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Drinking habits examined '
during 'Week on the Wagon'
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Until midnight tonight, it will have
been a sobering experience.
Since 12:01 a.m. Friday members of
the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and
the Delta Delta Delta sorority have
avoided all alcoholic beverages for
their fifth annual "Week on the
Wagon."
Lisa Koenig, Tri Delta philanthropy
chairman, said the project should help
students realize that potential drink
ing problems do exist.
John Valdrighi, ATO social chair
man, said the project should help stu
dents realize that potential drinking
problems do exist.
"A week isn't that long," Valdrighi
said. "It will, for sure, tell you if you
have a problem."
The ATO fraternity set a $50 fine for
anyone in the house who did not par
ticipate in the project, he said.
Participation was not limited to the
two sponsoring houses, however. They
distributed about 800 pledge cards to
include more people on campus. They
asked that students sign the cards to
show their pledge not to drink alco
holic beverages for a week.
"Although we have no idea how
many of the cards were signed, they
were well-received by many organiza
tions on campus," Valdrighi said.
The week included alternatives to
drinking, such as a non-alcoholic ATO
Tri Delta Friday Afternoon Club and a
speech by Clay Rivers, a UNL associate
professor of psychology. Tonight, the
two houses will have a non-alcholic
skating party, Valdrighi said.
"The message of the week is to exam
ine your habits and just see how much
alcohol is a part of your life," he said.
tv, frtiirtrinrf inrMpnts were reDort-
ed to the UNL Police Department be
tween midnight and 11 p.m. Tuesday:
3 01 p,ra, Hit-and-run accident
reported in metered parking lot at
13th and R streets. Estimated damage
is $200.
5:22 p.m. Envelope containing
money reported found on East Cam
pus. It was returned to owner.
5:30 p.m. Fire alarm reported
sounding in Manter Hall. Bird report
edly flew into a smoke detector.
5:42 p.m. Hit-and-run accident
reported in Parking Area 22 at 10th
Street and Avery Avenue. Estimated
damage is $175. 1 v
6:09 p.m. Suspicious male report
ed loitering around vehicles in Parking
Area 23 near 14th Street and Avery
Avenue. Person was checked by officer.
6:51 p.m. Audible car alarm re
portedly set off by unknown cause in
Parking Area 2 near Sandoz Hall.
8:04 p.m. Suspicious person re
ported in basement of Temple Build
ing. Person was contacted and warned
by officer.
9:26 p.m. Officers assisted the
Lincoln Police Department with a two
car non-injury accident at 17th and
Vine streets.
10:26 p.m. - Suspicious vehicle re
ported patrolling Parking Area 1 at
19th and T streets. Vehicle was gone
before officers arrived.
11:31 p.m. Nineteen-year-old male
student was arrested on City Campus
for alleged possession of maryuana.
Arraignment date is set for March 14
in Lancaster County Court.
11:55 p.m. Male reportedly re
fused to leave Pound Hall. Incident
was handled by officer.
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NU enrollment declines slightly
By Para Alward
Total enrollment at Nebraska's four state colleges
was three percent higher last fall than in 1982, but
enrollment at the three NU campuses was down 330
students this semester in comparison to last spring.
"When money was tight last year, some students
may have stayed closer to home," said Harry Allen,
instructional research and planning director. That
may have contributed to the rise in enrollment at
state colleges.
"I don't foresee any significant drain of students
from the university to the state colleges," said John
Yost, vice chancellor of academic affairs. The state
colleges could be attracting students who would not
normally go to college, he said.
Total NU enrollment is now 39,539. The UNL
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13,687 students and the NU Medical Center has
2,455 students.
The slight decline in enrollment was expected
because post-secondary enrollment is declining nation
wide, Yost said.
The UNL campus attracts about 16 percent of
Nebraska high school graduates each year, Allen
said. Fewer university students might reflect fewer
high school students, he said.
In times of economic stress, Yost said, major state
universitities attract more students by giving them
strong training to prepare them for technical
change.
Council's main goals:
awareness, education
By Kelli Kellogg
UNL students think drinking is something to be
proud of, but it's not, a spokeswoman for the Lincoln
Council on Alcoholism and Drugs said. v
Mary Jo Williams, a UNL student who became
executive director of the council Monday, said she
sometimes overheard parts of students' conversa
tions while taking classes last semester.
'They would talk about the next big party, or
about what they did at the last one," she said. That's
something they're really proud of. Getting drunk is
still kind of a macho thing, and that's not good."
Alcoholism awareness is important to Williams,
31, and working with communities to promote edu
cation is one of her main goals, she said.
'There are a lot of resources out there," Williams
said. "My main interest is putting people in touch
with the ones that are available."
Although this will include an effort to reach col
lege students, Williams said, LCAD would maintain
its emphasis on youth. The School Community
Intervention Program (SCIP) is helping teachers
identify students with chemical dependencies, and,
wiinams said, she would like to see similar projects
started.
Effects of heavy drinking are not limited to fami
lies and friends of alcoholics, Williams said.
Treatment costs a lot, especially if alcohol is used
to the point where the liver and -pancreas are
affected," she said. "People see the doctor for hyper
tension. When the physician treats it that way, what
they're doing is treating the symptom."
Direct treatment experience is an angle Williams
said she lacks. She has always been in an adminis
trative position.
Williams has served as administrative assistant to
the director of the Department of Public Institu
tions and director of care and treatment for the
Easter Seal Society of Nebraska in Omaha. She also
worked with the Nebraska Division on Alcoholism
and Drug Abuse where she was chief of the Treat
ment and Community Assistance section.
At LCAD, she is responsible for the planning,
finance and management of the council, along with
directing advocacy and education functions.
On issues such as raising the drinking age and
stricter drunk driving laws, Williams said, the coun
cil will remain neutral
They haven't taken a stand on them in the past,"
she said. "I will follow that philosophy provide
information, but not take a stand."
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