Former Cornhusker to speak at 'Do It Sober
By Mitchell Meyer
Staff Reporter
Former Comhusker tight end re
ceiver Junior Miller will & the guest
speaker for the fifth annual “Do It
Sober” tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the
Nebraska Union.
“Do It Sober V,” sponsored by
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, Al
pha Phi sorority, Panhellcnic Associa
tion, Interfratemity Council and the
University Health Center, attempts to
increase student awareness of the
dangers of alcohol abuse and to en
courage alcohol-free events, its or
ganizers says.
Entertainment will include a
“Mocktail” Party at 6:30 p.m. with
snacks and non-alcoholic refresh
ments. The “mocktails” will be fol
lowed by a performance by the Scarlet
and Cream Singers. Miller’s presenta
tion will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Named All-America for two of his
four years of Comhusker football,
Miller was a first-round draft choice
for the Atlanta Falcons in 1980. It
appeared that he was destined for
fame, but drug and alcohol abuse soon
overtook his life. Miller’s career took
a turn for the worse.
After playing four years for the
Falcons, Miller was traded to the New
Orleans Saints where he played one
year and sat out the next year. The
following year Miller went to play for
the Dallas Cowboys, but was released
after playing only one preseason
game.
Miller has spoken to church and
business groups. His message is
simple: He tells people what hap
pened, before and after treatment for
alcoholism, and emphasizes how his
faith in God played a role in his recov
ery.
“I’m not a guy who knows a lot
about statistics. I think those speakers
are pretty boring,” Miller said. “I talk
about what really happens, about the
reality and the deception of alcohol.”
He said he hopes the audience will
be able to identify with his story if it is
happening to them or to their friends.
Jim Correll, Sigma Alpha Epsilon
program chairman and co-coordina
tor of “Do It Sober,” said he thinks
Miller’s story will appeal to students
because of his fame as a fellow Corn
husker.
“Do It Sober” doesn’t imply that
UNL has a worse drinking problem
than any other campuses, Correll said.
It does recognize that some students
do get caught up in the social aspect of
drinking, he said.
“Do It Sober” is open to the public.
Sally Rogge, Alpha Phi social chair
man, said she is expecting a good
response from students. Attendance is
mandatory for sorority and fraternity
pledges. The first year’s attendance
was about 500 but interest has spread
throughout the campus and into the
residence halls. Last year attendance
reached 1,200.
In addition to Miller’s presenta
tion, Janet Crawford, health educator
and instructor at the University Health
Center, will give information about
services offered by the University
Health Center for students concerned
about a drinking problem. Counsel
ing, referral services and an emer
gency hot line are available to stu
dents.
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money and search for the informatior
himself.
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dents think their time is worth.” he
said. “Isn’ta couple hours in the librar)
worth the $39 that it would cost them
for the service?”
The two Lincoln services are li
censed by Academic Guidance Serv
ices of Marlton, N.J., and have re
stricted their business to high school
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sophomores.
Students complete forms with in
formation about themselves, theii
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tion is then used to match with the
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Kess said.
The students are not guaranteed
they will receive money from the fi
nancial aid sources, he said.
“Students pay for the information
which we provide to them,” Kess said,
“but 50 percent of the students do
receive some type of aid.”
It is up to the student to complete
the process by contacting the sources
on their own, he said.
Smith said he began laying the
groundwork for his company in Sep
tember and started business in early
October.
Business has been slow but Smith
said he is optimistic.
“It will take a little time to get my
feet planted solidly,” he said.
“I believe in it,” Smith said, ‘‘and it
is a service that will be needed more in
: the future because of the rising cost of
1 tuition. And I feel like I can help the
kids.”
Kess and Smith had to pay a $495
license fee to American Guidance
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dollars from their $39 fee goes to
American Guidance Services for a fil
ing fee, Smith said. The rest covers the
costs of forms, advertising and gener
ating business, he said.
One person who has used the serv
ice of Academic Resources, owned by
Kess, said she is very satisfied with the
results she has received so far.
Martha, who asked that her last
name not be used, is a 30-year-old
professional who is returning to col
lege. She has not told her employer yet
that she plans on reluming to college
to pursue a degree in the health career
field.
“I received 18 sources back from
the forms I sent in,” Martha said. “I had
no idea that the money was available.”
She received scholarships and
grants instead of loans.
The Better Business Bureau in New
Jersey showed no complaints against
Academic Guidance Services.
A representative from the Com
husker Better Business Bureau said
they had no information concerning
Academic Resources or American
Scholarship Counseling Service. The
bureau neither approved nor disap
proved of the services.
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