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To drink 01 Ending irresi not booze, a By AMY OELPO News editor Eat, drink and be merry while you're a student at USC. But do it responsibly. So say the people at the USC Campus Alcohol Project, including Julie Walton, undergraduate peer educator. "We try to tell students 'if you're going to drink, drink responsibly, ana, 11 you rc arunK, aon i drive.'" Michael Shaver, director of the project, agreed. "We don't want to kill the fun," he said. "But we also don't want the students killing themselves." The project, which is changing its name to the USC Alcohol & Drug Educational Program, was originally established as a resource for the residence hall staff. It later mov ed out of residence life to student affairs to have a broader base, Shaver said. "We try to touch on a number of things," he said. "We are geared to preventing problems." He said the main way they do that is through education. Staff members talk to different groups on campus and to University 101 President. Continued fn of Allegiance," but he wasn't there at the time. Meanwhile, the crowd of just over 1,200 talked to their neighbors, traded business cards, ~ IN EMPL ' =?rt t I fit* . > -.'< .. ; ?-.4 Every year, o hunting. AJ1 of them lia employers want That's why th alternate studies their choice. So Co-op P2di knowledge. And trying to B.S. yc I " not to drin possibility, r roup's goal I classes about responsible I drinking. ; "They start off with a quiz |i about drinking, and then they I i discuss the answer to each ques- I j tion," Shaver said. i "They also discuss the |i physiological and psychological I j effects of drinking. Things like 11 why you get drunk and what hap- I pens when you get drunk. We feel I that, when they understand I I things like that, they can have a IJ better feel about where they are I when they drink." Thev also talk ahnuf nppr I pressure. j "If you choose not to drink, I j then there are things that you Si have to deal with," Shaver said. According to Shaver, 90 per- IJ cent of USC students drink, and M ten percent of those have a drink- I j ing problem. They have no statistics about drug use, but he said there is a a problem with drugs on campus. r He said that's why the project ' decided to change its name. t "The program is going to be oriented more toward drug use in the future," Shaver said. a He said an increase in drugs on p campus is a result of the drinking V om 1A looked at the empty podium and waited. "In terms of a fundraiser, we raised a good deal of money," Eskew said. The president's visit m/\v\ iv n/i ii IUDAY d Jl DYERS WA THE SAME ^adjtlor : toltfi all tfjff ?nb g Vitneem UHjrrrof, tfjifl Slfplomn id It Kitibrrfitp V oar It of (Eruflltrs aub i m ml II,? , . mil /. r?-r ;. , ,. , - . , ver a million new college gradual ve degrees. 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Blackouts ? when you can't remember what happened the cj night (or day) before. a 6. Getting into fights because of drinking.* al 7. Needing a drink in the morning to "get you started." fc 8. Using money for drinking that should have been used for cnmpthina plep p< ? tv 9. Having shaky hands the morning after. 10. Being told by a doctor that drinking is affecting your health. pi 11. Feeling the effects of drinking in class or on the job. fc ( May also include personal and sometimes serious injuries.) Pl Pi ige. "Drugs are a backlash of the like I should put my anger into aised drinking age," he said. something useful," she said. oi 'You don't need to show an I.D. In addition to being involved in o buy drugs." the project, she is also president p of (Hp student nronni7fltinn RAT. Walton, who is a senior in CHUS, which stands for Boost idvertising, got involved in the Alcohol Consciousness Concern>rogram after her brother was ing the Health of University :illed by a drunk driver. 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Box 999 Boston, MA 02115 > National Commission for Cooperative Education _ I nlormation ucation Program & ?R ose Building 2124 t I roject has answers * juide: Safe parties lon't have to be dry r AMY DELPO |g wj editor It is possible to have a safe, enjoyable party with alcohol included if e host acts responsibly and plans ahead, according to a 'party planng' guide distributed by the USC Campus Alcohol Project, the Divion of Student Affairs, and BACCHUS. The guide, which is titled "Get Your 'Get-Together' Together," inudes a list of tips for a safe party, several food and drink recipes and list of suggestions for dealing with guests who drink too much. It so includes a chart that shows the 'appropriate' amount of alcohol >r 15, 30, 50, 75 and 100 people. The guide advises against traditional foods such as potato chips and jpcorn because they are salty. "Guests who eat them often get thirsand drink more than they otherwise might," it says. The guide suggests foods such as vegetables and dip, sausage balls, read sticks, mini pizzas and a cheese platter. These foods contain -otein. rarhohvrlratpc anH cfarrh^c that heln absorb and slow the ef :cts of alcohol. A responsible host should make sure that alternative drinks are /ailable for non-drinking guests and provide either a ride home or a lace to sleep for guests who have drunk too much, the guide says. It also suggests that the host close the bar about an hour before the arty ends and only serve food and non-alcoholic beverages. If a guest is drinking too much, the guide suggests involving him in ther activities and handing him a non-alcoholic drink. Copies of the guide can be obtained at the USC Campus Alcohol roject in the Russell House. MHCVUW ww ^i?i mm mm 111 mm Would You Like to be a Coquette? Join the Fun and Spirit of the Carolina Band Trips, Performances and Appearances on T.V. 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