6The Daily Tar Heel Thursday, November 3, 1988
New class to focus on AIDS issues
By MARY JO DUNNINGTON
Staff Writer
I his spring students can be
enlightened on various
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the value of an interdisciplinary
approach to solving problems.
A new elective course, "AIDS:
Principles, Practices and Politics,"
may be taken for one, two or three
credit hours by both undergraduate
and graduate students in any field.
Students can earn one credit by
attending the lectures held on Wed
nesdays from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. To
earn two credits, students must also
take a midterm and a final exam.
Students wishing to earn three cred
its will participate in a seminar that
will follow the lectures.
The course is being offered jointly
through the schools of dentistry,
medicine, nursing, pharmacy and
public health. The interdisciplinary
approach to the course will be
important to help students under
stand the widespread effects of a cri
sis such as AIDS, according to Inge
Corless, who is head of secondary
care in the School of Nursing and
will teach the course.
"It's very important to educate
students from different fields
together," Corless said. "They'll have
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By SIMONE PAM
Staff Writer
Residence halls are relatively
secure from crime, but students must
use common sense to avoid becoming
victims, University administrators
and police told students in a program
organized by Morrison Residence
Hall resident assistants Tuesday.
Campus security is a very difficult
problem to pin down, said Frederic
Schroeder, dean of students. "Chapel
Hill, at the University of North
Carolina, is probably among one of
the safest places to be," he said.
Some people believe the University
should be held responsible for any
unfortunate incidents, but students
also ought to be held accountable for
their own actions, Schroeder said.
"Campus police can not provide 24
hour protection for each individual
in this institution," he said.
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They need to understand what other
disciplines can contribute to an
issue.
"I think it's going to be a terrific
course," she said. The course would
serve as a model for issues society
confronts problems it has not
solved adequately, such as drug use
and homelessness, Corless said.
Charles van der Horst of the
School of Medicine will also be
teaching the course. "AIDS is one of
those diseases that involves every
aspect of society," he said. "We want
to talk about those various aspects
and point out the weaknesses that
AIDS has exposed in society."
The lectures will cover a broad
range of AIDS-related issues and
feature both UNC faculty members
and experts from across the country,
said Naomi Siegel, a graduate stu
dent in the School of Public Health,
who will be a teaching assistant for
the course.
"We're planning to address a lot
of issues," Siegel said. "You have to
satisfy everyone's interests."
Kathleen Rounds of the School of
Social Work is scheduled to lecture.
Rounds said she planned to address
the impact of AIDS on victims fam
ilies. Having done research on
AIDS in rural areas, she said she
to prevent crime
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sity housing, said the best way for
students to protect themselves within
residence halls is by locking their
room doors. "As we feel more secure
in our environment, we tend to take
less precautions and leave ourselves
vulnerable," he said.
The crime most commonly
reported is theft from an unlocked
room, Kuncl said.
Kuncl said he was confident about
the level of security within residence
halls at UNC, but that there are
different levels of security within each
residence area. The security in Car
michael Residence Hall is exception
ally good because of a new electronic
security system, he said.
The security in Teague Residence
Hall has been improved by installing
peepholes in the doors, Kuncl said.
If a door is ajar anywhere in the
building after the alarm has been
turned on, a panel light will buzz in
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found that many AIDS victims
return home in areas like North
Carolina.
Van der Horst said he would
address the basic scientific aspect of
the disease, noting that there is often
inaccuracy in the news concerning
the disease. He said he hoped to
impart knowledge to students, help
ing them become better judges of
the material they read and hear.
Siegel said one of the lectures
would be given by a panel of AIDS
patients. "I think it will be one of
the best lectures well have," she
said. "In North Carolina there have
been relatively few cases of AIDS,
so it's doubtful that people have ever
met an AIDS patient. This will give
a much more realistic view of the
disease."
Students participating in the
seminar portion of the course will be
involved in small-group projects,
Corless said. The projects will
depend on the interests of the indi
vidual groups and focus on address
ing the issue in an interdisciplinary
fashion.
Siegel said the course would be
relevant for everyone. Understand
ing the disease is important for tax
payers because more money is
needed for research and treatment,
for employers because they may
the Scott Residence College area
office. A computer will then display
the location of the open door to the
resident assistant or desk attendant
on duty.
All residence halls should be
equipped with peepholes by the end
of the academic year, he said.
Some ideas being considered to
improve security in STOW Residence
College are self-locking bathroom
doors, locks on the laundry room
doors and locks on the study area.
But a security system won't work if
students don't support it, Kuncl said.
Schroeder said one of the most
dangerous situations on campus is
created by people who insist upon
walking alone at night. "We must take
precautions to prevent ourselves from
harm," he said.
