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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 12-4-2002 The BG News December 4, 2002 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News December 4, 2002" (2002). BG News (Student Newspaper). 7045. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/7045 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. Green State University BLOOD BOWL WEDNESDAY The University triumphs December 4, over the University of 2002 Toledo in The American Red Cross blood drive competition. The CLOUDY University exceeded its HIGH 26 I LOW 17 anticipated goal; PAGE 6 wvrw.bgnews.com independent student press VOLUME 95 ISSUE 65 AIDS: Memories, awareness 'Real World' story re-enacted By Sarah Dewey The comic book was based on take out and what to add," Rlpsiro and the audience watches the friendship between ludd Powell said in a previous inter- scenes where Pedro (Khary University students can expe- Winick and Pedro Zamora, two view. lackson) educates ludd (Chuck rience the Real World: San MTV Real World: San Francisco Powell said that the comic little]. Francisco by watching a play cast members. book's author approved the The slory educates the audi- based on the relationship of two Powell adapted the story so script last year. ence about HIV and AIDS, as castmates. This slory of friend- that it wouldn't change Winkles The playbegins with narration Pedro educates school children ship is said to entertain and edu- original story. by ludd (Rhys Richards! He and ludd and Pam (Kristi cate audiences. "I wanted to write it from the explains to the audience about Faulkner), Pedro breaks down "Pedro and Judd," a play based perspective that you see every- how the Real World changed his the stereotypes people have on the comic book "Pedro and thing like he does, you don't life, and how he became some- about people that contract MIV Me," piemiercd last night in the meet Pedro until he does, you what famous from the show. or AIDS, by explaining that not Union theater. The play was don't learn about his back- ludd goes on to explain to the everyone who gels the virus is a Amandi KttfM BG New written and directed by ground until he does. The hard- audience the fears that he had of drug user or prostitute. ADAPTATION: Students act out a play based on the comic book University junior Keith Powell. est part was deciding what to living with someone with HIV, titled "Pedro and Me." PLAY, PAGE 2 AIDS Week educates U. By Shannon EKolkedy WORLD AIDS FACTS MJN»GI«G ID.lOR Over 40 million people have As part of AIDS Awareness HIV/AIDS Month, the Wellness Approximately 1 in 100 adults Connection strives to educate (ages 15-49) has HIV KlirlanH about the commonly Approximately 50% of adults mama said misunderstood illness of HP/ with HIV/AIDS are women and AIDS. Five young people get HIV every there'a be gays Education, is the key to stop- minute ping HIV/AIDS from reaching like this epidemic proportions, said Barb Source: National Institutes of Hoffman, health promotions tv Health & National Institute of coordinator for the Wellness Allergy and Infectious Diseases Connection. the events arc expected to make students more conscious ing risk factor is homosexual about the disease, urge students male intercourse, followed by to protect themselves, promote drug injection and high-risk testing and eliminate the stigma heterosexual contact. of who contracts HIV, Hoffman As of Dec. 31, 2001, the ODH said reported that Wood Country "Education is real important had 29 men and five women liv- April I Elliott RC News ing with HIV/AIDS. Of those because people affected with REMEMBERING: A panel for Kevin is currently on display in the Union Multipurpose Room. Part of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, including AIDS are living longer," individuals, four were in the 20 - Kevin's panel is on-campus to help teach the community about AIDS and to bring awareness to the community about the disease. Huffman said. "It has given a 29-year-old age group. Over 79 false sense uf security." percent of the those affected by 11IV is .i virus that attacks the the vims are Caucasian. Immune system and makes it By lune 30 of this year, 1,777 difficult for the body to fight Ohioans were living with the Quilts panels pull at heartstrings infn lions. Once an HIV-positive HIV virus. To date, there have patient's T-cells, types of been 7,563 AlDS-related deaths