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rs Hill College's Response to AIDS
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[ fear surrounds the deadly
JDS, and sometimes institu-
e decisions based on faulty
n and inadequate discus-
lanning.
[ill College, however, has
>resight to look ahead and
•olicy to deal with the possi-
student contracting AIDS.
Hill about a year plus ago
school pohcy. A student
denied admission to Mars
-^will be treated no different
r students,” stated Dr. Fred
resident of Mars Hill Col-
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^^^^^nent would be expected to
^^^^^Hdministration and the medi-
^^^^^Hunity so that they would be
the student in taking care
»f Historic,If ” Bentley said. “They
re and lifork with the student as far as
focus. s concerned.” Bentley also
he hoped the student would
t-grand unc^T, everything he could about
trustees of Ij ways he could protect
working witlj^j other people,
also dirnctjent had AIDS, his condition
kept in confidence, accord-
3 museum ismtley. Only the people that
3y throughout wanted to know would
iteers so tltt information,
lontact the iBurgess, dean of student de-
il group toint, supported this policy. "If
nt who came to me and said
had been diagnosed as hav-
, it would bo kept in strict
),” she said.
said she would advise the
tell the doctor and nurse in
lary as well as the academic
would work with the stu-
ind alternate housing and
or her on methods of self-
the fall semester started,
e showed a film on AIDS at
shop for residence super-
id directors. Programs are
g planned to help educate
A film program is being
to be shown either in Belk
The Histoi® possibly as part of
utograph classes,
as recently stated that she would be
usic dept., |swer any further questions
isiness orgiK the coUege’s poUcy.
re pl^nninol
AIDS is a deadly disease that by
the end of 1985 had afflicted approxi
mately 15,000 Americans. In the next
few years the disease is expected to
strike additional tens of thousands of
people in the United States. Academic
communities must expect that some
of their members will be affected by
the disease. In the absence of preven
tive vaccines or effective treatments,
the primary response of Mars Hill
College to the AIDS epidemic must be
education, which can equip individu
als to take reasonable precautions
against transmission of the disease.
Current knowledge indicates that
students or employees with AIDS,
ARC (AIDS-Related Complex: a milder
manifestation of AIDS) or a positive
HTLV-III (Human T-Lymphotropic Vi
rus, Type ni) antibody test do not pose
a health risk to other students or
employees in an academic setting.
AIDS is thought to be transmitted by
intimate sexual contact or by expo
sure to contaminated blood. Although
HTLV-III can be found in many body
secretions of those who are infected,
its presence there is not necessarily
correlated with disease transmission
by those fluids. There has been no
confirmed case of transmission of
AIDS by any household, school, or
other casual contact. The Public
Health Service states that there is no
risk created by living in the same
house as an infected person; caring
for an AIDS patient, eating food
handled by an infected person; being
coughed or sneezed upon by an in
fected person; casual kissing; or
swimming in a pool with an infected
person.
These facts, derived from the best
medical data available, are the basis
for the following guidelines, which
delineate Mars Hill College’s
response to the AIDS epidemic:
1. Students or employees of the Col
lege, who may become infected
with the AIDS virus, will not be
excluded from enrollment or em
ployment, or restricted in their
access to College services or fa-
cihties, unless medically-based
judgments in individual cases es
tablish that exclusion or restric-
such as spe(
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which they are responsible, in ad
dition to performing. The company
works as a team in each location
where they perform, arriving ear
ly to perform the various technical
preparations necessary for a stage
production: checking the sound
equipment, the arrangement of the
lights, and putting up the set.
Likewise, they break down the set
after each performance in order to
transport it to the next stop on
their tour.
The National Players is a step
ping stone to careers in other
branches of acting. Originally, it
was composed of the most talented
graduates of the Drama Depart
ment at Catholic University in
Washington, D.C., but the group
now includes current students and
graduates of other schools. Most
of the actors and actresses have
been involved in the arts — acting,
singing and dancing — since they
were young, and some have hopes
and dreams of careers in profes
sional theatre or film.
The company is a diverse lot,
hailing from all over the country
and enjoying a variety of back
grounds. The directors, costume
designer and scenery designer all
have long lists of experience in
working in the theatre aroimd the
world. The group is known for its
high quality productions, complete
with beautiful costumes and sets.
tion is necessary to the welfare of
the individual or other members
of the College community.
2. The College will provide an active
program of education addressing
the AIDS phenomenon through
residence hall programs and hu
man sexuality components of ba
sic freshman classes (e.g., PDS or
College 101). The attached bro
chure, provided by the American
College Health Association, con
tains information of extreme im
portance and is the basis for the
College's educational program
related to AIDS. The education
program will be addressed to all
segments of the College communi
ty: students, faculty, staff, resi-
such knowledge, for the protec
tion of others. Such individuals
are required to share that infor
mation with the Director of
Health Services, so that the Col
lege can provide them proper
medical care and education. Such
information will be disclosed to
responsible College officials only
on a strictly limited, need-to-know
basis, unless the individual con
sents in writing to other releases
of the information. The College is
obligated by law to disclose to
public health officials information
about all confirmed cases of ac
tive AIDS.
