2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 28, 1994 AWARENESS Continued from page 1. Michigan Union Art Lounge through- out the week. "This year we have had more stu- dent participation in planning and imple- menting programs than we have ever had before. There are also going to be many more activities," Paulson said. The University's AIDS Awareness Week will officially begin tonight with a keynote address by River Huston, an author, poet and woman who has con- tracted HIV. She will speak about "Women living with HIV" at the Rackham amphitheater at 7 p.m. Huston will lecture on her experi- ence with HIV, as well as answer questions from the audience. She plans on emphasizing prevention and safer sex techniques. "HIV is a reality and if (people) are going to have unprotected sex, it's like playing Russian Roulette," Huston said. "She is a fascinating person who has a wonderful message, and I think students will relate well to her. She is one of the best speakers I have heard who talks about being HIV positive," Paulson said. She said that her speech is very uplifting because she will talk about what she has accomplished since she tested positive while in college. Huston has spoken at various high schools, colleges, prisons, rehabilita- tion centers, seminars and conven- tions throughout the country. Her au- diences have ranged from five people to thousands. Huston not only speaks about her experience, but she has also written poetry books about living with HIV. She will read some of her poetry dur- ing the lecture, and one of her books, "Jesus Never Lived Here," will be on sale for $10 after her speech. Paulson believes that one of the im- portant goals of AIDS Awareness Week is to "keep in mind that those individuals who have engaged in risk-taking behav- ior are at risk for infection." "It's not who they are, but what they do," she said. Paulson thinks that students have a high knowledge of the basics of the disease, but sometimes fail to relate the facts to their own lives. "When it comes to personal be- haviors and choices, the knowledge doesn't always translate into taking steps to prevent infection. On one hand, students are well informed, but on the other hand, there is still more that needs to be done to prevent risk." Jennifer Slate, an LSA first-year student, said, "I think my friends are aware because I know they take ad- vantage of University Health Service's free condoms.,, Huston believes that AIDS Aware- ness Week is important because it continues to make the public think about the effects of the disease. Organizers of this year's AIDS Awareness Week hope that through the events, including Huston's speech, stu- dents will think about risk-behaviors. "HIV is preventable, and starting today there could be no more cases of HIV. That's areal possibility. It blows my mind that we don't put more of an effort into it," Huston said. She said that although the media covers AIDS Awareness Week, more publicity is needed throughout the year. "We need a body count every- day on the news so people stay aware," she said. Slate said that many students be- lieve that they have enough informa- tion about HIV/AIDS. "I think students believe that they are already well informed," she said. THANKSGIVING Continued from page 1 leaving Tatge stranded in Michigan to work on a project for school. He and some friends journeyed to the northern Lower Peninsula to ski, "but the ski resort was closed because they didn't have enough snow. So we just stayed there for a few days and went crazy. "We basically ended up driving 700 miles just to party," Tatge said. The traditional home-cooking and turkey took a twist for one student. SusannaBahng,athird-yearInteflex student, went home to Mt. Pleasant for the weekend. "My parents showed me the turkey that they had 'cooked.' After lunch they told me that they had ordered the turkey from Krogers. I was shocked. I always thought they cooked it." "I guess I can understand. My par- ents are really busy," Bahng said. "It was really good though. It was so moist." - Daily Staff Reporters Michelle Lee Thompson and Katie Hutchins contributed to this report. HABITAT Continued from page 1 01 .. STUDENT WI.D.4.00 EVENINGS +"BENEFIT ASA i V Beor 6M GOODRICH QUALIT TEAE REQUENT MOVIEGOER Present This Couponl When Purchasing A Large Popcorn & Receive One I Il I BLOOD Continued from page 2. Voci said. He also said that they tried to fo- cus more on how much blood was collected, and de-emphasize losing by 1 percent. The organizers changed some as- pects of the drive this year to appeal to more students. In the past, it has taken two hours to donate blood, but this year the waits were shortened. "Red Cross really cooperated with us and provided us with a sufficient amount of nurses. The lines were shorter this year than in the past," Voci said. Voci and Vincent along with Neal Fry, the Red Cross blood drive repre- sentative at the University, went to Columbus last weekend for the pre- sentation of the trophy between the third and fourth quarters of the Ohio State-Michigan football game, along- time tradition. "It was a very hostile crowd," Voci said. He