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Campus Review
October 22, 2012
HIV+ Holistic Health Practitioner Reggie Smith to Give Keynote
University Heath Services Awareness Fair, October 25
“Murderball,” a Part of Disability
Awareness Month at Clayton State
Clayton State University’s University
Health Services (UHS) will hold an
Awareness Fair on Thursday Oct. 25,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Main Street in
the James M. Baker University Center,
outside both main entrances to the Baker
Center, and at Laker Hall.
According to Dr. Julia Spinolo, UHS
director, the theme for this year is, “Life’s
A Roller Coaster… Have a Safe Ride.”
The Awareness Fair will be filled with lots
of fun, games, activities, give-a-ways, and
life-long knowledge opportunities. It is
free, and open to the public.
The keynote speaker for the Awareness
Fair will be Reggie Smith, holistic health
practitioner, radio/TV personality, and
author from Queens, N.Y. Smith, who has
been HIV+ for more than 25 years, has ini-
tiated a national campaign, Wellness
Awareness and Recovery, to diminish the
stigma surrounding HIV and increase
awareness about the unmet needs of U.S.
families in this regard. Smith will be speak-
ing from noon to 1 p.m., in room UC372
of the James M. Baker University Center.
“STDs are public health problems that
lack easy solutions because they are root-
ed in human behavior and fundamental
societal problems,” says Smith, who
focuses on healing solutions. “Indeed,
there are many obstacles to effective pre-
vention efforts. The first hurdle will be to
confront the reluctance of American soci-
ety to openly confront issues surrounding
sexuality and STDs.
“To successfully prevent STDs, many
stakeholders need to redefine their mis-
sion, refocus their efforts, modify how
they deliver services, and accept new
responsibilities. In this process, strong
leadership, innovative thinking, partner-
ships, and adequate resources will be
required. The additional investment
required to effectively prevent STDs may
be considerable, but it is negligible when
compared with the likely return on the
investment.”
For more information onAIDS and HIV, visit
http://health.state.ga.us/epi/hivaids/index.
asp.
As part of the Clayton State Disability
Resource Center’s celebration of
Disability Awareness Month, the
movie “Murderball” will be shown at
6:30 p.m., in room 272 of the James
M. Baker University Center, on
Thursday, Nov. 1. The “Murderball”
showing is co-sponsored by Clayton
State’s AmeriCorps program.
This amazing doc-
umentary chroni-
cles the lives of
rough and tumble
rugby
players,
who also happen
to be wheelchair
users, on their
quest for Olympic
gold. The movie follows the hard-hit-
ting action on the court where players
smash each other with reinforced
wheelchairs on and off the court.
These amazing men will make you
think differently about the word “dis-
ability.”
Also in attendance at the screening
will be Clayton State’s own Zac
Bradley, and his "Murderball" coach,
who will be answering questions
about the sport. The event is free and
open to the public.
“‘Murderball,’ the documentary,
seems to engender a great response
from viewers. It is an unflinching look
at disability, sexuality and Olympic
competition,” says the Disability
Resource Center’s Tameeka Hunter.
g ame s , g i v e - a - way s ,
guest speaker and more!
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James M. Baker University Center
National Student Day
2012 Alice Smith Staff Award winner
Darius Davis hosts students in The Loch
Shop during national student day. Students
had the opportunity to spin a wheel, play
Clayton State trivia and enjoy Loch Shop
give-a-ways.