Thursday, October 18, 2001

Some TCU interns in Washington considering being tested for anthrax
By Aaron Chimbel
Staff Reporter

Some TCU students enrolled in the Washington internship program are considering being tested for anthrax, but are not required to do so, senior broadcast journalism major and Washington intern Hemi Ahluwalia said Wednesday.

“Some of us have talked about getting tested (for anthrax),” she said. “To my knowledge, none of us have been tested. None of the (students in the program) were in immediate danger.”

Political science department Chairman Jim Riddlesperger said the department regularly monitors students in the program and learned three students may have been tested or are planning to be tested for anthrax.

The names of the students involved were not released.

Junior political science major Brian Casebolt is interning at a Washington public relations firm and said most of the interns do not work in the areas where anthrax has been found. He said most of the students in the program are not overly concerned about anthrax.

“I think students have a heightened sense of caution, but are not worried yet,” he said. “(The students) are now more aware of their surroundings.”

Aaron Chimbel
a.a.chimbel@student.tcu.edu