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Snug in the middle of campus amidst the signs and free candy sit hundreds of ceramic goods available for the SF State community to purchase.

The Ceramic Guild Annual Holiday Sale began this Monday and continues till the end of the week in the Fine Arts Building room 192.

The glass blowing class, which is set to be cancelled, also has a sale happening at the same time down the hall in room 171.

“I think this sale gets you interested in glass and I really like that we have glass and ceramics at the same time because they are very different but they are very similar in that they can be useful, they can be decorative,” said Megan Dykema, the glass blowing TA. “It really helps people to get interested in glass and to see what it looks like. We hold it in our shop and a lot of people actually do like to watch and we show how it’s done.”

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Campus organizations observe World AIDS Day with speakers and workshops

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It began with a workshop in Jack ED PINS Adams Hall encouraging participants appeared Annual event to practice safe sex and use condoms, across get tested for HIV regularly and to not campus encouraged be afraid to ask their partners about Tuesday students to get their sexual health status. as SF “The disease is really prominent State celetested for HIV and in minorities and my own communibrated the practice safe sex ty,” said Miyuki Gomez, member of 25th annual World AIDS Day the event’s planning committee and with free HIV testing and preanthropology major. “A lot of people sentations about getting tested, are diagnosed but are afraid to speak. I hope events safe sex, and culturally competent care. like this will open that space for people.”

Campus organizations including the Women’s In addition to presentations and workshops, the Center, Peer Educators Advocating Campus Health day also included the hanging of the AIDS quilt, (PEACH), Creating Empowerment through Alcowith the names of people affected in the SF State hol and Substance Abuse Education (CEASE), the Education and Referral Organization for Sexuality Chavez Student Center.

(EROS) and the Sexual Abuse Free Environment (SAFE) Place hosted the event attended by a small crowd of about 20.

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The Associated Students Inc. hosted a town hall event Tuesday, Dec. 3 in the J. Paul Leonard Library in support of SF State President Leslie E. Wong’s new Strategic Plan.

President Wong has worked on a new strategic plan — the goal, mission, and objective for improvement for the University in the coming years — with his committee of 15 faculty, students, administrators and counselors since last year and has developed seven themes, which they plan to use to execute their objectives by the summer of 2014.

The open forum was facilitated by Nicole Henderson, a member of President

Wong’s Strategic Planning Committee and ASI board of directors member, and included a panel of teachers, administrators and ASI members.

The focus of the open forum was the of focus for the strategic plan: building SF State’s identity. The theme examines the central values of SF State, and the University’s identity to internal and external audiences. Questions included: Where can we improve the student experience and what is the identity of SF State as a whole?

“We want this conversation to be brought back to the full committee,” Henderson said.

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The Strategic Plan campaign began online with the University soliciting sugblank) at #SFState, and adding recommendations to neighborland.com, a website that helps neighbors connect.

Tuesday’s event was the second following the Strategic Planning Committee kickoff event November 18, hosted in Malcolm X Plaza where the University community was asked to add suggestions to whiteboards and poster boards.

While the kickoff event was able to attract a couple hundred students to the Quad, yesterday’s library meeting was not as well attended, even with the offer of free pizza and refreshments.

“The advertising for this forum sucked,” student activist Donna Olivera told the panel. “The majority of the people in this room are either in ASI or they’re a board member of ASI.” The small turnout totaled about 25 students, including ASI members.

ASI tried to advertise the event through mass emails to the student organizations and tabling in Malcolm X Plaza during the last two weeks, said Adenike Hamilton, ASI president and panel member.

“A town hall is only successful when we have people,” Hamilton said. “We need to bolster the numbers for people coming out to these forums.”

Since SF State joined neighborland. com at the beginning of November, there have been almost 400 responses, about 350 of which were in by the end of the initial kickoff event.

Hamilton said more town hall meetings would be scheduled for the other seven Strategic Plan themes, but not until next semester.

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AST MONTH, the University invested $83,000 to add two additional shuttles to

transports students from the Daly City BART station to campus, in order to accommodate the growing commuter population at SF State.

