AA, other programs aid in overcoming addiction
By Stacy Smith
■ University Daily Kansan
U. ot Kansas
“God, grant me the serenity to accept
the things 1 cannot change, courage to
change the things I can, and wisdom to
know the difference.”
He then introduces himself “Hi, my
name is Chris, and I'm an alcoholic "
“Hi Chris," the group responds in uni
son
“I still want to drink, but 1 know 1
can't,” he says
Chris, a U. of Kansas student, is a
recovering alcoholic With the help of
Alcoholics Anonymous, he is able to keep
from drinking — one day at a time.
AA is just one of several organizations
in Lawrence. Kan . where people like
Chris find help for their alcohol prob
lems.
At the campus meetings, the group is
diverse Some participants are K! stu
dents, others are members of the
Lawrence community. Despite their
range of backgrounds and interests,
they come together with a common pur
pose sobriety
They speak of their desires, their
fears and their ongoing battle with
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"I don't want a drink — I'd like to have
1.000 of them,” Bill says “This last week,
I had two dreams where 1 got drunk I
woke up ashamed. I'm glad to be here. 1
like to go to these meetings '
The meetings revolve around a 12-step
program, which begins with members
admitting they are powerless over alco
hol and that their lives have become
unmanageable According to AA litera
ture, they also put their faith in a power
they believe is greater than themselves,
whether it is the Judeo-Christian God or
another spiritual force
The only requirement for attending
AA is a desire to stop dnnking There are
no dues or fees for membership.
Another Lawrence resource for recov
ering alcoholics is the Douglas County
Citizens Commute on Alcoholism, head
quartered at Watkins Memorial Health
Center William Buck, a physician at
Watkins, said counselors evaluate
patients to determine whether they are
alcoholics or have minor alcohol prob
lems.
"Each individual has different ways
that it affects them." he said “They
might only get drunk every weekend and
that makes their life unmanageable "
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ing four academic terms He said some
students may also have sold the access
code.
“There’s a possibility that some stu
dents gained financially from selling
the password to other students,"
Scheurer said in response to a rumor
that the password was being sold among
students for $20
Charges against 12 students who were
originally formally charged were
dropped after further investigation
showed that no disciplinary action was
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necessary N ineteen other students were
cleared because oflack of sufficient evs
dence, according to Jenny Richter of the
OSC. In addition, seven students have
been reprimanded for the incident.
Fifty-six students still have charges
pending. Scheurer said that number is
high because the students have not
enrolled this term. If students with
charges pending re-enroll, they must
first clear the charges with the OSC
As far as the 19 students who were sus
pended from the university, Dean o:
Students Jerry Askew said he was not
sure how many were “indefinitely sus
pended "
“1 would say that (the types of suspen
sions) variedAskew said. He said if am.
of the students were indefinitely sus
pended, it was those students who were
the “ringleaders" in the case.
He added that the probation entails
having regular meetings with the direc
tor of student conduct
Scheurer said he believes no other
computer systems have been subject u
tampering.
"1 would emphasize to you that as far
as we know, computer-assisted registra
tion is the only system that has been
compromised," he said.
"At this point in the investigation
there is no evidence that academic
records or other university systems
have been affected."
Scheurer said that the password into
the system has been changed and will be
changed every semester in the future
He would not reveal w'hat the old pass
word was.
The investigation is continuing in
regard to the employee who initially
revealed the password.
Scheurer said it is believed the
employee compromised the password
unwittingly, and he does not think
charges will be placed.
“We have talked with the employee. In
fact, there may be more than one
employee, and there may be more than
one password involved," Scheurer said.