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Marijuana Use At Behrend
This column is the sixth of a
series of articles in an attempt to
make known to the population at
Behrend College and Behrend
Collegian readers elsewhere,
results of a mini-research
projects done primarily by
students in sociology courses.
by Salvador Parco
Fifty-four percent of 191
students at Behrend College
sampled for a survey conducted
by Richard E. Aul (9th term,
Psychology) last fall said that
they had tried smoking
marijuana at least once, and 38.2
per cent admitted that they had
smoked marijuana eleven or
more times.
Aul found that more student
majoring in the non-physical
sciences (66 per cent) had ex
perimented with marijuana than
did the science majors (50 per
cent). However, there were as
many men (58.5 per cent) as
women (58.8 per cent) who had
tried marijuana. Using sex as a
factor, there were more male
non-science majors (78.4 per
cent) than male science majors
(46.3 per cent) who tried
marijuana at least once. Among
the women, however, the reverse
was true, where 66.6 per cent of
the science majors tried
marijuana while only 55.3 per
cent of the non-science majors did
so.
Among the students who
smoked marijuana eleven or
more times prior to the survey,
51.6 per cent were non-science
majors while only 28.8 per cent
were science majors. There were
more regular marijuana users
among the men (43.3 per cent)
than among the women (35.5 per
cent). When controlled for sex,
however, (70.4 per cent) of the
male non-science majors smoked
marijuana more than ten times,
while only 26.9 per cent of the
male science majors did so.
Surprisingly, more women
science majors (34 per cent)
smoked marijuana eleven . or
more times than did the women
non-science majors (34 per cent).
'72 Gallup Poll
These percentages are very
much higher than those found in a
nationwide Gallup Poll conducted
in 1972 where only 11 per cent had
ever tried marijuana. Through
the years, Gallup Polls have
found an increasing number of
regular marijuana users: from 5
per cent in 1967, to 22 per cent in
1969, 42 per cent in 1970 and 51 per
cent in 1972. In 1970, only 15 per
cent of the college students
throughout the United States
were marijuana users. In the
same year however, various
colleges and universities had
these percentages of marijuana
users: 30 per cent in the
University of California at Los
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Village, 18 per cent in Wesleyan
University (Connecticut), 15 per
cent in Princeton University.
The 1971 Gallup Poll found the
marijuana user in college as
male, senior or graduate student,
in the social sciences or
humanities enrolled at an Eastern
college, and whose father also
had a college background. In the
1972 nationwide Gallup Poll, the
typical marijuana user was an 18-
29 year-old male college student
enrolled at a Western or Eastern
college located in the center city
or suburban area.
Since Aul did not go beyond
identifying the marijuana user at
Behrend as a male non-science
major or female science major,
other studies are helpful in
presenting a profile of the chronic
or regular marijuana smokers.
According to Dr. Harld H. Blum
of Stanford University, who
studied 100 "intact" middle and
upper middle class families of
San Fransico Peninsula most
marijuana smokers come from
richer families with liberal
political and religious orien
tations, where the parents (who
themselves are users of alcohol,
sedatives and medications) have
derogatory attitudes toward
authority, and accept youthful
spontaneity, self-expression,
individualism and rebellion.
Psychologist
V iews
In his book, The Drug
Epidemic, Dr. Wesley C.
Westman, a clinical psychologist
with the Connecticut Department
of Mental Health, said that the
regular marijuana user is usually
bright and, at times creative, but
contemptuous of authority
figures such as teachers and
policeman. The marijuana
smoker probably came from a
family where an extremely
serious balance of power existed,
i.e:, one parent was submissive
and the other domineering. Dr.
Westman also found that the
marijuana user tends to value
things more than people, and
therefore, is adept at
manipulating other people for
selfish ends. His sexual identity is
usually very shaky, so that boasts
of heightened sexual powers
under drugs are often a cover-up
for homosexual tendencies.
Why Smoke Pot?
Many theories, including the
above, have been suggested as to
why people smoke pot. But the
one advanced by Dr. Lester
Grinspoon in his book, Marijuana
Considered, is interesting. He
said that contrary to popular
belief marijuana does not cause
the user to search for pleasure;
rather, the search for pleasure is
Bohrond Col I ogi an
the cause (or reason) for using
marijuana. The Center for
Studies of Narcotics and Drug
Abuse also found that some in
dividuals lacking the con
ventional goals may - find
marijuana use appealing.
Thus, Dr. Stanley F. Yolles,
director of the National Institute
of Mental Health, believes that as
a result, the marijuana user
tends to withdraw from here - and
- now reality, loses ambition and
drive, sustains loss of motivation,
and may drop out of active in
volvement in school or work.
Regardless of the increasing
number of marijuana users,
however, it is a relief to know that
man' ? more people would not try
pot under any circumstances, in
spite of its availability, prop
spective legality, or enticing
"try-it-you'll-like-it" come ons.
The National Commission on
Marijuana and Drug Abuse
identified the non-users as fearful
of body or mind damage, of being
addicted, arrested or jailed. Non
users would not smoke pot
because they know it is "illegal"
or "morally wrong". Also, they
receive pressures from their
family and are uncertain about
the effects of marijuana anyway.
