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AIDS continued from page 2
The combined choirs of the Charles
Jackson Singers of Brookland Baptist Chur
and the B. N. Scott Choraliers of Fir
Nazareth Baptist Church sang two movii
hymns.
As the powerful voices rose through ti
air, the people in attendance applauded ai
moved to the inspirational music. The vo:
es invoked tears from some in ^ttendanc
To represent the Hispanic victims of H]
and AIDS, members of Aceramiento Hispar
Hispanic Outreach Project sang a Spanii
inspirational song.
According to Tony Price with the Sou
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Prevention Collaboration, Hispanics accou
for 18 percent of the nation's population li
ing with AIDS.
Stacey McPhail, Matilda Outen and Sa
Hunter followed the Hispanic Outreach Pr
ject with an a cappella performance.
Hunter asked everyone to lift their hani
as they sang the song in dedication of the "a
gels" who have died from AIDS.
To conclude the musical performance
the Lexington United Methodist Church Ch
dren's Choir performed two songs.
Under the direction of Denise Peac
the children huddled around a single m
crophone and contributed their voices to tl
evening.
As candles were being passed through
out the crowd, people offered the names
friends, associates and loved ones who ha1
fallen victim to HIV and AIDS.
The grief-ridden expressions were illi
minated by the glow of the candles as a m
merit, nf silenre was nhserveri A sirvcrle hf
was rung 18 times to commemorate the 1
years that humans have dealt with this di
ease.
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November 30
Malicious injury to personal
property, Carolina Collegiate teller 1
machine. The complainant said he
observed brown and black marks on '
the back door of the ATM machine. 1
He said the handle of the back door 1
of the machine was broken off and '
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temorialize AIDS victir
Price then asked the people to exting
~ the candles in hope that one day there
B. no longer be a need to hold ceremonies 1
ch member the victims of HIV and AIDS,
st The combined choirs closed out the
tig emony with another hymn. The people
to their feet as the choir's combined v<
he climbed the scales. A few people lifted 1
id arms to the sky as tears ran down their f
ic- Social work graduate student Patti R*
:e. took an idea of participating in World P
[V Day to housing, and they saw great pc
vol tial for a collaboration event between the
sh idence Hall Association and Sexual Help
Sexual Assault office in the Thomson
th dent Help Center.
[V Ramey teamed up with Jenny Valler
nt and Mark Himes, other social work gr
v- ate students, to plan an event to raise i
pus awareness about AIDS and HIV.
m "Tonight we established a partner
o- and we built a legacy," Vallentine said."
is history in the making."
ds Every residence hall was represei
n- through a quilt patch, as were various G
and student organizations.
!S, "We hope to raise awareness of pe
il- who are living and people who have di<
AIDS," Ramey said. "This disease is to
e, ing our generation and we must chalk
li- ourselves ... It is about saving my gen
le tion."
"We hope to extend compassion to t
h- students who are living with HIV
of AIDS and who have died with AIDS,"
ye lentine said.
Ramey and Vallentine hope to send
11- message that USC students care,
o- "AIDS isfi't going away," Ramey saic
ill lives among us." ^
L8 "Unless we recognize and come faci
s- face with this disease, it won't go away,"
lentine added.
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Estimated value: $200. pect
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November 28 concr
Disorderly conduct, 600 Main St. The <
While on patrol, an officer observed a pect
car driving southbound on the side- othei
walk of Main Street at a high rate of just
speed. Pedestrians had to depart the Susp
sidewalk so as not to be run over. The reste
officer then witnessed the vehicle stop,
rlriva harlr nnfn tha rnaH an/1 thon
back onto the sidewalk. At that point *Gn
the officer directed the driver to pull Bloss
back onto the road. However, the ve- repoi
hide took off"in an erratic matter. The Entr
officer activated his blue lights and gaine
followed the vehicle into the parking whici
lot of Pizza Hut. Then, with the vehi- vious
cle still turned on and in drive, all Estir
three suspects exited the vehicle
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ruish "I just wish this one incident could be put in I dc
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;0 re- year," she said. "As someone who appointed me,
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rose Dickerson said she wants to preserve SG inDices
tegrity and maintain students' expectations of Jud
their elected officials. core
aces. "We really want a positive light on Student Hal
uney Government," Dickerson said. "We set high stan- thai
JDS dards. For the past couple of weeks, that has not Gar
>ten- been brought to the office." ty o
ReS_ While Newman underi
and stands Dickerson's desire to
Stu- portray SG in a positive light,
she said, "I don't think this i
xtine does it. I think standing by J
adu. people does that." ? Jp ;4f-\
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heves the issue has not been S ? '
ship handled appropriately. S mfa Wr <i
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ople person's job ? and in this ?
3d of case, it doesn't," she said. ^
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jnge munity service. It's her life 5
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hose n?t know who Dickerson will 1
and appoint as the new commu- /
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expressed disappointment in ) lUd
[ the her dismissal from the office. J
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my personal enjoyment," S
s.to- Hallman said. "I've been do- ^
Val- ing community service all my f
life. I feel that taking this i *
away from me is an injustice. /
ran in different directions. Sus- i
No. 1, who was almost struck by ?
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jjicKerson said applications tor tne uaoinet
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Hallman's dismissal came a week after the
liciary Committee subpoena meeting. The
imittee recommended impeachment for both
lman and Newman. The constitutionality ol
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necock has asked for a ruling on the legalif
barring the media from the meeting.
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i SG Attorney General Peter Siachos is continuing
his investigation into the events of the
closed session, along with other events that occurred
during the meeting. "I wantto make
sure that my opinion is complete, professional
and fair, and I can't do that until I hear both
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straight," Siachos said. "If it [the meeting] was
done improperly, then I will declare it null and
void."
Siachos said he will render his opinion today.
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