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October 13, 1983 University of Wisconsin-Parkside Enrollment tops 6000 UW -Parkside's 1983 fall enroll­ ment has topped 6,000 f or the first time in the university's history. Unofficial but very-close-to-final figures show Parkside enrollment at 6046, an increase of 3 percent over last fall's 5850. New freshmen are up a record 13 percent, from 954 la st year to 1075. Those new freshmen combined with 520 new undergraduate stu­ dents who transferred in from other schools this fall, gives Parksi­ de 1595 new undergraduate stu­ dents, which is about 28 p ercent of the total undergrad enrollment of 5683. In addition, 491 undergraduates who had previously attended Park- side but had voluntarily dropped out (classified as reentry student) returned this fall. Some 3433 undergraduate stu­ dents continued their educations at Parkside this fall, up nearly 7 per­ cent from last year. Graduate enrollment in master's degree programs in business admin­ istration and public administration this fall is up four students over last year. Since 1978, when master's de­ gree work in those fields was first begun, enrollment has increased 80 percent, from 201 to 363 students. Students are taking more credits, too. Full-time equivalent students- a statistical way of combining full­ time and part-time students-is up 7 percent from 3891 to 4149. The average number of credits taken by an undergraduate student also rose from 10.31 to an all-time high of 10.66. More than 80 percent, 4944, of UW-P students are seeking degrees, while 1102 are taking courses for personal enrichment or specific job skills. These latter students, called "specials," are down 118 in number from last year's 1220. Parkside also reported that 647 students-about one in every nine students-were notified that they had been dropped from the univer­ sity for academic reasons last year- 352 for grade point deficiencies, mostly freshmen and sophomores, and 295 for failing to pass their Col­ legiate Skills competency require­ ments in reading, writing, mathe­ matics, library use and research papers by the time they are juniors. University records show that about one-third of those who are dropped for low grade points are readmitted under a strict probation policy, and that about two-thirds of those who have not passed their academic skills requirements get a second chance and usually success­ fully complete them. The net stu­ dent enrollment loss from aca­ demic drops is about 400 a year, of­ ficials say. UW enrollment up 1.4% The UW System enrollment has increased 1.4 percent (2296 students) for a total of 161,650. The unexpected greater sys­ tem-wide enrollment means at least an estimated $3.7 million more in tuition and fees for the system. Parkside may. get part of that money, depending on how the UW Board of Regents allocates it. The UW s ystem expected en­ rollments to drop this year be­ cause an improving economy would attract those on campus into jobs. System-wide enrollments showed the proportion of Wisconsin's 18-year-olds enrol­ ling in university campuses in­ creased from 26.5 percent to 28.5 percent. The peak of 29 per­ cent was reached during the Vietnam War. Worker involvement brings improvement Public Forum by Kari Dixon The increase of worker involve­ ment in the operations of major companies is necessary for the im­ provement of the self-image of the employees and the national econ­ omy, agreed Daniel Zwerdling, Vic­ tor Reuther and James Foster dur­ ing the public forum, "Unions and Workplace Democracy" Monday night in the Union Cinema. Addressing an audience compris­ ed primarily of labor union mem- ~ bers, the three speakers shared in­ dividual experiences and offered specific examples of workplace de­ mocracy that have proven success­ ful, both in the U. S. and abroad. "It is strange that we should be having a forum on 'Unions and Workplace Democracy'" said Zwer­ dling, author, labor journalist and Public Radio producer. "We have all grown up in a democracy, yet here we are accepting the notion that most of us spend half our adult lives working in a very blatant dic­ tatorship," he continued. "In vir­ tually all major companies, none of the freedoms of the Bill of Rights exist." According to Zwerdling, the no­ tion of workplace democracy used to be considered Marxist. "Now it's how we can compete with the Japa­ nese," he said. Anyone can initiate the concept of workplace democracy, or work­ place labor management as Zwer­ dling prefers to call it, by bringing it up at the next union meeting. "It must, however, be based around some principal besides the eco­ nomic or monetary goal," he con­ tinued. "Then you have to invite people with experience to talk to you. Then set up your committee with top members of both union and management." Zwerdling said that he realizes that these are not the answers to society's problems. "This is a real­ istic way of solving problems and making life in the workplace bet­ ter," he said. Victor Reuther, former assistant to the President of the UAW and former Director of the Department of International Affairs for that same organization, has been active in labor union activities since the 1930's. Now retired, he has been outspoken on various issues, includ- ing the Vietnam War and the cur­ rent military budget. These views made him a member of a n enemies list under the Nixon administration, and he was placed on a CIA "watch list." "We have a long way to go be­ fore the concept of democracy is sufficiently rounded out," Reuther began. "Democracy will be secure only when the kind of roots we have in the political field will be matched by comparable democratic sharing of power in the economic field." According to Reuther, the merger of AMC-Renault brings the economic and