CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY SAN LUIS OBISPO MusmNGO aO BER22J 993 VOLUME D LVIII, No. 22aiiy FRIDAY Women’s ofA athletics score a collective TUESDAY • AGENDA: A guide to AIDS victory education activities; Why cover — and read about — AIDS? By Marla R. Van Schuyver Suit settlement to WEDNESDAY mean more teams • PROFILE: One local woman’s struggle to educate about AIDS Associated Press _________ is a very personal crusade. By SAN FRANCISCO — A Krystn Shrieve lawsuit charging the California State University •Q U ILT: Why the NAMES system with violating state Project AIDS Memorial Quilt is laws ensuring women equal the fabric of memories. By Silas opportunities in school ath­ Lyons letics has been settled out of court, attorneys said • NUMBERS: The curve of today. AIDS cases in San Luis Obispo Under terms of the set­ County is on the rise. By Silas tlement, the CSU system Lyons has agreed to create more •HEALTH CENTER: Go through women’s teams and provide the toughest test on campus. By female athletes with more funding and scholarships Amy Hooper F'ü' ^ by the 1998-99 academic THURSDAY year. • SURVEY: Examining Poly's V “This agreement places awareness of AIDS. By John the CSU system on the Hubbell and Marla R. Van forefront of achieving -s, , gender equity. CSU is a Schuyver role model for other univer­ • ATTITUDES: Cal Pol/s sity systems throughout feelings behind the numbers. w hile irony athletes are dealinq with AIDS-related issues, some Poly student athletes say th e /re not preoccupied with this country,” said Kirk By Amy Hooper and Cynthia L. becoming infected. The picturea athlete is in no way rebted to the diseaseDaily / photo illustration by Steve McCrank Boyd, an attorney for Boyd, Huffman & Williams. Webb Boyd, Huffman & Wil­ • TESTING: Going through San liams was involved in the Luis Obispo County's procedure. suit filed in February by By Brad Hamilton the California National Or­ ganization for Women. • CHILDREN: Is Poly's Getting physical The suit claimed the Children’s Center ready to CSU system violated the handle an AIDS case? By state Education Code and Carolyn Nielsen Despite close contact, Poly athletes aren’t worried about AIDS danger.the Equal Protection Provision of the California • PROFILE: AIDS is the first retired from basketball less than a week later. Constitution. and last chapter for one San By Brook# Rldiordsoii “(The cut) added to my decision of just saying it’s Daily Stuff Writer enough,” Johnson told the Los Angeles Times. Because, The settlement repor­ Luis Obispo man. By Silas tedly will give women ath­ Lyons In November 1991, Magic Johnson announced he had you know, you could see the fear upon people’s faces.“ tested HIV positive, starting a major debate about AIDS AIDS is definitely a feared disease that has affected letes equal opportunities • GAYS: How campus gays, and sports. people’s sexual behavior and their use of needles. But its and funciing to that of male lesbians and bisexuals perceive Johnson retired from the game he loved. But AIDS ex­ affect on sports is unknownn. athletes at each of the 20 AIDS awareness here By perts said it was practically impossible to contract the Unlike with Johnson, no press conference is called at CSU campuses. “The CSU system has Carolyn Nielsen virus from an infected person through the contact made the collegiate level for players to announce they have during a game. Johnson’s health was good, so he made a tested positive for HIV. Without this knowledge, does it agreed to progress rather • EDUCATION: Is Poly doing comeback and played in the Olympics and signed a con­ effect the everyday game? than regress,” said attorney enough? Examining the tract to return to the NBA. Certain precautions are currently taken in collegiate Ruth Berkowitz. “Rather university’s offerings. By Erika But during a Laker’s exhibition game in October 1992, sports and are mandated by the NCAA, said Mustangs than being the dinosaurs Eichler Johnson’s arm was cut and started bleeding. But while a head football coach Lyle Setencich. on gender equity issues, Band-Aid and wristband covered the cut, it couldn’t cover “If there is open blood — a bloody nose, hang nail — CSU has decided they are •HEALTH CENTER: Don’t now the New Age com­ expect confidentiality in your other player’s fears. the player has to be covered and wrapped.” he said. Johnson removed himself from the game and again See ATHLETES, page 5 puters.” HIV test. By Cynthia L. Webb Thirty percent of the TODAY student athletes in the CSU system are women, • POLICIES: How is Cal Poly structured to deal with AIDS Poly relies on general Resources exist while 53 