added that the crowd was not genial to University spectators. U SHOPPING Continued from page 1 National outlets held large-scale sales, marking merchandise down for the holiday season kick-off. In particu- lar, many retail chains like Jacobson's, Crowley's and Dayton-Hudson's dis- counted warm-weatherclothing, which has not sold well thus far due to this year's warm temperatures. Jim Hartman, manager of the Ann Arbor Meijer store, said merchandise advertised in circulars and mailings has sold extremely well this season. "We're having a very successful sea- son," Hartman said. "It's been real busy, but it's been about the same as every other year." Hartman said busi- ness has not reached its peak yet - "It builds up toward Christmas." Smaller stores also did well. The International Council of Shopping Centers said sales from specialty stores at 26 big malls around the coun- try rose 9 percent Friday. "We were looking at a good sea- son. We didn't know it was going to be quite this good," said John Konarski, the trade group's research WEATH ER Continued from page 1 "It's extremely busy here," said Renee Majurin, a state police dis- patcher at the Negaunee post. "There are lots of accidents. We are in the middle of the major snow storm everyone's been talking about." The National WeatherService said{ communities in the far west Upper Peninsula were advised to stay off the roads last night because of blowing snow and decreasing visibility. Snow was expected to continue throughout the night, accumulating as much as 12 inches by this morning, the weather service said. The Mackinac Bridge was closed to traffic about 6 p.m. Sunday be- cause of high winds, said Aggie O'Brien of the Mackinac Bridge Au- thority. The bridge was to reopen once the winds died down. A state police official in Jackson, however, said his post has experi- enced nothing out of the ordinary. The University's chief meteorolo- gist, Dennis Kahlbaum, said last night that the weekend's storms are a har- the arrest of the arsonist. "The house was 90 to 95 percent complete," said Leary. "The siding was all on and the dry wall was pretty much up, but it still needed carpeting." Hunter and her children, ages 4, 8 and 17, planned to move into the new home in time for Christmas. Hunter's home and the home next door are th@ first homes built by Habitat for Hu- manity in Ann Arbor. Eight houses have been constructed in the Ypsilanti area. The group plans to build six more houses on Russell Street. The project was part of an agree- ment between Target Stores and Habi- tat for Humanity. Target had donated two-thirds of the estimated $4000 for construction of the house. Contact Becky Oakes at 662-1046 if you are interested in volunteering for Habitat for Humanity. They will be meeting tomorrow at 10 p.m. in 2412 Mason Hall. director. Jewelry sales were very strong, rising an unexpected 17.7 percen Konarski said. He noted "people de fer this kind of purchase" if they're uncertain about the economy and their own finances. Companies that track retail sales also reported gains. MasterCard said it authorized $726.6 million in sales Friday, up 36.2 percent from a year ago. TeleCheck Services Inc., used by re- tailers to help approve consume checks, reported sales paid for by check rose 5.7 percent Friday from a year earlier. LSA sophomore Bryan Salisbury summed up his trip to Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi by say ing "Long lines everywhere, log waits, the stores were packed, Salisbury said after visiting Eddie Bauer and American Eagle Outfi4 ters while shopping for clothing for himself. "It wasn't so packed you couldn't get around - you just had to weave in and out a bit." - The Associated Press contributed to this report. binger of things to come. "It's going to be snow-shower as the cold front moves through,"he said, predicting that high tempera- tures would drop below 40 tomor- row. Unlike much of the state, Ann Arbor was spared snow over the holiday break. The city has yet to experience an inch of accumula- tion, even though Nov. 26 is the average day by which such snowfall occurs. Winter also struck outside of Michigan. A blustery snowstorm shut down the Minneapolis-St. Paul Interna- tional Airport for part of the after- noon Sunday, one of the busiest travel days of the year, and canceled about 100 airline flights. Thunderstorms along the storm's southern edge spun off tornadoes i* Tennessee, killing two people. High wind in Arkansas killed several cattle and pitched their carcasses into treetops. - Daily Staff Reporter Katie Hutchins and The Associated Press contributed to this report University Now Leasi Towers ng for May Apts. r 95 8 pm 5 pm Leasing Hours: M - F 10 am Sat/Sun 1 761-2680 n- 2- MMML- 'Mm" MMMINL a , ft 5 Interes ted in Biotechnology? The Cellular Biotechnology Training Program will offer Cellular Biotechnology 504 in the Winter '95 term. Topics covered include cellular communication, cellular energetics, bioremediation, production of bioactive molecules, bioanalytical methods, therapeutic drug design, and engineering reactor design. 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