5. College health services personnel
are familiar with sources of test
The public health service states that there is
no risk created by living in the same house as
an infected person; caring for an AIDS
patient, eating food handled by an infected
person; being coughed or sneezed upon by an
infected person; casual kissing; or swimming
in a pool with an infected person.
deuce hall personnel, and so
forth.
3. Consideration of the existence of
AIDS, ARC, or a positive HTLV-III
antibody test will not be part of
the initial admission decision for
those applying to attend Mars Hill
College; neither will the College
imdertake a program of screening
of students or employees for an
tibody to HTLV-III.
4. Individuals within the College
community who know, or have a
reasonable basis for believing,
that they are infected, are re
quired to seek expert advice
about their health circumstances
and are obligated, ethically and
legally, to conduct themselves
responsibly in accordance with
ing for antibody to HTLV-III and
are able to refer students or
employees requesting such test
ing. Testing should be done where
it is confidential, where positive
results can be confirmed by spe
cific tests, and where both pre-
and post-test counseling are
available.
6. Decisions about campus housing
of students with AIDS, ARC, or a
positive HTLV-III antibody test
will be made on a case-by-case
basis. In making such decisions.
Residential Living officials will
keep in mind that AIDS is a condi
tion present in an individual and
not one that inhabits a building.
The best currently available med
ical information does not support
the existence of a risk to those
sharing residence halls with in
fected individuals; there may,
however, be, in some circum
stances, reasonable concern fo
the health of those with AIDS, or
ARC, who might be exposed to
certain contagious diseases (e.g.,
measles, chicken pox or influen
za) in a close living situation.
Health services personnel may
wish to recommend that students
with AIDS or ARC be assigned
private rooms in the interest of
protecting the health of those
students.
7. While the duty of College health
officials to maintain strictest con
fidence with respect to any diag
nosis is universally recognized, it
is also recognized that this duty is
superceded by the necessity to
protect others in avery specific,
threatening situations. The num
ber of people at the College who
are aware of the existence and/or
identity of students or employees
who have AIDS, ARC, or a posi
tive HTLV-III antibody test will be
kept to an absolute minimum,
both to protect the confidentiality
and privacy of the infected per-
son(s) and to avoid the generation
of unnecessary fear and anxiety
among other students and staff.
8. The College will not inform a
roommate or other students in the
residence hall or elsewhere of the
presence in the residence hall of
a student with an AIDS-related
condition. Sharing that informa
tion would only cause needless
fear and anxiety and may result
in unnecessary, painful, and iso
lating consequences for the af
flicted student. It is not necessary
for the protection of other stu
dents, because AIDS is not trans
mitted by ordinary casual resi
dence hall contact.
9. College health service personnel
will encourage regular medical
follow-up for those who have
AIDS, ARC, or a positive HTLV-III
antibody test. Special precautions
to protect the health of immuno-
logically compromised individuals
will be considered during periods
of prevalence of such contagious
diseases as chicken pox, measles,
and influenza.
Homecoming Highlights
Alumni Come
Home
Laura Smithwick
Staff Writer
Hundreds and hundreds of reminis
cing alumni covered the Mars Hill
campus on October 30 and 31. Vivid
autumn colors and unusually warm
weather greeted graduates who came
from as far away as New Mexico,
Connecticut and even Canada for the
1987 Homecoming festivities.
Four hundred graduates (from
years prior to 1920 to 1987) packed
the alumni luncheon, and Marsha
Holmes Walker, Director of Alumni
Activities, said attendance this year
was the best she had seen. The
“Golden Anniversary” celebration,
organized by Miss Frances Snelson
and Dr. Otis Duck, was well-attended:
35 class-of-’37 graduates and their
spouses came, including an alumna
who had not visited the campus since
her graduation.
Groundbreaking for Broyhill
Chapel and English Prayer Garden
was an especially significant event
for many aliunni. There were also
reunions for fraternities and
sororitios, dances, a parade, and, of
course, the football game to enjoy.
Fond memories of various gradu
ates ranged from “meeting my wife”
to “hiking Bailey Mountain” to “living
in Treat Dorm with Mother Sparks.”
Some shared about pranks they
played while at Mars HiU, like putting
a cow in what used to be Moore
Building, and moving an entire
bedroom suite to the top of a tree out
side Myers. The organizer of Mars
Hill’s first panty raid in 1956 (the
year of the college’s 100th birthday)
laughingly remembered his mischief,
too.
For many alumni. Mars Hill was
barely the same. The addition of Pizza
Inn, the tanning salon and the Yogurt
Bar surprised a few, and most la
mented the loss of the elm in front of
Blackwell Hall. Alumnus Jeff Morgan
remarked that the looks of the cam
pus were much improved, and Jeanne
Goin Hagen was impressed with new
faciUties. Jay Hirst commented that
Security must have bought new
vehicles. “You can’t hear them com
ing, now,” he said.
Getting graduates back to campus
to visit is important to the college. The
Alumni Office, having worked since
June to put the events together,
helped make Homecoming a meaning
ful time for graduates who returned.
