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October 31, 1985IWestem Maryland College/Page 5 60 seconds on camp-us How would you feel if students having AIDS were allowed on campus? I I I I • ...........". _-I! _a_. They should be al- I wouldn't want to It should be treated I don't think they They shouldn't be lowed to attend be in direct contact like a common cold. should be allowed thrown out of class class but not live in with anyone who I feel a IIttie wary to attend class. if it's not conta- the dorms. has AIDS. about them living in gious. dorms, though. Liz Fox Mike Terry Kirsten Nystrom Jude Yearwood Carin Michel Jazz festival provides clinics, AIDS epidemic still keeps music traditions alive yields no answers The Performing Arts Depart- tradition of Charlie Parker, by seven ensembles, groups, continued from page 1 Students have shown that ment of Western Maryland Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and combos performing all student population concern- most infected people remain College will host the 1985 and other jazz greats. styles of jazz from Dixieland ing these subjects is much in good health while others WMC Jazz Festival on Friday, On Saturday, beginning at 2 to Modern. This revue will more hesitant in nature than may develop illnesses which Nov. 8, and Saturday, Nov. 9. pm, music education will be feature the WMC Sax Ensem- that of the ACHA. In answer can be anywhere from mild to The two-day program will fea- the focus of six lectures, ble, WMC Electric Bass En- to this week's 60 Seconds On extremely serious. Symptoms ture campus, local, and re- ranging form "The History of semble, WMC Dixieland campus question, most stu- of AIDS may include tired- gional talent. as well as Jazz" to "Advanced Improvis- Band, WMC Jazz Combo, dents would not mind AIDS ness, fever, loss of appetite provide "hands-on" clinics for ation." After the lectures, WMC Jazz Ensemble, Eastern victims attending class, but and weight, diarrhea, night all instruments. "hands-on" clinics will be Standard Time, and the Jerry dormitory living and involve- sweats, and swollen glands The festival will open Friday conducted by the best teach- Miller Big Band. ment in sports was going a Sexually active homosexual at 8:30 pm with the Jerry ers and professionals in the Ticket prices for the jazz little too far. and bisexual men with multi- Milter Big Band, a 17-piece area. The clinics, which will festival are: $20 for all events AIDS, Acquired Immune De- ple partners have accounted group composed of music be held in Levine Hall and (WMC $15); lectures and clin- ficiency Syndrome, is a sen- for approximately 73 per cent educators and professionals McDaniel Lounge, are offered ics $15 (WMC $10); Friday's ous disease which has of the AIDS victims. Abusers in the Carroll area. Their per- not only on "traditional" jazz performance $3 (WMC $2); resulted in the death of about of intravenous drugs make up formance will feature Carlos instruments such as piano, Saturday's performance $2 50 per cent of all its victims. It another 17 per cent of vic- i Johnson, saxophonist and vo- sax, trumpet, trombone, gui- (WMC $1). is caused by a virus called tims. AIDS has also been calist, and Denita Jo, a leg- tar, bass, and drums, but on Friday night's performance Human T-Iymphotrophic Virus known to occur in persons endary singer. Opening the'" flute, clarinet, and strings as will be held in Saker Memorial Type III (HTLV-III); however, with hemophilia and those show will be Eastern Standard well. Chapel, with Saturday's per- infection with this virus does who have had blood transfu- not always Time, a jazz septet dedicated Saturday night, at 7:30 pm, formance shifted to Alumni L.. lead to AIDS. sions. -' to keeping alive the bebop a rainbow of jazz is presented Hall