Semi-Formal & Ghostbusters

Last night was the College of Public Health Student Association semi-formal, which was a blast and a nice break from school, work, and job hunting. It was great to see people from all five departments there! I think the new building has already helped a lot in unifying the different departments, but this event was a fun way to bring different groups together.

After the semi-formal, I went out and saw a midnight showing of Ghostbusters, which was great as always, although I had forgotten that an EPA agent is portrayed as a bad guy! That was a bit of a bummer. Apparently at least one person actually has used Ghostbusters to illustrate why they think the EPA is bad. I mean, honestly though, even within Ghostbusters, it's not like the EPA wasn't somewhat justified in trying to stop them. In the movie, Dr. Peter Venkman calls the proton packs they use "unlicensed nuclear accelerators" - I can understand why there might be some environmental health concerns with that!

Anyway, not much else is new with me. There are some new pictures of the College of Public Health building, so if you haven't gotten a chance to see if for yourself - check these out!

Here are some articles I've read recently that were interesting:

Latest Drug Shortage Threatens Children with Leukemia - Richard Knox, NPR

What Obama's Budget Proposal Means for Disease Prevention - Betsy McKay, Wall Street Journal

In Women, Heart Attacks Often Strike Without Chest Pain - Scott Hensley, NPR