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Substance abuse tackled in classroom iQQTOQQQ ■ i ne mne-weeK string ot education seminars will relay the importance of substance abuse prevention By Brooke Ross Oregon Daily Emerald University and community ex perts will focus on a variety of is sues from stress management to ju venile delinquency during seminars this winter, to help stu dents understand the causes and ef fects of substance abuse. In a series of nine weekend work shops, the Substance Abuse Pre vention Program will examine ad dictive behaviors that lead to substance abuse, intervention methods and ways to avoid the thinking and behavior patterns that can lead to substance dependency. “It’s important that students are prepared for these kinds of issues when they leave the University be cause they aren’t always taught in the classroom,” said Miki Mace, SAPP administrator. Mace, who will speak at several of the seminars, said drug abuse is present throughout today’s socie ty, so the seminar topics cover a wide range of issues in which sub stance abuse may exist. In addi WISTEC continued from page 1 The expansion includes adding 12,100 new seats, which requires ad ditional parking to be built in accor dance with Eugene building codes. As an alternative to adding more park ing space, the University will add a transit center to allow more fans to be bused to games, rather than drive. Eugene City Councilor David Kel ly said his goal during Monday night’s meeting was to find a way to move the Autzen Stadium develop ment forward, while still keeping WISTEC open. “We wanted to find a way that the University could provide compen sation for the loss of WISTEC’s rev enue,” Kelly said. Kelly also said that the amount tion to teaching about drug addic tions and relapses, there will also be topics on homelessness and stress management, she said. “Both homelessness and stress can be precursors to using [drugs],” she said, adding this is often be cause of feelings of hopelessness or depression. Each presenter will examine his or her issue first at the national lev el and then narrow down to the problem at the local level by using a variety of speakers, lectures and videos, Mace said. “We’re really trying to make stu dents aware of and understand the seriousness of drug abuse,” she said. Janai Lowenstein, international trainer in self-help programs, will teach the Success with Stress work shop to help participants cope with stress in healthy ways instead of turning to drugs. “People who abuse are looking for something outside themselves to change what they’re experienc ing internally,” Lowenstein said. She said to prevent unhealthy behaviors, she will teach quick and natural ways to increase personal energy so people will not be as like ly to need drugs. Lowenstein said she will focus on how to change feelings of nega tive self-worth, tips for conflict resolution, personal stress inven tory, communication skills and ways to discover key stress signals that help prevent stress-related behaviors, such as drug abuse. “If a person’s attention toward what they’re doing is positive, they’ll want to do it again and again,” she said. Ann Kokkeler, program coordina tor for SAPP, said students need to know about substance abuse for their own sake, and for the sake of others. “Prevention is part of educa tion,” she said. Kokkeler said students must complete a take-home essay exam of five pages due 10 days after the seminar. The essay entails compar ing readings from SAPP’s Web site to lecture notes from the seminar, she said. Kokkeler said even though the seminars are at the 400 level, the con tent can be managed by all students. “I think the level scares off a lot of freshman and sophomores, but this is not a workload they can’t handle,” she said. “Information on substance abuse is valuable for everyone, and the earlier they get it, the more valuable it is.” Students can earn one elective credit for one-day workshops, the University suggested could have been increased, had Councilor Bon ny Bettman’s defeated amendment been passed by the council. The amendment also proposed provid ing other city lots as sources of rev enue for WISTEC. wanted to find a way that the University could provide compensation for the loss of WISTECs revenue. David Kelly Eugene City Councilor “If Councilor Bettman’s amend ment had been passed, we wouldn’t need to close our doors,” Trendler said. Three other locations for the transit station had been consid ered, but Kelly said the University and the City Council decided the lot next to Autzen was the most practical. Williams argues that the lot is leased to the University, which let WISTEC use the lot in the first place. “WISTEC has known since last fall that we wanted the lot back, and it’s not accurate or fair for them to make the University seem responsi ble [for the museum closing],” Williams said. Regardless of where blame might lie, Trendler said it was the council’s decision to allow the University to go ahead with its plan to build the transit station. WISTEC will decide Monday on a plan for closing the museum. 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