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Show Page 8 University Journal Gci 0 '4jr.k '4 0 X H itll yOUr Student 10 Thursday, December 2, 2010 Club promotes aids awareness Yogurt Purchase By GINNY ROMNEY (not valid wilh other offers) testing wasnt needed if there any risky behavior. If students are sexually active, Smith recommended they be tested every six months. One of the best feelings is to be told youre good, he said. He said awareness and prevention was based on getting the conversation going. Hot Wednesdays event, Chocolate, Conversation and Coffee, was all about having a dialogue, asking questions and having a good time, Smith said. Smith said eight students from QSA went to St. George in September to become state certified in HIV prevention pretest counseling, and how to break the news to someone V:yi,-TT..- r. who has tested positive. The eight students were at the Hot wasnt gromneysuunews.com SUUs Queer-StraigAlliance hosted several activities including a Candlelight Vigil and free HIV testing Wednesday and will continue today for World Aids Day to educate students about the actuality and prevention of HIV. Queer-StraigAlliance President Benjamin Smith said World Aids Day was developed in the United Kingdom but is observed worldwide and has been recognized on campus for the past three years. The QSA got special ht Join our Text Club! Just text: goldenspoon cedar to 46786 Chccli out cur new movie special! 2 2 movie tickets, 2 yogurts, ce Wear your a Golden T-sh- toppings Only $20! ht special! irt Spoon Frozen Yogurt wear it to the store ANY DAY of the week, and get one FREE! buy one Buy T-shi- rt, ce Low Calories - No (1190 Sage Tat ce - Siijiar - Low Colesferol - 6 Active Cultures Providence Center - across from Ninja) Low Drive - j 1 if - f . y i permission for the World Aids Day events because of Dead Week. We scaled it down a lot to get it approved, Smith said. We've been planning since literally July. He said the purpose of the activities was to raise awareness and provide an environment in which students could talk about HIV and AIDS. Its easy to protect yourself from getting HIV, theres nothing to be scared of, Smith said. Number one is abstinence, but protection can be as simple as wearing a condom. Students think a college town is safe but you should be protected always. One problem, he said, was that not much testing for HIV or AIDS was done. He said regional statistics were inaccurate because of the low testing numbers. He said there would be free HIV testing today in the Conference Center of the Sharwan Smith Center from 3 to 6 p.m. If youve never been tested, you should be, Smith said. It doesnt matter if youve never been kissed; you need to have a baseline. Smith said after that point. access to HIV testing? She said it was important to create lasting and integrated changes in the community. We cannot factionalize, she I have said. respect for the student body in their ability to make the needed changes. Donavan was the proctor of the Candlelight Vigil held at St. Judes Episcopal Church Wednesday night. Susan Smith, Episcopal church minister, said the Episcopalian church has had a Candlelight Vigil for the past three or four years. She said she hasnt run it herself, but has had students in charge to make it more meaningful for them. I offer myself and the church, she said. She said tUU; A Chocolate, Conversation and to Coffee answer questions and educate churches, synagogues and mosques were all symbols of unity and as 1 such members should support their fellow brothers and sisters. to focus on the problem of AIDS in the first place is what causes it to get worse, she said. It should never have become an epidemic. She said World AIDS Day was positive because it caused people to come together but it was unfortunate it ever had to become an issue. How many generations are we going to keep doing this? She asked, but was optimistic about the future generation. I love the energy and commitment of SUU students. Everyone needs to get on the bandwagon and care for each other. LlJ students. Its all about education, education, education, he said. Prevention just takes a little more education and a little more awareness. Andrea Donovan, HIVAIDS Taskforce board member and Humanities Academic adviser, said even though Cedar City was a small, rural community, the university provided a great opportunity for positive social change. SUU is making important If policy changes, she said. you dont have security in job or housing (because of your sexual orientation) how will you get Tri-Sta- te D ,AsV- - If I f V J: A R V r' jS. i A -- 's!t i C - 'V' V & I 7 fr j h '.T w - , - '(F: Ft A V I'W V v i A A J M v- V t VV r V V , iv AL 51 TUSLT 1180 Sage Drive - Cedar City, Utah (435) Vv r x 867-557- 7 r i i vjC . A y j Sunday - Thursday j UNIVERSITY JOURNAL FILE PHOTO Rolls jit ( SF (Over 20 Rods tn ( ii.,tfSr i ! -- f- - Past j rTt u O Monday - Saturday 11:00 am - 2:30 pm 'Why eat Fireworks and hot air balloons are part of the events that happen at Cedar City festivals. While many festivals have come and gone, the ones that still go on are well attended, Cedar City Events Coordinator Byron Lynford said. i J, y( v Lunch Specials (P ' 1 Sushi Special 4:30pm - 6:30pm ;A Fast Food when you can eat at the Ninja for less? " Tax and gratuity not included i Continued from Page 7 economic development creating and organizing events. He said he has had his job for 14 months but before he got the job he worked as a volunteer with some of the same job responsibilities. Lynford said some events that were successful this year that he helped with were the Red Rock Relay, community baseball and softball games, the Collegiate Water Polo Associations Mens National Collegiate Club Championships and the Cedar Canyon Half Marathon. He said he will also help the Utah Shakespeare Festival with its 50th anniversary next year. Lynford said the Red Rock Relay was a big hit. He said the most important part of organizing the relay was to bring people from other places to participate. Lynford said he organized a kick-off party for the relay and brought in 2,200 athletes and about 4,000 people during the y event. He said about $2 million were made during the event and the three-da- Cedar Canyon half marathon brought in about $8,000 with 600 runners. said festival Lynford organizers want to create more events so there will be major events every weekend from the second Saturday in May until October. He said one event in the works is a quarter-marathowhich e will include a activity and music to promote and market the event. Lynford said he is working with the SUU Triathlon Club to do a triathlon, which he hopes will continue throughout the years and become more popular. He said another event he and festival organizers are working on for next year is the Outdoor Adventure Race, which would run from Cedar Mountain into town. said the race Lynford competition will include road biking, kayaking, mountain biking and running. He said the competition will not be between teams but single athletes competing against each other. 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