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Show 6 The Signpost - Wednesday, May 31, 1989 Condom sales in dorms falling far short of expectations (CPS) After struggling to get condoms into their dorms and through their campus health clinics, students don't seem to be buying the devices, various campuses report. Campus condom sales have been so slow at Michigan State University, for example, that MSU officials in early May said they will reconsider keeping condom vending machines in the school's dorms. Other campus and industry representatives describe collegiate condom sales in less-than-cnthusiastic terms. "Studies show people are more educated, but it's hard to get people to change their behaviors," said Dr. Norman Estrin of the Health Industry Manufacturer's Association, "It's still not macho to use condoms." Condom sales at the University of California at Santa Barbara, for instance, have been "very poor," said dining services Director Kenji Matuoka. At Ohio Suite, they have been "okay, not unusual or unique," added Bill Hall, director of OSU"s residential cafeterias. Some school condom sales are good. Central Michigan University sells about 700 condoms a month from the 22 vending machines in its' dorms, CMU North Campus housing Director Grant Skomski said. Skomski speculated students at smaller campuses may use campus vending machines more than students at bigger schools because they don't have as many other off-campus places where they can buy condoms. . But Estrin said condom sales are not very good anywhere. "We're concerned that sales are relatively flat. If you look at the order of magnitude necessary to impact AIDS , it's not happening." Estrin also attributed disappointing campus condom sales to youthful feelings of invulnerability. "College students think they're invincible." G immicks haven't helped, either. Nick Fogel of College Condoms, which markets the devices in school colors, describes his sales as "so-so." Fogel, however, thinks his condoms are popular if only because "retailers tell me our condoms are being stolen, and no others are." While Fogel contended his whimsical approach helps "make it okay (for students) to have one of these things," DINING SERVICES department of campus life Potato Bar Hot sandwiches - cooked to order Frozen Yogurt Jiucfie hit- 1 Monday thru Friday 7:00 am - 4:00 pm Snack Stack - Tremendous Salad Bar - Half -Pound Burgers Gyro Sandwiches -Deli Sandwiches and more Promontory Towers Resident Hall Dining Monday thru Friday 10:15 am - 1:45 pm Hot Coffee Freshly made Pastries Pre-Made Sandwiches Mon. thru Pri. 7:00 am - 9:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am - 7:00 pm Lite Lunch Monday thru Friday 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Thanks for your continued support! See you in the fall! Estrin worries gimmicks "trivialize" a serious health hazard like AID. "If you save one life by providing this product," added CMU's Skomski, "it's worth it." Parry (cont'd from page 2) year, but we're going to have fun while we're doing it." That year, "All Faces West" was also produced in New Zealand. This was particularly meaningful to Parry, who had been a Mormon missionary in New Zealand some forty years before. The musical was heard around the world on "The Voice of America." Parry continued to write other music until his death at the age of eighty. "A Child Is Born" is another of Parry's well-known musicals. This music-drama pioneered a new concept that Parry called "stereophony" which made use of various choral groups placed at strategic spots throughout the auditorium and produced an unusual choral effect, much like our present stereo. Even simple melodies could be enhanced with this technique. "A Child Is Born" was chosen as the first work to be performed on the stage of the Austad Auditorium when the Browning Fine Arts Center was dedicated in 1964. It was again performed in 1974 as a concert oratorio. Lyneer C. Smith, of the WSC music department, conducted both the 1964 and 1974 performances. He conducted the presentation last night which featured selections from "A Child Is Born" and "All Faces West" performed by the community choir. Dr. Gordon Allred acted as narrator, following in the footsteps of his father , Dr. Thatcher Allred who had narrated the pageant for several years in a row, beginning in 1954. Dr. John Elzey was also a narrator for this year's performance. Karen Miller played the organ as accompanist for the choir and Neva Sorenson accompanied the soloists. Many past performers were involved in last night's conceit and were joined by new voices. Donation (cont'd from front page) Performing Arts. "We hope these intruments will really benefit the students." Currently the agreement is that the Department of Performing Arts will get the instruments and ASWSC will pay for the shipping. Whatever instruments not needed by the Department of Performing Arts will be offered to other departments at Weber State, according to Avion. Then instruments may be sold with preference being given to students. Profits will first go to reimburse ASWSC for shipping costs-. The remaining profits may be used by the Department of Performing Arts, according to Avion. A letter regarding shipping arrangements was forwarded to Weber State's attorneys by Avlon's attorney recently. The donation includes drums, violins, trumpets, saxophones, clarinets, flutes and many other instruments. Avion is an alumnus of the University of Utah with a bachelor's degree in Communication. He is currently attending Weber State College working toward a second bachelor's degree in Political Science. He is currently serving as Vice President of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Omicron Zeta chapter. Paskett is also an alumnus of the University of Utah having received her B.A. in Biology and an M.A. in Epidemiology. She will receive her doctorate this summer from the University of Washington, and has accepted an associate professorship at Wake Forrest University in North Carolina. Arapahoe (cont'd from front page) government's unwillingness to finish the budget, took action May 3. A Student Government in Exile statement accused Kimmens of "acquiescing to the whims of the dictator," meaning Weber. "Just because the legislature misbehaves and acts like children, the governon doesn't disband them," said exiled senator Kim Sayer. Sayer charged Weber and Kimmens wanted to allocate student funds themselves, and were looking for a convenient excuse to do so. Kimmens, she noted, would control the fees half of which go to his Student Activities office if he appoints his own interim government. But Kimmens says he may still hold interim elections. "The budget has got to get done. It was impossible to get anything done this year." |