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Jim James 76
tor State Representative
Compare Jim to Ms opponent on Be issues.,
Jim James Steve Ogden
1. Pro-Choice
2. Favors a student on board of
regents
3. Opposes allowing regents to
raise tuition
4. Pro-environment- endorsed
by Sierra Club
1. Believes the government should
make the choice of abortion illegal,
even for rape victim
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3.
4.
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Wednesday. October 31
COSTUME CONTEST
Winner announced at Midnight
Prizes of cash
and other Treats for
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COLLEGE STATION HILTON
AND CONFERENCE CENTER
A&M Consolidated Auditorium
FREE ADMISSION
CONCERT
Tuesday, October 30,1990 at 7:30 p.m.
Prize Winners of the
German Federal Youth Competition
together with the
Youth Chamber Orchestra Bmchsal
Compositions by:
Bach, Mozart and Tschaikowsky and others
performed on instruments made in Texas A&M's Music
Instruments Programs as seen in the October issue of
Smithsonian
Conductor: George Moradian
Sponsored by the Dept, of Biochemistry & Biophysics
The Battalion
Monday, October29,195 ; Monday.
Erika Gonzalez-Lima
Ask Erika about AIDS
to better battle virus
A ware ness day spreads news
By ERIKA GONZALEZ-LIMA
Information tables will be set up
in the MSC and around campus
Tuesday to distribute information
about AIDS to students.
As part of the National AIDS
Awareness and Prevention Month,
Alpha Phi Omega and the A.P. Beu-
tel Health Center are sponsoring
Tuesday as AID Awareness Day.
Representatives from Student Coun
seling Center, the Residence Hall
Association, Student Government,
Off Campus Aggies, the Corps fo
Cadets, the Interfraternity Council,
and Gay and Lesbian Student Serv
ices will be passing out information
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the MSC, at
but stops and at the Quad.
What is AIDS?
AIDS (Acquired Immunodefi
ciency Syndrome) is a lethal disease,
a consequence of infection by the hu
man immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Other less severe illnesses, grouped
under the term, ARC (AIDS-related
complex), as well as asymptomatic
infections may also result from HIV
infection. The incubation period for
AIDS may range from a few months
to 5 years or more. Currently there
is no vaccine to protect against HIV
infection and there is no cure for
AIDS.
Are college students at risk?
According to Dr. Richard Keel
ing, Director of Student Health at
the University of Virginia and
Chairman of the Task Force on
AIDS of the American College
Health Association, the prevalence
of HIV infection on college cam
puses is relatively small, 0.2%. Yet,
in a campus the size of Texas A&M,
it means that we can expect to have
at least 80 students test HIV positive.
Why are college students sus
ceptible to HIV infection?
College students are at increased
risk of infection because of three fac-
with false courage and denial for
personal risk.
• Active sex lives: As shown by
the high incidence of sexually trans
mitted diseases and unplanned pre
gnancies. According to Dr. Keeling,
83 percent of college students have
had sexual intercourse before grad
uation and 60 percent did not use a
condom.
• Drug experimentation: The
last reports from the Centers for
Disease Control in Atlanta show that
half of all heterosexual and one
third of all cases of HIV infection
are drug related.
Curiosity, peer pressure and
stress can lead to drug use. Drugs
add risk of HIV infection in three
ways:
• Intravenous drug use may lead
to sharing needles which transfer
contaminated blood from an in
fected person to another.
• Drugs may also act as a “cofac
tor,” weakening the body’s immune
system.
• Drugs may also impair stu
dent’s judgement, decreasing
chances tor making “safe sex” deci
sions.
How is the HIV infection trans
mitted?
HIV infection is transmitted
through sexual intercourse, contact
with blood, semen and body fluids,
and perinatally from an infected
mother. HIV transmission does
NOT take place through casual con
tact such as by air, food or water
routes, contact with inanimate ob
jects, or through mosquitos.
What are the symptoms of AIDS?
The early symptoms of AIDS are
similar to other illnesses such as
bronchitis or colds, including unex
plained fever, night sweats or shak
ing chills lasting several weeks; un
explained diarrhea lasting more
than 3 weeks; a persistent dry
cough; unexplained weight loss of
more than 15 pounds over a short
period of time; persistent and unex
plainable swollen glands and hard,
painless bruises in the skin that do
not disappear. A person can look
and feel healthy and be capable of
spreading the virus.
How is the HIV infection tested?
There are tests available to check
for the presence of antibodies in the
bloodstream, such as ELISA (en
zyme-linked immunosorbent assay),
and the most precise test, Western
Blot. If the tests are positive, this
means that the person has been ex
posed to and infected with the virus.
A positive result does not necessarily
mean that the person has developed
or will develop AIDS. A negative test
result means that the person has
probably not developed antibodies
to HIV, and it may not accurately re
flect whether or not the person is in
fected.
Is the HIV infection preventa
ble?
Yes, the HIV infection is prevent
able.
Increasing awareness and provid
ing education to students at all levels
and backgrounds are the primary
forms of prevention against AIDS.
The Healtn Education Center at the
A.P. Beutel Health Center offers
AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases
and safe sex presentations for uni
versity organizations.
As a college student, you can
choose not to do certain behaviors
that could endanger your life. Be
honest with yourself and decide
what you want from a relationship.
• Abstinence is the only guar
antee against HIV infection, but it
may not be what you want.
• If you decide to have sex,
choose safe sex. Communicate effec
tively with your sexual partner and
choose lower-risk sexual activities.
Use latex condoms at all times.
When used properly, condoms are
99 percent effective in preventing
sexually transmitted diseases, in
cluding AIDS.
• You need to develop self-re
spect. Seek a mutually faithful
relationship with one partner, or at
least, limit the number of sexual
partners.
• Do not use drugs or share nee
dles and do not have intercourse
with intravenous drug users, or with
persons who hav multiple sex part
ners.
Remember to take these precau
tions that may save your life.
Erika Gonzalez-Lima, Ph.D., is the
Health Education Coordinator at
the Texas A&M A.P. Beutal Health
Center and a health columnist for
Lifestyles.
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INFORMATION MEETING:
Date: October 31, 1990
Time: 7 pm — 9 pm
Place: Room 302 and 225 Rudder Tower
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Date: November 1 & 2, 1990
Place: Please check with Placement Office
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