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Student Health Investigates Food

An estimated 15 to 20 cases of severe
stomach disorders among first year men
gave birth to a fruitless search for bacteria
in the food served in the Food Service's
Contract Cafeteria this weekend.

James L. Camp, Director of Student
Health, told The Cavalier Daily that a
sudden rash of freshmen suffering viral
gastroenteritis, of whom "some" were
eating in the Contract Cafeteria, induced
him to run tests on the food.

Mr. Camp isolated samples of the food
and reported yesterday that all tests were
negative.

The largest number of cases reported to
Student Health on Wednesday and Thursday of
last week.

In a survey made of those students who
reported to the emergency room of the University
Hospital almost half were not signed into a
contract with Food Services. Many claimed
themselves to be peripatetic masticators.

Many of the students surveyed as to whether
they had commitment with the Contract Cafeteria
had eaten in other cafeterias run by Food
Services. The students surveyed are residents of
the McCormick Road Dorms and frequent the
elitist "Castle."

The Office of Poison Control at the University
Hospital was not alarmed by these cases.
Cases of viral gastroenteritis are not necessarily
caused by food poisoning and could have been
brought on by any number of influences.

Photo By Will Heins

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