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Gamecock briefs USC surgeon wins award for film A USC surgeon has received a prestigious award for his film on breast-sparing cancer surgery. Dr. Frederick Greene, chief of surgical oncology in USC's School of Medicine, received the Ethicon Film Award for his film, Breast-Sparing Techniques for Carcinoma of the Breast. The 20-mirute instructional film, in which Greene describes the lumpectomy technique, was shown recently at the meeting of the Southeastern Surgical Congress in Atlanta. It will be given to the American College of Surgeons for use as a teaching tool. Broadcasting society names officers Two journalism professors have been named national officers of Alpha Epsilon Rho, the National Broadcasting Society. John Lopiccolo was elected national secretary and Richard Uray was elected national honorary president. The society works to maintain links between the professional and academic broadcast communities. Freshman competes in tournament A USC freshman competed in the National Table Tennis Competition this past weekend. Jen-Yin "Jessica" Chen qualified for the competition by being runner-up in the Association of College Unions-International Kegion 3 i ournament. ^ne was sponsorea at me national compeution by the regional association and the Carolina Program Union. Freshman gets Rogers scholarship The first recipient of USC's George W. Rogers Endowment Scholarship is Mildred Metts, an office administration freshman. Metts graduated second in her class from Mid-Carolina High School in Newberry. She has won numerous math and English merit awards. Rogers, who won of the 1980 Heisman Trophy as a USC running back, now plays for the National Football League's Washington Redskins. He said he established the scholarship in the College of Applied Professional Sciences because he "wanted to do something for the college that did so much for me." ROTC to commission 21 officers USC's Naval ROTC will commission 12 ensigns and nine Marine Corps second lieutenants on May 15. TM. L * I \T 1 ~ T"! r>- J i nose 10 oe commissioned as rNavy ensigns are i nomas oianuenburg, Kenneth Brown, Edward Faxianger, Daryl Haegley, Jesse Jenkins, Thomas McDowell, Amy Potts, Louis Reid, Johnnie Rhodes, William Rowan, Darrell Witt and Julia Worthington. Those to be commissioned as Marine second lieutenants are Dennis Crall, John Currie, Timothy Fossett, Lorraine Freiberg, Glenn Livingston, David McRitchie, Steven Nightingale, Robert Norton, Mark Richter and Paul Salas. : HAM & CHEESE SANDWICH TWO SLICES OF LEAN HAM WITH TWO SLICES OF J I REAL AMERICAN CHEESE, A LITTLE MOSTARO & PICKLES < ON A WARM SOFT BON - LOTTA TASTE! \ $? [ .' ? \ 29 : 7 I. J\ u r LIMIT 1 WITH COUPON \/ ^ ^ J V COUPON EXPIRES TOMORROW NIGHT AT 10 PM J 5 5 87 fipp?fpp Pnlnmhto ?. VI V^UUV^l V\S&\M U/JIA JxyJhap' afaufo irnffmmmmmli the rnmm zoo 4PFE5o*l H/MNECFWVM IdlllPfl' WMSTCOUKIW f i IpgI!'9 THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 35,000 STUPENTS IN THE 9 M3ff M INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER Wm 'Mk LEARNING IN GREATER GCUM I I t AIDS Continued from page 1 At the Richland County Health Clinic, a blood sample is sent to DHEC to be checked, but it is identified only with a number, the race, what age and what county the person is from. "We Hrtn't cAnH nnm#?c MrtrtAn caiH UV/II 1 OVIIU IIUIIIVJ | A AVI iVIl JUAV4. Kettinger said South Carolina has no laws that affect people with AIDS. "Some states have some laws where a person with AIDS who refused to change his sexual behavior could be isolated," she said. Such a law would not be punitive for people who have AIDS, she said. "It would only be meant to give us some authority for rare cases when someone won't change his behavior," she said. hor sypnuis ana gonorrnea, people who have been exposed are informed they were infected, and if they don't get treatment, we can jail them for 21 days and perform treatment," Horton said. "If someone has tuberculosis, we can put them in isolation, but not for AIDS," he said, adding that although AIDS is not considered a venereal disease, it is one. wncii a pcii>uii i!> cuiuiuncu iu have AIDS, he is given counseling and advised to abstain from sexual activity and not to have children, Horton said. "A lot of people listen, but a lot don't. A lot say they're going to die anyway, so why not have sex," he said. The county health clinic has not received any reports of babies Dorn witn Aiua yet, ne saia. People are more careful now, Horton said. "Condoms are the number one protection. We tell people in the high risk groups not to exchange body fluids," he said. The high risk groups are homosexuals and bisexuals, intravenous drug users, and people who received blood transfusions before 1985. he said. ' Kettinger said the more sexual partners an AIDS victim has had, the greater risk of spreading infection. E3 13 ai B ? ? m cec1 f*i rA iist< B "'s 13 E$ r EQ(? Is5 E3 B B LfcJ E?) B SI E5 B txc b B 2 B I 13 B K Rl T*y' PPr "Use condoms," she said. "Don't use IV drugs, and if 11 you're a woman at risk, you may I m want to be tested before consider- [ j ing getting pregnant." I Kettinger said the blood supply is well-protected now, and ail donated blood is tested. "If so- l meone gives blood, and it is \ positive, their name is put on a deferred donor's list." "You cannot get AIDS by donating blood, nor can you get AIDS through casual contact [I with a person," she said. Price said there is no evidence that a person can be infected with | the AIDS virus by kissing. "The greatest risk in kissing is that people may have a bleeding ulcer or sore in their mouths," he ' said. There have been 122 confirmed cases of AIDS in the state as of > March 31, Price said, adding new | figures will be released this month. He said 66 of the cases are ; homosexuals or bisexuals; 21 are intravenous drug users; seven are homosexuals or bisexual as well as intravenous drug users; six are heterosexual; and the remaining 22 are related to blood transfusions. 3 r RAPTICT MmifAl CI i uni aa^i ivibi/ivni. V& NDERNESS AND TECH! Jursing involves advanced technology am lures. But at Baptist Medical Center Colur ?ning. It's holding a hand. It's touching li\ trpAtino nAtients ill<e neonlp " o I I I Cursing positions are available In the I * Medical/Surgical (Oncology, Neuro, Orthopedics. 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