Alcohol Abuse Is a Perennial Problem at UD There Have Been 43 On from Univers Ities All Over America to Be Women
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In Section 2 In Sports Rolling: a Women's An Associated Collegiate Press Four-Star All-American Newspaper total soccer body shuts out experience• Temple page B I page BlO Non-profit Org. FREE U.S. Postage Paid FRIDAY Newark, DE Volume 122, Number 6 Student Center B-1, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 Permit No. 26 September 22, 1995 Alcohol abuse is a perennial problem at UD There have been 43 on from univers ities all over America to be women. concerned about alcohol abuse. Everybody has a different tolerance level, Carpenter Sports Bldg. to remain campus drinking The results showed that 84 percent of the said Nancy Goettel, a university substance student body drank alcohol two weeks prior to abuse councilor. Generally women are more violations this year taking the survey, Bishop said. affected than men. But men will also abuse open after hours for recreational use Of those students, 44 percent took part in alcohol and may even require medical BY MA IT MANOCHIO binge drinking, which is when a male assistance. BY AMY SIMS the programming." AdmlmSlrtlll\e News <tor News Feawres Editor consumes five drinks in o ne sitting and a Overall, there were 43 on-campus alcohol The ramifications of the project The first three weeks of the '95-'96 school female has four drinks in one sitting, Bishop violations reported, according Lt. Joel Ivory of A proposal by the Student Alcohol were discussed with variou-s people year have seen one student die and another said. Another statistic showed that 19 percent University Police. The categories broke down Use Committee to deter students from including Allen Waterfield, dean of the student severely injure himself. If alcohol of those students took part in binge drinking into: 26 incidents of underage possession, I 0 drinking alcohol has become reality. College of Physical Education, wasn't involved, these tragedies may have been three or more times a week. cases of underage consumption and seven The Carpenter Sports Building wi ll Athletics and Recreati on and Jack avoided. "Alcohol use on campus is excessive and other a lcohol incidents, such as providing soon be kept open until I a.m., O'Neil, director of Recreation and The university is not the only school to abusive,'' said K athryn G. Goldman, an alcohol to a minor. providing non-alcoholic activities to lntramural program at CSB. encounter such problems. A study released assistant director for Housing and Residence "Alcohol appears to be the drug of choice,'' students, according to Roland Smith, By keeping CSB open, the from Harvard University last spring showed Life. "It is a deep concern for the said Capt. Jim Flatley of University Police. He vice president for student life. committee hopes to attract students to 140 campuses aero s the nation have severe admini tration.'' reponed 268 on-campus alcohol violations last This idea was approved yesterday by the facility to participate in sporting alcohol problems. Since school began there have been six year. Assistant Dean of Students Nancy Geist the president" s senior staff, said Smith. events, entertainment and other '·It has caused concern around the nation," incidents in which students were hospitalized Giacomini said there were 438 total on- and "It should be ready to sta rt in a couple activities that will be planned by said Dr. John Bishop, assistant vice president of for alcohol overdoses, Goldman said. T he off-campus student alcohol violations last year. of weeks. We just need to implement student life. This study has caused presidents see CARPENTER page A9 majority of the overdoses were freshman seeALCOHOL page A9 Can't quite reach • • • Colin Powell: will he run in '96? BY PETER BOTHUM "Because he support the death NeU'S Feawres Editor I penalty you can cross out his name:· Despite the fervent efforts of s uch Jerrie Smith of Wilmington said. well-known past third parties like the "The fact that he support abortion States' Rights ( 1948), the Greenback turns me off to him too.'' ( 1876, 1880) and the Bull Moose Chuck Selvaggio, a former high ( 1912) parties, there have only been school English teacher from five presidential elections since 1860 Wilmington, said that. although in which all third parties combined Powell has for more than I 0 percent of the vote. gained a lot of Translation: third parlies don' t respect for his wm. role in the Gulf Somebody forgot to tell that to War, the fact Colin Powell. that he has no With the release of his new book, voting record or ''My American Journey:· and an experience in open statement of his political politics could