Page 10A © The Castlegar Sun - Wednesday, November 28, 1990 Have news of the conumanky? ‘Let the Sun know what's happening - Phone 365-55 79 Responsible: sexual behavior subject of Selkirk college students’ neon n forum ‘By JIM ZEEBEN Sun correspondant ° istmas Comes Early to4 Teenage. pregnancy, Sexually we J Diseases, Immune Defeciency Syndromo— all subjects we hear arc happening: but, until recently, were rarely , openly discussed amongst local young people. That's why on Nov.: 22, over 150 students filled: Selkirk College’ s main lounge to take part in a discussion concem- - Glicier JEWELLERS Repeat of a Sellout! Freshwater Pearls 7° Bracelet and 16" Necklace Loveknot Earrings 10K Gold $29.95 Special Purchase 14K Diamond & Sapphire Ring .35 carat total diamond wt, .30 carat Marquise sapphire $699.00 Latest Styling 10K Gold Bangle...$99.00 , Super flex construction Our fall selection of current styles is at its best! COMPARE OUR PRICES BEFORE YOU BUY ANYWHERE! Inquire about our Lay-away Plan 642 Baker Street 352-6055 ing sexual The forum, which overran the noon hour, featured a serics of panclists including students, par- ents and a doctor, Jeff Leggat, Student Socicty president, hosted the event and directed the flow of the discussion with his wireless microphone. “Some topics may be offensive to some—exciting to others,"First up. were the College Students, Dean Horning, Teresa Douglas, Steve Svenson and Lisa Melenka. They discussed pre-marital sex, which drew a few hoots from the crowd of largely younger stu- dents, Some of whom, filled with bravado, snickered at the mention of abstinence as a means of safe Sex, The next pancl, four high school students from Stanley Humphries Senior Secondary in Castlegar, openly shared their views on peer pressure and some of the myths children grow up belicving about sex. “You're under the impression sex is bad and you won't enjoy it,” joked Stacy Gorkoff. “Well...” Leggat, kept the dialogue up with the crowd by posing a ques- tion and searching out someone to who wanted to respond. “Where do we learn about sex?” he asked. “Ts it the Grade 10 science teacher Photo eubrritied Jetf Leggat, Selkirk College Student Society president, hosted the discussion on responsible sexual behavior held on the campus Nov. 22. who turns beet red and runs over the parts of the body in five min- utes?” Responses varied but, most caused a few chuckles, from quips about “trial-and-error”, to one of the high school boys who said, “I didn't learn from my parents, I had to learn from my sistess.” The group of parents followed and were visibly more nervous than the younger students. Don Wilson, an english instructor at the college, spoke first, “I really want to be liberal but deep down I’m hor- tified,” he said in response to pre- marital sex. “I'm really old-fash- foned and conservative, I think peo- ple are very nonchalant about sex; although our children should be allowed to make mistakes as their parents have.” The final speaker was Dr, Perrier of Castlegar. He discussed the vari- ous types of birth control available and recommended using a contra- ceptive that has less than a five per cent failure rate. As Dr. Perrier spoke, the Student Society distribut- ed condoms in carrying sheaths, to - everyone in altendance, The tone of the listeners became heavier and , Students asked questions conceming on ithe Last Thursday of Every Month with almost everything in our stores. 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Dr. Perrier ended his talk by addressing STDs, “I don't see much Gonorrhea—on the Coast you might,” he said. “I've never seen syphilis and probably will never see « a case in my life but I do see a lot of herpes and worts.” - AIDS inevitably came up amongst the students’ questions and the doctor quoted. some statistics, “80-85 per cent of carriers are gay but the main increase is among intra- venous drug users. The number may be as high as four per cent amongst ~ prostitutes, With the average hetero- Sexual person the risk is pretty mini- mal." After the doctor left, only about 20 people stayed to watch a video of Rae Dawn Chong discussing TDs. | The following lunch hour the forum continued with a closer look at. AIDS, The speaker was Susanne Sampson, a graphic design instruc- tor at Selkirk who worked with AIDS Vancouver. Unfortunately fewer than 50 people turned out for the somber discussion, Sampson answered the crowds concerns on how AIDS is trans- ferred and how it's not. “You can’t “get it