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Face-Off: Students share their stance swine flu outbreak
Caleb Thorton
Issue date: 5/4/09 Section: Opinion
Over the course of the last week, most media outlets have been dominated by the recent outbreak of swine flu.
The Collegian set out to find out what CSU students think about the flu, the media coverage and the government's response thus far.
Matt Costa, a senior business management major, and Glenda Gurley, a senor interior design major, were kind enough to take a couple of minutes out of their day and share their thoughts.
Matt Costa, senior, business management:
Q: How concerned are you about the swine flu?
A: I guess I am not too concerned right now at this point because there have been only a couple of cases in Colorado, and so I am really not too concerned with that.
Q: What do you think about the media's coverage of swine flu?
A: I think it is about as standard as you would get with any media coverage. I think they might be taking it a little overboard as far as just covering something that might not be as important as other things on the news.
Q: If you had a plan to travel to Mexico, would the swine flu alter that plan?
A: It would in fact, yeah. I would be very concerned. Specifically to travel to Mexico.
Q: What do you think about the government's response to the situation?
A: I don't know if I can really say if they have done a really good or bad job. I haven't heard much about their response.
Q: Is the swine flu making you change the way you live in any significant way?
A: I am being more careful with washing my hands. That is definitely something that I am taking into account. Other than that I really have just been doing what I normally do.
Glenda Gurley, Senior, interior design:
Q: How concerned are you about the swine flu?
A: Honestly, I am not that concerned. There is always something new coming up and going around and everyone always makes a big deal out of it at first but then it just kind of tapers off after a couple of weeks.
The Collegian set out to find out what CSU students think about the flu, the media coverage and the government's response thus far.
Matt Costa, a senior business management major, and Glenda Gurley, a senor interior design major, were kind enough to take a couple of minutes out of their day and share their thoughts.
Matt Costa, senior, business management:
Q: How concerned are you about the swine flu?
A: I guess I am not too concerned right now at this point because there have been only a couple of cases in Colorado, and so I am really not too concerned with that.
Q: What do you think about the media's coverage of swine flu?
A: I think it is about as standard as you would get with any media coverage. I think they might be taking it a little overboard as far as just covering something that might not be as important as other things on the news.
Q: If you had a plan to travel to Mexico, would the swine flu alter that plan?
A: It would in fact, yeah. I would be very concerned. Specifically to travel to Mexico.
Q: What do you think about the government's response to the situation?
A: I don't know if I can really say if they have done a really good or bad job. I haven't heard much about their response.
Q: Is the swine flu making you change the way you live in any significant way?
A: I am being more careful with washing my hands. That is definitely something that I am taking into account. Other than that I really have just been doing what I normally do.
Glenda Gurley, Senior, interior design:
Q: How concerned are you about the swine flu?
A: Honestly, I am not that concerned. There is always something new coming up and going around and everyone always makes a big deal out of it at first but then it just kind of tapers off after a couple of weeks.
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