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By CLARA G. HERRERA; Times Leader Staff Writer
 Tuesday, December 01, 1992 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 1D QUICK WORDS: AIDS 





Condoms will be handed out at Wilkes University today. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 At the University of Scranton, a Roman Catholic school, they won't. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; But at both schools lectures and activities will promote awareness of
acquired immune deficiency syndrome on World AIDS Day. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The condom issue probably will keep Catholic school pupils from activities
at the Wilkes University campus. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Scranton Diocese school administrators were discouraged from promoting the
Wilkes program to their students because of the religious conflict concerning
condom distribution, according to published reports of a November letter
written by Monsignor John W. Jordan, the superintendent of Catholic schools. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jordan could not be reached for comment Monday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 But a program organizer at the University of Scranton said that discussing
the use of condoms may not be avoidable. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "To talk about AIDS on a Catholic school is controversial," said Rob
Sandruck, adviser for the Student Committee for AIDS Awareness, the group
sponsoring University of Scranton activities. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "I think one of our goals is to make it more talkable," Sandruck said. "I
mean, how do we talk about it and still remain Catholic?" &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Although, the University of Scranton would "never distribute" condoms,
question and answer sessions could lead to the discussion of condom use as a
"medical preventive," said Sandruck. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Officials at Wilkes University said publicity about the condom issue has
helped to promote their program. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It certainly hasn't hurt," said Stephanie Simmons, assistant director of
university relations at Wilkes. "At the very least it has helped people become
aware of the program more so than if we would have put out full page ads. It's
a touchy subject." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Any promotion of the AIDS awareness will be helpful in preventing the
spread of the virus that has claimed the lives of 6,887 Pennsylvania residents
since 1981, said Bernard Healey, of the Pennsylvania Department of Health. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Seventy-one of those were Luzerne County residents, according to health
department statistics. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We're not promoting a specific kind of behavior," said Debra Zehner, a
biology instructor who co-organized World AIDS Day at Wilkes University with
biology professor Michael Steele. "If you choose abstinence, that's fine, if
not, then use a condom. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "This is a virus we can not cure," Zehner continued. "If you catch this
virus you die. You don't get a second chance." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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 "I think one of our goals is to make it (AIDS) more talkable. I mean, how
do we talk about it and still remain Catholic?" &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Rob Sandruck &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Adviser for the Student Committee for AIDS Awareness at University of
Scranton

Colleges Focus Attention On Aids Condom Issue Marks Differences Inapproach To World Aids Day At Wilkes University And University Of Scranton