social experience of another country to our town. "We need to catch up on this side to the experience of FYench labor, Italian labor and German, Austrian and Swedish labor unions who have been at this much longer than we have." "Don't expect too much on this quality of worklife thing," Reuther continued. "They haven't yet made up their minds to put any of our people on any of the boards of di­ rectors, except for Chrysler. The only reason they did not was be­ cause without the support of the UAW it was doubtful that they would have received their loan." Jim Foster, coordinator of the Labor Studies Program at Parksi­ de, compared the industries that had existed on a Madison street to those that exist today. Thirty-five hundred jobs had left that street since 1966. "Maybe this is too im­ portant to leave to someone else," he said. "Maybe we should start running our own future." Questions from the audience in­ cluded the subjects of union mem­ ber apathy, how workplace democ­ racy might be detrimental to unions and how recent bankruptcy loop­ holes may be union-busting tactics. "This bankruptcy is a phony," said Reuther. "Pinkerton used to beat our skulls in. Now manage­ ment hires these sharpies to use bankruptcy. We must challenge this in a political way." Swerdling concluded by suggest­ ing that worker ownership of failing companies would be a feasible solu­ tion to the problem of employee in­ volvement. "Yes, but we need the banks involved, too," replied Fos­ ter. Reuther answered them both. "Why must we send the people to the banks of this countiy? When Chrysler got their loan, they got it for a lot less than the interest rate from the government. I want peop­ le to have the same break." special 4-page section on drinking and driving Student wants class offered more often Letter to the Editor To the Editor: I am writing this letter about a class that I have heard about but I can't take because I did not learn about it until it was too late to reg­ ister for it. The class is Internation­ al Conflict: The Vietnam War. It is taught by Professor Oliver Hay- ward. I talked to him and he stated that the class is offered only every three years. He did not believe that there was enough interest in the course to offer it more frequently. The course offers an in-depth study of the Vietnam War and can give us a better understanding of what hap­ pened in that era. Professor Hayward stated that he would consider offering the course if e nough students showed an inter­ est in the course. I, for one, would like to see it offered more often. Anyone interested in having the course offered more often than every three years please notify Pro­ fessor Hayward or the Ranger. Paul E. Johnson Do you have something to say? Write a letter to Ranger Ranger is now accepting applications for SPORTS EDITOR Job description: • write, edit and assign weekly sports stories • lay out sports pages Requirements: • must be enrolled for at least six non-audit credits • previous editorial experience preferred, but not necessary For job application form, contact Editor Ken Meyer in the Ranger Office, WLLC D139 (next to the Coffee Shoppe). 2 Thursday, October 13,1983 RANGER, "Welcome to the Interior Department, but please don't touch anything." Age increase is not solution This week's Ranger contains an in-depth study of a serious problem that affects people of all ages-drink­ ing and driving and the consequences from such a deadly combination. In this space in January, 19811 stated how I felt that a 21-year-old drinking age violates an adult right, and I still stick by that belief. Alcohol is a very serious prob­ lem in our country because our society has built itself around many things-drinking is one of them. Ranger's special section also covers such topics as problem drinking and the possibility of raising Wiscon­ sin's drinking age. Problem drinking affects people of all ages, and it is such a prevalent practice that driving under the influ­ ence has become commonplace. The fact that a dispro­ portionate number of drunk drivers are young has brought about a public outcry to raise the drinking age. Raising the drinking age ignores the problem itself and is only dealing with one of the many symptoms. Responsible use of alcohol should be practiced by adults of all ages. If you really think about it, alcohol doesn't serve any useful purpose to society-the problems it creates over­ shadow any "benefit" that somebody might think it of­ fers. But nobody is talking about bringing back full prohibition — just prohibition for adults (yes, that's what they legally are) between the ages of 18 and 21. It appears that the drinking age in Wisconsin will soon be raised because Gov. Earl for the first time has endorsed a 19-year-old drinking age, and many state by Ken Meyer, Editor* legislators have been campaigning for a higher age for quite some time. But a few legislators, such as Rep. John Medinger, realize that raising the age at this time is not the com­ plete answer to such a widespread societal dilemma. Medinger fears that once the age is raised, the issue of problem drinking will not be addressed any further. I feel that fear is well-founded. Other problems, such as teen-age drinking in high school, driving while intoxicated, state border prob­ lems and problem drinking should all be addressed at e same time instead of being placated by achieving one imaginary solution to a problem that needs much more than that. U o <00 & Ken Meyer Editor Jennie Tunkieicz News Editor •ohn Kovalic Feature Editor Michael Kaiias Photo Editor Andy Buchanan Business Manager Catherine Chaffee Advertising Manager Jeff Wicks Distribution Manager Pat Hensiak Asst. Business Manager WRITERS Corby Anderson, Mike Baumgardner, Todd Becker. Jeanne Buenker-Phillips Margaret Butkus, Patricia