ECEMBER 14, 1984
State Trooper Stresses Alcohol Awareness
by Jackie Wroblewskf
Collegian Staff Writer
On Wednesday Dec. 5, Trooper
Joe Schaaf from The Penn
sylvania State Police spoke at a
workshop on Alcohol Awareness.
The workshop is part of a
disciplinary program for Behrend
students who have abused the
alcohol rules and regulations on
campus.
During the lecture, Schaff
stressed the seriousness of drink
ing and driving. “Each year
55,000 people are killed on our
nation’s highways in alcohol
BCCA Requests Funding
by Jackie Wroblewski
Collegian Staff Writer
The Behrend College Christian
Association is a chartered club at
Behrend College. However,
unlike other campus organiza
tions, BCCA exists without
university funding.
The fellowship is ineligible for
university funds because of a
restriction in the “Policies and
Rules for Students” that says,
“No university funds may be used
to support...activities...which
discriminate on the basis of race,
color, creed, physical handicap,
sex or religion.”
NACA Announces Competition
The National Association for
Campus Activities announces its
first Prize Papers Competition of
fering cash prizes totaling $1,200,
according to Chairman of the
Board of Directors, Max V. Vest.
Open to undergraduate and
graduate students, as well as
faculty or staff of a business
related to the college entertain
ment market, the competition is
designed to recognize outstanding
research and opinion papers in the
field of campus activities. “It
demonstrates NACA’s increasing
interests in educating current and
future campus activities profes
sionals,” Vest said.
He also stated, “The Prize
Papers Competition represents an
important step toward realizing
one of NACA’s long-range goals
of strengthening our educational
offerings to membership. This
competition will further enhance
the image of NACA as an
organization interested in in
novative ideas and research in the
related accidents,” he said.
“Compare that figure to the
48,000 Americans who died dur
ing the ten years of the Vietnam
War.”
Schaaf also explained the mean
ing of “blood alcohol content”
(BAC) and the new laws concern
ing drunk driving. A BAC of .10
or above constitutes a legally
drunk driver. The amount of
alcohol consumed before reaching
this limit varies from person to
person depending on one’s size,
their tolerance to alcohol and how
much food the person has in their
Steve Johnson, an active
member of BCCA, feels that this
clause is not really pertinent to
BCCA since the group does not
exclude anyone from meetings
because of Christianity. “We’re
not excluding people who are not
Christian. We are a fellowship
and everyone is welcome,” said
Johnson.
The group is informal with
nearly 40 interested members.
Meetings are held at 7:30 each
Thursday evening at 5031 Jordan
Road. Noon prayer is held daily.
Johnson said that funding for
BCCA now comes from members,
interested parties and co-
field,” he added, “while offering
staff and students an opportunity
to write, be judged by peers and
receive a cash award.”
Competition papers must be
original, unpublished works on a
topic about or related to campus
activities programming, such as
management, volunteerism,
leadership training and develop
ment, fine arts, film and video,
contemporary entertainment,
travel, recreation and leisure, pro
fessional development, and
special constituencies. Papers
must be eight to fifteen pages,
typed and double-spaced.
Cash prizes of $250 and $l5O
will be awarded for first and se- ■
cond place winners, respectively,
in each of the three categories of
undergraduate, graduate, faculty
or professional staff. Papers will
be judged by an anonymous panel
on these criteria: originality and
research, usefulness and ap
plicability to the field of campus
activities, content, composition
THE COLLEGIAN
NEWS
stomach. For an average 175 lb.
man with average tolerance, this is
about five ounces of alcohol.
Schaaf stressed the fact that a
BAC will continue to rise for one
hour after the person has stopped
drinking. “If you are out drinking
and you start to feel the effects of
the alcohol, your BAC is probably
around .07 percent. This is below
the legal intoxication level,”
stated Schaaf, “but, even if you
quit drinking at this point, your
BAC will continue to rise until it
peaks.” He continued, “It can
easily peak well above the legal in-
sponsorship, but the dollar
amounts received leave them very
limited for activities. Johnson
said, “Some other groups use
money for dances and other social
events that we cannot afford.”
Dann Johns, Student Govern
ment Association president, ex
pressed his concern and said, “If I
could, I would fund this organiza
tion. I think they do good things
and certainly have some value in
the development of philosophy
and old religion, but we receive
funds in a different way than
other campuses and in light of stu
dent policies and regulations, our
hands are tied.”
and writing style, and
thoroughness.
Entry deadline for the competi
tion is July 1, 1985. Winners will
be announced on or about Sept. 1,
1985, and winning entries will be
published in a Prize Papers Com
petition issue of Programming in
Dec., 1985. For further informa
tion, contact NACA, P.O. Box
6828, Columbia, SC 29260,
(803)782-7121.
Attention
Seniors
In order to be pictured in the 1985
Behrend Yearbook, you must sub
mit a professional wallet-sized
picture of yourself by Jan. 18,
1985. Place the picture in a sealed
envelope marked with your name
and submit it to the yearbook at
the RUB Desk.
toxication level. So, if you get
stopped driving within an hour
after you stop drinking, you will
probably register as a legally
drunk driver.”
Because of the new drunk driv
ing laws pushed through legisla
tion by an organization called
Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
(MADD), getting arrested can be
embarrassing, time-consuming
and expensive.
A first offense drunk driving
charge with no accident and no
property damage carries a
minimum jail sentence of 48 hours
A Place to Study
by Paula Penco
Collegian Staff Writer
Have you ever been on campus
and felt a certain need for
privacy? Maybe you want to get
away and study for a test, or just
stretch out and relax. If this is the
case, then perhaps there is an
answer for you.
Recently, Commuter Council
Treasurer John Biggie in conjunc
tion with the Joint Residence
Council submitted a proposal for
a quiet study lounge to be open to
all Behrend students. Biggie sub
mitted this proposal to Residence
Hall Supervisor Bill McCartney
and Housing Director Mike Ryan.
The bill was voted upon and ap
proved.
The study lounge, located in
Niagara Hall basement, is open
from 8 a.m. until midnight
Monday-Saturday. These
facilities have been revamped to
better accomodate the private
study atmosphere. New lamps
have been installed in the lounge,
along with new furniture, and a
ventilation system for the smok
ing and nonsmoking sections of
the lounge.
and a $3OO fine. One may also be
required to enroll in the Ac
celerated Rehabilitative Develop
ment program (ARD). This pro
gram includes a psychiatric pro
file, lectures and expenditures that
can amount to as much as $l5OO.
Trooper Schaff urged everyone
to use caution when drinking.
Drink moderately, on a full
stomach, and know your limit.
Do not drink if you do not have a
sober ride home and if a ride is
not available, stay where you are.
“It’s just not worth the risk to
drive drunk,” he said..
According to Biggie,
“Everyone has been a tremendous
help. Housing provided us with
the furniture and we had
volunteers who helped us move it
in.”
The upkeep of the lounge will
depend upon each individual who
uses the facilities. If you eat in the
lounge then you clean up after
yourself, it’s that simple.
Volunteer monitors will also be
appointed to “check in” on the
lounge from time to time to make
sure that proper care and conduct
of the facility is maintained. The
liabilities of this area have not
been decided.
The lounge hours during final
exams are questionable. The
Commuter Council wants the
hours to be extended to 3 a.m.
They feel that this would be more
beneficial for those students who
“need to burn the night oil.”
Currently, the quiet study
lounge is temporary. Whether or
not it will be administered on a
permanent basis will be decided.
Biggie commented, “I would like
to see it be more than a temporary
thing. It is definitely needed. The
students come first.”
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