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TP Jl II V X II JK. "V I "V ri. Wednesday, October 6, 1982 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 82 No. 34 r n 4 ft". w" li 5 - t-s ' x f 1a I? I '' V Jllti 17 BF - f ilii 'V' - Study: College environment is biggest drinking influence Staff Photo by Dave Bentz ( Sister Pat, traveling evangelist, voices her interpretation of the Bible to UNL stu dents gathered north of the Nebraska Union Tuesday afternoon. The college environment influences stu dents to drink more than any other factor, an assistant professor of psychology from Wichita State University, said Tuesday. Elsie Shore presented the results of a study she conducted at UNL in 1980. Her presentation was in connection with Wellness Week. "It's a faceless mass of other people who are influencing our behavior," Shore said, not our closer friends. Shore said she arrived at that conclusion after evaluating the results of the study, finding what factors influenced campus drinking and what did not. She began her study by asking students to keep a diary of where, with whom, and why they drank to determine the most common situations where they drink. From this she developed a scene, in the form of a three-sentence story, of a hypo thetical person in a situation where he or she was being pressured to drink. She asked, "What would you do in this situation?" and "What do you think the hypothetical person should do?" She also asked about the background, living quarters and drinking habits of the 800 people who received the questionnaire. Shore found that women resisted the pressures to drink more than men. Where a student lived also correlated highly with resistance of alcohol, she said. Members of fraternities rated next to last. Men and women in dormitories presented a unique relation; both resisted at about the same level. Shore said she does not know if male resistance increased or female resistance decreased in the overall number. Another interesting statistic surfaced when rating people by the number of credit hours they had accumulated, she Related stories on Pages 2 and 3 said. Freshmen's reluctance to drink was very low, regardless of age, indicating to Shore that new students' visions of what students are supposed to be often is blurred. Resistance rose evenly with each class. Since peers are putting the most pressure on students to drink, Shore said she would like the high resistors - women and older students - to spread the word to the low resistors that not drinking is completely acceptable. "Tell them that it may be 'wild and crazy' to drink, but it's not what a mature college student does," she said. Wife', Aj!T' jAjLJfcJ litter emphasizes Jus public worn experience By Bill Allen John Butler, the challenger in the 28th District state legislative race, said he has been greatly misunderstood. Butler said he has been portrayed in the past as a "right-wing Bible, thumping" type and that is not the case. Butler said he simply thinks it is very l UN .11.11 II JIJLIL-LLIJ HI limil .Ul LMJ.MJ T7 I A Election & '82 important for a candidate for political office to have a good moral background. The issues constantly are changing, he said, and it is important for the people to have confidence in the person they elect and know that he can make the right decision on an issue that may come up in the future. Butler, who lost the primary in May by more than 4,000 votes, said his cam paign definitely has made progress. He said he's met with many small groups and is hoping they will spread the word about his campaign. Butler lives at 4410 Randolph St. with his wife and four boys. He operates Butler Photography studio from his home and also runs several concession stands in Lincoln. Butler said he worked as a photographer for the Department of Roads for seven and a half years and has "not yet run across one agency that cannot be managed more efficiently." Butler described himself as more fis cally conservative than Beutler, whom he described as a "spendthrift." "I understand the Legislature better as it applies to business and the small businessman," Butler said. "Having worked for the state for seven and a half years, I have a better feel with the public employees," he said. "And there are more workers in this state than lawyers." On a university issue, Butler said his answer .to establishing a state funded low-interest student loan program would be a "guarded yes," depending on the legislation. He said the federal student loan pro gram is greatly abused and hopes any state loan program would have a higher recovery rate on the loans than the federal program does. He also said the financial-need clause of such a state program would have to be "strong and effective" to cut down on student abuse. Butler said he challenges Beutler to a public debate and only is waiting for an affirmative reply from him before setting a time and place. i Daily Nabraskan Fila Photo John Butler "Beutler: Voters worried about economic issues By Bill Allen Economics is the main concern facing the state today, State Sen. Chris Beutler said. He is basing his campaign for re election from the 28th District on that kind of issue. The 37-year-old attorney said his constituents are worried about their jobs and the economy. For the most part, he said, they are looking to the federal government for answers. However, Beutler, who lives in Lin coln with his wife and three daughters, said he has tried to alleviate the problem on the state level by voting for tax or budget increases only when "absolutely necessary. Beutler said he has also investigated ways of cutting expenses within the state government. For example, his office investigated the State Treasurer's office two years ago, he said. Because of the investigation, Beutler said, the office reduced the amount the office paid for bank services by several V.'" " . . : t . I ; 1 t Beutler said he is spending time this year with the Equal Opportunity Com mission to see if that office's expendi tures can be cut. Beutler said he is concerned with the quality of education in Nebraska, and is, W7 Eled9 Daily Ncbraskait Fila Photo State Sen. Chris Beutler thousand dollars. "This paid for my staff and saved the state money, he said. by choice, a member of the Education Committee. He said he would vote in favor of a state funded low-interest student loan program and may even co-sponsor such a bill in the Legislature. "We're going to have to follow very closely what the federal government is doing as far as student loan cutbacks," Beutler said. "It's the state's responsibility to fund the university, Beutler said. He said he supports any bill that he believes will improve the quality of educa tion at the university. However, Beutler said the Legislature has a bit of a problem when it comes to how the money is distributed within the university. The NU Board of Regents distributes the money through the bud get it draws up. "I can't get into the university budget like I can that of a state agency," he said. Beutler's opponent, John Butler, has said moral issues are very important in this election. He specifically has men tioned gay rights and abortion. However, Beutler said, these issues don't deserve the full scope of attention Butler gives them. "Moral issues are always important," Beutler said, "But in four years in the Legislature I don't recall anything being said about gay rights. That was a city issue. And very little was said about abortion." He said the VS. Supreme Court has laid down the foundations of the abor tion issue, and there is not much that the state can do to change them. "You can elect someone solely on moral issues, he said, "but that won't cover the entire scope of the position.