Cumbie, Kari Dixon, Michael Firchow, Keith Har- mann, Mary Kaddatz. Bob KiesUng, Carol Kortendick, Rick Luehr, Jill Whit­ ney Nielson, Dick Oberbrunfer, Julie Pendleton, Bill Stougaard, Nick Thome Sarah Uhlig. PHOTOGRAPHERS Robb Eichhorn, Todd Herbst, Phil Jenusiak, Dave McEvoy, Masood Sha- fiq, Karen Trandel, Gary Zalokar. Ranger .s written and edijed by students of UW-Parkside and they rZr°J y T P ° m 't \ ,S P°Hcy and content. Published every Thursday during the academic year except during breaks and holidays. Hanger ,s printed by the Racine Journal Times. , # . c ^ r e .P ond e " ce ^°uld be addressed to• Parkside Ranger, Univer- sityol Wisconsin-Parkside, Box No. 2000, Kenosha, Wis. 53141. J2K ed ' ,o r , W l " b e accepted if typewritten, double-spaced on sinned po p ? r ' * e " er s should be less than 350 words and must be r, u° numbe r '"Coded for verification purposes. Names will be withheld for valid reasons. Ranae'r ! L >fer s '* Tuesday 10 a.m. for publication Thursday, tory content " '° fe ' 0I e containing false and defoma- Bye-bye syndrome hi/ ... . by Marilyn Noreen Peter and Mom arrive at the door of the Pumpkin Patch Room. Peter is crying and clinging to mom's leg. Mom tries to leave after she has spent a short time in the room, but Peter continues to cry and cling. Doug and Mom walk into the Rainbow Room. Doug hangs up his coat, Mom signs the attendance sheet, talks to his teacher, and then sits down to watch him play. Mean­ while, Doug finds his friends and is playing with them in the block area. Five minutes later, Mom says, "Doug, come here and give me a kiss and hug." "Gee whiz, doesn't she know I'm busy playing with my friends? Why does she al­ ways wait so long before she insists that I stop whatever I'm doing and kiss her goodbye?" thought Doug. I would like to address this prob­ lem of separation anxiety. The simple departure procedure is one of the most important learning ex­ periences for young children. The departure procedure is (1) T he par­ ent first accompanies the child, helping the child get started in a new environment; after staying a while, the parent goes on his/her way. (2) In a few days, the parent waits for the child to check in with his/her teachers, waves goodbye, and leaves. It is important for CHILDREN and their PARENTS to release each other at departure time. Both child and parents take a step to­ ward maturity as they recognize each other as independent person­ alities. For the child, release in­ volves such learnings as: (1) Feeling at home with other people at the day care center. (2) Understanding that his/her parents will come back for him /her. <3) Understanding that all par­ ents come and go from the day care center. (4) Developing willingness to let the parents come and go as they need to. (5) Understanding that other people can love and take care of them when their parents are doing what is important to them. For children starting day care or nursery school, the underlying stress comes from fear of being separated from their parents. Chil­ dren who develop anxiety may be eager to go to school when they start out from home. But, once they get to school, the unfamiliar environment, children may shrink back against their parent's legs rather than participate. When par­ ents say goodbye, they cling tightly to the parent. Sometimes children make quite a scene. Underneath the separation anxi­ ety, there may quickly develop an­ other factor-the impulse to use their anxiety as a means of control­ ling their parents, especially if they see that their parents feel intensely sympathetic. If mother and/or fath­ er are satisfied and happy with their new roles, whether a job or going to school, the children will very soon sense the parents' happi­ ness and contentment. The out­ come will be both a happier child and happier parent: a family con­ tent in the knowledge that each member is doing what is important to them. How do you handle separation anxiety? If the child does begin to cry or cling when the parent begins to leave, the parent should take the cue from the teacher about wheth­ er to stay longer or walk away- after saying goodbye-with as much CALMNESS and ASSURANCE as possible. The parent's calmness re­ assures the child there is nothing to fear. A p arent should never wait until the child is absorbed in play and then quietly disappear. An anxious child concludes that a parent can't be trusted. So the parent should al­ ways say goodbye. How long can a parent expect separation anxiety to last? The an­ swer is very difficult to give be­ cause it depends upon the age of the child, the length of time at the center, the number of days/weeks and regularity of attendance. Sepa­ ration anxiety can last from two days to four to six weeks. There is no set time limit. Regular and con­ sistent attendance helps greatly in the adjustment. Can parents come to visit their child during the day? During the first month of ad justment, I suggest to the parents that they do not visit their child. Their visit may cause some anxiety. The child may want to go home and cause the same sce­ nes as in the morning. Why? The child associates the parents' coming as a signal to go home with the par­ ent. The child is very disappointed when the parent leaves without him/her. I always welcome visits from the parents once the routine is established and anxiety has dis­ appeared in the morning. How can you as parents help pre­ vent separation anxiety? One way to prevent this anxiety at any age is to get a child accustomed to outsid­ ers from infancy-acquaintances and caretakers. Here are some sug­ gestions: 1. Take baby to supermarket, to visit family friends, to dinner at friends' houses. 