SMU to Promote Alcohol Awareness
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Republicans on Thursday opened SMU will host its annuo) Alcohol "The three high-risk groups of stu Mothers Against Drunk Driving the door to public broadcast of activities Awareness Week next week to make stu dents we plan to target arc sorority and (MADD) will also display a wrecked car Monica Lewinsky* videotaped testi dents aware of the problems alcohol can fraternity members, first-year students to remind people what can happen when mony as they muscled through rules scheduled cause and methods of prevention. and athletes," said Stephanie Price, stu an intoxicated person gets behind the governing the balance of President doubles from "College is a lime where students dent representative to the Board and wheel. Clinton* impeachment trial. should be developing their mind, body organi/cr of Alcohol Awareness Week. At 7 p.m. Monday, students arc invit In a rapid-fire series of roll calls, last year and spirit, and alcohol can get in the way The schedule for tins year's events has ed to McElvancy Hall to participate in a majority Republicans also crushed a of those developments," said John increased to four events a day compared fast-paced video game called Alcohol Democratic call for an immediate Sanger, director of the SMU Center for to last year's two events. During the 101. It has various scenarios of alcohol vote on Clinton* fate and an alterna Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, week, students will be asked to pledge overdose, unsafe sex and driving under tive set of rules that would have Sanger said he wants students to walk not to drink for a period of 24 hours or a the influence. barred any public viewing of the away from Alcohol Awareness Week weekend. Those who pledge will receive A Town Hall Meeting is scheduled questioning that Lewinsky Is to with an increased awareness that alcohol a red ribbon to wear and free coupons for 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Hughes-Trigg undergo earty next week. is a substance that can be misused. and gifts from local merchants. They will Commons. SMU students and faculty By their votes. Republicans set Moreover, he docs not want people to also have their names put into a ruffle for will lead a panel discussion about SMU Feb. 12 as a target date for a final forget that not everyone misuses alcohol free prizes. and its alcohol policy. vote on Clinton* guilt or innocence and that some people are responsible. A kick-off at the flagpole is sched on the two articles of impeachment, Alcohol Awareness Week is orga- uled for 11 a.m. Monday. Different alco ALCOHOL Sm p^T which allege perjury and obstruc tion of justice. Flying high That* our goal and we have set in motion a process that will get us Student likely to appeal there." Majority Leader Trent Lott told reporters, although he conced ed the target could slip. judicial board's decision Lott said the first deposition would be Monday, with Lewinsky, and White House aide Sidney BJumenthal By Crayton Harrison or fans of using racist terms. Muskopf. SENIOR STAFF VC'FUTTS who investigated the fight before bring and presldentiaK.fricnd .Vernon ing the charges to the judicial board, Jordan would be questioned over the A student suspended for his partici said no one involved in the incident has two following days. All the sessions pation in an intramural football fight been charged for using racist language. will be recorded on videotape. will probably appeal the decision, a The Oct. 22 game involved two sep Student Life official said Thursday. arate altercations. In the first, two play Ford Motor Co. buys "He has not filed all the paperwork ers were involved in a shoving match European automaker yet. but I fully expect him to appeal." that resulted in their ejection by refer said Sandra Muskopf, assistant dean of ees. Student Life. In the second, the ejected DEARBORN. Mich. |_AP| — Ford Muskopf said the appellate hearing EASA/ISA player began fighting with Motor Co. is buying the far-smaller will probably be scheduled for Feb. 9. a Ding Dong Daddy team member, and Volvo car division in a $6.45 billion The student was suspended by a uni other players became involved in the deal that accelerates the consolida versity judicial hearing board for judi altercation, though most were trying to tion of the global car industry and cial violations of assault and irresponsi break up the fight, Muskopf said. gives Ford a brand beloved by safe- ble conduct. As a result of the fight, one student ty-conscious baby boomersV Three independent sources close to was placed on deferred suspension for Purchasing the Swedish business the investigation of the football fight one year, which means the student may also gives the world's No. 2 have identified the suspended student be suspended if he commits any other automaker a greater share of the as Rahiin Hassanally. violations, and must perform communi highly competitive European market. The Office of Student Life refuses to ty service. The acquisition announced release the names of students who have The third student received one year Thursday is similar to fast year* merg It been found guilty of judicial violations, of disciplinary probation and must per er of Chrysler Corp. and Daimler-Benz claiming that judicial proceedings are form community service. A fourth stu AG of Germany. In each case, the two educational records protected from the dent was found not responsible for companies involved do not make public view. judicial violations of assault and irre lines of cars that directly compete The charges of assault and irrespon sponsible conduct. with one another. sible conduct stemmed from an Oct. 22 Appeals to judicial hearing board Volvo will retain its commercial intramural football fight during a game decisions are made in the form of a written statement by the student who truck and engine business and is in between a team of sophomore students has been sanctioned. A judicial hearing talks to.merge those operations with called the Ding Dong Daddies and a team made up of East Asian Student board representative writes a response Swedish truck-maker Scania? Association and Indian Students to the student's statement, and the stu The deal still must be approved Association members. Hassanally was dent may then write a final response. by Volvo shareholders, which could a member of the EASA/1SA team. He The documents then go to the pose a problenj. Six years ago, an could not.be reached for comment University Judicial Council, a group of influential bloc of Volvo sharehold Thursday. faculty, staff and students appointed by ers scuttled a proposed merger with Members of the EASA/ISA team various university bodies. The council France's Renault SA largely over said in October that the fight was usually relics solely on the documents fears that Volvo control and jobs sparked in part because Ding Dong to make its decision on the appeal, but would move outside Sweden. Daddies members and fans were using may call for testimony. racial slurs against them. EASA and If the University Judicial Council Missouri governor ISA leaders wrote a letter in October to upholds the hearing board's decision, Muskopf in which they formally the student may further appeal to the spares inmate* life accused Ding Dong Daddies members vice president for Student Affairs. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (APJ — Gov. < • ' SUchntlReytsflWTi DAJI-Y CAMPUS Mel Carnahan honored a personal Sophomore Kill* Ramke goes up for a (hot during SMlTs Thursday night, win over Ricain Local restaurant prepares request for mercy from Pope John Moody Coliseum. Tha Lady Mustangs ovarcama tha Owls' tough defense in the 77-66 win. Paul II and spared a triple murderer from the death chamber Thursday, a day after the pontiff strongly con to celebrate anniversary demned capital punishment in a visit By James Pecht wich," Harkncss said. And on Feb. 1; to St. Louis. SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR 1974, he opened shop in a small build Carnahan, a Baptist, commuted ing across from SMU. Darrell Mease* death sentence to life move to second in division In marriage, it's considered a major Originally called New York Sub- without parole. Mease, 52, was con milestone: The silver anniversary, when Rhonda Rompola said. "Perimeter shooting, Way, the restaurant shared the building victed of killing a drug-dealing part By Milanko Martinovich a couple celebrates 25 years together. • inside play and the emotion were all there." with a small clothing shop and later an Assoc SroKTS EDITOR In business, it's also a major accom ner and the man* wife and grand But Rice would prove to be too feisty as it ice cream parlor.