Campus briefs
Flu vaccinations available at Cowell Student Health Center
The October clinic wasn't the only time for students to receive vaccines for influenza.
Cowell will have the vaccine available for walk-ins from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday. On Thursdays, the center won't open until 9:15 a.m.
Students can charge the $27.00 fee to their student account or pay by cash, flex or check.
The Center for Disease Control recommends that people with diabetes, immune systems that do not function properly, chronic diseases of the heart, lungs or kidneys, severe forms of anemia and muscle or nerve disorders that can lead to breathing or swallowing problems receive the vaccination. They also recommend it for those who are 50 years of age or older, pregnant women or those who would like to reduce their chances of catching the flu.
People who live in the same household as a person that meets those criteria should also get vaccinated.
Journalism speakers to discuss youth and crime
Two local journalists will discuss topics relating to youth and crime with journalism professor Barbara Kelley.
Karen de Sa, a reporter with the San Jose Mercury News, has covered many stories relating to youth and the courts, including a series on California's juvenile dependency courts.
In "Broken Families, Broken Courts," she depicted courts with "judicial officers, lawyers and social workers struggling to achieve justice in the face of too many cases and too little time," according to the Mercury News Web site.
Raj Jayadev is the editor of Silicon Valley De-Bug, an online magazine.
"The Crime Beat: Pathologizing Youth" will take place Thursday, Nov. 20 at 5 p.m. in the Weigand Room in the Arts and Sciences Building.
The event is a part of the Multicultural Journalism Speaker Series, and is co-sponsored by the Office for Multicultural Learning, the Office of the Provost and the Undergraduate Admissions Office.
December to feature math talk
Richard Scott, a math professor will discuss "Counting Elements in Reflection Groups."
According to the Web site for the talk, some tilings of the Euclidean and hyperbolic plane that are obtained by repeatedly reflecting a polygonal tile across its edges will be discussed.
By computing some generating functions, counting the number of tiles can be made easier.
Scott will also discuss "an amusing algebraic property they all share."
Scott, who is also a professor of computer science, has researched geometric group theory and the topology of algebraic varieties and configuration spaces.
He has a Ph.D from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The talk will take place Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Daly Science 206. For more information, go to mathematicaladventures.org.
From staff reports. E-mail news@thesantaclara.com.