By April L Elliott doorsman. cook extroardinaire, Memorial Quilt, which was appeared on the Quill (repre- COITOR-IH-CHIEF immune cells, are below 200 the reported in the state of Ohio. sweet, funny and gentle spirit. founded in San Francisco in senting an estimated 19 pen cut Individual is diagnosed with One of the most often misun- Terry Poelling made people Today and tomorrow stu- 1987. The Quilt will be on display olU S.AIDS deaths). AIDS derstood cases of HIV is Earvin soar. dents, faculty, staff and commu- from 11-5 p.m. today and We requested io have panels the disease is contracted by "Magic" lohnson. who retired Danny E. Thompson was a nity members will have the Thursday in the Union from the local area," said exchange of bodily fluids, from the Los Angeles lakers beloved son, brother and friend. opportunity to view these indi- Multipurpose Room. Rebekah Sandlin, graduate including blood and semen. during the 1991-1992 NBA sea- Michael A. Haskins' mom, viduals stories and the stories of The quilt contains 10 12-by-12 assistant at the Wellness Most commonly, individuals get son. Ten years later, lohnson still Dortohy E, reproduced an origi- others All had one thing in com- squares, each of which contain Connection. HIV from having unprotected appears healthy and leads a nor- nal watercolor of their family mon in both life and death — eighi individual panels. Last year The Connection brought the sex or sharing needles. mal life. farm near Bowling Green. AIDS. there was an estimated 44,000 Quilt back Io campus, the last According to the Ohio Steve Dennis was a friend, All of these stories can be panels that made up the Quilt, Department of Health, the lead- AWARENESS, PAGE 2 son, brother, poet, scholar, out- viewed on the panels of the AIDS and an estimated 84,000 names QUILT. PAGE 2 WOMKN'S SWIMMING <V DIVING I l"ll!ST l\ \ 2-|>\R.TSKRIKS Students discover Team falls short in last two meets strength in silence By April l Elliott to Ohio State, and dropped the (DII0R IK-CHin dual meet 138-102. Three individ- By Beth Under tinely go unheard. Each partici- The women's swimming and uals took top honors in their REP0RIER pant wore a green shin and was diving leant is aboul to reach the events, including Dana Schultz in It's been said that silence is given an identity of a repressed halfway mark of their season, and the 100 butterfly (59.00), Kara golden. For university students, group for the day, along with a the toughest competition of their Ohngren in the 500 free (5:11.00) silence was a golden opportuni- tag explaining the program. season. Busy over the weekend and Alissa Davies in the 100 ty to give a voice to groups of Those involved promised not Io before Thanksgiving, the team breaststroke (1:09.67). repressed people. talk from 9 am. to 5 pin in competed against Ohio State The 400 medley relay team also Yesterday nearly 500 universi- recognition of these groups who University and Wright State came in first with a time of ty students and staff from Kohl, are silenced every day. University. 4:05.14, members include Founders, Rodgers and Conklin "This is one of the greatest Coing into this weekends com- Schultz, Tina Sestan, Sarah participated in a program programs on campus because Fib Mo petion the team is coining off a Agnew and Stephanie Buckner. called, "Silent Solidarity," - a day not only does it promote aware- double loss almost two weeks PREPARED: Tina Sestan, third from the back, gets ready to dedicated to representing those ago. On Nov. 22 the team traveled SWIMMING, PAGE 6 compete in the 100 backstroke at the Tom Stubb Relay Oct. 18. in our society whose voices rou- SILENT, PAGE 5 FOUR-DAY FORECAST THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Ml. The four-day forecast is taken Partly High: 28* Mostly High: 29" Mostly High:38" Snow High:31* from weather.com £ Cloudy Low: 14" & Cloudv Low: 17" £ Cloudy Low: 21" Flurries Low: 19* FOR ALL THE NEWS VISIT WWW.B6NEWS.COM 2 Wednesday. December i. 2002 WWW.BGNEWS.COM Events to Fair highlights local housing help bring By April LEiott "It's been good today. We've had a lot of people stop by and ask n't realize there were so many. knowledge EDITOR-IN-CHIEF We've found a lot more houses Students who wanted to find questions. We're simply encouraging them to come out [to the with the Realtors here today, our to area out about living off-campus had apartments] and take a tour." options have improved.