2. Allow toddlers to play outside where there are other young chil­ dren. 3. Take children to parks, play­ grounds, a neighbor's back yard. Independence in children is fos­ tered partly by their getting used to other adults and children, partly by their being encouraged to follow their own pursuits and partly by the parents' not being overprotective. Course drop reminder by Jill Whitney Nielsen Thinking about dropping a semester class? Better decide fast because you have only eight weeks to drop instead of 12. This policy changed last year. Sue Johnson, Director of reg­ istration stated, "Eight weeks should be plenty of time for stu­ dents to judge their situation, whether or not they're doing well." Also Parkside is one of the most permissible in terms of d rop policy, she said. Some schools have a two- or four-week drop date. After the eight-week drop date, students can still drop the course by special permission. They will need three signatures: the instruc­ tor's, the Divisional chair's and that of Acting Assistant Dean of Fac­ ulty, Sam Filippone. However, it is "real important students note the drop date and not wait until the last minute," said Don Gunderson, Assistant Registrar. The official drop date is Oct. 28. That is the last day undergraduates can drop a semester course without failing. Students can still withdraw up until the twelfth week. Oct. 28 is also the last drop and withdrawal date for graduate students. Modu­ lar courses are being treated in basically the same manner as last year. The drop date is half the leng­ th of the class. For example, an eight-week modular course has a four-week drop date. Drop dates will be posted around campus. Visit Kenosha's LARGEST Record Department — Records — — Sheet Music — — Instructional Music — "The Place To Buy Records* DOWNTOWN KENOSHA 626 56th St. Phone 654-2932 Rep. Les Aspin addresses a crowd Monday about the MX missile. Aspm s appearance was a part of the Social Science Roundtable se­ ries. . . Grants approved Harbeson is author of the book, "Nation Building in Kenya: The Role of Land Reform," and he has published numerous articles in scholarly journals on rural develop­ ment in East and Southern Africa. From 1979 to 1982 he was on leave from Parkside working for the Agency for International Devel­ opment (AID), where his projects involved on-site visits to rural de­ velopment programs in Africa and the Caribbean. From 1973 to 1975 he taught at Addis Ababa University in Ethio­ pia. Harbeson speaks Swahili, one of the major East African lan­ guages. The Regents also accepted a $1,350 contribution from Dreyfus Liquid Assets, Inc. of New York City for the Parkside Scholarship Fund and $300 f or the university's Science Division and. Education Division faculty scholarships. A $12,171 grant for a research project being conducted by Parksi­ de political science professor John Harbeson from Universities Field Staff International (UFSI), a con­ sortium of institutions devoted to world studies, was accepted Oct. 7 by the UW System Board of Re­ gents. The grant is in support of a proj­ ect in which Harbeson, an expert on East and Southern Africa, spent the summer researching in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia and is spending six weeks this fall on a lecture tour of UFSA-affliated in­ stitutions, which includes appear­ ances at Brown University, Utah State University, Indiana University and the University of Pittsburgh. The total amount of money now awarded by UFSI for Harbeson's project is $30,000, which includes funds for research and travel. •••••••*•••••••*••• i FREE PITCHER OF BEVERAGE $ A $2.50 VALUE WITH 4C yL PURCHASE OF ANY 0NE COUPON P ER T J FAMILY PIZZA CUSTOMER + CARL'S PIZZA PLUS DINE I N O NLY . *i!rKSKa™ 633-6307 J afyoenng. J (or Diamond* 'J-antr/ . Ufadr i, 4! I M AIN ST. 632-5879 RACINE, Wl Give someone you love something they'll love. 1 C% Discount on A *1 Engagement and Sets 1 A% Discount on JL V Wedding Rings and All Other Purchases with Student ID We feature ARIQ<\MD Class Rings. Open Friday Evenings RANGER Child Care Center 3 Thursday, October 13,1983 Thursday, Octobe r 13,1983 Walk for the hungry Hunger is a problem that encom­ passes the world, including local communities. Several service groups in the Racine area are spon­ soring a program to combat the problem — Walk for the Hungry. The walk will take place Sunday, Oct. 16, World Food Day as design­ ated by the United Nations in 1981. Racine YMCA is the starting point for the walk; registration begins at 12:15 p.m. and the walk begins at 1 p.m. The program is sponsored by Bread for the World, Center for Community Concerns, Racine Cler­ gy Association and YMCA. These are national organizations but there is a strong contingency in Racine who belong to these organizations and are committed to aid in abol­ ishing world hunger. Twenty-five percent of the money raised in this event will stay in Racine to aid the hunger problem locally. Cheryl Buckley, member of Bread for the World, is the Parksi- de representative for the Walk for the Hungry. She urges students to participate in this program as walkers or sponsors. "If people believe that hunger is an issue then we need to educate ourselves and others and support "I am a Camera organizations whose sole concern is the hungry," said Buckley. Anyone interested in walking or sponsoring a walker can contact Buckley at 554-1447. Walk for the Hungry sponsor sheets can be ob­ tained at the Union Information Desk. ft Van Dyke to speak Leon Van Dyke, professor of the Dramatic Arts Discipline, will dis­ cuss the play, "I am a Camera" on Wednesday Oct. 14, 1-2 p.m. in the Overlook Lounge, 2nd floor, Li­ brary. Members of the cast will also present scenes from the play. "I am a Camera" was adapted for the stage by John Van Druten from Christopher Isherwood's "Berlin Stories." It opened in New UW-Parkside's Annual Well Day