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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, December 1. 1993
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Hashinger choir sings for fun
By Brian James Kansan staff writer
A sign posted in Hashinger Hall's lobby convinced Wendy Eichel that she would be perfect for the Hashing Hall Showchoir.
"The sign read something like, 'Even if you can't sing, come and have fun with us anyway,' said Eichel, Boulder, Colo, freshman. "It seemed like my kind of choir."
Eichel, a tenor, is one of 20 Hashinger residents in the choir that meets twice each week in Hashinger's theater. Hashinger is the only residence hall that has a choir, said Ken Koch. Hashinger's programming coordinator and director of the choir. Hashinger residents auditioned for the choir early this fall.
"We have many students who are very talented musically who can't join choirs for one reason or another. This is a chance for them to satisfy that interest," he said.
And it is not often students get an opportunity to perform popular Broadway and show tunes in such an informal group, he said.
The choir will perform such tunes as "A Whole New World" from the movie "Aladdin" and "Hail, Holy Queen" from the movie "Sister Act" at the Student Affairs Banquet in
Koch said the choir, which consists of 16 women and four men, sometimes presented unique difficulties.
Hashinger's theater on Dec. 7. Only student housing officials and staff are invited to the banquet, which will be the choir's only performance this semester. Three performances are planned for the spring semester.
"We have three female tenors, so when my one male tenor doesn't show up, it's fun to watch the female tenors try to hit all the low notes," he said. "But this is the first choir that I've been associated with that people have fun going to rehearsals and practicing."
Alissa Oatman, Denver senior and an alto in the choir, said the relaxed nature of the choir made for better practices.
"You relax and forget about other things, but that also somehow tends to make you work harder in practice," she said.
Jennifer McCullough, Strawberry Point, Iowa, freshman, said that because members of the choir knew and lived close to each other, the group was close-knit.
"It's not high-pressure," she said. "They don't mind if you're having a bad voice night. We're not all perfect singers — but we are dedicated."
Study shows women are more likely to contract AIDS in heterosexual acts
Until recently, most women who got AIDS were intravenous drug users. But more and more cases of AIDS in women are being associated with heterosexual sex.
By Liz Klinger
Kansas staffwriter
Kansan staff writer
"Over 50 percent of all new heterosexual cases of AIDS in 1992 were in women, and that tells a big story," said Janine Demo, coordinator of health education of student health services.
Demo said a study conducted about three years ago by researchers at the University of California at San Francisco and at Berkeley estimated a woman having sex with an AIDS-infected man is 12 times as likely to catch the virus as a man having sex with an AIDS-infected woman.
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Henry Buck, gynecologist at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said women were more susceptible to sexually transmitted diseases because they have a larger surface area near their vagina that absorbs viruses through breaks in the skin, he said.
"The receptive partner is always the one at greatest risk." Buck said.
Charles Yockey, chief of staff at Watkins, said women retain male partners' secretions much longer than men exposed to women's secretions.
"Basically if you don't use a condom, your partner's secretions may be with you for a few days," Yockey said. "The vagina eventually cleans itself, but it takes time. The male penis is dry and not so conducive to bacterial growth and viruses."
Demo said societal norms are partially to blame for some women's attitudes toward AIDS prevention.
"Let's face it, women like to please," Demo said. "They like to trust. It's something they've been taught to do. Unfortunately, it's those trusting, caring females that don't want to question a partner's behavior that are going to get it."
"Women take care of their children, they take care of their family, before they take care of themselves," Demo said.
To protect themselves from STDs, Buck said sexually active women must not use only latex condoms but also use vaginal spermicides.
Yockey said that although condoms were effective in preventing sexually transmitted diseases, they did not offer 100 percent protection.
"Condoms have never been more than 90 percent effective for preventing pregnancy, so there's no reason to think they'd be better for preventing STDs," Yockey said.
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