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Check your Colleaes taraet alcohol use By Christine Tatum College Press Exchange CHICAGO— More than 100 colleges and universities are be hind a national ad campaign aim ing to curb binge drinking and al cohol abuse among students. Plans were in the works long before Colorado State University students hurled beer cans and booze bottles at police officers try ing to prevent them from rushing the field after the Rams’ Sept. 4 upset win against UC-Boulder. Long before Madison police spent a night over Labor Day weekend breaking up brawls involving about 70 students leaving bars near the University of Wisconsin. And plans were in the works long before you or someone you know decided to spend tonight catching a buzz, getting blitzed or puking in a toilet. The campaign, expected to cost more than $750,000 and launched by the National Associ ation of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, its 113 member institutions and the Kel logg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universi ties, is one of many urging every one to discourage — and discon tinue — risky drinking habits. Ads are expected to run through out the month in dozens of col lege and mainstream newspapers. Many universities backing the effort are also pushing campaigns of their own, including Michigan State University (where they’re still prosecuting students for par ticipating in an alcohol-fueled riot after the Spartans were knocked out of the 1999 national men’s basketball tournament), the University of Delaware (fre quently pegged with having one of the nation’s heaviest drinking student bodies) and MIT (which made major changes in housing policies after first-year student Scott Krueger’s 1997 drinking death in an off-campus fraternity house). Dartmouth College, UNC Chapel Hill and Washington State University are hitting bul letin boards and air waves to tell students that recent campus sur veys revealed many of their class mates drink little or not at all. Even municipalities are blast ing their own safe-drinking mes sages. The City of Boston hired an ad agency that consulted with about 100 college students and came up with a “Party Smart” campaign filled with images so disturbing the city’s transporta tion authority refused to display them on subways and buses. One ad shows students appearing pale and disoriented wearing clothes soiled with vomit and urine. “I don’t think people are going to stop drinking because they see one poster or 50,” said Jennifer Talbot, a student at the Universi ty of Georgia. “But it’s safe to say that they’ll re-think their approach. Already, I hear people talking about how getting wasted and puking every where or passing out is so un cool.” The ad campaign follows a 1997 Harvard University study of more than 14,500 students at 116 colleges and universities. It found that 43 percent of those surveyed were binge drinkers. Ditto for 80 percent of student re spondents who were involved in greek organizations. School presidents throughout the U.S. identify alcohol abuse as one the most serious problems facing higher education today. “Our campuses are working hard, but we can’t solve the prob lem alone,” said C. Peter Mc Grath, president of NASULGC. “Too many students come to us as problem drinkers.” Indeed, the Harvard study also revealed that one-third of survey respondents started their binge drinking while in high school. Student pounds 1,000 beers in protest By John Chabalko College Press Exchange NEWARK, Del.— Recent University of Delaware graduate Greg Knott spent his final semester protest ing the school’s efforts to curb binge drinking by drinking 1,000 beers. Knott, who maintained better than a 3.9 grade point average over the course of his four years at the university, charted his progress on his dorm room door with a myriad of charts and graphs. With help from friends, he devised a plan to guar antee his final count was accurate. Rather than counting bottles and cans, Knott counted ounces. A full plastic cup — which can hold a pint or more — was downgraded to 12 ounces to make the counting simple and ensure Knott underestimated the amount of alcohol he consumed rather than overestimated it. He reached his goal two weeks before finals rolled around in May and three weeks ahead of schedule. Knott said he spent about $400 on beer — a drop in the bucket compared to the $750,000 given to the university by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to support efforts to stop alcohol abuse among stu dents. While the university spent money on alcohol-free events and promotional posters, Knott hit local liquor stores to buy cheap beer. Once in a while he said a friend would donate a case to his effort. Knott said he was always careful to get his school work done before he hunkered down with a cold one — or 10 — for the night. He said he consumed an av erage of eight to 10 beers each night throughout the five months it took him to reach his goal. What did Knott gain from the experience? A great sense of satisfaction and about 25 pounds, he said. University offices, staff, and students displaying or wearing the safe zone sign-a pink triangle with a green circle around it-are visible supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members of our community. These individuals or offices are indicating they will be understanding, supportive, and trustworthy if a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender student, colleague or ally needs help, advice or just someone to whom they can talk. If you can offer yourself as a “Safe Zone,” we encourage you to display this symbol in your office, on your clothing or backpack, or at home. Safe Zone buttons, stickers and magnets are available at: Office of Student Life, 364 Oregon Hall • LGBTA Office, 34 EMU Counseling Center, 210 Student Health Center • ASUO Office and other campus offices. For more information on this or other services related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues contact Stephanie Carnahan, Director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Educational and Support Services Program, at 346-1134, or carnahan@oregon.uoregon.edu So ■ ODE Online: www.dailyemerald.com
