Concordia surveys students on drinking habits. See page 2. fApril 16, Cfoncordia1999 Concordia College • Moorhead, nMinn. Volume 9 Issue 23 Forensics finish 14th Celebrating traditions A dancer at the 12th Annual at nationals Powwow models a tra- Sarah Halverson ditional dress. The Staff Writer powwow attracted dancers from Concordia's individual events members of the forensics team around the area to placed 14th in front of hundreds Concordia's Memorial of teams from schools across the Auditorium country at the national American March 27. Two drum Forensics Association tourna- groups were invited to ment held the first weekend in April. perform at the pow- Concordia team members wow: Eyabe and Red traveled to the University of River Singers. The Alabama-Tuscalusa for the last powwow tournament of the season. The team spent the last seven months celebrated traditions qualifying a record 31 pieces for such as dance, drums, AFA by earning high ranks at foods and crafts. tournaments throughout the year, according to Scott Dickmeyer, director of forensics for individ- ual events. In addition to the entire team competing well in preliminary rounds, three team members brought their pieces into out- rounds, or final rounds. Junior Matt Peterson quarter-finaled his After Dinner Speech and semi-finaled his Program Oral Interpretation. Sophomore Jake Jensen quarter-finaled his Prose, semi-finaled his programmed oral interpretation, and placed third overall with his after dinner speaking speech. Jensen also placed 16th in overall individual sweepstakes, and first-year stu- dent Samantha Dunn quarter- finaled her after dinner speaking speech. The team earned 14th place by combining a plethora of photo by preliminary points with the Sarah Sicheneder points earned in the out rounds. Dickmeyer believes that the success displayed at the AFA tournament reflects the team's Arnold to speak at convocation; success throughout the year. "We stood taller at regional and national tournaments this Frisby at commencement year than in any of the past years I have coached," Dickmeyer Sonya Nelson speech will include his belief that said. "We have a very strong and education should continue after very young team who have the Managing Editor college graduation. ability to be dominating for a The Honors Convocation and Frisby, a political science long time." commencement speakers were major from Billings, Mont., said Peterson sees AFA as a cap- announced this week. Senior being chosen is especially mean- stone that finalizes the forensics Quinn Arnold wilj be the Honor's ingful for her because she wasn't season. Convocation speaker and senior able to attend her high school "I relate the AFA tournament Tammy Frisby will speak at com- graduation. She said she feels to the NCAA basketball tourna- mencement. honored to represent the class of ment held every March in which Arnold said he was flattered to 1999. have been chosen as the convoca- Tammy Frisby Quinn Arnold the top 64 teams come together "It was thrilling to be recog- tion speaker. to determine who's got the best nized by faculty and students, by Each year, faculty members ranked seniors to President stuff," Peterson said. 'The top "It is a big honor," he said. the people who I admire and nominate seniors for the Honors "But it's a little intimidating Dovrc. teams in the nation come to AFA, respect," she said. "The fact that I Convocation speaker. The names Dovre said he has always cho- and since there are challenging because faculty and students are didn't get to [speak in high are given to senior members of there. I have to try to inform and sen speakers from the list. He criteria that need to be met to school] and I get to do it now is ODK who choose the speaker. discusses the candidates with qualify, only the best of the best entertain them to get a message really exciting." They also screen the candidates across" other deans and they select a are at the tournament." Gordon Lell, the faculty secre- for the student commencement speaker. Arnold, a double major in eco- According to Peterson, suc- tary for Omicron Delta Kappa speaker at the same meeting. The nomics and German from "[Arnold and Frisby] are dis- cess at AFA depends on both national leadership society, said members rank the nominees and Mankato, Minn., plans to speak tinguished academically, in there is a specific process for then LeLl tallies the results. He •sec FORENSICS page 9 about life-long learning. His choosing each speaker. forwards the names of the highest •see SPEAKERS on page 9 w w w . c o r e d u / d e p t / c o n c o r d 2 Cfoncordian News April 16, 1999 4/16/99 me Weekend weather Chance of rain. O Highs: 55. Lows: 35. Weekend events Friday ;-.