Without making any definite
reference to marijuana users, it
is also interesting to know that,
according to the College
Marketing and Research Cor
poration of Indianapolis, non
users are virgins (if women) or
less likely to engage in
premarital intercourse.
With all these findings, the
faculty and administration would
now 1. ave an idea as to who
smokes marijuana and why. But
it would be unfair to label certain
categories of students as
suspects, unless one would
receive a term paper on
marijuana that reeks with
marijuana.
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Inter-campus
Competition
be put on the courts.
The chances of chartered buses
to Pittsb.:rgh and Philadelphia
was another topic discussed.
Sheets are posted in the RUB so
that interested students can sign
up. Brian Ferris is still checking
into cancellation dates and the
possibilities of buses leaving
from the back of the dorms.
The SUB requested $B5-$lOO for
an inter-campus competition in
table tennis, chess and bowling.
Competition would take place
between the commonwealth
campuses. This event would give
the students of Behrend who excel
in these sports an opportunity to
visit other branch campuses and
eventually if they are good
enough there will be a chance to
compete at University Park. The
first round of competition will be
held at the Shenango Valley
Patti's Pizza
1922 E. 38th St.
864-0715
FREE DELIVERY
on Campus with
a Minimum
Purchase of $7.00
Eastway
Bowling Lanes
4110 Buffalo Road
Open Bowling
km. Thru Fri.
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 pin.
Tues. evening
9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Ph. 899-91155 -
Classes for the Winter Term 1974 will officially end at 5:45 p.m.,
Wednesday, February 27. Final examinations will be held in the
succeeding 2 days according to the schedule below.
Students are reminded that the final examination is an integral
part of the course, and failure to attend could result in the
student's failing the entire course, regardless of the quality of the
course work submitted before that date. In, accordance with
section 0-4 of the Senate Regulations, "A student who is absent
from a final examination for a cogent reason may have his grade
deferred upon the authorization of the (Director of the Com
monwealth Campus at which the student is enrolled)."
The Senate Regulations also provide in section 0-8 that "Any
student with two or more final examinations at the same time
should file a request for a conflict examination at the time and
place specified in advance by the instructor for the course." Any
student with three or more examinations on the same day may
file a similar request, and conflict examinations will be arranged
if feasible.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Course- Section- Room - Instructor
8:00 - 9:50 a.m.
Biol2lo -Nll3 - Cunningham
EEBO9 - 1,2 - 8120 - Neumann
EE 816 - 8123 - Bedford
ME 805 - Nll7 - Grode
Ph Ed. 1-25 - 2,4,5 - Reed Lect. - Onorato
PI Sc 20 -NlO9 - Yena
10:00-11:50 a.m.
Chem 13 - 8101- Balmer
EG 12 - Nll7 - Zakrzewski
Fr 21 - 1,2 - NlO9 - Hovanyecz
Ger 2 - Nll4-115 - Eilenberger
QBA 102 - 1,2- N 8 - Heyd
RI St 19- 8113-114 -Frankforter
1:00- 2:50 p.m.
Biol 11 - 1-6 - Reed Lect. - Masteller
EG 10 - 1 - Nll6 - Grode
EG 10 - 2 - Nll7 - Zakrzewslci
Engl 106 - T 206 - Horne
Engl 445 - T 204 - M.E. Scott
Fr 31- NlO9 - Hovanyeez
Psy 437 - B 120 - Hall
3:00 - 4:50 p.m.
Anthy 45 -1,2 - Reed Led. - Kolb
Chem 31- 8101 - Chisholm
Chem 34 -1,2 - 8101- Chisholm
Cmp Sc. 1 - 1,2 - 8113-114 - Bedford
Engl 1 -1,6 - N 8 - W. Scott
Pl Sc 1- 1,2 - Nll4 - Yena
FRIDAY, MARCH 1
8:00-9:50 a.m.
Acetg, 102 -1,2 -Reed Lect. - Monahan
Chem 12 - 1,2,3,4 -B 101 -Knockemus
Hist. 17 -1,2 - 8113-114 Frankforter
Phys 151 - 1,2 -8123-124 - B. Scott
Phys 202 -1,2 - 8117 - Baker
Phys 203-4 - All - 8123-124 - B. Scott
Phys 265 -1,2 - 8120 - Hagenbuch
10:00- 11:50 a.m.
Am St 100 - T 205 - W. Scott
Biol 13-1,2-NB-Cunningham
EE 801- 8120 - Neumann
EE 821 - 8123 - Bedford
Ph Sc 8 - Reed Lect. - Leavers
So 1- 4 - 8101 Axtell
1:00 -2:50 p.m.
Acctg 802 - N 8 - Monahan
Arts 1- 8113-114 - Bauer
EE 51 - 8121 - Pierce _
EEBIS - 8120 - Neumann
Human 2 - Nll3 - Dinn
1E 815 - Nll7 - H. Wilson
Psy 2 -1,2,4 - 8123 - Mizusawa
campus. As a final note, Mike
Chiricuzio added, "Behrend has
been cut off from other branch
campuses in all other sports, this
will be a good opportunity for us
to compete with them again."
Chiricuzio also charged a
committee to review and make
recommendations on the food
service here at Behrend.
It was also noted that Gary
Pizani is no longer on the SGA and
Jeff Lang will be taking his place.
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