UTC Press, 1987-03-02

              E UT.C. PRES 'I inwicaiEiEr.nl era CIS a Monday, March 2, 1987 Legislature Discussed by Council hy Repine Holfeltz The day after the Utah State Legislature recessed for another year, the Utah Technical College Institutional Council met to review state funding allocations for the school. Seven bills were passed before the February 25 midnight deadline that are specifically favorable to UTC. Three minutes before the session was to end, the Utah House of Representatives finally passed a $50,000,000 bond issue (House Bill 299), of which 8,948,400 is to be appropriated for a new UTC science facility. Construction will begin soon and the complex will take two years to complete. It will be located where the temporary Student Center parking lot is now. UTC President J. Marvin Higbee expressed his delight at the building's approval, but said "It will be interesting to make the transition so we can have adequate parking." House Bill 53 changed UTC's name to Utah Valley Community College. The name change becomes official April 25, 60 days after the adjourning of the legislature. From April 25 to July 1, there will be a transition period for the school, and after July 1, the change totally takes effect. Those students graduating in June will graduate from Utah Technical College rather than Utah Valley Community College. According to Higbee, "I really do think it's in the best interest to this institution, but even more important, to the state of Utah. Those on the Institutional Council approved a motion of congratulations and thanks for those on the president's staff involved in mandating the change. AIDS Deaths Reach Epidemic by Connie Kearney AIDS is the only sexually transmitted disease among all epidemic proportion diseases and has the potential of being the most devastating in history. According to reports from the Atlanta National Defense for Disease Control, there are over five million cases of AIDS in Africa and over 31,000 cases in the U.S. Of these cases, 80 percent of which wil die within the first two years. In France, the AIDS population doubles every nine months. Worldwide, ten million people carry the AIDS virus. The Utah Department of Health gives a conservative number of 30,000 male bisexualshomosexuals living on the Wasatch Front Of the 30,000, 3,000 are at risk for AIDS. In 1986, 59 cases were reported in Utah with nine deaths. Most Utah children with AIDS are below school age and more than 60 percent of known cases have died. According to the Utah Department of Health, information about AIDS is current for about two weeks. The disease is growing so rapidly that before information can be compiled, it is obsolete. It is doubling every 13 months in (he U.S. and by 1991, the estimate is over 268,081 cases. It was predicted that during the week of Jan 12, 1987, 220 people would die of AIDS in the U.S. and 374 more would become infected with the virus. To compare AIDS with Bills Higbee described the community college system as the one higher educational system that is unique to America, with the rest (universities and four-year colleges) having a European background. House Bill 54 changed the 7525 curriculum ratio to whatever is deemed necessary by the Board of Regents and UTC. According to Higbee, "Just because we're changing the 75-25 ratio, it does not mean we're demphasizing vocational education...this will create for us a balanced curriculum." The technical emphasis will still be available, but the change will create a broader based curriculum. House Bill 55 enables the Board of Regents to determination of the authorization of degrees and certificates. The Associate of Arts degree will soon be offered, which along with the Associate of Science currently available, is the transfer-oriented degree for community colleges. House Bill 142 offers earlier retirement for employees with 25 or more years of service instead of 30 years, regardless of age. According to Higbee, "In the long run, it will save the state of Utah large amounts of money." Senate Bill 228 will bring about the expansion of concurrent enrollment of high schools in the state. Many educators have been concerned about the lack of motivation many seniors have about schoolwork. This allows those students to graduate from high school as juniors, yet remain on the high school campus if desired and take college level courses. This is not a program unique to Utah, and in fact Higbee said Utah is ten years behind the nation in concurrent enrollment. The Utah Legislature also declared February to be "Community College Month." other world diseases, the Black Death in Europe (1347-1350) killed 25 to 150 million. In the 1740s, small pox in Europe killed 40,000 per year. In 1917-18, a worldwide influenza outbreak killed 22 million and during the polio era (1943-56), there were 400,000 infected with 22,000 deaths in the U.S. AIDS is short for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which is a condition that reduces the body's ability to fight disease. No one can be absolutely certain their sex partner is safe, but experts believe that couples who have had a totally monogamous relationship for the past decade are safe. The incubation period, the time between being infected with the virus and the onset of sumptoms, can be from six months to seven years. Although there is a push for using condoms to prevent infection, experts state that abstinence from homosexualbisexual activities and a monogamous sex relationship are the only real effective prevention. Health officials are considering requiring manditory blood tests for marriage licenses. Before it is enacted, officials hope to find a less expensive and more accurate means to detect the virus. The blood test is accurate, but not infallible. A more sophisticated and expensive test called Western Blot is used to confirm borderline cases. If a person does test positive, heshe must take precautions to protect Utah Technical College ProvoOrem, Box 1609, Provo, Utah 84603 DECA Sweeps State Competition TT mi DECA Won 67 percent of all awards bv Frances Lupo The Delta Epsilon Chi Club of Utah Technical College, ProvoOrem represented the school phenomenally once again at the state competitions held February 19 and 20. UTC won several more awards than any of the other schools competing, which included UTC Salt Lake, Weber .Stale, Dixie College, and Snow College. The conference was held at the Excelsior Hotel and over 160 students participated. The UTC participants won thirteen first place awards out of a total of 18 categories. 