One alumnus had this to offer to Lions
currently at the college: “I guarantee
these students that when they’re 60
years old, their fondest memories will
be of this school.”
Royalty
Lisa Ramsey
Staff Writer
This year’s Homecoming Queen
and King were very excited and
somewhat shocked to have been
chosen even though the rest of the
student body at MHC obviously felt
their election was well deserved.
The 1987 Homecoming Queen was
Elaine Ensley, a psychology major
and a senior at MHC. “I was in shock
when they announced my name. I
couldn’t believe it,” Elaine said. “I
wasn’t expecting it... I was listening
for the name of one of the other girls
on the field.” Elaine said that she felt
happy and siuprised at the same
time.
Elaine is a member of a psychology
club. Director of Student Activities
for the Union, and President of the
Student Admissions Committee. “I’d
like to thank everybody, Elaine com
mented, I really appreciate it.”
The 1987 Homecoming King was
Charlie Edwards, a physical educa
tion major and also a senior at MHC.
He was excited about being chosen.
He is a member of the fraternity, Zeta
Chi Theta. He is also a member of the
Mars Hill College Lions football team.
The choosing of a homecoming
queen and king was done by the stu
dent body of MHC who voted during
the week before Homecoming.
10. Those who are known to be immu-
nologically compromised will be
excused from institutional re
quirements for certain vaccina
tions, notably measles and rubella
vaccines, as those vaccinations
may lead to serious consequences
in those with poorly functioning
immune systems.
11. The College will adopt those
guidelines as proposed by the
Public Health Service for the
handling of blood and body fluids
of persons with AIDS, ARC, or a
positive HTLV-in antibody test.
Further, the College will provide
educational programs about AIDS
and risk reduction to College
health services personnel.
12. The College health service will
use disposable, one-user needles
and other equipment whenever
such equipment will pimcture the
skin or mucous membranes of pa
tients.
13. Laboratories used in a teaching
context, such as those required in
biology courses, should be safe
experiences. Given the fact that
the existence and identity of those
with AIDS, ARC, or a positive
HTLV-III antibody test may not be
known, procedures for the decon
tamination of environmental sur
faces and objects soiled by blood
body fluids have been adopted
and implemented. Laboratory
courses requiring exposure to
blood, such as finger pricks for
blood typing or examination, use
disposable equipment, and no
lancets or other blood-letting
devices are re-used or shared. No
student is required to obtain or
process the blood of others. The
Public Health Service guidelines
include information about disin
fection of environmental sur
faces: a simple method they rec
ommend is the cleaning of con
taminated surfaces with a house
hold bleach freshly diluted 1:10 in
water.
14. The President of the College or his
designee will respond to any in
quiries related to AIDS-related
phenomena as may occur on cam
pus.
These guidelines may be revised
in appropriate ways in light of
new medical information.
Led by the security car, the parade
consisted of the former homecoming
queen’s car and cars representing
each class. Next came our own Mars
Hill marching band followed by
various clubs, sororities and frater
nities including Delta Phi Zeta’s
allegator. Omega Kappa Alpha’s
raisins singing “I Heard It Through
the Grapevine” and Lambda Chi
Omega’s theme, “Wash Out.” The
parade ended with a guest high
school band, cheerleaders on the fire
truck, and the security van.
Instead of the usual first, second
and third place winners, a grand
prize winner was selected based on
the winner of the Lion Growl and par
ticipation of a float in the homecom
ing parade.
This year that winner was Delta
Kappa Theta fraternity. The float,
with the theme Flame Broil the Bull
dogs, featured French fries in a MHC
box, a large coke with the fraternity’s
Greek letters on the straw and
bulldogs between hamburger buns.
According to Mark Monfalcone, a
member of Delta Kappa Theta, the
meaning was to serve the Bulldogs to
our Lions. Congratulations to Delta
Kappa Theta on winning both the
Lion Growl and the float contest.
New Chapel
Heather Osen
Staff Writer
“For 131 years Mars Hill has been
without a chapel so its about time we
got one.”
So said President Bentley at the
Oct. 31 ground breaking ceremony
for Mars Hill College’s new chapel.
The first to break ground for the
new chapel was Raliegh English who
with his wife, Edna donated the pro
perty for the chapel. He was followed
by Student Body President Chip
Thompson: Dr. Otis Duck from the
Board of Trustees: Rev. Marie Bean,
Chaplin, and several other represen
tatives from various other organiza
tions. Members of the audience were
also invited to spade the earth.
Special thanks were given to the
Broyhill family, who donated almost
$400,000 to cover the cost of materi
als, and to the Englishes.
Thanks were also given to the Bro
therhood of North Carolina, a group
of 75 to 100 carpenters, electricians,
masons, etc. who have volunteered to
construct the chapel for free and to
the many students and faculty mem
bers who have volunteered to help.
Parade
Michelle Barber
Staff Writer
On Saturday, October 31 at 1:00
p.m. Mars Hill students and alumni
came out to watch the homecoming
parade.
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