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HU ‘fights for a cure’ for world aids day
Hampton, Va. – Hampton University will host World AIDS Day events starting Tuesday, Nov. 28 through Friday, Dec. 1 in an effort to raise awareness of the AIDS/HIV epidemic. The World AIDS Day theme is “World AIDS Day, HU’s Fight for a Cure.” This year marks the 25th year of public knowledge of AIDS.
On Tuesday, Nov. 28, the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated will host Marvelyn Brown, a leading and sought-after speaker on HIV, especially before young, multicultural audiences. Brown will speak at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Atrium and the event is free and open to the public. Brown, a 22-year-old former high school athlete was diagnosed with HIV months after her 19th birthday. Brown has moved both live and television audiences around the U.S. with her compelling story. She has been featured on “America’s Next Top Model,” MTV, BET, “The Tavis Smiley Show,” and “The Tyra Banks Show” as well as in Newsweek and Fortune.
Also on Tuesday, Nov. 28, the HU chapter of the American Red Cross will conduct a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Student Center. On Thursday, Nov. 30 a World AIDS Day Seminar will be hosted by the Student Government Association (SGA) in the Student Center Theater from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m..
On World AIDS Day, Fri. Dec. 1 a variety of activities will be held in the Student Center. AIDS awareness ribbons will be distributed, a live DJ will entertain the crowd, and the SGA Life AIDS Committee will host a “Kiss and Tell” where Hershey Kisses will be distributed with informative messages about AIDS/HIV. The Majestic dance group will perform at noon in the Atrium. An AIDS walk will be held from noon - 3 p.m. on the Student Center track. Poetry readings, a fashion show, student musical performances, and a monologue will also be part of the Atrium activities from noon - 3 p.m. The movie “KIDS” will be shown in the Student Center Theater at 12:30 p.m. and at 3 p.m. “KIDS” is the story of a villainous teenage skateboarder who is infected with HIV who sets out to sleep with as many virgins as possible, while one girl who has been affected with HIV by him tries to save his next victim from the same fate.
At 5 p.m. on Dec. 1 the Terpsichorean dance company will perform a benefit dance in the Student Center Ballroom. An AIDS candlelight walk hosted by the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated will proceed from the Student Center to Ogden Hall starting at 6 p.m.
The 2002 Centers for Disease Control Surveillance Supplement Report estimates 42,000 Americans have been infected with AIDS/HIV and 21,000 are African-American. Organizations on campus are committed to “fighting for a cure” and educating the community about the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
For more information about HU World AIDS Day events, call the Office of Student Activities at (757) 727-5691.
Posted By: Jehan Bunch
Tuesday, November 28th 2006 at 3:38PM
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