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Pago 6 Daily Nebraskan Monday, October 15, 1834 000 Continued from Ptga 1 hours later and made me walk a straight line. I did OK and he let me go. If I had taken a urine test I would have melted the dish " he said. Mike first decided to get help at Oma ha's Eppley Treatment Center. Mike left after two weeks and hto prob lems continued. He suffered more drug overdoses and nearly killed himself. "While you're driving down the high way, you do things like pull your car in .the wrong lane and close your eyes; Cars are coming and you just blast away, close your eyes, and say, 'kill me,' " he said. "I didnt want to die, but then on the other hand I wanted to kill myself, I just didn't have the guts." At that point, Mike said, he decided to flat-out quit. "I just said I was quitting. I went 'cold turkey. After about 30 days, my eye color changed, my feeling came back into my feet, and I didn't have to wear glasses," he said. The worst part of his recovery, Mike said, was the barbitual withdrawal period." Once again, he thought he would die. "You see rats growing on you and you beat yourself. You just keep hitting your self," he said. The big thing is that you want to jump through a window. I know did." That was three years ago. Mike is 35-years-old now and calls himself a "reco vered alcoholic." He works with alcoholic treatment centers in Lincoln and claims he has something to say about drugs and alcoholism. "Alcoholics are persons with everyday normal problems that have a problem with alcohol," he said. "You can do any thing you want sober. A lot of people don't." Mike started drinking at the age of 12 because he wanted to feel like an adult. It took him 21 years before he realized he was wrong. He said he doesn't want to see the same thing happen to another 21 -year-old. "Kids want to be so different and so unique," he said. "I just wish they cculd stop and realize that they are already. I hope they don't try to be like the next guy, but rather like themselves. You don't have to screw yourself up to be different or special." Ji Fantasy Island 'Everyone can see me, I live in my own splendor of my moment Triumphant over all people around me. ' As I walk, my feet leave tracers. My movement is swift and very sure. Peop le watch m y tracers with envy Only watching to step inside to feel the strength And power. My tracers have gone where some do not dare. But no one touches me. No one sees my soul dare not ojmi my door, For behind it there U nothing. SUvt H!5lDity fifbrtaktn am u j a drunk. by Mike Short s U.S. Sen. J. James Exon will speak in an open forum today in the Nebraska Union at 2:30 p.m. He will give a 20- to 30-minute presentation, followed by a ques-tion-and-answer period. Democratic congressional can didate Monica Bauer will speak Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in the Ne braska Union. Free career workshops for Arts and Sciences students on resume writing, interview techniques and job search skills will be given Wednesday in Andrews Hall 146 at 3:30 p.m. The workshops also will be given Oct. 24 and 31. For more information call Anne Kop era at 472-2891. A back-to-school workshop will be Tuesday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Nebraska Center for Continu ing Education, 33rd and Holdrege streets. The workshop will pro vide information on admissions, advising, registration and finan cial aid, and is intended to ease the transition for adults returning to school Call 472-1 392 for more information. Diaries and Letters," Oct. 23 and poets Judith Sornberger and Hilda Raz will speak Oct. 30 on "Women Poets." Sornberger is editor of a new book on Nebraska woman poets. Raz is poetry editor of "The Prairie Schooner" at UNL. Poet Laura Tohe, a native of a Navajo reservation in New Mex ico, will speak on Native Ameri can Writers Tuesday at the Grand Island Public Library from 7 to 9 p.m. Helen Stauffer of Kearney will speak on "Women's Journals, The League of Women Voters of Lincoln-Lancaster County and the League of Women Voters of Ne braska has moved to Haymarket Square, Suite 207, 808 P St. An open house will be Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. Mensa, the International High I.Q. Society, has arranged to ad minister a qualifying test to resi dents of southeast Nebraska at Bennett Martin Library, 14th and N streets, Saturday at 9:30 am. Mensa membership is open to anyone who scores in the top 2 percent on a standard I.Q. test. A $15 fee will be charged to cover testing and scoring. For more information call Steve Batie at 435-8010. The second annual Nebraska Dairy Goat Conference will be Friday and Saturday on East Cam pus. More information can be obtained by writing ZeZe Hille, Rt. 1, Box 135, Firth, Neb. 68350. Nebraska residents can get a free copy of the 1984 edit ion of a catalog of publicatons produced by the NU Cooperative Extension Service and Agriculture Research Division. Available at local extension offices, the catalog, "Publications of Farm and Home," is a 100 page, cross-referenced catalog with listings for more than 1,000 pub lications, fact sheets and research bulletins. A study, skills workshop on studying math will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room of Selleck Quadrangle. To register call 472-1481. A 50-cent fee will be charged to cover mate rials cost. .... 