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BEADs were handed out on Friday to support National Coming Out Day and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Safety pins with pink and rainbow colored beads were passed out among ISU students to raise awareness for both of these causes, (BEADs- Becoming Educated About Diversity).
"I'm really glad that students at ISU are getting active when it comes to raising awareness to major issues, such as breast cancer," said Michelle Clarke, a freshman psychology major. "It seems like more and more women are getting diagnosed every day and I think students need to know that it can affect them and they need to start going and getting checked. Cancer isn't age discriminatory."
Attached to beads was a note card telling more about National Coming Out Day and breast cancer.
The note card stated that National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11 and it is supposed to motivate gay, bisexual and transgendered people to come out to their family and friends. The card explained what each color meant: red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sun, green for nature, royal blue for harmony and violet for spirit.
"I feel like people need to know about these issues, that's why we're handing out these beads today," said Rachel Barrett, area director of the Lincoln Quads.
The breast cancer card said October is also the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The card explained some breast cancer statics. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among women in the United States- 2.4 million women are living in the U.S. who have been diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer. An estimated 182,460 new cases are invasive breast cancer are expected to occur among women in the U.S. during 2008.
"Breast cancer effects almost everyone on this campus in some way, that's why we feel it's important to be educated about it and to raise awareness on campus, " Barrett said.
Barrett mentioned that the Diversity Committee is trying to get more awareness out next month during Native American History Month along with some other events. They are also planning to hang out more beads.
( Kala Kinman is a freshman psychology major. She can be reached at sascamed@isugw.indstate.edu.)
"I'm really glad that students at ISU are getting active when it comes to raising awareness to major issues, such as breast cancer," said Michelle Clarke, a freshman psychology major. "It seems like more and more women are getting diagnosed every day and I think students need to know that it can affect them and they need to start going and getting checked. Cancer isn't age discriminatory."
Attached to beads was a note card telling more about National Coming Out Day and breast cancer.
The note card stated that National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11 and it is supposed to motivate gay, bisexual and transgendered people to come out to their family and friends. The card explained what each color meant: red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sun, green for nature, royal blue for harmony and violet for spirit.
"I feel like people need to know about these issues, that's why we're handing out these beads today," said Rachel Barrett, area director of the Lincoln Quads.
The breast cancer card said October is also the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The card explained some breast cancer statics. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among women in the United States- 2.4 million women are living in the U.S. who have been diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer. An estimated 182,460 new cases are invasive breast cancer are expected to occur among women in the U.S. during 2008.
"Breast cancer effects almost everyone on this campus in some way, that's why we feel it's important to be educated about it and to raise awareness on campus, " Barrett said.
Barrett mentioned that the Diversity Committee is trying to get more awareness out next month during Native American History Month along with some other events. They are also planning to hang out more beads.
( Kala Kinman is a freshman psychology major. She can be reached at sascamed@isugw.indstate.edu.)
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