Page 4 The Bronco's Voice March 1988
FEA TURES
Despite A wareness
Student drinking rates stay same
Medical Section: AIDS
(CPS) -- While anti-drinking
rules cost Marquette University
cheerleaders their jobs during the
holiday break and could land two
North Carolina State students in
jail, a California State University
(CSU) at Dominquez Hills pro
fessor concluded campus attitudes
still encourage students to drink.
Students, added CSU’s Dr.
David Nasatir in reporting the
results of the University of Califor
nia at Berkeley study he helped
direct, seem to be drinking as
much as they always have, despite
intense campus efforts to the con
trary.
Most schools around the U.S.
have cranked up “alcohol
awareness” policies since 1985,
when federal laws forced states to
raise their legal drinking ages from
18 to 21.
To get liability insurance, col
leges had to demonstrate to in
surance companies they were keep
ing their underaged students from
drinking liquor.
But the Berkeley study suggested
there has been no profound in
crease or decrease in student drink
ing since the new policies began.
The reason is that many schools,
Nasatir said, “are lax in observing
violations of the drinking mini
mum age.” Alcohol, moreover, is
often an integral part of social and
athletic events, and the
“awareness” programs, by not
recognizing alcohol’s role, are
rendered ineffective.
Nasatir’s research, part of an
ongoing study of campus alcohol
use, noted fraternities have helped
keep general student drinking rates
high. “Young men living in frater
nities seem to drink more often
and larger quantities than any
other group of similar young men
in dormitories, or with room
mates.”
“It’s not clear whether that’s
because fraternities recruit
drinkers or manufacture
drinkers,” Nasatir continued.
“But that seems to be a
phenomenon that holds true on all
campuses with fraternities.”
A solution, he suggested, might
be to crack down on people and
groups who serve liquor to
students. “This has a chilling ef
fect on individual willingness to
serve alcohol.”
At Marquette, however, a group
of cheerleaders quit in December
instead of tolerating a crackdown.
Eleven cheerleaders quit the
Milwaukee college’s squad after
school officials suspended two
cheerleaders for swiping some left
over bottles of champagne from a
private party.
“They said they could no longer
cheer” with two members suspend
ed for something they all took part
in or knew about, said Mark Mc
Carthy, Marquette’s associate
dean of students.
Former cheerleader Kim Heller,
one of those suspended, said
cheerleaders often took leftover
champagne from parties they had
worked at as hostesses to save for a
celebration after the first basket
ball game of the season. However,
the boat company that sponsored
the party complained 'to the
school.
At the same time Raleigh, N.C.,
police, charged two North
Carolina State students with
counterfeiting drivers’ licenses and
selling them to classmates to use
them to buy alcohol.
The two students built a large
cardboard replica of a license.
They would then take photos of
customers standing in front of the
replica, and process the resultant
artwork as a fake license.
The students, each charged with
two counts of counterfeiting and
selling drivers’ licenses, could serve
three years in prison if found guil
ty.
By Mary Blythers
AIDS
(Acquired Immune
Dericiency Syndrome)
AIDS has changed the way we
view ourselves and others. Human
sexuality as a whole has been ques
tioned with this new disease which
has had a major impact on our
society.
As young college students, we
are viewing AIDS as a disease that
will not affect us. But be assured
that no one is guaranteed a free
escape of this dreaded illness. We
tend to think it affects only certain
groups of people, so I am safe. But
this is a misunderstanding, because
unless you are willing to learn as
much as you can to prevent this
disease from happening to you or
someone close to you, then you
should be aware that it is around
and that it can happen to you if
you do not take preventive
measures to take you out of what
might be a high risk area. The in
tent of this article is not to scare
you about AIDS, but it is intended
to inform you about it. Most of the
information is not new, but you
can only understand it better if you
are willing to learn as much as you
can about it.
What is AIDS?
