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Alcohol group for teaching, not preaching
By Jerry Trently
Dr. James Rooney isn’t supris
ed by the results of a campus
wide drinking survey, he just
believes the statistics are high.
The Associate Professor of
Sociology, coordinated the study
with his “Social Problems,” and
“Addictive Substances” classes
from Fall and Winter Terms.
The results show 58 percent of
the population on campus drinks
weekly, and 20 percent drink
three to five drinks daily. The
survey further showed 25 percent
had indicated they had become
drunk alone, while another 25
percent indicated they had gone
on a drinking spree and did not
know where they were upon being
woken up. Abother thirty percent
indicated that alcohol had in
terferred with their school work.
All questions were subject to a
time frame of the last twelve
months. -
Included in the questionaire
was a section on drinking and
driving. Nearly thirty students in
dicated they had driven eight or
more times after consuming four
or more drinks and fifty percent
had driven at least once while
consuming the same amount.
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Suprised or not, expect a pro
gram to make the campus com
munity more aware of its drink
ing habits sometime next Fall.
A group of student leaders and
facutly members is currently con
sidering types of programs to of
fer students without exhibiting a
hypocritical approach.
The concept to develop the pro
gram and the group itself came
after Coordinator of the
Residence Living Program,Pat
Murphy, and John Pellecchia,
Assistant Coordinator, attended a
workshop at State College.
“Schools surrounding Capitol
Campus already have awareness
programs, and I believe its time
we develop our own.” Murphy
said.
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“We just want to make the
students aware of the possibly
consequences of drinking,”
Pellecchia said,“We don’t want
to preach.”
The alcohol group has asked
for the assistance of the Presi
dent’s Council, an organization of
club presidents.
“I believe it’s a cause we
should get involved with becasue
it provides a situation where
everyone benefits,” Briab
Burdette told the Council. “What
we need is some type of commit
ment from clubs to do this thing
up right. It’s too big to be handl
ed by one organization.”
Another reason club involve
ment was asked was for clear and
unquetionable support of
students. If the gruop is going to
have an obstacle, it’s going to be
selling itself and its purpose,
which has been questioned even
by members within the group.
The support of clubs along
with the .fact that the group is
made up of mostly students, will
provide peer support which
Counselor Ed Beck believes is
vital.
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“We’ve had workshops in the
past, like head shop programs
during the drug-troubled 1970’5,
but students listen to students bet
ter that they listen to us.”
SGA Vice President, Chris Bar
rett, said the Council is looking
for a program to get the campus
“We,ve had workshops in
the past, like head shop pro
grams during the drug
troubled 1970’5, but students
listen to students better than
they listen to us.”
more involved with the communi
ty and has pushed for club
support
As long as an alcohol program
is developed for informative ser
vices and teaches while not
preaching, it has a chance of let
ting students know a little more
about a drug they use alot.
Ed Beck
Counselor