beliefs, the former chairman of the hurt him. Joint Chiefs of Staff has been awash S e I v a g g i o Powell in a media blitz for more than a said he isn ' t a month now. fan of some of Powell's views. Powell has said that he leans ''The fact that he is against gays toward the Republican Party, but the being in the military really bothers general consensus is that if he runs me,'' he said. "I really have a hard for president of the United States in time with that. Based on this issue 1996, he will head a third party. alone. I would vote for Bill Clinton "Powell's chances are better if he over Powell." runs as an independent," said One key i sue that many experts Associate Professor Theodore Davis have tended to overlook is race. of the political science department. Assistant Professor Ken Campbell of THE REVIEW I Joseph Mikulas "His chances as a Republican aren't the political science department said Delaware sophomore forward Nicole Sauder's shot flies past West Chester goalie Heather Vearling. The goal gave the Hens as good because he supports gun the fact that Powell is black "could a 2-0 lead en route to a 5-1 victory over the Golden Rams. See story page BlO. control and he·s pro-choice.'' be a sticking point" but that it won't In addition to those views. Powell be as big of a problem as some think. has also stated that he favors "Powell has been more green, or affirmative action. the death penalty associated with the military. than and the Balanced Budget black.'' Campbell said. '·Recently. he Amendment. He has said h e is has no_t identified with minority against organized school prayer and cau es.'' Poultry lab at UD to boost Del. industry allowing gay in the militar} . ·'Powell has said nothing to Powell visited the univer ity two alienate the black vote.'' Davis said. EMILY J, RAABE "I have been figh ting for the past four are not yet finalized. Right now, the vaccine manufacturers hope to cooperate years ago and spoke to 2.500 people " Powell i in the middle and not St•JJ Rtp<>ntr years to get funding for this, because it department is working closely with Biden. with the laboratory once research is as the keynote speaker at the 1993 really perceived as a Clarence Sen. Joseph R. Biden. Jr. (0-Del.) will help to make sure that Delaware's During the earlier stages of the underway. Black Achiever in Bu iness and Thomas." announced Senate approval Wednesday poultry industry remains on the cutting project's development, it had been The funding, which is part of the fiscal Industry A wards, which was held at Davis said 5 to 10 percent of for 51.75 million in funding toward a edge of research and technology," Biden proposed to place the facility in year 1996 agriculture appropriations bill, the Bob Carpenter Center. Clinton's support base. which poultry biocontainment research facility to said in a press release. Georgetown, Sussex County, which is the will now go to the Senate-House Assistant Professor Zelma accounts for roughly 35 to 40 be constructed at the university. The uni versity is an excellent site for heart of the poultry industry. Because the conference committee. Smith said. M osley. who has taught black percent of the American population, The facility will conduct research to this facility, according to Ed Ralph, lab will be researching highly contagious The United States Department politics courses in the past, said she is "soft." meaning that those in that help stop the spread of disea e , such as deputy secretary of the Delaware diseases, the planning committee decided Agnculture has put this proposed research disagreed with Davis' opinion that percentile are not totally committed avian influenza. that have the ability to Department of Agriculture and a former it was not a good location. Precautions laboratory high on their priority li st, P0well ' s chances are good as an to voting for Clinton. He aid he rapidly threaten the entire poultry executi ve director for Delmarva Poultry needed to be taken that were essential to according to Ralph. They have also sent independent. ~ be li eves~ th at ··soft" portion could industry, said Susanne Smith, Biden's Industry Inc. the isolation of the commercial indu try teams to talk with those involved in the "Third panics are at such a gravitate to Powell. deputy secretary. Delaware is fortunate to have some of from the facility, Ralph said. project planning and they have already disadvantage in America's two-party "A lot of Republican candidates The poultry industry provides over the best poultry disease researchers in the "This is not a pipe dream of a faculty reviewed the site. system." she said. 'Td say his have to placate the ' religious right,"'' 22,000 jobs and S 1.2 billion in annual country located at the university, Ralph member.