Tears of remembrance fell in Bricker Hall when the Hillel Foundation and Ohio State Student Wellness Center dedicated the OSU AIDS quilt yesterday.”All materials for the quilt were donated,” said Marisa Borenstein of Hillel. “Over 200 people helped make the quilt and we raised over $1,600 for AIDS awareness programs at OSU.”Red ribbons to support AIDS awareness have been on sale for $1 at Hillel and the wellness center all week. The money goes to the wellness center for AIDS awareness programs. Quilt patches represented student organizations and groups on campus such as Mortar Board, Ohio Staters, the College of Human Ecology Student Council, Alpha Epsilon Delta and the National Pre-Medical Honor Society.Other patches were in memory of those who have died such as Scott Rush, 1966-1994, and Rick Eckelberry, “Friend, dreamer, doctor and mentor.””People who are infected at OSU usually won’t know it until they leave,” said Mallory Curran of the wellness center. “We have a lack of interest in most AIDS awareness activities and poor attendance. The key is AIDS education, awareness and prevention.””Wednesday we were handing out condoms on the Oval and one guy said ‘No thanks, I’m straight, I don’t need it,'” Curran said.AIDS is a non-discriminating disease and is rising more rapidly in heterosexual populations, according to literature passed out by both organizations with red ribbons attached to them.The quilt, which was started in January, will hang in Hillel for a while then move to other places on campus, Borenstein said. Patches were made at quilting bees held all over campus during the past four weeks.The University of West Virginia has also asked to have the quilt hang on its campus in order to alert students of the deadly disease, Curran said.”I’m excited at how well this turned out,” said Sarah Schepker, a junior who works with the wellness center. “I’m really proud of it.”Pictures of the quilt and a dedication ceremony are going to be sent to President-designate William Kirwan in hopes that he will give HIV/AIDS education the attention it deserves when he gets here, Curran said.HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, can be transmitted through unprotected sex, blood and sharing needles, according to literature from Hillel and the wellness center. Once a person is infected it takes three months before an accurate HIV test can be taken. After positive results, it can take up to 10 years or more before a person develops AIDS.Students who feel they might be infected can call the center or the Columbus Health Department for testing locations.