SF State’s shuttle service is available to students and faculty who commute from Daly City BART and runs Monday through Friday.

“San Francisco State University” labeled shuttles, which can transport 26 seated passengers and six to eight standing or roughly 6,000 students a day, two new black shuttles have been added to the route to alleviate long lines for the shuttle that picks up at 19th Avenue and at the Daly City BART station, according to Deputy Chief of Police Reggie Parson.

“Its quicker than last year,” said Justin Porter, a history major who commutes from Antioch four times a week.

“Last year I’d have to wait 15 to

20 minutes; this year the longest has been ten minutes.”

The two new shuttles, provided by Bauer, a transportation agency, were added Nov. 6 for

both the day and night shifts, according to Parson. The shuttles are known for using alternative fuels such as compressed natural gas, bio-diesel, and propane, according to the company’s website.

The Division of Administration and Finance provides the funds for these additional shuttles which adds up to $83,000 or $858 a day until the end of the Spring 2014 semester, according to Parson.

Along with the increase in transportation vehicles, the University has also moved the drop off and pick up point for the shuttle at Daly City BART to the bus stop near the 28 Muni bus line stop, in order to allow commuters to easily choose to either take the shuttle or Muni to campus.

However, students like Quan Lee, a nursing major who commutes from Oakland, believes the shuttle can be further improved. utes this morning, it made me late to class,” Lee said. “There needs to be a lot more shuttles.”

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News Briefs GOSPEL GATORS PERFORMANCE

SF State Crime Blotter From 11/19 to 12/4 the University Police Department responded to 30 incidents. Here are the highlights.

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SEEKING CAMPUS CAT VOLUNTEERS

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11/24 Unlicensed

STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

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11/24 Possession 11/26 Attempted Robbery

SF STATE PRODUCES FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS

Source: Campus memo

11/26 Arrest Warrant

11/25 Petty Theft

GOOD BODY AUDITIONS

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Latinos spend most at cinema, but least represented on screens

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TOP ME IF YOU’VE heard this one before. Four guys enter a dark movie theater: a Salvadorian, a Brazilian, a Persian and a Japanese guy. Their median age is 27 and they’ve just paid $40 to see the

They look around and notice that they’re by far the youngest in the audience for the near sold-out show. They’re also the only minorities in attendance, but realize it’s no big deal, because who doesn’t love a British feel-good movie with 78-year-old Dame Judi Dench as the lead?

However, the Salvadorian dude who’s dreds of dollars on movies yearly, found a recent study conducted by the University of Southern California that states Latinos go to movies more than any group yet represent only 4 percent of roles onscreen.

What few roles do exist only perpetuate stereotypes, according to the study. Since nominated for Oscars, not including Spaniards (Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz with six nominations and two wins).

Those nominated played an undocumented gardener, an undocumented nanny, an undocumented drug mule, a former convict turned religious zealot and a corrupt police on this short list is Frida Kahlo — thick unibrow included with the price of admission.

So the Salvadorian guy wonders,

young Latino depicted on celluloid as the East L.A. cholo with bullets to spare and not an ounce of dignity. junior high, though. Clearly he has a thing for Judi Dench, but is that worth a lifetime of unfavorable roles?

Apparently, and yet he still attends movies religiously. AMC, the second largest theatre chain in America, has noticed and Chief Executive Gerry Lopez has gone on builds new auditoriums in predominantly Latino populated neighborhoods because the return on investment is lucrative in a time when overall attendance is gradually down since 2011.

The exception is Latinos who have actually gone to the movies more since 2011 and propel the industry, according to the study. Regardless, Latinos clearly won’t stop attending movies and they shouldn’t.

But at this moment it’s worth it to be aware of these trends because Hollywood producers need to acknowledge these facts with their checkbooks and casting decisions.

Latinos on economics, but any concerns that movies headlined by Latinos are a costly gamble for studios should be rendered irrelevant after this study.

Why wasn’t the lead role of the true life,

originally intended in the script, but instead given to British ingenue Carey Mulligan?

