SUNS distributes AIDS pamphlet

‘Halifax (CUP) - Nova Sco- tia’s student federation has pro- duced an AIDS awareness pam- phlet using frank sexual language including phrases such as, “giving head, eating shit and swallowing

cum”.

The Federal Centre for AIDS gave the Students’ Union of Nova Scotia (SUNS) a grant for $240

000 to establiish an eductional program with the objective of cre- ating awareness and changing the behaviour of post-secondary stu- dents, included in this is an AIDS pamphlet entitled “SEX.”

“The pamphlet is a frank dis- cussion of the issue at hand,” said Lara Morris, Chair of SUNS. “It hasn’t been received as negatively as last year’s pamphlet was be- cause I think students have be- come sensitized with this type of language.”

SUNS produced their first AIDS awareness pamphlet last year, but used language such as “allowing semon to enter the mouth, intercourse, and fellatio.”

“We tried to use common lan- guage that students use every day in an attempt to get the message

Assault of Woman

not Reported

by Karen Hill

Toronto (CUP) — University of Toronto officials have warned athletics centre patrons about the theft of a men’s wallets, but not about risks to women’s safety.

U of T status of women officer Lois Reimer said she was disap- pointed by a newsletter sent out to senior members (faculty, staff and alumni) of Hart House.

It included a warning about thefts in the men’s locker room, but made no mention of an as- sault on a woman in the women’s locker room over the summer. “I would have to say I’m disap- pointed because in my view these are real problems that won’t go away until they are faced openly,” she said. But Hart House officials said a reference to the assault was deleted from the first draft in order to protect the woman in- volved.

“My understanding of the sit- uation was the woman wanted it heavily downplayed,” said Hart House warden Richard Alway. “She was very concerned about the incidence of copy-cat crime.”

Assistant warden Paul Mc- Cann said he asked the author of the introduction to delete a refer-

ence to the assault.

“The woman asked us not to publicize it at all,” he said. “The last thing she wants is to see it mentioned in the news to senior members.”

‘A reference to general secu-

rity concerns was written to alert thembers, added McCann.

Reimer said she was surprised to see a reference to the theft of men’s wallets when the issue of women’s security had so much at- tention over the summer. “Given the publicity the women’s locker room has received this past (few) months, it makes the reference to ‘the wallets all the more glaring.

“The more publicity some- thing like this gets, the less likely it is to happen again.”

However, officials said the new security measures implemented should prevent repeat incidents.

At the end of August a system was installed which tightened up security for the women’s locker room. An Alarm has been in- stalled on an exit from the change room area, and the sole entrance to the area is controlled by a de- vice activated by a staffer sitting outside the changeroom.

across to all students,” said Sid- ney Tobias, the executive director of the project.

. The pamphlet has already been distributed to several cam- puses in the Atlantic Region.

“Many students have praised the narrative of the pamphlet,” said Tobias. When the pamphlet was distributed at Acadia Uni- versity some students called the pamphlet overly explicit.

“I think if people are upset, they are at least talking about it and maybe they’ll change their

behaviour,” said Morris.

The pamphlet was reviewed by the People- With AIDS Coali- tion of Nova Scotia, the Hali- fax Metro Area Committee on AIDS, ‘the Federal Centre for AIDS, among other groups, be- fore it was distributed on univer- sity campuses.

“In total the pamphlet went through 17 revisions,” said To- bias.

SUNS also plans to produce a peer educational manual and video on AIDS awareness by the

end of the year for distribution on universities in the Atlantic re- gion.

“The whole campaign is tar- geted at first and second year stu- dents because they are the most sexually active, and are the group that will experiment the most,” said Morris.

The grant from the Federal Centre for AIDS is a pilot project for the Atlantic region. If the campaign is a success it will be expanded to the rest of the coun- try.

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