University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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LOVE MY BODY — At the annual healtti (air students can take ad- vantage o( the variety ot tests ot- tered by Health Services. A NEW IDEA — Not many people know that condoms have been available at the health (air since 1980, years betore other schools began distribution JUST THE TWO OF US — With the increase In sexually transmitted diseases, many people are choosing to limit their sexual ac- tivity to one partner. 18 AIDS

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R H ' . Ik l y ip P i WHAT ' S THE SCOOP? — During In- auguration Weel , Dr. Knapp spends some time talking, listen- ing, and joking witti ttie students he ' ll be serving. V: ' NOW THAT ' S SERVICE WITH A SMILE — At the Tate Plaza ice cream social, Dr. Knapp is ready and waiting to serve you with his scooper and cone in hand. THE BIG DAY — Dr. Knapp speaks of the necessity for increased re- search funding in order to be- come one of the top research in- stitutions in the nation. X...iii 44yi 1 N AUGU RATION 17

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» m Are students changing their sexual habits? • Bill Holt • A revolution is going on, said Nancy McNair, health center educator. Two years ago no one wanted to even at- tend our AIDS lectures. Now, we have so many requests that we can ' t get to all the res- idence halls, fraternities, and sororities. With an estimated 90% of the campus sexually active, AIDS has become a concern to many but hasn ' t stopped sexual activity. I ' m only sex- ually active with my boy- friend, remarked Debbie, a senior. We feel that in our monogamous relationship that we can ' t get AIDS. John, a freshman, is in- volved with numerous part- ners. Sure, I ' ve thought about AIDS, but when I get a girl back to my room that ' s not something I would ask her. It just doesn ' t seem ro- mantic, expressed John. Although John doesn ' t bother about protection, this trend is not reflected on cam- pus. This fall we sold more condoms than we sold in all of last year. Besides condoms, we also have birth control de- vices and gynecological ex- ams available at the Gilbert Health Center, said McNair. Many students at UGA think AIDS is a ' gay disease. ' They should realize that more and more cases each day are turning up in the heterosex- ual population, remarked McNair. We ' re individuals like anyone else, stated Scott, a senior who is gay. The cam- pus is very homophobic. Some people who know I am gay have started avoiding The AIDS Athens group was formed by a group of for- mer UGA students in cooper- ation with the Athens Gay Lesbian Society. AIDS Athens sponsored a discus- sion panel in the Colonial res- idence halls. There was so much honesty and openess. The program attempted to bring people with different sexual orientations to discuss the problems of AIDS, STD ' s (sexually transmitted dis- eases), and Prejudices, re- plied McNair. Since 1980 Health Services has distributed condoms at the annual health fair. For the past two years we have held AIDS Awareness Day at the Tate Center, mentioned McNair. This year people stopped to look at the display. In 1986, students wouldn ' t even take a pamphlet. At the Health center we have the resources and coun- seling to back up peoples ' de- cisions, said McNair. We ' re there not to scare people but to help them. Nancy, a junior, sumed up the campus ' attitude on AIDS. Nothing is going to stop me from having a good time, but I ' m not going to jeperdize my future, remarked Nancy. BE PROTECTED — The Gilbert Health Center sells condoms and other birth control devices at cost to students. AIDS 19