| Show Highlights HIV infection rate higher for students students students stu stu- dents than recruits T students show a higher incidence of HIV infection infection in- in U UNIVERSITY J than military recruits said a speaker at the second annual Summer HIV Prevention Institution of Colleges Colleges Colleges Col Col- leges and Universities Studies Studies show show that one in university students is HIV positive said Carolyn Parker executive director for Texas AIDS Network A recent survey issued at t the e Intern International Conference on AIDS revealed that nearly half 9 of US U.S. Army Boilers admit to hazardous sexual practices such as failing to use use cond condoms ms the Daily Texan said Although many universities in Texas have AIDS awareness information available through student health services AIDS needs to be discussed in all areas of campus life Parker said The liThe AIDS issue needs to be addressed in other areas like history and English because its it's a phenomenon that can no longer be ignored in their writing and teaching she said The number of deaths from AIDS already exceeds that of the Korean and Vietnam Wars combined she added The AIDS institute was held in late July Homeless program expands A program launched by the University of last year to train college s students dents to work with homeless homeless home home- less people was expanded to Atlanta and San Francisco this summer Empty the Shelters provides students from across the nation nation na na- na tion with skills and insight necessary to combat homelessness homeless homeless- ness in their communities The program was extended to Emory University in Atlanta and Stanford University in Northern California In the wake of the tragedy in Los Angeles we want to show America that college students working with community community com corn leaders and residents can act constructively to solve the problems plaguing our cities said Philip Wider a Penn alumnus who now directs the Philadelphia project Editor is denied second term T THE HE former editor of the University of pf Southern Louisiana's yearbook says he was denied a second term because administrators yielded to pressure from alumni angry about the books book's content II Alumni money and administrative politics were placed before the students' students rights to freedom of expression said Jeff Gremillion former editor of the L His approach to journalism ism in the 1991 yearbook titled II A A Shock to The System brought a flood of letters from parents and alumni who were incensed about the yearbooks yearbook's inclusion of a num number er of photographs and articles The yearbook distributed in late April included a photo of a bare breasted bare breasted woman feeding spaghetti to a shirtless man used in a section about love dating and sex a two two- page spread of the schools school's mascot sitting on an American flag articles about fraternity hazing and alcohol use by members of the women's basketball ll team The Communications C Committee a body of students and faculty in charge of inte interviewing applicants for the editors editor's position h had d recommended that Gremillion serve a second term as editor He already had begun work on the 1992 ye yearbook this past spring when he learned that vice president of Student Affairs Raymond Blanco had not riot endorsed the recommendation About a month later Gremillion received a letter from Blanco stating that he had reviewed the committees committee's recommendation recommendation recommendation and had decided to appoint another staff member member member mem mem- ber as editor Blanco declined comment about the matter University President Ray Authement insisted that Gremillion Gremillion Gremillion Gremil Gremil- lion was not being punished for his actions and had complete complete complete com freedom of the press If a student exercises his right there is nothing we can cando cando cando do but we do have the right to appoint the editor Authement Authement Authement Authe Authe- ment said Harry Bruder an English professor and chairman of the Communications Committee said media coverage of the yearbook flap fueled the controversy Once controversy takes over heat replaces light em emotion emotion emo emo- r tion replaces reason Bruder der said Gremillion said the university administration was trying to assert assert control over the student press by 7 0 denying the ap ap- It is apparent that the university does not want the students students stu stu- dents who produce the yearbook to enjoy freedom of the press Gremillion said They want something that is good for public relations Staff opinions about inclusion of some of the photographs were divided Some staffers defended the ye yearbooks content and direction Others did not I 1 was was horrified said Stella Theriot a yearbook staff w writer ter who sal said thought she the pictures bordered on pornographic Others complained that the photo was sexist because the woman was partially naked while the man was not 1 |