from toilet seats as the virus is exposed to air,” she said. “But if you have sex with a person who has the HTV—even once—you'li get it, And there's no way to physi- ~ cally tell whether’ someone has AIDS.” Some of the statistics brought up were: There are 4 million peo- ple with full-blown AIDS; 36-mil- lion HIV carriers; 180 million unreported cases; and 15 per cent, of those numbers are heterosexual, That works out to 27 million het- erosexual cases world wide. Sampson continually stressed the reality of the threat and the impor- tance of using condoms. There are expected to be more debates which deal with controver- sial issues‘at the college in the months to come. . wen mme ree meenee ee CAPONE s Sear ee nema oes celery TTT REGIONAL DISTRICT ELECTORAL Statement of. 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BIREETGR FOR ELECTORAL AREA APOR A THREE) YEAR TERME CT Statement Poll stewing tho number of ballot ca forthe offen of Director of ‘Central Kootenay at the Hlection held November 17, 1! “suandiae "6 THER NAMES OFFICE TERM OF OFFICE VOTES pH IDATB meer cf tno ct fort on of Dino Kootenay at the Bloction held NAMES OFFICE TERMOF OFFICE VOTES Director 3 wing CANDIDATE ELECTED ELECTORAL. BECO AR ng he ns of blot ca forth fin of Dnt of Hlectoral Area B of the Re ional District of Central Kootenay at OTHER NAMES ‘OFFICE mat orornice VOTES © ~ at the Election eld. Er Hamakawa Hana POSE AIM THE REL DWING CANDIDATE LECTED DIRECTOR RRFOR ELECTORAL AREA FOR A THKES (2) YEAR TERM: wo sce for th fica of Dc of # of Central Kogtensy sf Se Hipcion held ak Bie ‘TR ELECTED FOLLOWING. BRECTOR FOR, BEECTOMAL AREATIOR A THREE C TEAR TERS Shirley Regnier makes music-with her dinner utensils. Castlegar seniors. fiddling around on.S By NANCY LINGLEY ‘Sun Editor Not older better. And maybe not even - all that old. “I was like everybod: ay else, I didn’t ‘join until I was old. And then you don’t think oe 8 oe Dorotky Raymond aire: there,” said Doro y, Reymond of Castlegar Seniors Branch ond is in ch: eer te ny wastes held at the Seniors fn : yore right next door to Castle Bowl, every second and fourth Thursday at? PN No slouches when it comes to activi- ties, the seniors’ takes advantage of their location on U th Ave. and five- Th in bowls on a regular basis as well. aney also participate in carpet bowling cir own hal) and, come summer, indulge themselves with bocci ball, Italian or Greek lawn bowling, at the park across the street. . ek this past _crowd. A coffee and lunch is served at . These ane: ona rionthly basis any- way, the Seniors Hall comes alive with toe-tay apping mu: music as the Kootenay’ Branch #9 of the Old Time Fiddlers Association provides the music for some good old-time two-stepping and more romantic waltzing. “It’s s good exercise to dance at our age, * noted Sarah Jacobson, president of the branch. “I said we would to put one on once a month if the Old Time Fiddlers would play and they. said they woul the fiddlers provide their music for ¢ joy of playin; ying and the second dance aturday drew a good 11 p.m. and then the group ‘socializes foranhour. —. The hand event on the seniors cal- endar is th Ay bere party to be held at the Legion on Wednesday, Dec. 12. Tickets are on sale now. “Tf anyone wants to join us they just aturday nights . need to come to our next meeting here at the hall on Dec. 6, at 2 p.m:,” invited Jacobson. “There’s a five dollar annual fee to belong, but then they can go to any seniors club in B.C, And a member- ship gets them a Seniors Card that’s good for discount Jacobson hopes that there will be a New Year’s party as well and pointed © out that a summer picnic was an annual event and the hall was home to a bridge sae every Monday and Friday at 1 pane have a membership of 82,” she said. “Not all are active. Some just like to sit and tap their toes, past, to get out of the house to socialize. It’s just wonder- ful. Not too much keeps the seniors down, There’s a big population of seniors here in town ut they don’t come here, They think they have to be old. I didn’t j join y ntl I was 65, but you can join at 55 and have a hell of a good time.’ ‘SUN STAFF PHOTOS / Nancy Lingey “Sarah Jacobson, president of Castlegar Seniors Branch # 46, "You don't have to be old to join.” STORE HOURS: vs “: Monday to Ssturday 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday 9:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m. ¢ wee: 12 noon-5:00 p. ue ~ PRICE IS.JUST- ‘THE BEGINNING: rs Hall last Saturday.