Wednesday, Oct. 19 10 - 3 p.m. Campus Union Open to the Public Glaucoma sc "» u "" physic* 1 inlotmatioo H«»9 ht P fes W ". dK> 1 anatpte Com , ' Ut aw Uitioo testing pulmonary af t ivit»*s ; - c h Bdrens saf« ^ ^ Over 35 Milwaukee Racine and Kenosha health agencies will Join the Student Health Center to provide free health screening and Information. York on Nov. 28, 1951. The play will be presented by Parkside students in the Communi­ cation Arts Theater on Oct. 28-29, Nov. 4-5 a t 8 p.m. and at 2 p.m. on Oct. 30. It will be directed by Van Dyke. There is a display on "I am a Camera" on Level I of the Library. Van Dyke's talk is being sponsored by the Library/Learning Center. Open Stage applications available An Open Stage will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at noon in the Union Bazaar. All Parkside stu­ dents, faculty, staff and alumni are welcome. A s ound system will be provided and a piano is available if needed. If you are interested, pick up an ap­ plication at the Union Information Desk or the Parkside Activities Board office, Union 202. Each per­ son will be allotted 20 minutes' per­ formance time, with 10 minutes be-' tween each act. There will be a short meeting for everyone involved on Friday, Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. in Moln. 113. If you can­ not make the meeting, or have any questions, please call 553-2650. Ap­ plications must be in by Thursday, Nov. 3. Club Events SNAP- UWM Student Nurses Association Park- side-UW-Milwaukee will be spon­ soring a lecture on emergency care Monday, Oct. 17 at 12 p.m. in Moln. 219. Students are invited to attend. . Admission is free. SNAP-UWM is looking for mem­ bers to help work at the Health Fair, Wednesday, Oct. 19. Sign-up forms will be circulated in class­ rooms for interested participants. The organizaton is also looking for members interested in helping at the Wisconsin Student Nurses Asso­ ciation Mini-Convention, Nov. 4-5. Areas of need are making posters, aiding registration, messengers and delegates. This will be a great op­ portunity for members to see how the state level functions and what nursing is all about. Keep an eye on Club Events, in upcoming weeks for more information. Those interested may contact Ann Boyle in WLLC 179. Pi Sigma Epsilon Pi Sigma Epsilon (Marketing Club) will be holding a new mem­ bership meeting on Monday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. in Moln. 217. There will be a general discussion explain­ ing the club's objectives and activi­ ties. Anyone interested in finding out more about Pi Sigma Epsilon is invited to attend. Life Science On Sunday, Oct. 16, the LSC will be sponsoring a hike through the fall woods. Bring your lunch and meet at the Union circle parking lot at 12 p.m. We will be carpooling to the Harris Tract for an afternoon of fun and frolic. Everyone is wel­ come. tend the social gathering, you are required to attend the Dart Team meeting on Friday, Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. in the Recreation Center. There will also be a practice 301 Tournament to give practice for the upcoming ACUI qualification tournament which will be held Fri­ day, Oct. 21. Those who wish to compete against UW-LaCrosse must enter the Oct. 21 tournament to qualify. IVCF Inter-Varsity Christian Fellow­ ship is sponsoring a talk on: Christ- Servant or King? If you have ever wondered if something is missing from your life-there is! It's Jesus Christ. Please join us on Wednes­ day, Oct. 19 at 1 p.m. in Moln. 107. Pastor Worhim will be the speaker. SWEA Student Wisconsin Education As­ sociation will be holding a special meeting on Monday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. in Moln. D128. Now is the time to join if you are planning to attend the teacher's conference and fall workshop. We will also be dis­ cussing plans for a job workshop, a trip to Teachers Place and Ameri­ can Education week. All interested students are welcome to attend. PSES PSES (Engineering Club) will hold an open forum discussion be­ tween the Engineering Science Division administrators and stu­ dents on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 1 p.m. in Moln. D139. All interested students, faculty and staff are in­ vited. ISO UWPDT The UW-P Dart Team will be having a social gathering on Satur­ day, Oct. 15. To be eligible to at- The International Student Organ­ ization will have a meeting Friday, Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. in Union 106. To­ pics of discussion will be the com­ ing party and activities for the fall semester. 4 Thursday, October 13,1983 HANGER Walk for the hungry Club Events Hunger is a problem that encom­ passes the world, including local communities. Several service groups in the Racine area are spon­ soring a program to combat the problem — Walk for the Hungry. The walk will take place Sunday, Oct. 16, World Food Day as design­ ated by the United Nations in 1981. Racine YMCA is the starting point for the walk; registration begins at 12:15 p.m. and the walk begins at 1 p.m. The program is sponsored by Bread for the World, Center for Community Concerns, Racine Cler­ gy Association and YMCA. These are national organizations but there is a strong contingency in Racine who belong to these organizations and are committed to aid in abol­ ishing world hunger. Twenty-five percent of the money raised in this event will stay in Racine to aid the hunger problem locally. Cheryl Buckley, member of Bread for the World, is the Parksi- de representative for the Walk for the Hungry. She urges students to participate in this program as walkers or sponsors. "If people believe that hunger is an issue then we need to educate ourselves and others and support organizations whose sole concern is the hungry," said Buckley. Anyone interested in walking or sponsoring a walker can contact Buckley at 554-1447. Walk for the Hungry sponsor sheets can be ob­ tained at the Union Information Desk. "I am a Camera" Van Dyke to speak Leon Van Dyke, professor of the Dramatic Arts Discipline, will dis­ cuss the play, "I am a Camera" on Wednesday Oct. 14, 1-2 p.m. in the Overlook Lounge, 2nd floor, Li­ brary. Members of the cast will also present scenes from the play. "I am a Camera" was adapted for the stage by John Van Druten from Christopher Isherwood's "Berlin Stories." It opened in New m •SW, °^>ber ??y 4437 • 22nd Avenue Kenosha, Wisconsin 414-654-0774 f Charter Member Parkside "200 Club" Joseph C. Cucunato, President UW-Parkside's Annual Well Day Wednesday, Oct. 19 10 - 3 p.m. Campus Union Open to the Public sirs— ; intimation th „ tU s fcight ^ ® cl ««.»»n9 Mood P , " s *;' t d <l u . 