Sgt. Ned Comar, a crime preven
tion specialist with University police,
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have to create an AIDS policy for
their businesses, and for future par
ents because they will have to edu
cate their children about AIDS, she
said.
Corless said everyone is affected
in some way by the AIDS crisis.
"AIDS is a tremendous intellectual,
scientific and human challenge," she
said. "As a society, will we be equal
to that challenge? How we resolve
the questions surrounding AIDS
will determine what kind of society
well be living in."
Taking the course for one, two or
three credits depends on the stu
dent's level of commitment, Corless
said. "It's up to the individual," she
said. "Students will learn something
at any level."
Having the course taught on a
regular basis is Corless goal. "I
think we're all committed to do this
as an ongoing course," she said. "It's
a new adventure, and I look forward
to teaching it with colleagues in dif
ferent disciplines."
Van der Horst said the scope of
future courses would depend on
how this year's course turns out.
"We're nervous about it," he said.
"It's either going to be a course
that's exciting, rigorous and good,
or it could be too vague. I think it's
going to be good."
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Stadium, the Arboretum, the grave
yard, the tennis courts by Cobb and
Joyner residence halls, the path to
Student Health Service and the
Forest Theater are some of the more
dangerous spots on campus. Reports
of crimes have not been especially
high in these locations, but these are
areas where victims are most vulner
able, he said.
SAFE (Students Averting Fright
ening Encounters) Escort Service is
a volunteer program that provides
escorts for students walking alone
after dark. The program operates
from 7 p.m. to midnight and can be
reached by dialing 962-SAFE.
But SAFE is not a substitute for
common sense, Schroeder said. "The
service is not for the convenience of
someone, but for circumstances not
foreseen by an individual," he said.
"It is not a replacement of preplan
ning and good judgment."
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Christian students meet
through IVCF activities
By CRAIG ALLEN
Staff Writer
TTnter-Varsity Christian Fel- .
lowship gives college students
Jimany opportunities to study
the Bible, make new friends and
have fun, according to Janet
Stepp, an IVCF small group
Bible study leader.
"IV places a lot of emphasis on
having fun," said Stepp, a senior
international studies major from
Hendersonville. "IVe been in (the
group) since I was a freshman."
The group, an interdenomina
tional organization with represen
tative branches on many cam
puses across the country, is
organized to give the participants
the chance to become acquainted
with fellow students.
"(The small groups) are really
good for me because IVe gotten
to know a lot of people more
closely," said Ann Plyler, a junior
nursing major from Raleigh. She
said involvement with the group
has helped her meet new friends
while also teaching her to read
the Bible more closely and better
understand its lessons.
Each Bible study group
belongs to a larger chapter. The
chapters are arranged according
to campus geography, including
South Campus, Mid Campus,
North Campus, Granville and
Off-Campus, and a chapter for
graduate students called Focus.
Each chapter meets an hour
each week for singing, skits,
Scripture readings and speakers.
The speakers present programs
on anything from peer pressure
to relationships. Even though
individual chapters may vary
slightly on specific programs, the
focus of each chapter is the same
throughout the organization, said
South Campus chapter executive
Andy Dunkerton, who helps
organize meetings and train
group leaders.
"I became interested in having
some Christian fellowship," said
Dunkerton, a junior English
math major from Baltimore, Md.
"IV really does focus on Jesus
Christ as lord and savior. Fellow
ship is really good."
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Each chapter contains 10 small
Bible study groups, which usually
meet in the room of the group
leader to study the Bible and
become acquainted with each
other.
Stepp said her group did not
study the Bible in the strictest
sense. "Sometimes we just talk,"
she said.
IVCF also sponsors many out
reach programs and projects on
campus and abroad. One pro
gram is the Fort Lauderdale
beach evangelism project during
spring break. This project offers
participants the chance to be
evangelists and talk to people
who may have different opinions
and beliefs, while also giving
them the chance to enjoy a vaca
tion from the rigors of college
life.
IVCF also sponsors overseas
missions on a national level. But
this program is too big for the
campus branch to organize,
according to Dunkerton.
The group trains participants
in the areas of culture and evan
gelism to help them overseas.
This training keeps the partici
pants from being absolute
strangers to the situations they
may face in their assigned coun
try, Stepp said.
Closer to home, the IVCF
campus branch also sponsors
retreats for members and inspira
tional speakers in the Pit, such as
last year's "Ask Cliff" program.
The group organizes all programs
to spread its beliefs to new people
without forcing anyone to accept
the group's ideas, Stepp said.
Dunkerton said he respected
the organization and the way it
tries to involve students, espe
cially freshmen. "They do a
pretty good job," he said.
The opportunity to enjoy some
Christian fellowship or explore
some new ideas is around. To
find out what to expect next
from IVCF, just look at the Cube
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