tl19991206_000 "Monday www.towson.eduitowerlight/ 0 WWI ig Published twice weekly by students of Towson University 12/6/99 Missed shots lead to OT loss 15 Nixon tumbles into diving 18 Departments News 3 Nation 7 Campus briefs 8 A&E 9 Sound Bites 10 Entertainment briefs..14 Sports /5 Fast Break 16 Athlete of the Week.... 20 World AIDS Day helps TU remember victims AIDS Memorial Quilt displayed at Towson to educate students on effects of deadly disease Livi Freeman The Towerlight A simple patchwork quilt. That was all it took for Towson students and faculty to get an up-close look at a disease that is gripping the nation and has infected the nearby streets of Baltimore. More than 300 members of the Towson community packed the Chesapeake Rooms Dec. 1 and 2 to view the AIDS Memorial Quilt � part of a col-lection of more than 43,000 indi-vidual panels made to remem-ber the life of a person lost to AIDS. ""I think it's really important to have the quilt on display,"" said Dr. Teri Hall, director of Student Activities. ""Every patch is like a small snapshot of those who were once with us. It's an amazing educational tool."" Students, teachers, and others each had their own reasons for viewing the quilt. Some came out of curiosity, and some out of respect. Volunteers arrived to pass out advocacy ribbons, guard the quilt and read the names off a long list of AIDS victims. ""Towson brings the quilt here as a reminder that AIDS affects everybody. I'm here, because I feel there needs to be a cure,"" junior Rina Meyer said. Junior Chrissy Daughton had a different reason for attending. ""I'm here because I don't know anyone who's died of AIDS,"" Daughton said. ""I came here to make it real."" See AIDS, page 4 WITH LOVE AND GRATITUDE � p. IN sows ""4. Of 11��ft * Juan Botas in a,1 01 195.F, 992 � EINARD 703E144 lEvY :OW/4 itr 44,� 4.0,6 *BILLY MAR ` 9-30-52 7-1-67 4. lir 9 a i.s. H- s, < 4 % MOWS COurtasy bnywAIDSOutItarg Some of the 42,960 pieces of the AIDS Quilt, including Juan Rotas' 3-foot by 6-foot segment (above, left), visited Towson last week for World AIDS Day '99, allowing an up-close look at the effects of the disease. Many on campus don't feel safe Poor lighting, police response time the greatest concern in SGA campus safety survey Dan Bralove The Towerlight The majority of students at Towson do not feel safe on cam-pus at night, according to a new Campus Safety Survey conduct-ed by the SGA. Poor lighting in the parking lots and police response time are among the biggest concerns for students, the survey says. Lauren Fox, SGA director of Campus Safety, said more lights are being added and all of the burned out light bulbs around campus will be fixed per sug-gestions on the survey. She also said more call boxes will be added on campus when funding is available. Freshman Kristen Eckhart says she primarily feels safe on campus, but since she is a com-muter, she is concerned with the brightness of the lights in the parking lots. ""The lights in the parking lots are dim, they could be brighter,"" Eckhart said. ""It's a little freaky when a car follows you to your parking space in the garage ... I can understand that they want your spot, but what if the person isn't a student?"" Freshman Janelle Rucinski, a resident student, agreed. ""In general, safety is pretty good, but it is definitely too dark See SAFETY, page 4 Illawain/77). Tawarlight TU students joined the SGA for a campus 'Night Walk' Oct. 12. Today High 56 Low 52 Tuesday High 49 Low 34 Wednesday High 53 Low 32 Thursday High 50 Low 31 "