How about the real-life Spanish family who survived the 2004 Thailand tsunami script was changed to a British family and the lead roles given to Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts. recognized women and African-Americans as viable consumers after the success of enjoying a stellar year with exceptional

lywood took a chance and the cash registers went ka-ching. sance more than a decade ago with art

to be seen in those subsequent, big budget Perhaps appropriation, a watering down effect and a system reluctant to change are at play here despite hard evidence that sugWhatever the case, this Salvadorian guy

movie, but let’s not be greedy.

Why wasn’t the saintly single mother and love interest to Ryan Gosling in

because he doesn’t represent the typical

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As the end of the year approaches, when summer is but a distant memory, people tend

by Archives of Sexual Behavior found that Google searches for pornography, prostitution and online dating peaked between December and March. Facebook data reveals that most relationships are started in winter months, but there is a massive increase in breakups between March and August. This bizarre biannual dating pattern can be explained by a few theories.

First: in the summer, everyone is in the skimpiest

ble, so dating becomes more of a mental and emotional game.

We start to look for people that we can see ourselves with long term (even though, let’s be honest, you’ll probably break up by March when everyone’s jackets start peeling off).

Second: Seasonal Affective Disorder (yes, the acronym is literally SAD) is something that happens to a lot of people.

Our natural Circadian rhythms hate the shorter days and we start to get a little depressed in the cold.

Our brain chemistry starts to go a little haywire. Going out seems like a huge obstacle, shaving is useless and laying in bed seems to be like the best

to settle down with. Everyone

that wants to lay in bed with us, both stubbly and both in

take notice, but in the winter, everyone starts to layer as many oversized clothes on as possi-

some wine or cider and then it somehow becomes a romantic night in - voila!

by couples (or in a relationship themselves). This period of autumn/winter, better known as marathons and cozying up with a big mug of hot cocoa…all While a study by eHarmony claims that people tend to avoid

Third: everyone’s doing it. We see our friends all giddy and we want a piece of that action. And as we start to see less possibility, we really want in on it. People want what they can’t have, so the lack of mates makes people run around trying to catch all the eligible babes before it’s too late and they’re all alone for the holidays. No one wants to be that person sitting at home on Facebook while everyone else is getting some action on a bearskin rug in front of a

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mas tree.

Lastly: we’re bored. There’s winter - school ends, people head home for the break (and those who stay are too sucked out). With less people around,

ly simple solution if you’re not picky. though, it’s important to remember that your relationship probably won’t make it past put in so much effort, money and time into something that is really just a seasonal trend. My understands that this may not last forever and you don’t have to buy each other presents and whatnot. Find someone who mutually agrees that it’s okay for you to use each other for the companionship - and if it happens to turn into something more, then so be it. Just don’t put too much emotion into something that is (more than

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Students gather in Malcolm X Plaza to protest proposed campus Taser use

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HE escalation of the Taser debate resulted in a rally in Malcolm X Plaza Friday Nov. 22,

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where students protested against what they see as the silencing of student voice on campus.

Protesters also spoke out against the auxiliary merger between Associated Students, Inc. and the Cesar Chavez Student

for some SF State employees.

“We are here for Tasers, but this comes into a bigger context — there is no student voice,” said Mazin Mahgoub, one of the event’s organizers. “This is an attempt to bring these issues to light,” he said.

SF State Dean of Students Joseph D. Greenwell attended the event and was called out by members of the audience, where he was urged to initiate a conversation with President Leslie E. Wong on behalf of students. The audience asked that he present Wong a list of their demands.

“I am happy to convey the information to President Wong, but I cannot make promises on someone else’s behalf,” Greenwell said.

Students held that it is his responsibility as the dean of students to bring their concerns to Wong’s attention.

Mahgoub read a tentative list of demands to Greenwell, which included stopping the implementation of Tasers, increased transparency from the University on the matter and a request that Wong issue a community vote before making a decision on the Taser issue.

“I can commit to organiza-

tion, but not to issuing policy,” Greenwell said.

Greenwell also said he would make a commitment to bring the questions to President Wong.

