Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Oak Yearbook / INSTANO Yearbook (Indiana, PA)

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Relationships— An Important Part Of Life These re- Idtionships . . . have H great hold on us, and make for many memories. Relationships. They aie one of the most important fac- tois in oui ' lives. What would you do without your- hest friend ' . ' Or your boyfriend or girlfriend? Relationships form during the earliest years of life and continue on into the last years of life. Some peo- ple can still lememhei ' their very first friend, as eaiiy as age thiee or four. Everyone lemembers theii- first love. These relationships among other people outside the family have a great hold on us, and make foi ' many memories. The best part of friendship is the memories you share with your friend. The first slumber- party, the first day of school, the first co-ed birthday party where you played Spin the Bottle — memories not to be tr ' aded in in a lifetime. Then as you and your ' friend got older, there was the first split when a boyfriend or girlfriend. came along, whether it was your-s or- your friend ' s. Now there is a differ-ent stage of life. The first love is always some- thing special. Suddenly you ' ve real- ized that the opposite sex isn ' t so bad after all. The novelty of spend- ing time with someone of the oppo- site sex often permeates every area of life. Friends ai-e kind of pushed to the wayside for- a while. Couples have great memories too. How about the first date, the fir ' st prom, the first kiss? Of course, there are arguments, but what about the first time you made up ? Eventually, when the head rush of first love wears off, fr-iends are immediately back in the picture. People can learn to balance their friendships and love relationships. That ' s the best time of life. When you go to college, wherever you may go, you develo[) relationships that will last thr-ought life. Bernie McDonough, a senior in marketing, says about his best friend, We buddy up for- studies and study breaks — drinking and scooping. A senior in journalism, Gayle Schmidt, feels her relationship with her best friend is going to last for a while. It ' s fun and very open, she said. We ' re so opposite, says Leena Petak, a senior in biology education, about her- boyfriend. That ' s why we get along so well, 1 guess. What would we do without our friends? Who could we confide in about our- escapades and our- argu- ments with our- better- halves? And speaking of girlfriends and boy- friends, without them we ' d have no one for formats, date parties and in- timate moments. Relationships are vital, no matter- what age you ar-e. —Ann Thewes Doug Macek Above: Walking to class with the better half. Lefr: Friendships can evolve at all ages— and uith all ages, too. Doug Mdcek Relationships 1

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Protestors demonstrate for AIDS re- search and un- derstanding of the disease. 1.; .,ai? «; H ' orM H rfe Pholos The Fear Of The Unknown Here, take one of these, says the energetic stu- dent bobbing through the Oak Grove, as he thrusts the small plastic packet into your hand. You never know when you may need this, he says. Practice safe sex and Be wise, condomize were the re- peated slogans seen and heard throughout AIDS Awareness Week held April 5-8. The university formed an AIDS awareness committee this year which adressed conceits of Ac- quired Immune Definciency Syn- drome as related to college stu- dents and to educate them on prevention. The committee felt this is an issue of international importance and that (AIDS) is a disease that is critical to people in young age groups, said Dr. Anne Katz, chairperson of the committee. Ignorance is a tremendous prob- lem there. AIDS Awareness Week, spon- sored by the committee, the Women ' s Advisory Council, and Greek Affairs, consisted of lec- tures presented by health experts on topics such as AIDS and HIV Personal and Public Health Is- sues, The Legal Aspects of AIDS, and The Emotional As- pects of AIDS; A Metaphor for Loss, as well as condom booths set up in the HUB and Oak Grove. The lecture series was capped by a panel discussion on student concerns of the di.sease. According to panelist Dr. Allen Andrew of the lUP biology de- partment, There are only two foi ' ms of safe sex — abstinence and masturbation, and that safer sex is a better term to use. Even with condom use there is no guarantee of preventing AIDS ti ' ansmission, he said. AIDS is the first epidemic woild-wide that is acquired, said Phoebe Cressman of the Pennsyl- vania Health Department during the discussion. You have to work to get AIDS ... it is preventable. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, 55,000 people in the United States have been stricken. 30,000 of these cases resulted in death. The AIDS virus is transmitted in three main ways: having sex with an infected person, sharing needles and syringes with illegal drug users, and infection of a baby during birth from an infect- ed mother. Dispelling the rumours sur- rounding the contraction of AIDS was another goal of the aware- ness week. It is not po.ssible to get AIDS by being around someone with it, through casual contact, kissing, hugging, or touching something that .someone with AIDS has touched. To date, there is no treatment or a permanent cure for AIDS or an y of the infections associated with the disease, and no end is in sight. Meanwhile, the only known method for the reduction of the virus is education. We want to bring the campus to a point of awareness that ev- erybody should be concerned with, said Katz, who said she received nothing but positive reactions about the event. In ad- dition, the university has made condoms available at the Health Centei ' and in doimitory vending machines. — Dana Smith Ignorance is a tremen- dous prob- lem .. . 18 Lifestvles