tl19930311_009 "10 NEWS The Towerlight, March 11, 1993 The Reality Hits Home: AIDS Dan Richterrrhe Towerlight Dory one is vulnerable to the AIDS virus. TSU's AIDS Awareness weeks goal is le educate students on the realities of AIDS. AIDS Virus Affects TSU Students Corene Bruce The Towerlight As a graduate of Towson State's art department, Andrew Brunelle could not predict that the future would bring him success as a pot-ter. Neither could he predict his own life struggle with the AIDS virus. Fifteen years after Brunelle's graduation, the art department plans to award him with the dis-tinguished alumni award at corn-mencement as well as show his works in a special exhibition. However, Brunelle won't attend the tribute, which comes nearly one year after AIDS ended his life. Brunelle's death lends significance to the award ceremony at Towson State as the community begins tal-lying it's losses due to the AIDS virus. Brunelle's work is known for its oriental influences and has been shown at the Renwick Gallery of the Museum of American Art's Smithsonian Museum Shops in 1984, the Annual Teapot Show at the Sclar Gallery in 1987 an 1988, as well as in a local museum in Kanagawa, Japan as an American interpretation of Oriental porce-lain. Such accomplishments early in his career accent the tragedy of Brunelle's early end. Including Brunelle, four Towson State alumni are known to have died of AIDS, and many other stu-dents are diagnosed as HIV posi-tive. In the second decade of AIDS, the threat continues to broaden its scope. Working to continue AIDS awareness on campus, Dowell Health Center remains involved in educational and diagnostic pro-grams. Recent budget cuts to the Red Cross forced Dowell to set up an in house system to maintain anonymous, confidential AIDS testing. And, according to Dr. Jane Halpern, Director of Health Ser-vices, they can hardly keep up with the demand. Art For Action Gala and Auction to benefit AIDS Charities Londa Scott The Towerlight Art for Action-a unique opportunity to purchase a va-riety of donated art from nationally known TSU artists, guest artists, alumni and graduate students support AIDS chantes, HERO and AIDSWALK '93 that provide AIDS education and the care of AIDS patients. The Art for Action Gala and Auction will take place Friday, March 12 from 7 p.m.-10 p.m. in the Fine Arts Holtzman Gallery in conjunction with TSU's AIDS Awareness week. Coordinated by TSU art professor Ron Cubbison, Art for Action is the first time where works are created to-tally by TSU faculty, alumni, guests artists and graduate students. Items donated to be auctioned include photographs, ceramics, prints, paintings, jewelry, drawings and mixed-media works. Some of the art to be auctioned off is by Fran Bull, John Blair Mitchell and past visiting artist Henry Leo Schoebel. The Master of Ceremonies for the auction is faculty member and artist Jose Villar-rubia. Along with the auction will be musical performances by Dean Alexander E. Sidorwicz, Dan Garvin, Blaise Keller, Mike Anderson and others. There will also be dance performances including one by dance Chair Karen Bradley. All money from the March 12 gala will go to HERO and AIDSWALK '93, which provide support for over 20 AIDS organizations. Tickets for Art for Action (Fri. Mar. 12) are $10 per per-son. Tickets can be bought at the TSU Fine Arts box of-fice. For more info call 830-ARTS. ""Teen Angel Vi"" by Art for Action MC Jose Villarrubla is mie of the many works of wt to be auctioned off at the Art Ur Action benefit auction and gala. ""We have a several week backup. The demand is so great we are thinking of expanding the pro-gram,"" said Halpern. To get the program started, the health center trained several of its nurses to administer the prelimi-nary and post tests. So far, none of the tests taken at Dowell have read positive for HIV. However, Halpern thinks that they are not reaching the stu-dents who are at high risk. ""We don't have a screening of the whole student body so its hard to say how many students are af-fected, but that doesn't mean they aren't out there,"" said Halpern. Halpern confirmed that there are students on campus who are HIV positive. ""I think its encouraging that more students are getting tested for AIDS but its important to make it clear that the test only tells you about one moment in time and reflects your behavior of See AIDS page 22 RAIDS AWARENESS WEEK. Fri., March 12 Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, Potomac Lounge, U.U., 5 p.m.-12 a.m. In Concert disappear fear with special guests Gunga Din, Admission Is free, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., U.U. Susquehanna Rooms Art for Action, art auction, reception, live performances to benefit HERO and AIDSWALK '93, Holtzman Gallery, 7 p.m.-10 p.m. "