percent of the sys­ tem’s 347,000 students are victims? By Marla R. Van women. Schuyver policies to deal with AIDS for AIDS victims • HELP: Support groups exist By Mario R. Vos Sdiuyvor, Daily Managing Editor ______________ By Krystn Shriovo, Daily Senior Stoff Writer for the afflicted By Krystn Men with AIDS Cal Poly has no policy to make people with HIV or Living with AIDS can be frightening, but Shrieve AIDS reveal they have the disease. patients and their loved ones don’t have to face it speak against “ SPORTS: Athletes confront And according to Dr. Burt Cochran, a Health Center alone. the AIDS dilemma. By Brooke physician, that’s the way it should stay. The San Luis Obispo County AIDS Support Net­ The policy that deals with the issue, updated regularly Richardson work (ASN) can help, according to ASN Executive ignorance by the office of Student Affairs, states that persons with Director Susan Hughes. By Linda A. Aha MONDAY MDS are not required to disclose their illness. In addi­ Hughes said the organization offers people with • COVERAGE: A color photo tion, the policy indicates that as much psychological sup­ HIV and their families access to a variety of volun­ Doily Staff Writet _______ ____ •ssay of the quilt’s visit by the port as needed should be made available to students, teer programs. She said last year the network In a quiet U.U. room Daily photo staff, accompany faculty or staff who seek it. served approximately 130 people throughout the with a handful of attentive Cal Poly Human Resources Director Barbara Melvin mg articles by John Hubbell county and said it has probably already exceeded listeners Wednesday morn­ said her office also follows the Americans With Dis­ that number this year. ing, two local men told and Cynthia L. Webb abilities Act when dealing with employees, whether or The program provides services for professional their stories of living with not they are infected with HIV. counseling, dental care, rent assistance, transporta­ AIDS. AMHndctfasW TlMFoki d MOS' may b« “It says they cannot be discriminated against,” Melvin tion, adult and child day care, housekeeping and “The hardest part for me said. “People with HIV or AIDS would fall under that •bim j liM I* Mistai) My, A>s 224, CJ nutritional counseling. is not the dying,” said Joe, category.” The network offers several support groups such 33, of San Luis Obispo. He r«ly, MLhs OM*, fUfSI. OwrtwB rnii cmmnK Throughout campus, almost all areas have accepted as the North County HIV+ Drop-in Group which is continued after a deep abwt SMts a i wtlmm anti-discrimination guidelines. See SUPPORT, page 5 breath, “It’s watching See POLICIES, page 5 See AIDS TALK, page 2 m u s t a n g D a iiv 2 FRIDAY, OaOBER 22, 1993 OCT. Asner speaks at Poly to promote civil rights D.C. news organization on illegal drug control. He focused By Any J. Miflar on a few of the questions: “Would you agree to stopping Doily Staff Writer cars at random to search for <tugs even if innocent people FRIDAY like you were stopped?” He said 67 percent agreed. Ed Asner looked around Chvunash Auditorium Wednes­ He also said 52 percent of those polled agreed to letting 32 school days remaining in fall quarter. day night before he got on stage to speak and wondered police conduct random searches of houses for drugs and 87 TODAY'S WEATHER: Mosdy cloudy decreasing to mostly sunny where all the people were. percent agreed to random searches of school lockers. Someone commented on how the $7 admission fee to the 'The last question he cited was “Would you be willing to American Civil Liberties Union fundraiser was probably give up a few of the freedoms we have in this country if it Exp«d«dbgh/low:77/4l Thursday's iUgk/low: 73 / 48 too steep for college students. meant we could greatly reduce the amount of illegal drug “It doesn’t matter if they pay or not,” Asner said. “As use?” and 62 percent agreed. FRIDAY long as they’re here to hear the words.” He came to Cal Poly to speak of his concern for workers’ “The results were frightening,” he said. He warned that • 10th annual skateboard “Thrashathon” continues in U.U. rights and justice in the workplace. At least 55 people — people should be aware that certain rights cannot be encroached, or “soon we will have no rights at all.” Plaza mostly over age 50 — were gathered to hear him speak of Asner amused the audience with his stories of name­ • Graduate and Professional School Day, all majors welcome “the enemy within us.” “However much time is spent circling our wagons calling between himself and Charlton Heston when Asner — for more information, call 756-6517 was president of the National Screen Actors’ Guild.