Drinking
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She went on to say that at least one
third of the people picked up by po
lice for drunken driving are between
the ages of 18 and 25.
“Police can’t get them all because
of under staffing, but that’s probably
a good half,” Dodge said.
Other out-of-control parties have
forced University officials to conduct
studies to identify why student par
ties result in “riots.” The survey is
conducted every two years.
The most recent survey conducted
in the 1997-98 school year by the Of
fice of the Dean of Student Life said
the answer is the rampant and often
abused use of alcohol.lt also states
that the perceived use of alcohol is
much higher than the actual use of al
cohol, but at the same time, the Of
fice of Public Safety with the Eugene
Police Department issued twice as
many liquor law violations during
the 1997-98 school year than the pre
vious year.
According to the survey, 31 per
cent of students reported zero drinks
per week but 43 percent reported
having five or more drinks within the
previous two weeks.
Thirty-eight percent of students re
r/
ported doing something under the in
fluence that they later regretted,
while 33 percent missed class and 22
percent performed poorly on tests
due to alcohol or drug use.
The study’s conclusion is that col
lege students “drink up to percep
tions.”
Both students thought the VIP pro
gram was a useful tool to curb drink
ing tendencies.
“I don’t know if much will deter
people from drinking and driving,”
Hansen said. “It was very informa
tive, and it had a good message, and it
used real people with real experi
ence.
“It’s a good lesson for everybody. ”
Gillis added, “Especially because
we’re all 21, and we can all drink. ”
Gillis and Hansen agreed that alco
hol use and abuse is prevalent on
campus.
“It puts it into perspective — all
the ramifications of what can hap
pen, the possible consequences,”
Gillis said.
"And that you’re really responsible
for everyone there and what might
happen,” Hansen said. “It doesn’t
have to be you that was drinking.
None of us are immune to that. ”
Tuesday, April 13
■The Jewish Student
Union is holding a coher
ence on the Holocaust
from noon to 6 p.m. in the
BAD Ben Linder Room.
■The International Stu
dents Association is hold
ing a lecture on economics
in Latin America from 5to
7 p.m. in the EMU Rr
Room.
■ Project Saferide is
showing a film as part of a
series from 6 to 9 p.m. in
138 Gilbert
■ The Survival Center is
presenting a movie and
discussion from 7 to 9
p.m. in the EMU Umpqua
Room.
■The Human Rights Al
liance is holding a Town
Meeting Forum to discuss
a University corporate code
of conduct The forum wi
start at 7 p.m. in the Gum
wood Room of the EMU.
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