Since the general assembly Thursday, Nov. 14, students have expressed concern that Wong would likely sign the general order for Taser implementation during winter break.

In an email to Xpress, President Wong assured that this was not going to be his course of action.

“I do not make decisions over holiday periods when staff and students are away. I will work by Dec. 30, and make a decision when students return,” Wong said.

Student activist groups in opposition to Tasers are currently drafting a more concrete list of demands for President Wong, and intend on continuing rallies in opposition throughout the remainder of the semester.

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T’S BEEN 45 YEARS SINCE the longest campus strike in U.S. History took place at SF State and to this day it remains an honored, historical University event.

Monday, Dec. 2, Catherine Powell, director of the Labor Archives and Research Center (LARC) and exhibition curator, hosted the opening ceremony for the exhibit, “Striking Images: San Francisco State 1968.”

Located in the LARC on the fourth exhibition featured prominent moments of student unrest at SF State over national issues, such as racial injustice and the Vietnam War. This resulted in a student and faculty strike from November 1968 to March 1969 at the University and inspired the establishment of the college of Ethnic Studies.

The gallery projected news footage from the time of the strike recorded by local news stations such as CBS5-KPIX and KQED. The opening also included a tour of the gallery to view images of the strike. Among the crowd were strike veterans, long-time supporters of the school, professors and students like Phiz Mezey, the 88-year-old photographer featured in the exhibit.

“I think this is a wonderful presen-

tation of the argument and the people involved,” said Mezey of the exhibit.

“It’s great that they are having a panel discussion with the strike veterans as part of the ceremony as well, it is a great opportunity for students to learn about what was going on,” Mezey said.

Strike veterans Clarence Thomas,

Roger Alvarado and Laureen Chew shared their individual experiences in a panel about how they got involved with the strike of 1968 and explained how they were able to accomplish their goals.

“The panel I thought was really exceptional because they talked about what got them involved and what was going on in

leton, an employee at SF State’s Capital Planning in Design and Construction department and also wife of strike veteran Alvarado. “These people didn’t just go out there to be crazy, they believed in several causes,” Carleton said.

The panel, which was moderated

by Daniel Gonzalez, included Laureen Chew who later became an Associate Dean at the University. She spoke about her life in Chinatown and her involvement with the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF). Clarence Thomas spoke for a few minutes about his association with the Black Student Union and the civil rights issues that surround him in the 60s. Roger Alvarado explained how he worked for most of his life and then received the opportunity to attend SF State for his higher education.

“To see my friends speak today, it is emotional as they are all like extended family here,” said Raymond Tompkins, former president of the Black Student Union after the strike. “It wasn’t about us back then but it was about who comes behind us, like the students today,” Tompkins said.

The exhibit runs Monday through Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. until December 20 at the Labor Archives and Library at SF State.

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Students take on variety of roles in Brown Bag Theatre

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F STATE’S Brown Bag Theatre class is not held in a paper bag, but is rather the name of a class inspired by a 1920s tradition.

“I think it probably even goes back to prohibition days when you used to carry around illicit liquor in a brown paper bag,” said Bill Peters, a professor at SF State who teaches the Brown Bag Theatre class at the University. “But the idea is that it is kind of a signal that it operates at lunch time.”

Brown Bag Theatre is a class that gives students the opportunity to be a part of their own theater company, in which they write, direct, manage and act in a play. For three days every week, theater students group together to produce a new play in the Brown Bag Theatre located in the Creative Arts Building at SF State.

“It has been the best experience of my life,” said Kyle McReddie, a senior at SF State who is currently participating in his third semester of Brown Bag Theatre. “It’s a lot of fun, it’s a lot been classes that have been put on the back burner because of Brown Bag, but you don’t do it because

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it’s a class, you don’t do it because you get a grade, you do do it because you’re in love with it,” McReddie said.

Before the school left for Thanksgiving break, people lined up in the Creative Arts Building outside the theatre to watch their workshop production of “The Weir.” The director appointed a theater student as the costume designer who was well-versed in period pieces and was able to

pick out the right costumes to go with each actor’s part.

