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NEWS Thursday, April 16, 1998 - Page 3 SGA Speaker offers mother and daughter perspective on living with HIV page J Continuedfrom Update medical professionals automati- be not able to do so. Their grand- "attacked him," she said. with the turnout, added Tinney. cally assumed that this would mother has given them a stable life president Tinney, Shannon the case. However, it is now known and the children are able to see their ASAP, said thai "by sponsoring the of Clark and Middleton have been -T'he third annual Campus that only 8% of babies born to HTV mother frequently, according to event, we really wanted to educate speaking to college and high school Clean-Up Day will be held on mothers are infected with the virus, Clarke. people about HIV and AIDS. With students for the past two years. "I April 25. We will meet in Red according to Middleton. Luckily, Middleton has now gotten her know that I've done what I came Square (Ensor Lounge in the her daughter was born without HIV life back together and is optimistic these two speakers, it was down to here [0 do if one person can learn event of rain) from 9:00 am un- and Middleton also had a son five about her future. She has been HIV- earth and students could hear first from what I've said," added til noon. Registration will be in years later who tested negative. positive for II years without show- hand how HIV not only affects the Middleton. Clarke and Middleton Ensor Lounge at 8:30. There is a Realizing that she lived with a ing any symptoms of the disease. person who is infected with HIV plan to continue speaking about limited number oft-shirts avail- "100% fatal disease," Middleton However, many are not that fortu- or AIDS, but how it affects the fam- HIV and AIDS and how the disease ily as well." able. For more information con- said she used drugs to escape the nate. Her brother died in 1995 from ASAP really tried to promote has affected their family in ongo- tact Mandy Hofstetter at x8330. pain in her life. She served time in AIDS- related pneumonia which the speaker, and was impressed ing efforts to reduce the spread of jail and her mother, Linda Clarke, HIV and AIDS in the future. «The administration plans to forced her into a halfway house af- combine the position of class- ter her release and told her to get Three bands set to rock PELC room assistant with student her life together. orientor for this incoming class. Not only has this disease af- BY CHRISTIAN WILWOHL Many people felt this decision fected Middleton, but it has pro- News EdilOr may not have been in the best foundly affected the life of Clarke Three up and coming bands will interest of next year's first-year who also lost one of her sons to rock WMC next weekend. A con- students. To show their concern, AIDS. Clarke said that she men- cert, sponsored by the Campus students initiated a petition Ially "buried [Linda] the first year" Concert Committee, SGA, and against the combination SO/eA since she knew that the end result CAPBoard, will feature moe. position which obtained 737 sig- of having HIV was ultimately brownie mary, and Jonasay. natures. death. Clarke has been left to care The concert will be held in for her grandchildren, now 9 and 4 PELC Gymnasium on April 24, at years old, because their mother is 7 pm. Tickets cost $10 for students Shakespeare returns to with ID and are on sale now. for its highly impro- Well-noted WMC after eight years visational performances, moe. will conclude the Ihree-band show. "The moe. concerts I've been to It's been almost 10 years since lab, a semester-long course de- theatre students at Western Mary- signed to offer challenges in style have been excellent," said first-year "They jam student Nick Valentine. land College prepared for a produc- to advanced acting students. The a lot with their songs. It's not at all tion of anything by William students, he noted, are working like listening to their CD. Each of Shakespeare. Not since the Dra- regularly on vocal technique with their shows is completely different matic Arts Department became the Elizabeth van den Berg, a WMC even if they play the same songs." Theatre Arts Department in 1990. lecturer who specializes in theatre moe. is currently touring a bit The upcoming "Twelfth Night," linguistics and last summer helped to promote its CD, No Doy. ''The which opens April 17 at 8 pm in the Theatre on the Hill cast conquer songs we recorded had been per- Alumni Hall, also is a first for Pro- the proper English and Cockney formed for at least six months, al- fessor Ron Miller, who came to slang of "My Fair Lady." lowing them to come into their WMC in 1987 and has never di- The cast includes Kelly own," said guitarist Al Schnier in a rected Shakespeare. He has thought Dunnavant, Colin Forman, Dan recent press release. about it, but has always been able Franko, Sara Gruber, Jennifer Hess, brownie mary, formed in 1993 to talk himself out of actually do- Roxann Ingram, Ryan Keough, Ed at a West Virginia college, will ing it. Milliner, Mark Resch, Erika open the show with a line-up high- Simply put, the Bard is hard. Roskowinski, and Megan lighted by lead singer Kelsey "First, there's the language, Townsend. Barber's strong vocals and equally which sends even trained profes- ''Twelfth Night" will run April powerful stage presence. sionals into at least one vocal tech- 17,18,19,23,24 and 25, with all Jonasay is scheduled !2perfonn nique workshop," Miller said. performances at 8 pm. Tickets are between the other acts. Critics ac- ''Then there are the physical de- $5 for adults, $3 for children, SfU- claim the group's straight up pop mands. Shakespeare requires a dents, seniors and the WMC com- songs for their honesty. muscular intensity totally commit- munity. The show on Sunday, April ted to playing the action." 19 will be interpreted in sign lan- Not to mention the pressure on guage for the hearing impaired. See page 9for reviews of moe. 1Uesday. Ap1l121, 1998 • Days Ina Westminster .....- the director. Everything by Courtesy of Public Information and brownie mary albums. 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