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Save THE WAY HOME S&8 Why is Scott so excited about the $8.99 CD offer? 3231 S. 13lh 421-1701 fan the Indiu Village Shopping Center Hours M-F:IO-7 SalilO-6 Sun:12-5 "S/NCE 1986 YOUR FIRST CHOICE FOR INTERESTING MUSIC & BOOKS" For All Your Back To School Needs • Utility "Muck* Buckets $6.88 • Storage Totes $5.88 • Compact Refrigerators • Bed & Bath Needs • Back Packs / Sport Bags / Fanny Packs • Briefcases • Ready To Assemble Furniture On Sale • Boom Boxes / Electronics • Computers / Word Processors / Software Bring This Coupon In For | $5.00* Off Any Purchase Of $5.00 Or More Limit 1 Coupon Per Purchase Expires 9/25/93 l_ Save An Additional $5.00* When You Apply For A New SearsCharge (Must Be At Least 18 Yrs Old) 'Total Savings Can Not Exeed Purchase Price Drinking average high at UNL By Mindy Letter Staff Reporter Drinking and partying may be an inherent aspect of college life, but according to a recent survey, UNL students may drink more alcohol than their nationwide peers. , A nationwide survey compiled by the University ofMichigan’s institute for Social Research showed that 86.9 percent of 1,409 students surveyed drank alcohol at least once within a year. In a study conducted by Drs. David Hunnicutt and David Bower of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Dr. Joe Davis, a University ofNebras ka at Omaha counseling professor, 88.1 percent of Nebraska students reported they drank alcoholic bever ages at least once a year. Nebraska students also topped their national peers in heavy party drinking and smoking. Michigan’s study said 41 percent of students nationwide had at least five drinks in a row on one occasion within a two-week time frame, while 46.5 percent of 4,512 Nebraska students said they consumed a similar amount of alcohol in the same period. une in seven college stuaents, or 37.3 percent, are smokers nationwide. In Nebraska the rate is 49.4 percent. But UNL was below the national rate of illicit drug use. Nationwide, 27.7 percent of college students smoked marijuana compared to 17.7 percent of Nebraska students. Use of ha 1 luc inogens was 6.7 percent nation wide, while in Nebraska the rate was only 2.7 per cent. Hunnicutt said the legal and social acceptance of alcohol and tobacco boosted their use among college stu dents in Nebraska. Drinking, he said, had long been considered an accept able rite of passage. “I think alcohol has been ingrained in the fabric of college life for the last four or five decades,** he said. He said rates of alcohol use wore the strong traditions of i those The i in alcohol use than the Midwest is the Northeast, he said. Davis agreed with Hunnicutt and said campus drinking traditions fos tered larger consumption. “College students by far consume more alcohol than other people their age who are not in college. And you would think that there would be more judgment amongst our best and bright est.” he said. He said drinking was regarded by many youths as a part of growing up, but professors and teachers play a part in reinforcing that idea. -M-— College students by far consume more alcohol than other people their age who are not In college. And you would think that there would be more Judgment amongst our best and brightest. —Davis University of Nebraska at Omaha ft “I think some professors teach the wrong values,” he said. “I know some professors who don’t give tests on Thursdays anymore be cause their students are out partying on Wednesdays. It just enables that kind of behavior,” he said. Alcohol has been a part of college for a long time, Hunnicutt said, which was understandable because most college students are 21 or older. “Half of the population of college students is over 21, and that makes drinking a legal, socially acceptable behavior,” he said. “Alcohol-related incidents are some of the top four causes of death among young people,” he said. “Whether it’s alcohol-r related auto accidents, alcohol-related suicides, alcohol-relatedhomicides or alcohol ral ,t rSara fin ^ *«-W ***’■ rciaica arowntngs. . •%. r ^ ^ To counter the high smoking and drinking levels among Nebraska’s youth, a support group, Students Tak ing A New Direction, was created last year at the university for students who want to socialize and have fun with out getting drunk. David Bower, the organization’s adviser said the group grew from five to 60 members within one year. Bower said STAND had four ob jectives: • serving as a support group for students who don’t want to drink or who want to drink only in low risk ways. • fulfilling community service • providing a group for education • sponsoring alcohol-free activi ties on and off campus Hunnicutt said the group was need ed on campus as a source of accurate information about alcohol use. He said the number of misconceptions about alcohol were almost as serious as the problem itself. “I have known students who be fore a night of heavy drinking take five aspirin and think that they will just pass out and be fine in die morn ing,” he said. Aspirin and alcohol mixtures form an acid that can bum out stomach lining and cause perma nent ulcers. mat s as rar away trom a Hang over cure as anything I have heard of,” he said. Davis said many students thought they couldn't become an alcoholic if they drank only wine or beer. “‘It’s only beer’ is a common thing I hear,” he said. But he said students were still deal ing with alcohol no matter what form consumed. ■ unnicutt said inexperienced drinkers needed to know what they were taking in. Especially when police and pros ecutors are developing a get-tough attitude toward drug and alcohol-re lated violations. Smoking is also of concern to Hunnicutt. Despite all the informa tions cigarette use and the difficulty of quitting, more people are picking up the habit that could lead to an early death. T Smoking-related deaths are at about 450,000 a year, he said. Students still can alter schedules By Brad Simmons Staff Reporter Students who haven’t registered for classes can do so Thursday and students who need to drop or add classes will have to wait until Tues day, said Dr. Anthony Schkade, assis tant director of registration and records at UNL. General registration will take place in the Nebraska Union from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday. Students must pay a $25 registration fee that will be cred ited to their tuition bill, Schkade said. Before going through general regis tration, students who had any holds on their registration for financial or dis ciplinary reasons should go to die student judiciary office to sure that the holds nave been removed, Schkade said. Also, any returning students who have been absent from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for two or more semesters (including summers) should go to the admissions office before going through general registration, Schkade said. After general registration is over, students can still register for classes by going through late registration in the admmistratioa building from Tues day until Aug. 30. Those students must pay a $25 late fee in addition to the $25 registration fee. Drop/add will take place Tuesday through Aug. 27 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The last day to add a class will be August 30. No fee will be charged to or add a class. hkade said that students used to be able to drop or add a class on the first day of school, but that many freshmen dropped classes that they had never attended on the basis of advice from friends. 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