Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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CONDOMS CUT RISK Health educator Cindy Burke crusades against the dangers of risky sex in the college environment Condom Queen, Princess, Queen from Lafene and the Rubber Maid were the names students gave Cindy Burke, supervisor of the Department of Health Education and Promotion. Burke was proud of the names because she earned them. In 1986, AIDS awareness was rapidly growing, and that fall Burke began giving talks to student groups on AIDS and methods of birth control. I got the idea of handing out condoms at an College of Health Burke said. One of the health educators from a lar- ger college attracted a lot of attention by handing out condoms. The first time Burke her class condoms, no one took one, the second time, same results. I tried to figure out how I could make the students understand it was OK, that I wanted them to take one, Burke said. Burke finally required the class to take a condom. Even then, not everyone had protection in mind. There are so many who have never seen one (condom), let alone used one, Burke said. Besides introducing them, I want students to become more comfortable with condoms because they need to be used every time. At the college level, Burke gave presentations to 96 percent of all departments on campus and trained 25 students to become Peer AIDS Educators, enabling presentations to be student-to-student. Following a mandate from the State of Kansas that all schools had to have AIDS and human sexuality education in the curriculum between kindergarten and 12th grade, Burke added secondary students to her lecture list. According to Burke, individuals in the 14-24 age group were the most susceptible to AIDS. They were also the least concerned and believed they were the least at risk. To most people, safe sex means a monogamous relationship, one partner, but what they really mean is one partner at a time – one for six months then finding someone new. This is still a great risk, Burke said. Monica Connet, senior in elementary education and Peer AIDS Educator, said students would benefit from condom machines. A lot of people are too embarrassed to purchase condoms. If they were available on campus, they would use them, Connet said. When individuals buy a condom, they are not buying sex; they are buying protection, Burke said. Reality tells us that when we are in the heat of passion, we are not going to put our clothes on and run down to the convenience store to buy some protection, Burke said. No way. by Tiffany Heit ♦ Jason Dierks, freshman in animal science and industry, and Angie Hicks, freshman in hotel and restaurant management, watch a video on AIDS during biology class. Burke showed videos and talked with classes and organizations on campus on the prevention of AIDS. (Photo by Greg Vogel) ♦ Paula Shaw, freshman in home economics education, passes to Ray Jarrosak, junior in hotel and restaurant management, following Burke ' s lecture on AIDS. (Photo by Greg Vogel) ♦ Cindy Burke, health educator at Lafene, discusses the various stages of AIDS with a Principles of class in Ackert Hall. (Photo by Greg Vogel)

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PURPLE CRAZE DAYS Spirits and enthusiasm sparked a week full of homecoming hoopla Homework was and books were thrown aside. It was homecoming week. When homecoming arrived, spirited students worked day and night to floats, skits and cheers. The theme — Changing our Ways, It ' s a K-State Craze showed up The Blue Key Honor Society was in charge of the festivities. We wanted to play off the athletic theme Purple Haze Craze to show that homecoming, athletics and the University could all pull together, said Joni Everhart, Blue Key publicity coordinator and senior in journalism and mass communications. Changes in homecoming included revival of yard art. Groups could build floats, decorate lawns or both. It was a good chance for groups without large budgets to participate in homecoming. They could still participate in the parade by carrying banners, Everhart said. Due to inclement weather, the Saturday parade was canceled. Other competitive categories included Yell Like Hell, Body Building, Pant the Chant and the Banner. Everhart said Pant the Chant was the most popular event. Body Building or Yell Like Hell is usually, but this year it was Pant the Chant. We had the whole team with Coach Snyder there. It psyched the team up for the game, Everhart said. The Black Student Union took first place in the Pant the Chant competition. The Wildcats went up against the University of Kansas Jayhawks in the classic intrastate rivalry. Although the Wildcats were unable to win, the day was memorable. KSU Ambassadors were announced at the game. Darcy Stephenson, junior in speech pathology and audiology, and Dennis sophomore in political science, were named as of the University and student body. The spirit march began Friday evening in Aggieville and went from Anderson Avenue to Memorial Stadium. The football team, marching band and cheerleaders led the groups in ♦ Debbie Seibold, sophomore in political science, and Brit Beelman, freshman in pre-physical therapy, participate in bodybuilding. (Photo by Christopher T. Assaf)