Articles by Colleen Volz

The University has ordered enough H1N1 vaccines for everyone on campus who wants them, but administrators have been surprised by low demand.

Campus Health Services ordered about 28,000 H1N1 vaccinations in October for every student, staff member, faculty member and hospital patient at the University, but only slightly more than 20 percent have been administered.

Sometimes events don’t go as planned.

This was the case Thursday when a Youth for Western Civilization-sponsored event on affirmative action turned into an open forum discussion among students, faculty and community members.

One audience member even took the stage to fully express an opposing viewpoint.

Despite setbacks hours before the curtains were raised, performers in Thursday’s drag show decided the show must go on.

The drag show, titled “Lipstick and Mirrors: A Show of Gender Transcendence,” featured its first all-student cast after the planned guest act canceled on the day of the production.

The twice-yearly shows typically feature numerous professional drag queens perform ing alongside UNC students.

The masks are coming off.

Campus Health Services is taking a momentary sigh of relief thanks to a dip in the number of suspected cases of H1N1.

The Alert Carolina Web site, which tracks reported cases, shows that fewer students are reporting flu-like symptoms.

“The numbers are very reassuring,” said Mary Beth Koza, director of UNC’s Department of Environment, Health and Safety.

Reported cases are based on a checklist of symptoms, not laboratory testing. Due to a high number of cases and expensive lab costs, tests are reserved for hospitalized patients.