H1N1 Total Reaches 535 Students

The latest number is buried in a Chronicle article from yesterday about how volunteers have been assembling flu kits to be delivered to students. The actual number is likely higher, since some students probably haven't bothered to call Gannett.

If that number is current for Saturday, then that would have been an increase of around 250 students from Monday. It's certainly spreading, but not so fast as to overwhelm Cornell's resources. We'll see whether there's another big jump after the weekend.

I'm not sure whether the IFC ban on social events made any difference. If anything, it may have backfired. Many houses still held unofficial parties, and Collegetown bars and annexes were crowded this weekend. By eliminating some of the places people could go, the ban succeeded in making everywhere else more crowded, which may have accelerated the spread of flu. I doubt the IFC will be willing to extend its ban on social events past this Wednesday, despite whatever pressure the administration may be putting on Eddie Rooker.

On a more meaningful note, every fraternity has placed a candle in a window of their house to remember Warren Schor, who was in Zeta Beta Tau. Regardless of the rivalries which exist between many of the fraternities, we can all agree that the death of a brother is one of the hardest things for a house to face.