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Sodnrn VOL. XXXI, No. 4 Atlanta, Georgia December, 1987 A.I.D.S. Awareness Week by Adriance Kapayl Keepler A.I.D.S., the disease that is uppermost in most people’s minds is also shrouded in a cloud of rumor and misinfor mation. To help diffuse this problem within the Atlanta University Center, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incor porated Eta Kappa Chapter, sponsored A.I.D.S. Aware ness Week. Beginning November 16th with the distribution of current liter ature and a display promoting “safe sex” prac tices, the week started with a bang. Tuesday, a videotape viewing was presented with Dr. Jessie Sherrod (National A.I.D.S. Specialist) featured on “Tony Brown’s” Journal during “prime time“ of Manley College Center. The highlight of the week was an informed panel discussion with Reverend Joseph Lowery (head of S.C.L.C.), Dr. William Alex ander (Epidimiologist More house Medical School) and Dr. Sandra McDonald (A.I.D.S. Atlanta.) There was standing room only, indi cating a desire on the part of the Spelman Community to learn as much as possible about the subject. Statistics such as 52 percent of all women with A.I.D.S. are Black women and 59 percent of all children with A.I.D.S. are black children 1 brought the disease very close to home. ^Minority AIDS Project Pamphlet.) The audi ence solicited answers on how to avoid contracting the deadly virus. Suggestions made by the panel and extracted from the “Minority AIDS Project Pamphlet” follow this article. The week rounded out with the movie “An Early Frost” on Thursday and a “Gym Jam” to raise proceeds to be donated to children with A.I.D.S. in Atlanta. The week proved to be a huge success, for now Spelman College is a more enlightened community with concern to the A.I.D.S. epidemic. DO’S Limit Sex to ONE Partner USE RUBBERS Social Kissing—on lips only Take Good Care of Your Body A. Plenty of rest B. Good nutrition C. Exercise D. Reduce Stress or worry E. Reduce Alcohol intake DON’TS No Exchange of Body Fluids No Oral, Rectal or Vaginal Sex (without rubbers) No Drugs, but if you do, NEEDLES No Sex without Rubbers Don’t Take Chances DON’T SHARE Can You Dance? by Simone R. Blake One-two-three-four.. .Move that leg, reach for the sky, straighten you back, leap, jazz runs, give attitude!!! Get off the bar! If your tired, you don’t need to be here. Adolfo Ware is here. Where you ask? Here at Spelman College creating movements and methods that can make you a dancer. S-t-r-e-t-c-h... two-three- four, shake your chest. Rigourous, vigorous, painful, delightful, these are the conflicting, yet terrific sensa tions many students are experiencing as they team up weekly with Adolfo in Read Hall. Adolfo is a native New Yorker who started dancing by watching Jean Kelly, Ann Margret, and Lola Folana on television. Their intriguing moves prompted him to start dancing and he hasn’t stopped yet. He started his j performing career by dancing with James Brown in concert at age seven. Ten years later under the stern training of Alvin Alley and then later the Dance Theatre of Harlem, Adolfo perfected his God-given talent. Adolfo left New York to teach dance in Japan, however, he ended up not only teaching but chore graphing and performing there as well. Yeah, yeah, you heard right the first time, Adolfo is here, at Spelman College Now!!! He teaches jazz, modern, and ballet dance. He loves Spelman as much as his students love him. Many students in his class have been dancing for years, grasping artistic style quickly, while others struggle through the strenuous warm up and ten second show of dance patterns. Students flock to attend his class, some auditing, while others take it for credit. There is always an audience standing outside the door watching his funky steps thinking and wishing they too could do that. Adolfo is a demanding perfectionist who does not take “I can’t” for an answer. Though he is modest when talking to him, he is a show-off when it comes to dancing. Adolfo has the students crawling, rolling, running, jumping, and leaping to his funky choreo graphies and fast paced music. All of his students, though some were frustrated at first, enjoy his class and though it hurts they believe the reward is worth it. Adolfo taught a couple of classes last spring and he and Mrs. Spriggs, the head of the Fine Arts department, realized the need for him. Adolfo felt that teaching at Spelman would be a very positive experience. He felt that there was no place comparable where he could teach so many creatively diverse Black women at one time. As assistant director for the Spelman College dance troupe he helps enhance their performance quality and technique. Aldofo is here to produce, and to work with those who wish to learn. As one of his students, I strongly urge the Spelman community to embrace the opportunity to work and develop your own talents with Aldofo. If you do not care to dance, I am sure you will enjoy watching the Spelman College dance troupe’s performance in March. Sisters Beware by Teresa Leary For the past month or so I have had the uncanny expe rience of having a man not only expose himself in front of me, but to also to have this pervert continue to find me and attempt to scare me with his presence. I am afraid of this man, but I am more mad than I am afraid. I have tried over and over unsuccessfully to have him caught, but he is too fast for me and the secu rity guards. This frightens me because he looks neither threatening, nor weird. He looks like an average black man, except for the beady dark eyes I will never forget. The last time I saw him I felt (continued on pg. 8)