67 percent of all awards were won by UTC ProvoOrem students. The students who have qualified for Nationals will be going to New Orleans, Louisiana. A lot of hard work and dedication has gone into these projects, and the time is coming where all this work will pay off. Winners in this club are not others, and see a physician immediately for a medical evaluation. Blood should not be donated or other body organs, tissue or sperm. Do not share toothbrushes, razors or other implements that could become contaminated with blood. Currently, there are no antiviral drugs available anywhere that have been proven to cure AIDS. Drugs, radiation and surgery are used to treat the various illnesses which arise in an AIDS patient. AIDS can be prevented by elaborate testing of all blood donors and blood products, educating the public, having no sexual contact with persons known or suspected of having AIDS, by not having sex with multiple partners, or with persons who have had multiple partners. It can also be prevented by not using IV drugs or having sex with someone who does. ARC (Aids Related Complex), patients have some symptons of AIDS but not the "full blown" disease. HTLV-111 Human T-Lymphotrophic Virus type 1 1 1) is the virus that casuse AIDS and is the clinical evidence of infection with AIDS virus. AIDS is a fatal disease that cripples the immune system, leaving the victim susceptible to illnesses the body can usually fight off, such as pneumonia, meningitis and cancer called Kaposc's sarcoma. It is caused by a virus usually known as HIV. Symptons of full-blown AIDS include a persistent cough, fever and difficulty in breathing. A 2 . :'- I . . r ; this year. judged by where they placed in competitions, but by their individual efforts to grow and excel as a business student and The State DECA winners include: 1st Place Brian Woodward, Entrepreneurshipwritten event Laurel Vukich, Fashion Merchandising Bob Vukich, Finance and Credit Services Gene Morris-Lisa Wilkinson, Industrial Marketing . hauna Nelson, Mgt. Decision Making, Human Relations Diane Downs, MgL Decision Making, Merchandising Brad Johnson, Sales Rep. David Manning, Food Marketing Craig Rollins, General Marketing Wayne Dittmore, Full Service Restaurant Mgt. Arthur "Jay" Henry, HotelMotel 2nd Place Branden Miller-Lisa Wilde, Advertising Campaign Wayne Dittmore, Mgt, Decision Making, Human Relations Renee Wilbert, Mgt Decision Making, Merchandising Rhonda Poulsen, Sales Manager Meeting Branden Miller, Sales Promotion Plan Steve Houghton, Sales Rep. Diane Downs, Apparel and Accessories Lisa Wilde, General Merchandise Retail. Multiple purplish blotches and bumps on the skin may indicate Kapsoe's sacroma. The virus can also cause brain damage. It is diagnosed by the appearance of pnuemonia and other persistent infections, by tests that show damage to the immune system and by a positive test for antibodies to the AIDS virus. AIDS is contacted by sex with an infected person or by sharing needles and syringes used to inject drugs. The virus, present in blood, semen and vaginal secretions, can be transmitted from one homosexual partner to another and during sexual intercourse both from man to woman, and from woman to man. The greatest risks are homosexual or bisexual men intravenous drug users, with about three percent of AIDS cases caused by contaminated blood or blood products. The greater the number of sexual partners, the greater the risk. AIDS can be transmitted form an infected woman to her unborn child. About 13 of the babies born to mothers with AIDS are infected. Most will develop the disease and die. AIDS is mainly transmitted by someone who is infected, but does not show symptoms. People infected with the virus can have a wide range of symptomsfrom none to mild to severe. At least a fourth to a half of those infected will develop AIDS within four to ten years. Many think the percentage will be much higher. 7Vi 9 person. DECA helps students get an edge on the business side of life. Anita Musto is the link that ties Proportions The American College Health Association states that "many of the early symptoms of AIDS or ARC are similar to those of common minor illnesses, such as the flu." However, AIDS symptoms are more severe and last longer. Since the largest group of people infected with AIDS are not presently ill and have no symptoms, the virus can only be detected by a blood test. Anyone in the high risk group should be tested for the virus. The following are symptoms Inside the Editorials Page 2 Campus News.... Page 3-5, 8 Sports Page 6-7 PRESS Athlete Page 6 Nose Whistling Page 2 Entertainment Page 8 Volume 15 Number 18 i " f 1 UTC PRESS Photo by Glen D. Nelson this organization together. She also has put in a lot of dedicated hours and has given added strength to the DECA family. 3rd Place Rhonda Poulsen, Apparel and Accessories Michele Atkinson, Finance and Credit Services Kevin Manning, Food Marketing Lisa Wilkinson, General Marketing Mark Sanderson, General Merchandise Retail. Ed Hayword, Full Service Restaurant Mgt. Rod Dowding, HotelMotel 4 th Place Julie Ball, Finance and Credit Services Corey Winn, Food Marketing Gene Morris, General Marketing Fanny Bach, Full Service Restaurant Mgt, 5th Place Laurel Vukich, Apparel and Accessories Shauna Nelson, General Merchandise Retail. Merilee Jackson, Full Service Restaurant Mgt. 6th Place Susan Forrest, Food Marketing Gladys Major, Full Service Restaurant MgL Mark Warwick, HotelMotel which may be an AIDS problem: excessive tiredness, recurring fevers, unexplained weight loss, persistent enlargement of the lymph nodes, sore throat that does not go away easy, bruising or unexplained bleeding, persistent diarrhea, and pink or purple bumps or blotches on the skin. Currently, UTC has developed an AIDS policy which deals with individual cases as they occur. Information is avialable through the office of Dr. Wayne O. Kerney, vice-president for Student Services. UTC PRESS