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Universities Are Preparing for Back-to-the-Classroom Outbreaks of Swine Flu

As you pack for college, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign told all its students in a recent e-mail message, donâ??t forget a thermometer, some over-the-counter cold remedies and a weekâ??s worth of food.

A poster and hand sanitizer standing duty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

But the real plan in case of a major swine flu outbreak on campus, said the head of the universityâ??s health center, is simple: Donâ??t try to sweat it out in your dormitory room. Go home. Let Mom and Dad take care of you.