1 a .»hl« te Co<npU«*«'' untli o „ testing * pulmonary aC uvllM* ^ >_* - Over 35 Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha health agencies will join the Student Health Center to provide free health screening and information. York on Nov. 28, 1951. The play will be presented by Parkside students in the Communi­ cation Arts Theater on Oct. 28-29, Nov. 4-5 at 8 p.m. and at 2 p .m. on Oct. 30. It will be directed by Van Dyke. There is a display on "I am a Camera" on Level I of the Library. Van Dyke's talk is being sponsored by the Library/Learning Center. Open Stage applications available An Open Stage will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at noon in the Union Bazaar. All Parkside stu­ dents, faculty, staff and alumni are welcome. A s ound system will be provided and a piano is available if needed. If you are interested, pick up an ap­ plication at the Union Information Desk or the Parkside Activities Board office, Union 202. Each per­ son will be allotted 20 minutes' per­ formance time, with 10 minutes be-' tween each act. There will be a short meeting for everyone involved on Friday, Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. in Moln. 113. If you can­ not make the meeting, or have any questions, please call 553-2650. Ap­ plications must be in by Thursday, Nov. 3. SNAP-UWM Student Nurses Association Park- side-UW-Milwaukee will be spon­ soring a lecture on emergency care Monday, Oct. 17 at 12 p.m. in Moln. 219. Students are invited to attend. • Ad mission is free. SNAP-UWM is looking for mem­ bers to help work at the Health Fair, Wednesday, Oct. 19. Sign-up forms will be circulated in class­ rooms for interested participants. The organizaton is also looking for members interested in helping at the Wisconsin Student Nurses Asso­ ciation Mini-Convention, Nov. 4-5. Areas of need are making posters, aiding registration, messengers and delegates. This will be a great op­ portunity for members to see how the state level functions and what nursing is all about. Keep an eye on Club Events, in upcoming weeks for more information. Those interested may contact Ann Boyle in WLLC 179. Pi Sigma Epsilon Pi Sigma Epsilon (Marketing Club) will be holding a new mem­ bership meeting on Monday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. in Moln. 217. There will be a general discussion explain­ ing the club's objectives and activi­ ties. Anyone interested in finding out more about Pi Sigma Epsilon is invited to attend. Life Science On Sunday, Oct. 16, the LSC will be sponsoring a hike through the fall woods. Bring your lunch and meet at the Union circle parking lot at 12 p.m. We will be carpooling to the Harris Tract for an afternoon of fun and frolic. Everyone is wel­ come. UWPDT The UW-P Dart Team will be having a social gathering on Satur­ day, Oct. 15. To be eligible to at­ tend the social gathering, you are required to attend the Dart Team meeting on Friday, Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. in the Recreation Center. There will also be a practice 301 Tournament to give practice for the upcoming ACUI qualification tournament which will be held Fri­ day, Oct. 21. Those who wish to compete against UW-LaCrosse must enter the Oct. 21 tournament to qualify. IVCF Inter-Varsity Christian Fellow­ ship is sponsoring a talk on: Christ- Servant or King? If you have ever wondered if something is missing from your life-there is! It's Jesus Christ. Please join us on Wednes­ day, Oct. 19 at 1 p.m. in Moln. 107. Pastor Worhim will be the speaker. SWEA Student Wisconsin Education As­ sociation will be holding a special meeting on Monday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. in Moln. D128. Now is the time to join if you are planning to attend the teacher's conference and fall workshop. We will also be dis­ cussing plans for a job workshop, a trip to Teachers Place and Ameri­ can Education week. All interested students are welcome to attend. PSES PSES (Engineering Club) will hold an open forum discussion be tween the Engineering Science Division administrators and stu dents on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 1 p.m. in Moln. D139. All interested students, faculty and staff are in vited. ISO The International Student Organ ization will have a meeting Friday Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. in Union 106. To pics of discussion will be the com ing party and activities for the fal semester. RANGER *• . ;Tbnrsda^; Qctpb^r 13.1S83 Drinking and driving: a deadly combination communities around the coun^ foundS 1„ IS [ "fT by a drun k ' A federal s '" d y »f several Parkside prof studies local drunk drivers Many persons convirtpd nf Hmnir __ r« VIA A • V/A 9 Many persons convicted of drunk driving in Kenosha and Racine counties are hardly "average" citi­ zens who had a little too much to drink on a night out and happened to get caught behind the wheel. They tend to be substantially