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THE NATIONAL COLLEGE NEWSPAPER
'S FEATURES
Restricting Policies
Insurance liability concerns and
pressure from national chapters are
forcing Greeks to abide by stncter
alcohol policies.
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OPINIONS
Heralding Hemp
An Emory l' columnist advocates the
legalization of manjuana. saying the
plant's good aspects outweigh its haz
ards
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LIFE AND ART
Sour Gripes
A .James Madison U student
lobbies (’ravola to save lemon yellow
— her favorite color of crayon from
extinction
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Help! I Need Somebody...
Let your fingers do the walking
through our pages, where you’ll find a
list office numbers to just reach out and
call for help
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STUDENT BODY
Not Just For Men
The female condom may lie out on the
market this year, hut researchers sac
the new prophylactic w ill take some get
ting used to
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Is Pot Making a Comeback?
Support for Marijuana Legalization Grows on Campuses Nationwide
Despite this country's war on drugs
and recent legislation recmninali/mg
marijuana in Alaska, thousands of stu
dents nationwide are fighting to make
the drug legal
Demonstrations have taken place
around the country at large and small
schools, public and pnvate < iroups such
as HKMP Help Klinunate Marijuana
Prohibition 1 and NOKMI. National
Organization for the Reform of
Marijuana Law- are heralding file val
ues of the marijuana plant which aside
from its smoking potential, has many
other applications they sav
"The reason it interests me so much is
because it's not just a smoking' issue
it s all the other benefits of the plant,
said ( ari < ‘orman. a sophomore at the l
of low a
While this years statistics have not
tieen released, a survey of 2Iti.'if)2 col
lege-lxiund high school seniors last year
indicated that advocation of drug legal
ization w as at ,m all-time low According
to the surv ev. conducted by t he American
Council on Kducation and the l of
California Los Angeles Pi 7 percent
favored legalizing marijuana
However, more than JiOO people
attended a pro-legalization rally in
Nebraska in October, and similar
demonstrations drew hundreds at uni
versities in California Florida (leorgia,
Iowa, Kentucky. Minnesota New Yirk
V irginia and North Carolina
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A pro mari|uana activist praises the values
ot hemp at a rally in Iowa City Iowa
Mari|uana s Potential
Advocates at marijuana Iff'tiliz;ition
-.i\ tin- durable hemp plant the stalk
part el the plant is suitable lor fabric
and rope and ssas svidels Used m the
l lilted Slates for such until the 1820s
The plant is said to have a high nutn
t tonal s al ue. and oil made from the stalks
could lie used to fuel cars and as an alter
natise energy source the> sas
“Because of our puritanical Mess- we
are densmg ourselves a potential
resource ’ said Klla (iodden. a sopho
more at Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and Stall l w ho said she plans to join
her campus chapter of NOK.WI “The
[iotenti.il for plant products is enormous
and to den\ it is disgusting I cannot
think of another plant that pros ides fuel
cloth |iaper. plastic and oxygen and
that 's just one plant
“I find it amazing that one plant that
can do so much i' illegal." she said
Student supporters of legalization fee]
the "getting high" a s [s ‘ct of marijuana is
a lesser part of a larger issue freedom of
choice and privacy
“When 1 government officials tell me
what I can or can t put in my bods thi s
are invading ms privacy said Mike
Kellner, a "green ribbon activist’ at
California Polytechnic State I San
Luis (thispo Kellner said the goal of the
green ribbon group is to promote the
decriminalization of all illegal drugs
See MARIJUANA Page 2
UTA Students Nix Campus Abortion Plan
Progressive'Student Leader Vows to Take Issue to Other Universities
By Jason Wills
■ The Shorthorn
U. of Texas, Arlington
After weeks of media attention and local controversy,
the 1' ofTexas. Arlington, student amp-ess laid to rest
am possibility of on-campus abortion services. hut the
group that proposed the idea
plans to pitch it to colleges
nationwide
The resolution, sponsored by
the Progressive Students I'nion.
failed, receiving nine votes for
and 21 against in a packed meet
ing in late November The reso
lution called for on-campus abor
twins through the health center
A week earlier, the student Ikk1\
also had voted against the proposal
SC President Brian Chase, who opposed the resolu
tion. said the student election referendum which
showed 66 percent of voting students against the idea
— dictated how the congress needed to vote.
“Thi' is the outcome 1 expected from congress and the
student bodyhe said '(Undress has sent a message
that a campus is not an appropriate place for abortions,
certainly not at I’TA."
Maile not at I’TA. but PS l’ President Andy Ternay.
who wrote the resolution, said he is preparing a pitch
for abortion rights actl\ ists to take the issue to colleges
throughout the lulled States
“A lot of students probably
did not vote . . . because they
figured, ‘Why bother, the
administration will shoot it
down anyway.’ "
— Andy Ternay
Progressive Students’ I'nion
I I Ai is an urtian area
Ternax said 'There are other
schools xxhere the nearest alsir
turn clinic could U- 1.400 miles
axxax There the students don't
have access
"This is a simpler solution
because instead of opening a
whole new clinic you just add
equipment to the student health
services." he said
lemay said n> lanini'ine tailed campus resolution m
a national level they could draw additional attention to
the issue.
"Making it a national issue w ill draw a more powerful
p-oupbehind us.'Temay said “In a more lilx ral school.
See ABORTION Page 7
New Men 's Grm:
It's Not the Responsibility
of Women to Stop Rape’
By Julie Downey
■ The Daily Vide tie
Illinois State U.
A group of mc*n at Illinois State 1’ are educating
each other about the definitions of rape, hoping to
weaken the ‘rape culture '
Men Against Rape was formed in the fall by I SI'
student Jason and faculty member Murk, who
asked not to lx- identified by their last names.
A rape culture refers to the fact thut 'rape isn't
just a few messed-up individuals." said Mark
“Instead it's perpetrated by cultural forces "
He said one of the most important steps toward
ending rape is men setting examples and learning
w hat parts they play in the rape culture
“If we are to stop rap**, we are to stop the rape
culture. We are feminists in the anti-rape move
ment," Mark said
“The only effective way to change culture is
See ANTI-RAPE. Page 2