- 9a.m. Fruehlingsfest, Centrum 9:20 a.m. Community lime: student leadership recognition, Birkeland Alumni Lounge 5:30 p.m. Math/Computer Science Senior Banquet, Frida Under Nilsen Lounge Saturday the l p.m. Baseball v. St. Thomas, baseball field 7:30 p.m. Cobber Band concert, Memorial Auditorium Sunday i 2:30 p.m.Master Chorale Spring < Inlliirilir Concert, Centrum "/'; photos by Sarah Sicheneder 3 p.m. Communicator training, ; \ i • >; • East and Oak Rooms, Grant * * * for two or three days straight," drinks," said a female Concordia ;';it>V'.'---'. Center ^ %.• • ; ';•/"\>\ Editor's note: This is (he first Studies show that among col- Alcohol-related deaths at col- senior. "When you're bar-hop- 4:30 p.m. Jazz Ensemble Concert, •:."_] in a two-part series looking at lege students binge drinking is leges across the nation have col- ping it's natural to always want Memorial Auditorium ' " issues surrounding alcohol the drinking habit of choice. The leges looking, at ways to prevent to have a drink in your hand." 5:30 p.m.Physics Senior Banquet, ; use. Some names in the story National College Alcohol Study binge drinking. Fraternities are Not understanding what alco- Frida Nilsen Lounge '*'', • • • • • y • •• • (_ • • ..•';..; • ; , >*•!• have been changed. done by the Harvard School of going dry and colleges are mak- hol does to a person's body and .' " - . • • • . • • , .' Public Health College released ing it against school policy to not thinking of its consequences In brief... " ; Erjka Mikkelson its findings on Sept. 10 of a sur- drink on campus. Yet many stu- is what leads many people to run • Today is the third annual , Editor-in-chief vey of 116 "nationally represen- dents consider binge drinking to into problems due to drinking. Fruehlingsfest, a German It is raining and the roads are tative universities and colleges be a way of life at college. Of the Concordia students sur- festival sponsored by the slick on this Wednesday across the country." The survey "I don't really think that veyed, 24.3 percent said they Concordia German depart- •'-", evening. A group of friends are found that one-third more going out drinking on the week- had experienced memory loss or drinkers "drank to get drunk" in ends and getting drunk means blackouts due to drinking. ment for more than 200 . ] leaving Jim Lauermarf s, a bar in ; 1997 than in 1993. The propor- that I will become an alcoholic," "Our bodies treat alcohol like high school students. downtown Fargo. They decide to stop at Taco Bell before heading tion increased from 39 percent in said a Concordia senior. a poison," Larry Pappenfuss, Students will participate and home. Megan, the driver, drank 1993 to 52 percent in 1997. "Everyone handles alcohol dif- professor of health and physical compete in events such as with three friends for nearly Every two years, Concordia ferently. Going to parties and the education said. "They can toler- cooking, music, video, three hours. She drives them does a survey to assess the bars is what a lot of people do in ate it in small quantities, but just recitations and displays. For through the Taco Bell drive-thru. drinking, drug, and sexual habits college. It doesn't mean I'll because they say you can safely more information contact After ordering the food and of its students. The survey is drink like this for the rest of my consume one or two drinks a day conducted by Concordia's life." doesn't mean you can go out and the German department at dropping a friend off, she heads for her apartment a few miles Campus Health Promotion It is reported that four drinks have 14 drinks on a Friday." 3106. away. The combination of alco- Committee. The survey this year in an hour will make a female of Grade point averages of stu- hol, rain and attempting to eat was administered in December average size legally drunk, and it dents who consider themselves • Those interested in writing her burritos causes her erratic to 440 students. It revealed that takes five drinks in an hour for a drinkers are significantly lower a theme song for Family driving. It's 1:45 a.m. Megan 15 percent of the students had male to become legally drunk. than those who do not drink, Weekend 2000 to be per- and her friends are not surprised never drank alcohol; 45 percent "I can't think of a time when Osee ALCOHOL on page 4 formed at the weekend • - when red flashing lights appear are non-binge drinkers; 30 per- I've gone out to the bar on a cent are occasional bingers; and Friday and drank less than four brunch should contact Jan -1 in the rearview mirror. The officer asks Megan 10 percent are frequent binge Brubakken at 233-1245 or ; where they are coming from.