By Eric Davis

Kansas State collegian

World AIDS Week ended Saturday night with an art auction in the K-State Student Union Ballroom.

The art show, which featured art donated by local artists, raised money for the Regional AIDS Project.

Several different types of art were on display. Photographs, pastel drawings, watercolor and several other media were represented in the show.

Lori Wadell, sophomore in biology, attended the auction.

"I think that this is a good way to raise money for AIDS awareness," she said. "I also like all of the different types of art that are on display. I really like the photos by Tim Sigle. I think that his pictures are pretty awesome."

The silent auction lasted for an hour. Minimum bids ranged from $20 for some of the smaller works to $85 for a sculpture shaped like a coffee mug.

Anthony Garcia, junior in mass communications, helped a fellow Delta Lambda Phi fraternity member run the event.

"I am really just here to help sell art," he said.

Several attendees gave speeches. Jason Dockins, president of the Queer Straight Alliance, spoke about how AIDS has affected his life.

"I don't have AIDS, but I know several people that do," Dockins said. "I want people to know that each day needs to be lived to the fullest. My speech is about how having AIDS affects everyone around the person, not just the one who has the disease."

Laura Beth Cochran, student in architecture, planning and design, and Kendra White, senior in music, played duets and chamber music while people looked at the art.

There also was a piece of the AIDS blanket on display. The pieces, which were in memory of partners men at the event lost to AIDS, were on a table at the side of the room.

"I really like the AIDS blanket," Wadell said. "I think that it is a great way to remember those lost to AIDS. It just makes me remember how precious life really is."