AIDS is a condition which
damages the immune system, the
Second annual Black College
Essay Awards contest announced
WASHINGTON, DC - Xerox
Corporation and Black Entertain
ment Television (BET) are proud
to announce the second annual
Black College Essay Awards, an
essay contest for students of
historically black colleges and
universities. Three winners in this
contest will each be awarded
$1,500 and appear on a live broad
cast of BET’S “On The Line.”
BET is the only cable television
network that produces and
distributes quality black program
ming. An additional $1,500 will be
given to each school represented by
a winning student.
Applications for the competition
were mailed to all historically
black colleges and universities ear
ly in December 1987. The deadline
for submitting the essays is March
18, 1988. Each contestant must
write an essay of 1000 words or less
on the topic: “What Should the
Black Middle Class Do To Im
prove the Social and Economic
Conditions of the Black
Underclass?”
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Corporation for the second con
secutive year to help make the
Black College Essay Awards an an
nual event. We believe our joint ef
fort will help stimulate an interest
in black college students to write
critically about the important
social and economic issues con
fronting black America,” said
BET President Robert L. Johnson.
This year the $1,500 awards will
be donated to the essay winners by
Joseph D. Johnson, a graduate of
Lincoln University in Missouri and
a former Xerox Vice President
who was instrumental in develop
ing the original Black College
Essay Awards. Johnson, who is
now involved in operating his own
consulting firm on leadership and
organizational effectiveness, said
he believes it is important for suc
cessful blacks to give something
back to the community and the
support of black colleges and
universities is one way to make a
contribution.
William McFarlin, Employee
Communications/Community In
volvement Manager, Special
Markets Group at Xerox, states
that his company supports open
communication with the black
community. “At Xerox we believe
it is our business to care about the
community as well as its people.
Xerox will go a step further this
year to make its support of the
Black College Essay Awards even
more meaningful.”
Xerox will match the $1,500
given to each of the three winners
with a donation to the school of
each winner. The additional
monies will be applied by the col
lege or university to support a
scholarship fund designed to assist
students who demonstrate finan
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The presidents of the winning
schools will be asked to appear
along with their students in a
special BET telecast on April 21,
1988 to announce the winners. For
complete details about the contest,
students should contact their stu
dent or academic affairs depart
ments.
body’s defense against disease.
This damage leaves the body open
to attack by infections and cancers
that are not a threat to healthy
jjeople.
What causes AIDS?
AIDS is caused by the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV.
Not everyone who is infected with
HIV developes AIDS. Some in
fected persons seem to remain in
good health. Others develop
AIDS-Related Complex or ARC.
People with ARC have illnesses
that range from mild to severe, but
usually these illnesses are not life-
threatening. Factors such as drug
and alcohol abuse, stress and other
illnesses may increase the
likelihood that an infected person
will develop AIDS.
How is HIV Trasmitted?
The virus that causes AIDS is
transmitted only by direct and in
timate contact with infected body
fluids, primarily blood, semen and
vaginal secretions. You may NOT
get AIDS by casual contact. The
HIV is transmitted:
• by unsafe sexual practices.
These are practices that involve the
exchange of blood, semen or
vaginal secretions with someone
who is infected with HIV. An in
fected person may look and feel
well.
• by sharing needles. Drug users
who share needles may inject
themselves with small amounts of
blood from someone who is in
fected with HIV.
• through transfusions of in
fected blood or blood products.
This now is extremely rare because
all blood donations are screened
for signs of HIV infection.
• from an infected mother to her
infant before or during birth or
perhaps from breastmilk.
How Contagious is AIDS?
AIDS is not highly contagious.
No one lives with a person with
AIDS or HIV infection has been
infected by routine household con
tact. AIDS is not spread by:
• handshakes, hugging or casual
kissing;
• sneezing, coughing or spitting;
• dishes, utensils or food handl
ed by a person with AIDS;
• toilet seats, bathtubs or sinks
used by a person with AIDS.
You cannot get AIDS donating
blood. Blood banks and other
blood collection centers use sterile
equipment and never reuse
needles. The need for blood is
great and people are not at risk for
AIDS are urged to continue
donating blood.
