UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND
Portland, Oregon
April 2, 1992
Learning to save lives
Freshman Susan Busalacchi practices CPR techniques while junior Marie Delgado
looks on. The CPR class was conducted by the Red Cross and sponsored by Alpha
Kappa Psi (Photo by Melissa Kolbe).
Few students take advantage of
AIDS testing at health services
By USA TOTH _
Asst News Editor
Because the spread of AIDS
is rising at an alarming rate around
the country, the University of
Portland Health Services has been
offering AIDS testing.
AIDS testing began in the fall
of 1990. According to Michelle
Shull, a triage nurse at the health
center, only a small number of
students have taken advantage of
this option.
A mandatory procedure is fol¬
lowed before and after the blood
test. A nurse at the health center
inquires about the student’s risk
factors of acquiring the virus and
based on that information dis¬
cusses the possibility ofbeing HIV
positive.
AIDS counseling is required
before and after the blood test.
The blood test is confidential
but not anonymous. The student
is given a number and must come
into the health center to receive
the results. It takes about seven
days to get test results. Test re¬
sults will be disclosed over the
phone.
Each individual student will
have a chart at the center but the
results will not be put onto their
chart. Instead, a separate file will
be kept with the results of the
test.
Health Services, after receiv¬
ing the test results, will report
the results to the state for statis¬
tical purposes. No mention of
name is given, only the age and
race of the individual.
There is a $16 service fee for
the test, but if students arc genu¬
inely concerned about the possi¬
bility of being infected with the
AIDS virus, they should take ad¬
vantage of this service at the health
center.
Shull said that many students
go to the health center to inquire
about sexually transmitted dis¬
eases but not about AIDS in par¬
ticular.
School policy forbids the dis¬
tribution of condoms or birth
control devices, so the health
center is not at liberty to offer
these options for disease preven¬
tion.
If, however, students are concerned
about their safety, the Health Services
staff can provide information and pos¬
sible prevention techniques.
Although Health Scvices has
pushed the administration to al¬
low distribution of condoms and
birth control devices, permission
has so far been denied.
Health Services now has video
tapes available on AIDS for stu¬
dents to check out and view at
their convenience.
Smoking survey results tallied
By JULEE BEAN _
AssL News Editor
The results of the smoking
survey conducted last fall arc in
and it appears that some rule
changes will be made regarding
smoking in University buildings.
The survey, sent to 3,200 stu¬
dents, faculty and staff, was con¬
ducted by a sub-committee of
the Health and Safety commit¬
tee. Seven hundred and three sur¬
veys were returned and although
the response rate was low (the
survey was distributed around the
Thanksgiving holiday), the ma¬
jority of respondents (82 per¬
cent) were in favor of banning
smoking in University buildings.
Carolyn Hlavinka, chairper¬
son of the committee, explained
that the survey was conducted to
find out how many people in the
University community actually
smoked and how they felt about
smoking in campus buildings.
“The actual purpose of the
committee was to get input from
the University as far as how the
University community felt about
smoking in general and smoking
in University buildings,”
Hlavinka said.
The committee was formed
last fall and consists of faculty,
staff and students, smokers and
non-smokers. The goal of the
committee is to create a safe and
healthy environment at the Uni¬
versity. The committee will make
recommendations regarding
smoking in buildings to the
By JOHN STEWART _
Special Contributor
Peace is a hard word to define,
so this year’s Peace Week, April
5th - 10th, will stick to a broad
theme. Suzanne LaF ranсe, the¬
ology department secretary and a
key organizer, said, “Our theme
is ‘Peace Begins At Home: Hope
for T ransformation . ’ Home can
be so many different things... your
community, your neighborhood,
your family, your country.”
LaFrancc added that the broad
variety of events in Peace Week
arc designed to explore different
meanings of peace.
Peace Week is sponsored by
Pax Christi, Campus Ministry,
UP Community for Peace and
Amnesty International. One of
the highlights of Peace Week is
political commcntator-jugglcr-
unicyclist David Lichtenstein,
who will perform on Friday at
noon outside the Cove (near the
big oak tree) or inside the Cove if
it rains.
Lichtenstein performs with a
tuba and a unicyclc, and has per¬
formed around the world, as well
as at ArtQuakc, Seattle’s
Bumbcrshoot festival and the
Vancouver International
Children’s Festival. Campus
Ministry is sponsoring his visit.
Two panel discussions will also
mark Peace Week, one on women
and peace, the other on major
world religions. The women and
Health and Safety committee who
will then consider the recommen¬
dations. If the suggestions are
agreed upon, the Health and
Safety committee will then take
the recommendations to Presi¬
dent Tyson . Tyson will then make
the final decision whether or not
to change the rules governing
smoking in University buildings.
The purpose of the survey and
the ensuing recommendations is
not to alienate or criticize smok¬
ers but to clean up the environ¬
ment. Hlavinka said, “We’re not
trying to attacksmokers or change
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Smokina Survey Results
No. of surveys sent out
3,200
No. of surveys returned
703
Students
3Z6
Faculty
m
Staff
151
Unmarked
Й2
No. of Non-smokers
-625
No. of Smokers
72
Prohibit smoking in buildings
574
Permit smoking in buildings
72
Not sure
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ire meanings of peace
peace panel features Franz Mayr,
UP philosophy professor, and
Ardys Dunn of the School of
Nursing. Dunn will talk about
feminism and peace in the con¬
text that so many peacemakers
are women, while Mayr will speak
about matriarchal societies. They
will speak Thursday at noon at a
location to be announced.
On Tuesday and Thursday af¬
ternoons, drama student Barrett
Hoffarth will present a skit on
peace in the family. Both days,
the skit will take place on the
Engineering Quad, in front of
Buckley Center, at 5 p.m.
Peace Week also indudes Am¬
nesty Day, this year on Thursday
April 9. Amnesty International,
whose campus chapter is headed
by Mark Pomeroy, will present
That’s That, a band that performs
edectic folk, rock and pop fu¬
sion. The band will play at the
Cove at 9 p.m. on April 9. The
event is free, and donations will
be accepted to benefit Amnesty
International.
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