“It’s up to the director to decide about the costumes,” said Kathleen Lee, a theater student for Brown Bag. “This semester has been so educational for me as a future director because we work with so many diverse peers with different skills and abilities,” Lee said.

“It is a class that is meant to

provide a completely comprehensive experience to every member in it of what a repertory theatre might be like,” Peters said.

All students enrolled have the opportunity to work as crew members, house managers and help critique each other’s performances as the semester progresses. Each student acts in a play, although some act more than others. at Brown Bag and I auditioned

and I was lucky enough to be chosen,” said theater student, Brendan Hong, who acted in “The 39 Steps,” “Metamorphoses” and “Reasons to be Pretty” this semester and will perform in the closing show, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” next week.

Students begin the audition process by signing up for the preferred play they wish to work on and are chosen by the directors for the particular semester. The plays that students take on each semester are selected in a collaborative effort by students and the professor teaching the class.

“It’s a totally fun and great experience, a great networking opportunity and a way to really get to know the department and the student directors,” said Hong.

Brown Bag Theatre plays are free to the public and usually take place from noon until 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in the Creative Arts Building at SF State. This week’s show, “The Last Five Years” runs from December 4 until December 6 and the last show of the semester is “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” It runs next week from Wednesday, December 11 until Friday, December 13.

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SF State Alumni: Where are they now?

Kimmy Williams

Thousands of students have graduated from SF State over the years. Xpress took a moment to catch up with a few of them to see what they have been up to.

Class of 2012 B.A. in humanities with a minor in Italian Williams, born and raised in San Francisco, chose to attend SF State because of its consistent celebration of diversity.

Since graduating, Williams went the entrepreneurial route and started a skincare center, Acqua e Sapone Aesthetics, which she owns in downtown San Francisco. The center is just two months old and Williams is learning as she goes.

“I chose this work because I wanted to connect

to a skin condition and help them build their self-esteem and self-image,” Williams said.

This center specializes in treating problematic skin conditions like acne through holistic coaching and clinical facials.

“The name Acqua e Sapone literally means ‘water and soap’ in Italian but ‘bella acqua e sapone’ is an expression that means ‘water and soap beautiful.’ This concept of just washing your face with soap and water and feeling beautiful without having to cover up who you are is a message that is lacking in the beauty industry and something I wanted to spread through my work,” Williams said.

Williams wants to encourage college students and anyone trying

their passion.

“There are a lot of sweat and tears that go into building a career and opening a business and the thing that will keep you moving forward is the joy of doing that thing every day that you would be doing whether you got paid or Class of 1982 not,” Williams said.

B.S. in home economics (now hospitality and tourism management)

Yvonne Lembi-Detert

After Yvonne Lembi-Detert graduated from SF State in 1982 with a degree in home economics, she went on to create San Francis-

Chris Wong Class of 2003 B.S. in business

Since graduating, Lembi-Detert has also won several awards. She of Fame sidewalk, appeared on Good Morning America and started Personality Hotels, a company which aims to provide a home away from home and hires SF State graduates. She is

Wong, born and raised in San Francisco, chose to stay local when he selected SF State.

Wong continued his education at California Culinary Academy in San Francisco and graduated in 2005.

Since graduating, he has gone to open two restaurants, including the newly opened Blueprint Tap Room.

“My father and grandmother were both excellent cooks and taught me a lot. Since a young age I was helping and learning in the kitchen,” Wong said. “It wasn’t until a trip to Europe and time spent on a farm in Italy that I really understood food and its importance. It’s been a wild and entertaining ride, to say the least.”

Wong, also partner and chef at Social Kitchen & Brewery, decided to venture in a new restaurant because of the challenge.

“Blueprint is an ode to a new type of gastropub. Modern, casual, fun but serious about craft beer, local wine and creative, delicious food,” Wong said.

He emphasizes having a business that has strong comradery.

“We are all family and friends and have a common goal.

Blueprint derives from being in the heart of the design district.

A blueprint is a starting point. A design. A vision. Leaving room to grow and become something amazing,” Wong said.

also involved in several charities.

