The Register, 1992-12-04

              state by april dillard staff reporter by corey cartwright staff reporter index continued on page 3 top 10 inexpensive american colleges issues north carolina a&t state university is one of the best inexpensive universities in the country to attend for a good education according to a report released by a company specializing in educational whittle communications whose other educational projects include placing the controversial television news magazine channel 1 in high school classrooms and proposing the privatization of some school systems rated a&t one of america's top ten inexpensive schools in a booklet titled how to pay for college a&t and the other nine universities on the list are all accredited four-year public schools offering in state tuition and room and board for less than 3,999 per year the report also compares the costs of private and public colleges based on a 1990-91 cost valdosta college valdosta georgia valley city state university valley city north dakota west liberty state college wek liberty west virginia bay and whitewater ♦ university of idaho moscow idaho university wisconsin at green oshkosh superior sam houston state university huntsviile,texas north carolina a&t state university greensboro north carolina mexico new mexico state university las cruces new university louisiana louisiana lewis-clark state college lewiston idaho tech ruston angela discovered she had aids after seeking medical attention for a series of severe headaches followed by blackouts and memory loss contracted aids now that i am infected with the aids virus i am learning as much as i can about it are factored in the average total cost for four years at a private college is 61,272 at a public school the in state total is 27,964 for out-of-state students who face additional tuition fees the total jumps to 39,756 one of us f can be upon any they have aids the face of aids someone to see if '' you cannot look at when expenses such as books and supplies transportation room and board and other miscellaneous fees analysis of of 3,200 colleges nationwide the average student at a private school can expect to pay 37,564 in tuition this compares to 7,236 for an in-state student at a public institution coffee aids is not a gay disease or a drug users disease it is a people's disease said angela which means it will affect anybody and everybody unless people wake up and smell the editor's note the young woman in the following story lives in this community the name angela is a pseudonym used to protect her identity — dianne wadel aids educator for the triad health project program drivers concerns cleaner fuels some burning gas the future of our culture said dianne wadel aids educator for the triad health project a non-profit agency established to improve the quality of and aids are concerned for people before contracting the virus said angela i basically thought it was something that happened to gay after angela spent nearly a month in the hospital her original diagnosis was changed from spinal meningitis to spinal crypticoccosis a disease common in people with aids the disease flagged the possibility that angela who had been in excellent health all her life was hiv positive later additional tests confirmed the health official's theory i would like to stress the importance of education where hiv many misconceptions and stereotypes concerning the fatal di sease have circulated during the past decade said one aids educator who believes that education is the only hope of preventing the further spread of the disease until a cure is found the virus several years ago angela is a 25-year-old african-american woman who lives in the triad she has a full-blown case of acquired immune deficiency syndrome aids angela said she contracted the virus after a two-year relationship involving sexual contact with a bi-sexual male who contracted aids and minorities • 2 of 5 americans with aids are black or hispanic • half of women with aids are black • an estimated 90 percent of infected people are unaware that they have the virus this legislation mandated through the environmental protection agency epa stipulates that certain regions of the united states conduct programs that will substantially reduce air pollutants that scientists believe are eating away at the earth's protective ozone layer through the use of oxygenated fuel during the winter months participate in a cleaner burning fuel program from november through december in order to comply with the federal clean air act of 1990 for the third straight year triad drivers will be required to campus & community 3 sports 4 opinion 6 the epa recently noted that in the three-year period the oxygenated fuel program is conducted during the winter months because the dispersal rate of carbon dioxide is slower due to the cold air which leaves higher levels of the poisonous gas lingering in the air especially when you first start your car in the morning or after it's been sitting awhile he said once a county or region has been designated as a non attainment area by epa guidelines it is mandatory the area participate in the cleaner fuel program during the winter months until it has complied with the necessary guidelines said donnie redmond environmental supervisor for the n.c air quality division of environmental management with the raleigh-durham area recorded 16 violations of federal standards for carbon monoxide levels in the air i thought that this could not happen to me said angela i was carefree about life in general before i statistics at the triad health project show that angela is one of 260 people in the triad with aids who utilize the support facility of these cases 51 percent are african americans some researchers estimate that 90 percent of the people with the hiv virus are unaware that they are infected wadel said life among people in the triad affected by aids angela's appearance gives no indication that she has aids unlike the terminal patients frequently shown one of us you cannot look at someone to see if they have aids she said the face of aids can be upon any however the clinic does sponsor hiv awareness week every year to help educate students about the virus wadel said unable to provide statistics on the number of students at the university with aids because the health clinic is not a testing site for hiv n a&t health officials were practices aids is not just a gay white man's disease said ros watson nurse supervisor at sebastian health clinic at a&t it is common in everyone who participates in unsafe sex in the summer of 1988 ozone monitors in the triad along according to the n.c division of environmental management 80-90 percent of carbon monoxide a poisonous gas comes from the emission of automobile and truck tailpipes a&t rated one of top 10 inexpensive american universities continued on page 5 the a&t register greensboro north carolina 27411 north carolina agricultural and technical state university volume 68 number 4 4 december 1992 power lunch from staff reports learning to lead a nation of islam representative bennie brewington at a student government chats with miss a&t machelle cato and student association-sponsored leadership luncheon triad aids educators battle misconceptions bigotry