Addictions
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teoporosis and pregnancy problems,
Olmos said there are some benefits
associated with the beverage.
The American Medical Associ
ation reported in 1999 that regular
consumption of coffee may reduce
the risk of gallstones.
“Caffeine can improve process
ing skills, intensify the power of
pain killers and is beneficial to
short term memory,’' Olmos said.
“But anything in excess is bad.”
According to Olmos, anything
more than two or three cups a
day is too much. But the term
“cup" is relative. Olmos said the
average size cup is 8 oz. and con
tains 135 milligrams of caffeine.
A 16-oz. “Grande” at Starbucks
can pack a nerve-wrenching 550
milligrams ofr.affeine.
The journal “Nutrition Action”
reported in 1996 that excessive caf
feine consumption can lead to os
teoporosis, particularly in women.
The report also said that, in labora
tory animals, large amounts of caf
feine seem to cause females to bear
young that are malformed. As a re
sult of the animal evidence, the
Food and Drug Administra
tionwarned pregnant women to
“avoid caffeine-containing foods
and drugs, if possible, or consume
them only sparingly.”
Good or bad, coffee appears to
be a significant staple of the col
lege student’s diet.
Junior English major Lauren
Sivley admitted she is a regular
coffee drinker. As a member of the
University Crew Team, Sivley
wakes up at 4:45 every morning.
“Most days I really need it,” Siv
ley said. “If I ever fall asleep in
class, I’ll usually run over to the
nearest coffee place if I have time.”
Carrie Robertson, a senior biolo
gy major, said she frequents coffee
bars because they offer a relaxing
atmosphere.
“I like that they have big chairs,
nice music, and a good am
biance,” Robertson said. “It’s a re
ally good place to study and hang
out with friends.”
Grievance
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on it. Timpany and Schneider
could not be reached for com
ment.
Last week, former Student Sen
ator Autumn DePoe fi led a similar
grievance with the senate also ac
cusing the summer senators of not
holding office hours and improp
erly allocating funds to Family
Housing, although she said she
did not include Schneider be
cause he was new to the senate.
The senate resolved part of De
Poe’s grievance at Wednesday
night’s meeting, voting 6-5 that
Timpany, Gabbe, Grzybowski and
Hamlin will each serve five extra
office hours and repay $25 of their
stipends before the end of winter
term. However, the senate did not
rule whether they broke any rules
or were at fault.
Austin said he felt Wednesday
night’s decision was biased and
thinks it is necessary for the Con
stitution Court to rule instead.
“They wanted to protect their
own, and quite a few didn’t want
to rule against friends and col
leagues. That’s why we have the
court — to handle these sort of is
sues,” he said.
Austin added that he disagreed
with DePoe’s decision to exclude
Schneider from her grievance.
“Just because he was new ...
doesn’t mean he can’t or should
n’t be held accountable,” said
Austin, a senior English, math and
political science major.
DePoe said Austin’s grievance
was necessary despite Wednesday
night’s senate decision.
“Scott showed extra rules that
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shine more light on the issue and
make what they did look worse —
and rightly so,” DePoe said.
Constitution Court Chief Justice
Jeremy Gibons said the five senators
have a week to file a written re
sponse. After that, the court will de
liberate Austin’s grievance and de
cide if a public hearing will be held.
However, Sen. Eric Pfeiffer said
he thought the court would violate
a double-jeopardy law if it repri
manded the summer senators for
not holding office hours.
“According to my understand
ing of the rules, trying someone on
the same issue twice is inappro
priate, and I’d recommend the
court not discipline them on that
part,” he said.
As senate ombudsman, Pfeiffer
threw out the part of DePoe’s
grievance regarding family hous
ing Wednesday night because al
though the money was allocated,
it was not received.
But Austin felt the Family
Housing decision still leaves ques
tions because the senators waited
to correct their mistake and freeze
the allocated funds. In his griev
ance, he wrote that the senators ei
ther knew the rule was unlawful
when they allocated the money or
found out later.
“If the second of these is the
case, then [I] wonder why the al
location of the funds was not im
mediately frozen,” Austin wrote
in his grievance.
African
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Kevin Sabeta, an architecture
major from Zimbabwe, said he is
proud of having the student group
re-established. He also said the
group would allow new African
students to realize the resources
available to them in the University.
Some faculty members also
support Binioube on re-establish
ing the organization.
, Martine Wigham, admission co
ordinator of the American English
Institute, said she worked with peo
ple from Africa when she was in Eu
rope. She said the African culture is
old and deep-rooted and African
students can contribute a lot to the
campus in culture and in diversity.
Hilary Lord, international stu
dent advisor, said she is happy to
see Binioube’s involvement in the
ASA.
Lord knows Binioube through
the International Friend Program
and is now helping him establish
the organization.
The African Student Associa
tion will have its first meeting next
week to elect executive members.
The official name of the group will
also be confirmed at that time,
Binioube said.
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