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Study sa] hasn't ch collese Dress EXCHANGE ' ^ * CHICAGO?More than half of American college students drank to get drunk last year, and the number of binge drinkers is virtually the same as it was four years ago, according to a study that was recently released by the Harvard School of Public Health. The survey of about 14,000 students is the sequel to a 1993 analysis of students' alcohol consumption. Both studies were based on responses from randomly chosen students attending 130 colleges across the country. The latest report, published this month in the Journal of American College Health, shows that 52 percent of students drank to get tanked in 1997, compared with 39 percent in 1993. Overall, the number of students who binge, defined as five drinks in a row for men and four in a row for women, dropped slightly, from 44.1 percent in 1993 to 42.7 percent last year. i However slight, that drop is basi- 1 cally the study's only bright spot, said professor Henry Wechsler t Weschler is the lead author of both ? studies. f I The is Applica Exemp] 60 houi GPA of Strong At least *Applic Acti\ Lesson Will I A Life DSB3SEQE Put that college degree to use by er Training School. Upon successful co School, you will become a commiss earned respect and benefits like - c dental c AIM HIGH opportui AID W and 9et *" Air Fore ^ 1-800-4: www.3irforce.com www.ai Mandatory Rer All registered student organizations Renewal & Treasurer's Workshop to cont South Carolina (even if you do NOT rece planning to receive student activ Renewal & Treasurer's Monday, September 14 i Monday, September 14- 1 Monday, September 14 I Wednesday, September 16 i Thursday, September 17 ' An Executive Officer must attend a For more information about Ren Any questions concerning ; > [ _j jut rs level c tanged ir The decrease, he said, could be ittributed to a rising number of stulents who abstain from drinking alogether. Nineteen percent of students re)orted that they hadn't had a drink in i year, compared with 15.6 percent in uc ccuuci stuuy. Wechsler said more students might >e abstaining because they're repulsed >y the behavior of their drinking friends ind tired of vomit-filled bathrooms, mwanted sexual advances and latelight disturbances. That makes sense to Dan Meade, i senior at Georgetown University, vho said his struggles with binging irompted him to quit drinking more han a year ago. Meade said that decision has made lis life "immeasurably better." "I would get so drunk I'd black out ind not remember a thing I'd done," le said. "I had to make a lot of apologies to leople for things I didn't remember. it first, my drinking was largely United to weekends ... then it started to lurt my grades." Both of Wechsler's studies say he biggest beer guzzlers on campus ire in fraternities and sororities, where our of five students binge. 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Postponing tmngs until tne mu- 11 lennium is not the way to handle the "t problems of today," he said. c< r< h "This is a call for b college presidents and students to ti develop codes of ft behavior that is c] acceptable on 11 campus." a Henry Wechsler h studies' lead author A c< c< While the study did not show which colleges had the most drinkers, it did b indicate that binging students are more tl likely to be found on campuses through- b out the Northeast and the Midwest, fi Students at historically black and women's colleges and commuter schools is where few students live in dormitories 01 tend to drink less, the study also indi- d cated. elta Kappa S :ing applicati lave: ^ :ord at USC | on Deadline * ) September 18 * ; Russell House room 112 nent, and the Informatio Month $25.00 (restrictions apply) Full set of nails $35.00 er's Workshops or designated executive officer, at a udent organization at the University of srs of organizations that receive, or are ar, must^also attend a Workshop. the following dates: sell House Ballroom C e 322/326 (for GREEKS only) ter (for SPORTS CLUBS only) sell House Ballroom C sell House Ballroom C form by Friday, September 13,1993! Activities Center at 777-5760. Government at 777-2654. 5$ Irinking ir years Identifying the problem of binge rinking is far simpler than finding ays to stop it, Wechsler said. And to make any change, everyone, lcluding alumni who toddle back to ;ailgating parties on campus so they in get intoxicated," needs to assume isponsibihty in the fight against unealthy drinking habits, he added. Campuses shouldn't necessarily an alcohol, just ensure that students F age are drinking responsibly, he said. "We have to know all the confuting factors to this behavior: the aternities, the tradition surrounding thletics and the sale of alcohol for dirt leap in bars and stores throughout le community," Wechsler said. "This is a call for college presidents nd students to develop codes of beavior that is acceptable on campus, nd as people transgress those ides, they have to be dealt with acirdingly." The crafting of new policies should e interesting, Wechsler said, noting lat one in five students are frequent inge drinkers, while another one in ve abstain from alcohol consumption. Falling between the two extremes i the one-fifth of students who binge ccasionally and the two-fifths who rink, but don't binge. lociety Lons mil !, Campus n desk* n o TC V [TolT ^wHEN; Septem 6:00 pnr The Walt Disney Col you'll c STOP! OF O V\ Purdue seek of acquitted college press EXCHANGE si LAYFAYETTE, Ind?PurdueUni- p versity has recently announced that CJ it's taking steps to dismiss from its v teaching ranks a professor recently acquitted of stalking a student. d Dong X. Shaw, an assistant pro fessor of industrial engineering, was o. charged in 1996 with two counts of 11 felony and misdemeanor stalking, but ? a jury has cleared him of those charges. ^ Nevertheless, university officials, u who'd barred Shaw hum the classroom ^ until the case was resolved, said they're j, pursuing formal action to dismiss him. a While Shaw hasn't broken the law, n he has violated university policies, school spokesman Joseph Bennett said t< in a statement. fi Officers contemplate c WEAPONS continued from page 5 they carry guns, it only makes me feel E safer." E Police officers at both colleges prac- f< tice regularly at firing ranges and are c tested every few months. Many choose to own the revolvers tl to be more familiar with the weapons, s Baughman owns both his revolver and p a semiautomatic. Violent crimes, such d as a murder-suicide last week at San Thomas Coo Fall 199* Discover the world of informatioi a tour this fall! One hour tours w a tour of the building for the firs Electronic Resources Network for up is necessary. Just show up a services are avai August 24th - S< Toui Mondays: Tuesdays: Wednesdays: and Thnr?H?vs? The tours will last approximately one will include many of the library depart Reference, Education, Government E second part of the tour will focus on t at the Thomas Cooper Library. The I databases will be demonstrated MAIN ) YOU IflORU egebVIprdg] beri7,1998 ^ WHEre. g ; /c^~ lege Program is about friends, experiences a liscover as you live, learn and earn in our wo nr AND DISCOVER A W< PPORTUNITIES AT MSN Avw.careermosaic.com/cm/wdw/wdw 1 .html s dismissal professor Prosecutors said Shaw invited the tudent on several dates, called her reeatedly, sent her a Valentine's Day ard in 1995 and even paid an uninited visit to her out-of-state home. Shaw said his interest in the stuent was "misunderstood." "Professor Shaw admitted clear vilations of university policy during the ivestigation and during the trial," lennett wrote. "Each of these aeons is inappropriate for a Purdue faclty member and constitutes impropr pnnHiipt ininrinns tn thp wplfarp nf tie university. Purdue has an invioible obligation to ensure its students safe and non-threatening environlent." Shaw, who was on an accelerated jnure track at Purdue, said he will ght the university's decision. i utomatic weapons ternardino Valley College, prompt laughman and his fellow officers to jar a similar occurrence at one of their ampuses. "One day, someone could dump all tiese bullets at me, while I have to be elective with my six bullets," he said, ausing. "That would scare anyone to eath." per Library J Tours n available in the library?take all be divided into two parts: it half-hour, and a tour of the the second half-hour. Nosignnd learn what resources and liable to you. jptember 24th s 11am 11am 2pm 7pm 4pm hour. 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