1 , v.; . Police Report The following incidents were reported to UNL police between 11:51 p.m. Wednesday ' and 10:56 p.m. Saturday. 11:51 p.m. - Noise disturbance re ported at Selleck Quadrangle. 1 1:58 p.m. Purse reported stolen from a car in Parking Area 12 near 14th and Vine streets. Thursday 12:22 turn. Noise disturbance re ported at 16th and R streets. 5:19 a.m. Class ring reported lost or stolen from Hamilton HalL 2:10 p.m. Two-vehicle accident re ported in the metered parking lot near Sei'eck Quadrangle. No injuries were re ported. 4:39 g.ia. r-Hood reported dented on a car is Parking Area 27 near the College of . Dentistry on East Campus. '-.; &p.ra,. Suspicions person reported ES YOUR FINANCIAL,.! CiiTi I a'tia m i - sr a we -1 1 u n n u y 4 is y7 n n U ri n Li i 7j . TP mim at $ Bscoms a regular plasma donor and earn $20 per week piu$ $10 bonusas!! It's easy, it's relaxing, and it pays! Bring in this ad for $5 extra on your first visit. . t $ i n m 2021 "O" 4742335 Mon. 9-5, Tuss. 0-S, Vhd. 9-5, Thurs. 9-6, Fri. 8-4, Sat. 8-2 free parking in the rear i f n y n y r , pwi-j t-- p j " I ILmzi& ka-ti .jjk fti--' L.-sd Lrm-i-a i near Sheldon Memorial Art GaOery. Person was contacted end taken to the City Mission. 9:E3 p.ia. Noise disturbance reported at Gather HalL 19:59 p.o. UNL police assisted Lin coln police with a two-car accident on 1 2th Street from Q to R streets. No injuries were reported. 11:41p.m. Fireworks reported sound ing near Burr-Fedde residence halls on East Campus. Friday 12:10 slth. Suspicious person re ported behind the car wash at 10th and Vine Streets. 12:21 a.ra. Noise disturbance re ported at 16th and S streets. - 12:S1 aoa. Alleged burglar reported in Conthusker Corner at 19th and P streets. Person was later reported to be a custodian. 12:23 A.Q. Noise disturbance re ported at 16th and Holdrege streets. 12'AZ a.c.. Noise disturbance re ported at 12th and R streets. 1:17 a. ei. Noise disturbance reported at 16th and S streets. . 2;C2 turn. Noise disturbance reported at 18th and R streets. 2:23 m.m. Noise disturbance reported near BroyhiH Fountain. 3:35 a.ra. UNL police assisted Lincoln police with a reported assault at 63rd and Havelock streets. 6:S5 a.ia. Noise disturbance reported at 16th and Vine streets. 7:14 a.m. Handicap signs reported stolen from the dock area at Nebraska Union. 10:30 sum. Billfold reported stolen from Neihardt Residence Center. 12:54 p.m. Two-vehicle accident re ported at 16th and R streets. No injuries were reported. 1:SS p.m. Clothes reported stolen from a dryer in Sandoz Kali 2;S3 p.Ei.- Illness reported at 33rd &&dl Koldr e-gs streets. Person was taken to Ery&n Memorial Kc-E-pitiL-.,' - ;S7 p.m. EillfoSl reported stolen rrom Plant Industry on Emt Campus. 2.13 p.a. Purse reported stolen from Seat-on HaU in Selleck Quadrangle. :23 p.m. Hit-and-run accident re ported in Parking Area 24 on East Carcpus. 8:23 p.m. Suspicious person reported at Harper HalL 4:15 p ii- Book bag reported stok-n from Nebraska Bookstore. 5:18 p.m. Money reported stolen from Natural Resource Hall. 5:23 p.m. UNL police attempted to locate a person wanted by other authori ties. Police were unable to locate anyone. 8.C3 p.m. Noise disturbance reported near University Terrace at 17th and R streets. 10:04 p.m. Juveniles reported running in the hallways at Smith Hall. 10:19 p.m. Lost person located be tween 16th and 17th streets on Vine Street. 10:23 p.ra. Alcohol violations re ported at Harper HalL 10:33 p.m. Disturbance reported in the courtyard at Harper Hall. . 10:43 p.ia. Disturbance reported at Smith HalL 10:43 p.ua. Items reported stolen from a vehicle in Parking Area 3 north of Karper-Schramm-Smith residence halls. 11:18 p.m. Fight reported at 17th and Holdrege streets. 11:33 p ra. Suspicious persons re ported in Abel HaU 11:53 p.ra. Automobile accident re ported in Parking Area 15 at 10th and R streets. Ssfcar&ajr 12:Si a.ia. Pizza reported stolen from a delivery car at 519 N. 16th St. An officer later recovered the pizza. 12:54 slbi. Restitution was given for the pizza earlier reported stolen. 5:15 a.m. Suspicious person reported hiding in the bushes at Parking Area 12 near 12th and Vine streets. 10:53 am. Disturbance reported at 15th and S streets. 3:55 p.m. Item3 reported stolen from Westbrcok Music Building. 4.23 p.m. Lost person reported near Memorial Stadium. 4:47 p.m. - Items reported stolen from a vehicle in Parking Area 2 at 21st and Vine streets. - - 447 Items reported stolen from a vehlch at 715 N. 16th St 4. '4 p. o. Lost person reported at 17th and Vine streets, 5:43 p.m. Lost person reported at 20th and Vine streets. 7:33 p.n. Police sttempted to locate a lost person near the South Stadium. 1C.3 p.o. Ferson reported taking elgns from the Game and Parks area on East Caiapaa. ... .... -