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February 26. 1987lWestern Maryland ColiegelPage 5 60 Seconds on.Carppus What will you say about Western Maryland College when you graduate? It's a good liberal I had a lot of good It's kind of small- I enjoyed my times I paid $13000to go arts college. It's not times filled with lots almost too small- here for the most here and the gym Is high tech and It of memories. but the people are part and took ad- closed 80 percent of gives you a diver- friendly which Is vantage of the good the time. sity of options. The nice. I tend to find things. student teacher the people are all ratio allows for the same,not a mix- much personal con- ture of cultures. tact. Tracey Holter Kevin Ellon Deborah Ridpath Chris Ginther John Kennedy Bancroft speaks on AIDS Letter/ Sig Ep fraternity blood, but as of the spring of "There are no drugs, no initiates dry rush by Stacey Pucci 1985, the law dictates that all vaccines, and none on the blood which is donated must be horizon, at least in the near Colonel William Bancroft, carefully screened. This has future," said Bancroft "Right Editor, and computer learning techniques. M.D., Director of Communicable greatly cut down the number of now there is only prevention." The Maryland Deltachapterof These techniques have helped Disease and Immunology at the AIDS cases transmitted through His suggestions include not the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity many other chapters achieve the Walter Reed Army Institute of blood transfusions. There has to have sex with bisexual men, to is once again leading the way into highest GPAs on their campuses. Research, updated the WMC been no proof that AIDS can be know your partner, not to share a new era. The Sig Eps have In addition, the leadership community Monday evening on transmitted by casual contact, needles, and to use a condom, all announced that they will be opportunities within the chapter the growing epidemic of AIDS. such as breathing the same air of good preventive measures. running a dry rush program this and at Annual Regional an infected individual. According to Bancroft, me best year. Yeah, that's right-dry, as in Academies are unlimited. The numbers of Acquired Included in the presentation medicine is education. no a1cohol. Sigma Phi Epsilon The Sig Eps are stressing Immune Deficiency Syndrome was a 20 minute video depicting The condom as a preventive is going against the norm to join these qualities and a name that is (AIDS) victims is astonishing, the life stories of several AIDS measure for AIDS has been in the our brothers at Stanford, respected across the country for its said Bancroft. It has been patients. spotlight lately, as its Lawrence, Montana and other contributions to the community estimated that in 1991 there will "This is an army training controversal advertisements are chapters across the United States and a strong national backing. be 74,000 new diagnosed cases, film," explained Bancroft, "but it aired on public television. in a dry rush program. We a1so believe mat you should bringing the total number of adds a human side to AIDS." "The one thing these ads are make the very most of your diagnosed cases to 270,000. The Department of Defense lacking are directions on how to Why a dry rush? college education and go for it all "It [AIDS] is an epidemic requires all service persons to be use the condoms," said Bancroft Maryland Delta tries to be in the way. along the Eastern Seaboard," he tested for the disease. In fact, five "The greatest percentage of touch with social concerns and The Sig Eps will start their explained. "New York City and per cent of the clients that go into protection can only occur if the use progressive tactics in our new tradition tomorrow with a Miami are among the leading the army's venereal disease clinic condom is used correctly." approach, and we wish [0 change dry, closed smoker in the plush cities with the number of reported have AIDS. In 1984, more Many health centers across this outdated concept of rush. new Conference Center. DID IT! AIDS patients." active military people died of the country are distributing "three- The Sig Eps feel that they THE SIG EPS Bancroft expressed his AIDS than any other disease. for-free" packets. These packets have a lot more to offer CAN YOU? concern that AIDS is primarily a The AIDS virus originated in contain three condoms and perspective members, than just all sexually rransmiued disease which Africa in 1959, and the earliest directions on proper usc. In a few the beer you can drink. Gilbert M. Mack, Jr. is no longer exclusive to case reported in the United States days, the condoms will be Weare stressing the academics Sigma Phi Epsilon homosexuals. It can also be was in 1981. There is still no availible at the Health Service L.. with scholarships, student loans, Rush Chairman _J office on campus. transmitted by contaminated Cl1Ce.