

21 students weighed in

People weighed in online with how they stay…or don’t stay environmentally friendly. Happy belated Earth Day!

So I was curious and went to the website and signed up — got an email that said:

“We are very pleased that you are interested in the Na-Know Corporation and our patented protoCORTEX technology. We are currently at capacity for clinical trials; however, we will update you when more space becomes available.

As you may have seen, Na-Know stands for Neural Acceleration via Kinetically Networked Occipital Widget. Our patented nanotechnology has the power to change the way you interact with the world.”

Apparently, the idea for their drug is kind of like how Neo absorbs information in The Matrix. Quick download, and I know kung fu. What if we were able to just download class lectures directly into our brains? What if we could just download four years of college??? That would be insane. Interesting concept, whether it’s legit or not. Your thoughts?

Don’t neglect the ASI survey in your CPP e-mail:

http://studentvoice.com/pomona/BSCfacilityweb

If you don’t speak up, no one will. And no one likes a hypocrite, so if you don’t participte in these sorts of things, don’t say anything negative about your university.

And if you feel obliged, vote for Mexican food in the BSC – we feel local business Cantina Express would be a great fit to replace Subway Express (talks are being held to contemplate something new there). It’s already got a good Cal Poly following!