in­ toxicated at the time of arrest and frequently have serious drinking problems. Those are some of the prelimi­ nary findings of a major study of drunk drivers in Kenosha and Ra­ cine counties conducted by Parksi- de behavioral science professor Anne Gurnack. Gurnack, with the aid of sophisti­ cated computer techniques and a $13,000 federal research grant ad­ ministered by the Wisconsin Gover­ nor's Office of Highway Safety, studied records of 2,101 drunk driv­ ing convictions in the two counties over a two-year period-from 1981 to 1983. Other findings are: Persons judged to have se­ rious drinking problems also tended to use a number of human services prior to their drunk driving convic­ tions. Persons between the ages of 16 and 30 accounted for a dispro­ portionate percentage of drunk driving convictions. Single males accounted for the majority of drunk driving con­ victions. Divorced persons accoun­ ted for a relatively disproportionate share of drunk driving convictions. The two time periods covered by the study, from May 1, 1981 through April 30, 1982, and from May 1, 1982 through April 30, 1983, are important, Gurnack said, be­ cause in May, 1982 t he state began enforcement of a tough new drunk driving law that made phsychologi- cally-oriented "alcohol-use assess­ ments" mandatory for all persons convicted of operating a motor ve­ hicle while intoxicated (OWI). Wisconsin is the only state in the nation that requires mandatory as­ sessment for all persons so convict­ ed, Gurnack said. In assessment, persons convicted of OWI are interviewed by state- trained personnel who seek to de­ termine whether offenders are "ir­ responsible users of alcohol" (social drinkers who got caught) or "alco­ hol dependent" (persons with ser­ ous drinking problems). The OWI offenders are asked dozens of standardized questions that probe their alcohol use. Persons judged to be irresponsi­ ble alcohol users are referred to a six-session driver education pro­ gram; alcohol dependent offenders are referred to a counseling facility, usually on an outpatient basis, for a minimum of three months of coun­ seling sessions aimed at treating Anne Gurnack their alcohol problems. "It's actually very humane legis­ lation," Gurnack said. "It's a good law. It seeks to get drunk drivers off the road and at the same time it tries to identify the chronic drink­ ers and get help for them. "Our study confirmed that there are a lot of people with serious drinking problems out there on the road. Wisconsin is trying to do something about that in a humani­ tarian fashion." Gurnack said that social drinkers who are convicted of OWI and who go through driver safety schools tend not to be repeat offenders. "They never want to go through that experience again-being ar­ rested, jailed, convicted. But chronic, problem drinkers need help for their drinking problems. The legislation addresses both groups." Under the new law, OWI of­ fenders must report to a state-certi­ fied assessment facility shortly after their conviction. In Kenosha, assessment is done at the Alcohol and Drug Council of Kenosha, Inc., 1202 60th Street; in Racine, it is done at Mental Health of Racine County, Inc. with offices at 818 6th Street, Racine and 336 N. Pine Street, Burlington. In both counties, a government unit oversees the assessment pro­ cess, the Kenosha County Compre­ hensive Board in Kenosha, the Ra­ cine County Human Services De­ partment in Racine. "Prior to mandatory assessment judges used their own discretion in deciding which OWI offenders should be assessed to determine the extent of their alcohol use," Gur­ nack said. "One of the goals of our study was to see if removing the as­ sessment decisions from the legal system to the treatment system af­ fected the population of persons as­ sessed." Based on Gurnack's findings, the demographic profiles of persons sent to assessment personnel by judges in 1981-82 and of persons who mandatorily received assess­ ments in 1982-83 were basically the same. Minorities, whites and per­ sons of varying education levels, for example, received assessments at about the same rates in both years, indicating, for one thing, that judges had been impartial in refer­ ring persons for assessment before the new law took effect, Gurnack said. Gurnack said that a surprising 20 percent of OWI offenders in both counties and years either were ig­ noring the law and failing to show up for assessment interviews- which cost offenders about $50 each-or were appealing their con­ victions. Persons who ignore the law lose their driving privileges, she said. That 20 p ercent is not accounted for in Gurnack's study. Generally, for both years and counties, the majority of OWI of­ fenders who received alcohol as­ sessments were relatively young, single, white males with high blood-alcohol concentrations at the- time of arrest. While most persons in both years and counties were classified as irre­ sponsible users of alcohol and re­ ferred to driver education pro­ grams, a surprisingly high percent­ age of offenders was classified as alcohol dependent, Gurnack said. In both counties for the two-year Continued on Page 8 Parkside fights back against alcohol abuse by Jennie Tunkieicz News Editor How serious of a problem alcohol is on campus is unknown, but measures are being taken to make Parkside students more aware of the problems concurred from abus­ ing alcohol. Alcohol Awareness Week, Oct. 9- 15, is being observed at Parkside. On Monday, free non-alcoholic drinks were available outside the cafeteria. Shirley Schmerling, Hous­ ing Assistance Coordinator, organ­ ized the event "because Parkside students should have the benefits of what's going on at all campuses." An Alcohol Awareness Commit-, tee was formed last year on campus in an attempt to formulate a