Campus Condom Sales Steady After First Year Stampede Mars
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1. haimlpe mi 1tf 1riii CProtect your pet during the holidays., .3 Basketball team efai V-- - wins first game VLME 4, NUMBER 61 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1990 under Kruger . 16 Campus condom sales steady after first year 1,318 sold in last two months; dormitory sales highest would evaluate By DEBBIE CENZIPER rooms accounted for 87 percent the machmes' Campus condom sales increase of Sales, The single busies( ma- locations and decide where Alligator Staff Writer the Although chine in either month was in the bouest spots are condom sales aren't as high as UF administrators Almost a year after the battle Jennings Hall men's bathroom, The machines were installed planned, officials say it's too soon to predict success or failure for campus condom machines, where 78 condoms were bought after a November 1989 recoin- In September, 557 condoms were sold, and in October 761 cont raceptives are selling steadily in October mendation from U1F's AIDS and condoms were sold and with little fanfare in 22 UF The top-selling women's bath HIV Infection frsk Force Pub- September 1990 October 1990 bathrooms. room was the Union's second- licly displaying condoms oii The machines. installed in Jan- floor location, where 33 condoms bathroom walls would remid AtdelIc Alic uary, dispense Prnme lubricated were bought in October The students about the dangers of Asocatlon Associalon 1r condoms for 50 cents in five dor. same machine made no sales in sexually transmitted diseases, Z s- mitories, the Reitz Union and the September task force members decided UF Health Science Center A total of 1,318 condoms were The task force had made the Condoms also are sold over the bought from machmes and over same recomniendation wine / Ibir Ou. counter at campus convenience the counter during the two before, but former UF President Marshall CriNser said students, spots and the Campus Shop and months. Administrative Affairs ouits'\ Bookstore. Associate Vice President Ed Po. wouldn't use the machines Ad- OR The five dorms led the campus pell said it's still toosoon to tell if ministrators also shied away 13- with 266 machine salesin Septem- those numbers equal success for from the machines, saying they 31% ber and October. Murphree Hall the project. would make IF look as if it were It' had 151 sales, the most in that "I think we're optimistic that promoting sex two-month stretch. Yon Hall, individuals thought it out and Campus officials gave the the men's athletic dormitory, had used them," said Poppell. final OK after a poll revealed 85 - Retail OtletS Include, On C'rrps Gory, nlnu Icos1h and IVa PLJs the lowest total with eight pur- Poppell said disinct selling percent of students were sexU book.tore chases trends may develop by this time ally active and only 20 percent Campuswide, men's bath- next year Unit then, he said he used condoms Stampede mars FSU ticket sales UF ticket officials consider switching to lottery system By MATINEW SAUER Browne said Tuesday he agrees with that was scared Holloway's appraisal of the system and Alligator Writer "It's ;fla Ilum tIh.,, ii" one ,is In hat a lottery would be a potenual jured," he siid "I .ilmsl wish Nomv- solution. Osl-- udents stampeded the stadium body had been hurt betise ii wild ticket office Tuesday for passes to the "I don't like the way it's done now," have brought dionlt1ti1y to the prob- Gators' final game of the season, Browne said. "It's unsafe, frustrating lem" prompting ticket officials to consider and needs to be improved, Any Ino, U1t police spokewoman changing sales methods changes would probably teed (Stu- Angle lipton said olfkeur rt]l in disperse Bill Holloway, athletic ticket man- dent Government's) support.' the crowd before opening the gate 4 ager, said Tuesday that a lottery sys- 4. IF economics senior David Rhett because of the crowd's tern may be one answer to the sie and t Damon, 21, waited outside Gate 13 Plants from Yon Hall ilbout the noise have purchasing difficulties students Tuesday for tickets and said morefthan it was producing florida State or Georgia football tick- 800 people charged through the gale ets. When officials opened it for the "It was a spontaneous gathering "I've come to the conclusion that mornmg's sales and there was no provision for limg there's a better method to (sell tick- "While we were waiting outside, the the crowd up in an orderly manr," STEPHANIE SOMMER ets)," Holloway said. "With the lottery crowd literally turned into a mob," 'Dpi on said 'We had complaints that there were boom boxes and a lot of Santa Fe Community College student Shawn Rogers system, each student interested in Damon said "When the gates opened, yelling and joins local activists in an anti-fur protest Tuesday in tickets would get a number, and a people ran in and bottlenecked ill the screaming front of the Oaks Mall. The protest was part of the computer would randomly pick those (ext) to the stands People were yell A spokeNxonan lor the ticket oliae nationwide "Fur-Free Friday 1990." who would get tickets " ing and screaming, and it was then I said all 1500 FS tickets were sold by Student Body President Michael realized that I wasn't the only person about 9.30 a n fue'day UF recycling program honored but still growing and Goofys * By JACK REJTMAN about 28 percent of its total solid to taxpayers enough so that peple can refill waste And monthly recycling to- them," Krause said "I know that's Alligator Writer "I'm convinced that within an- Krause said UI wants bilis that tals have increased by 10 percent other 12 months we'll be recycling a Point of irritation oii campus will blend with their surroundings since January, Krause said. more than 40 percent of our total UF's fledgling recycling pro- And until Physitcal Plant engi- "We don't want Alachua french gram received the 1990 Davis Pro waste stream," Krause said Tues- neers design a bin that is boh These promising totals fries on every corner of campus, ductivity Award Tuesday, but day. I'd stake my reputation on it." practical and attractive, the situa- prompted Florida TaxWatch, a per s" he said campus recycling director Al Despite Us progress. Krause tion won't improve. nonprofit, private organization, to But Krause said Krause said the school is far from is finding it difficult to meet the fhis obstacle reward the school's tno-year-old 'We want something that's won't stop him front working with fulfilling its goal recycling demand for recycling recycling program. The productiv- readily recognizable by students students who want to recycle bins And According to this year's statis- ity award recognizes state pro- and fairly easily accessible," although he has limited resources, averagesabout 361 tons of grams that significantly improve "Our biggest sore point is that Krause said "In Disney World. you tics, UF see Recycling, page 5 cled material each month, public services with no extra cost we can't empty containers fast see the recycling bills as Mickeys 2, ALLIGATOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21,1990 SAPP. Pawn 8 Ben $2.rTbys Coner t 2 WHAT'S HAPPENING BUY - SELL, TRADE Siai 'lEsh1g S#fmfdfS 'Full line of Firearms" -alst ft SaMtnd t Unite: CampusOrganized Against day and Friday afternoons at 4-30 in sell pottery, jewelry. ornaments, - - rwn RapewillmeetNov 26in ReitzUnion the Women's Gym. The club pre- toys, T-shirts. rugs, quilts, baskets, 111 NW 6th St 373-5655 Room 357 Everyone is invited. Call sents free self-defense classes for UF leather goods and much more Call 377-5487 students, faculty and staff Call Eric Kathleen at 392-2378 Gone fishing: The UF Canoe and at 376-9570. Rae.: Entry forms for the Air Rafting Club WILL NOT meet to- Volunteer needed: The Alachua Force's annual charity road race are night Call 373-2979. County Crisis Center needs Crisis available at Joe's Deli on West Uni- Let them At turkey: The Hare Line Counselors Volunteers will be versity Avenue, Lloyd Clarke Sports. Krishna Student Center presents a provided with 50 hours of training in Gainesville Health and Fitness, and 'Happy Turkey Thanksgiving Di- suicide and crisis intervention Call Van Fleet Hall The race will be held ner" tomorrow afternoon at 4 30 at 372-3659 Dec. I and will start in the O'Connell 214 NW 14th St. A $3 donation is Save5O 0 Break a leg: The Reitz Union Pro- Center parking lot Proceeds go to on color processing & 4x6 prints requested Please call Darm or Yadu gram Council and the Gator Outdoor the March of Dimes. Entry fee is $8 I at 33&4183 Recreation Program will sponsor a before Nov 29and $10 the day ofthe Each picture is the best it can be Save the planet: The Environ- week of skiing in Breckenridge, race Each participant will receive a mental Affairs Cabinet meets Colo. Jan 1-8 The trip costs $650 for T-shirt. CalliU. Ramos at 392-0434 or I or we reprint it free .now! Wednesday afternoons at 5 in the students and $725 for non-students 336-9886 r-f-lmnDeloping Chdst aa CP Film Bide Student Governmentofficeiin the Re- and includes round-trip airfare from Get some support: Parents iti Union Call Shawn at 334-025. Jacksonville to Denver, seven nights Anonymous, a free, confidential sup- I I dlsgrq - The UF Speech and condominium accommodations, a port group for parents, meets in 50%off' wionssSAVE25I ivgerorcarity nn Debate Team meets Wednesday five-day lift ticket for Breckenridge, Gainesville Monday evenings For nguia tbO.