Athlete pleads
no contest
to sex charge
From Staff Reports
UNL student Christian Peterplcad
ed no contest Wednesday to a third
degree sexual assault charge in
Lancaster County Court.
According to Lincoln police re
ports, Peter put his hand between the
legs of a female University of Nebras
ka-Lincoln student last May at the
Brass Rail bar, 1436 O St.
The report said that when the wom
an confronted Peter, he said, “What’s
wrong, don’t you like it?”
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Pharmacists:
Energy stimulants do
more harm than good
By Bob Ray
Staff Reporter
One common energy-producing drug isephe
drine.
Ben Bra/cr, a sophomore pre-medicine ma
jor, has used cphcdrinc when studying.
“It keeps me up, gives me an extra energy
kick, but sometimes it makes me nervous,” he
said. “After the drug wears ofT I fall asleep
quickly.”
Jocllen McGinn, a registered pharmacist at
the University Health Center, said ephedrinc
was similar to an amphetamine. Even when
taken at a therapeutic dose, she said, users may
experience sensations of highness.
Ephedrine is used primarily as a deconges
tant, McGinn said. Even if the drug is taken
properly, users can experience a sense of hyper
activity or highness. Ephedrine is sold over the
counter and docs not require any prescription to
purchase.
Ritalin is another drug some students use to
help concentrate on studying, but it can have
serious side effects.
Jim Ochm, chief pharmacist at the Universi
ty Health Center, said Ritalin was used toplace
a calming effect on hyperactive children.
People with severe attention disorders and
It’s midterm time, and many University of
Ncbraska-Lincoln students arc pulling out all
the stops when it comes to studying.
But specialists say students who use drugs or
stimulants to aid their study maybe doing more
harm than good.
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Peter, a defensive lineman on the
football team, touched her again about
20 minutes later and then left the bar,
the report said.
The woman’s friend identified Pe
ter, and Lincoln police arrested him
later. Peter was released on 10 percent
of a $1,500 bond.
Peter, who appeared Wednesday
before Lancaster County Judge Gale
Pokomy, will be sentenced on May 13
after a prcscntcncing investigation is
conducted.
Third-degree sexual assault is a
Class I misdemeanor punishable by a
maximum of one year in jail and a
$1,000 fine.
Using drugs as study aid not bright idea
problems with focusing on aspects of impor
tance are susceptible to the prescription of
Ritalin, Oehm said. Ritalin results in increased
motor activity, mental alertness and sometimes
a mild euphoria, he said.
Oehm said a person’s reaction to Ritalin
depended on that person’s frame of mind. If the
user is stressed or agitated, effects most likely
arc negative.
The user may experience a sense of instabil
ity, frustration and confusion. In the worst
possible scenario, Oehm said, the individual
could have convulsions.