Who is at Risk for Getting AIDS?
Anyone who engages in certain
behaviors is at risk of getting
AIDS. In the United States, most
persons with AIDS belong to one
of the following groups:
• homosexual and bisexual men;
• intravenous (IV) drug abusers;
• hemophilliacs;
• hetersexual partners of per
sons of any of these groups;
• infants bom to mother with
the AIDS virus.
The risk of getting AIDS from
transfusions is extremely low.
What are the Symptoms of Getting
AIDS?
Many of the symptoms of AIDS
are also symptoms of minor ill
nesses like colds or flu. With AIDS
the symptoms don’t go away they
keep coming back. See a health
care provider if you are at risk for
AIDS and any of these symptoms
last several weeks or more:
• unexplained tiredness;
• unexplained weight loss
greater than 10 pounds;
• fever or night sweats;
• diarrhea;
• white spots or unusual marks
on the tongue or mouth;
• swollen glands usually in the
neck, armpits or flu;
• pink, blue or purple blotches
on the skin inside the mouth, nose,
eyelids or rectum. They may look
like bruises but they don’t go
away.
Can AIDS be Treated?
At this time, there is no cure for
AIDS - no treatment that will
destroy the HIV and repair a
damaged immune system.
However, people with AIDS can
be treated for specific infections
and may lead active lives for long
periods of time. Persons with
AIDS need support and under
standing like people with other
life-threatening illnesses such as
cancer or heart disease.
How Can You Protect Yourself
From AIDS?
If you or your partner has had
sex with other persons since 1978,
you may be at risk for AIDS. The
more partners the greater the risk.
To reduce your chances of becom
ing infected with HIV:
• Reduce your number of sexual
partners. Monogamy or abstinence
is safest.
• If you or your partner is at risk
for AIDS or you are not sure of
your partner’s drug or sexual
history, do not exchange body
fluids. Use condoms if you engage
in vaginal intercourse, and inter
course, or oral-genital sex.
• Do not inject drugs. Never
share needles or syringes.
Persons who have engaged in
high-risk behaviors are also recom
mended to do the following items:
• Do not donate blood, sperm,
organs or other body tissues.
• If you are a woman at risk for
AIDS take the antibody test before
becoming pregnant.
How Do I Find Out More About
AIDS?
For more information about
AIDS contact your local health
department, or call:
National AIDS Hotline
1-800-342-AIDS
For information on drug treat
ment contact your local mental
health center, your local drug
treatment center or call:
1-800-662-HELP.
Geography knowledge
^depressing studies say
(CPS) - American students
don’t know very much geography,
studies released during recent
weeks show.
Separate surveys of students’
geography knowledge at the
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
and California State and Mankato
State universities found some col
legians were unable to find the
Soviet Union on a map, thought
Nicaragua was an Asian island or
didn’t know who the U.S.’s
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leading trade partner was.
Students who took a
21-question, multiple-choice
geography quiz at Cal State Fuller
ton, for example, averaged just 12
correct answers. Only 14 percent
could locate the eastern Caribbean
Sea where Columbus first arrived
in the Western Hemisphere; only
one-fourth of those tested could
locate and identify Canada as the
United States’ leading trade part
ner or the Soviet Union as the
world’s third most populous na
tion.
“More people knew where Burt
Reynolds went to school than what
the third most populous country in
the world was,” lamented Fuller
ton geography Prof. William
Puzo.
At the University of Wisconsin-
Oshkosh, only 22 percent of
students recently surveyed could
find the Soviet Union on a world
map. In Dallas, another survey
revealed that one quarter of the
high school seniors tested knew
that Mexico is the United States’
southern neighbor.
“The tests are depressingly ac
curate,” said Patt Morrison, a
University of Southern California
journalism teacher and Los
Angeles Times reporter. “When
students place the Bering Straits
off the coast of. Maine and think
Nicaragua is an island off the coast
of India, something is definitely
wrong.”