1994_10 The Daily Collegian October 1994

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Vol. 10'3, No. 20
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Monday, October 3,1994
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Renaissance
Fair^captures
heartsof
all ages
By Rusty Robison
'/Wekome,mTady,tothishere
Renaissance Faire. \
"Uh...hi. Whales this all,
about?"
"Thou hast arrived in good
hour, m'lady. His Majesty and
the Queen are to pass by hate at
any moment!"
"King? What king?"
"Why his majesty King Henry
of England, of course. What kind
of nave are you?"
'Tm from out of town.-"
At that moment ,fhe trumpets
sounded and the royal two, along
with all their court, gracefully
passed through the crowd. The .
Queen's hand was held high by
her husband's. The peasant with
whom I was talking fell to his
I knees and bowed before the
I   couple.
tSowasthesceneatHanford's
annual Renaissance Faire this
weekend, as Renaissance guilds
from all over California gathered
to share-their skills, their passion
for music and merriment and to
drink lots of ale.
As I continue along the path, I
almost trip over a dead-looking
beggar lying in the road with a
hat by his side. A sign pinned to
his chest reads, "I be dying of a
broken heart. Please, be kind with
silver to help me broken heart"
That moment a group of ban- ,
shees ran past us as we clutched
our wallets and watched. Uiv
knowingly, as I was eyeing some
crystals in a nearby booth, the
group of male exchange students
that I was with became engulfed
by a fairy ring (a bunch of maid¬
ens surrounding them in a circle
of clasped hands).
See Faire, Page 3
Photos by Zia Nizami — THE COLLEGIAN
Volunteers unfold the AIDS Memorial Quilt at Sellend Arena the quilt will be on display through today.
AIDS Quilt exhibition
attracts thousands
By Joe Rosato Jr
Eight hundred brightly
decorated panels, part of the
Names Project Memorial
Quilt, garnished the floor of
Selland Arena this weekend,
somber reminders, of the
deadly a/fects of the AIDS vi¬
rus which has claimed the
lives of more than 500,000
people worldwide.
More than 4,000 visitors
passed among the panels in
the first two days of the exhi¬
bition, viewing the vast spread
of personalized panels of the
Quilt.     .
Inside the arena, thesound
of shuffling feet was accom-
panied only by the continual echo
of victims names being read by
volunteers. Visitors embraced
one another — some dabbed at
tears with Kleenex provided in
boxes found along the panels.
Others stared somberly at the
brightly and elaborately deco¬
rated panels, each one cc/m-
memorating the life of someone
who has died of complications
related to AIDS.
Occasionally, amid reading
the names, a reader would inter¬
ject "to all those who died alone."
The reading of the names is an
important part of the project.
"Names are read continually,"
said Cynthia Brazil Karraker,
founder and executive director
of All About Care, an organiza-
CSUF students Sabrina Wax and Tammy Barrier
write a message on the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
tion that.works with people in-
fected.with AIDS. "It adds di¬
mension to that statistic. Each
panel represents1if£, l0ve, sor¬
row. The Quilt has the power to
eradicate prejudice, it expands
the thought process."
Karraker, whose husband
died of AIDS, said the projects
aimed at heightening aware¬
ness and bringing a face to
statistics. One volunteer, who
wished to remain anony¬
mous, had already lost one
brother to AIDS — his re¬
maining brother has tested
HTV positive.
SeeQa/frPageS   	
CSUF observes
Tom Nadelin, a representative
from the TJrriversity Religious
f^ il n rl h 1 ' Q Center. The celebration attracted
VJ d. II CI II 1 o about two dozen people and be-
1 /^ C..1   t •.._+%. J gan with Nadelin saying a few
lZ)tnDll1naay    Words about Gandhi
 ! ^—s—^  Joy Vincent-Killian then read
By Peter Joseph apoemaboutGandhi. Afteropen-
Stewart ing speeches, a few people spoke
,      : *i aboutGandhiandtheother world
A small group of people ob-    Readers who have been inspired
w served tfie 125th birthday of    ^^      \   ,     ,    •
MohandasKGandhionFriday, . "I was very happy to parha-
pate today. Dr. Ybarra said.
"Gandhi was one individual that
I admire very much. He was also
looked up toby someother people
that I admire, like Ceasar
Chavez."
£ept30.~
The observation began at
noon and took place in the peace^
garden near the bust of the late"
peace activist V
The master of ceremonies was I
KAV       '  :"     < '
Efforts currently underway to,
have a statue on campus dedi¬
cated to the late leader of the
United Farm Workers Unioa Dr.
Ybarra said. •
Other speakers attending the
observance included Dr. Robert
Fischer from the sociology de¬
partment.
"Gandhi is a great symbol for
the peace movement," he said.
"Gandhi once said, 'My life is my
message.' This is what was so
great about Gandhi. He lived by
what he taught."
Otnersat the ceremony took
advantage'of the opportunity to
promote peace activism.
See Gandhi, Page 3
Zia Nizami — THE COLLEGIAN
Tom Nadelin of the University Religious Center and
kids from the Campus Childrens Center wrap a
garland around the Gandhi Bust Friday.
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