“My amazing father inspired me to be the best and embrace opportunities and this has led me to continually expand business while taking care of guests and having some fun,” Lembi-Detert said.

As a woman and CEO, Lembi-Detert had to overcome many challenges from a male-dominated industry, she said.

Lembi-Detert followed the ABC rule: Aim high, Be brave and Critique yourself.”

Today she continues to expand her business, renovate hotels and search for opportunities to even create hotels from scratch.

Julian Mocine-McQueen

Mocine-McQueen graduated SF State in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in history and has since become the director of education and outreach for Green For All, an organization that provides sustainable jobs for low income workers.

“The success I’ve had today stems directly from the organizing I did at SF State,” Mocine-McQueen said. “I’d just encourage students to experiment with what you are not always be paid, but it will pay off in the end.”

While at SF State, Mocine-McQueen started a club called the League of Young Voters, which educated students about elections and got students to vote.

After graduating, Mocine-McQueen worked for Green For All as a temporary worker and has since

Class of 2008 B.A in history been promoted to Director of Education and Outreach.

Mocine-McQueen also toured with rappers Wiz Khalifa and Drake in 2010 and 2011 working as an environmental educator.

Mocine-McQueen recently started a collaborative project called the Million Person Project, which works with change makers around the world to uncover and communicate their personal story, exploring why they do the work they do.

“I’m very lucky, because I get to communicate with and support incredible community-level leaders every single day,” Mocine-McQueen said. “In addition to this, I work to develop useful tools and resources for everyday folks to take action around climate change and to develop the green economy.”

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Student artists dedicate time to create goods for annual art sale Money from the ceramic sale goes to support the SF State Ceramic Guild, which provides educational experiences, brings in visiting artists and funds annual conferences.

“It helps meet some of the gaps, like funding,” said Leslie Bock, ceramic grad student and ceramics guild president.

“The ceramic guild helps to continue to provide that quality ceramic experience. Whatever is made goes directly back to the students.”

Guild members create the ceramic art works during the fall semester. Members spend eight hours a day each weekend coloration.

Guild members also volunteer their time working at the sales desk and wrap purchased items in recycled newspaper.

“I think it gives people joy to see the results of an education, of an artistic education, ” said G.V. Kelley, a studio assistant. “Food is such a personal communal thing, it really is, and most of the things that we sell here are dinnerware. To be able to share that in such a communal loving act such as eating and cooking allows the sharing of that with other people who give it as gifts.”

Tiffany Runge, a 24-year-old psychology major, bought two vases, one purple and the other teal.

“I came down here because my mom is an artist too, it’s always good to shop local,” said Runge. “I think it’s kind of cool that the students get to show their creativity, and then the students can be a part of it. You can give the ceramic to your family and say a student from SF State made this.”

Campus organizations come together to educate community a disease that attacks the immune system, so according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ website AIDS.gov.

AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV

and occurs when the body’s immune system is extremely fragile.

There are 50,000 new cases of HIV each year, State Health Equity Institute.

Despite 13- to 24-year-olds representing 26 percent of new HIV cases each year, young people don’t take the disease seriously because they don’t see the atrocities that modern medicine “When I was young and I saw my friends covered in sores and dying, I was really motivatseeing that.”

Alpha Phi Omega and SF State’s salsa club put on a short dance show for the audience before the day turned to a more serious presentation about Native Americans, mixed races and where sex and HIV intersect.

Andrew Jolivette, chair of the American Indian studies department, lectured about a study he conducted on how racial justice intersects with the transmission of HIV in Native American communities.

Jolivette, a member of the Opelousa and Atkapa-Ishak nations of southwest Louisiana, spoke about native people and other minorities who are often forgotten and at high risk for developing HIV due to the correlation between racial discrimination and infection.

President Leslie E. Wong also spoke to the small group and expressed his pride in all the students who participated in planning and developing the event.

He acknowledged the lack of students present and said he hoped that World AIDS Day 2014 the get students into the room.

“Everyone needs to be supportive and end the

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