state­ ment about alcohol use at Parkside and to recommend educational pro­ grams on the issue. "This was diffi­ cult because 1) it's a sensitive issue and you don't want to come off sounding holier than thou, and 2) personal values that should have -been learned at home are in­ volved," said Buddy Couvion, Coor­ dinator of Student Activities. The Committee, which is curren­ tly inactive, formed policies con­ cerning alcohol use on campus. These policies basically deal with where and when alcohol can be served and consumed, and the guidelines and responsibilities of organizations requesting alcoholic beverages at their functions, etc. "If we're an institution with a bar on campus then we should also be an institution that has an alcohol education program, commented Couvion. He added that the forma­ tion of a new Alcohol Awareness Committee is currently being struc­ tured although no concrete plan has been developed yet. Alcohol consumption on campus decreased according to Bill Nie- buhr, Director of the Union. Com­ paring sales in 1980-81 and 1981-82, beer sales declined 16.5 percent and wine sales dropped 35 percent. To offset these declines, soft drink sales increased 7.5 percent. In terms of total sales in the Union Square and Recreation Center, a $16,500 or 11.7 percent decline was observed. "There are positive and negative (results from the decreases), the negative having to do with our budget and the positive being that students are treating alcohol more responsibly," said Niebuhr. The Union has never advertised nor promoted alcohol use on cam­ pus, such as happy hour, free prod­ ucts or displaying alcohol parapher­ nalia. "We have taken the position not to do that, and we won't (ad­ vertise) in the future. We treat alco­ holic beverages as just another product available on campus, much like food or any other beverage," Niebuhr said. "It's a personal deci­ sion for people to use alcohol." According to Niebuhr, a study was conducted by the Union last year to determine what effects a drinking age change would have at Parkside. It was determined that if the legal drinking age was raised to 19 years old it would affect most of the freshman class and it would have financial and programatic ef­ fects on campus. "The change in the drinking age will have a great impact, especially administratively," said Niebuhr. "We'll have to determine how we're going to approach programs — does i t mean that you're going to eliminate the freshman class from attending events, or are you going to put on dances without alcoholic beverages and if you do that what wiU happe n? So the 19 year-old law, if it's passed and it appears as if it will be, we will have a difficult situ­ ation to deal with," he said. Niebuhr doesn't feel that the drinking problem at Parkside is any worse than at other campuses. "In fact, given the amount of business we do and the number of people tliat we serve, we really have mini­ mal problems, such as fighting and vandalism," he said. Parkside bartenders are given a manual and they must participate in a training program and one of the key issues discussed is saving people who obviously have had too much to drink. "It becomes a moral and legal issue and the re­ sponsibility in this state lies with the bartender and the establish­ ment. But it is sometimes difficult for one student to tell another stu­ dent that they've had too much to drink. However, our people are in­ structed to do that and we hope they are trying to keep a handle on it," said Niebuhr. Union bartender Sandy Wachs gave her definition of a problem drinker as "someone who has to drink to relax or someone who can't stop after one drink. If (drink­ ing) disrupts their responsibilities, messes up their job or school work, then they should do something about it." Wachs said that many regulars frequent the Union Square, but they aren't necessarily the problem drinkers. "This semester, I haven't noticed any regulars as problem drinkers," said Wachs. As a bartender, Wachs has the prerogative to refuse to serve some­ one who she feels has had enough or is causing problems with other patrons, and she has done this sev­ eral times. "Because we're in a higher level of education, students should be able to come down here for a beer but be responsible enough to go to class," she added. 6 Thursday, October 13,1983 RANGER How the drunk drivers get caught... by Michael Lee Firchow There is a lot more to a drunk driving charge than meets the eye. It's not simply a matter of pulling over, walking a straight line, going to court and taking classes. "A driver comes to our (the police patroler's) attention in one of two ways. The most common way is by his driving mannerisms. The other way that a driver is rec­ ognized is as a result of an acci­ dent," stated Lt. Jerry Schuetz of the Kenosha Police Department. "An abnormal driving manner­ ism that officers pay heed to is in­ consistent speed. A drunk driver often varies his speed between 10 miles over the speed limit and 10 miles per hour under it. Another abnormal driving mannerism is a long stop at a stop sign due to over­ cautious and delayed reactions. Weaving in and out of traffic at high speeds is another noted drunk driving characteristic," said Schuetz. Once the car is pulled over, the suspecting officer stands at the car window and smells for the scent of alcohol. Next, he issues a citation to the driver dealing with the rea­ son for pulling him over. If the car smells of alcohol, the officer asks the driver to perform several drunk driving field tests. These tests de­ termine if the driver is possibly drunk or not. "Upon requesting the driver to step outside his car, the officer looks to see if the driver sways. This is the first test. Next, the offic­ er asks the driver to perform other tests. Some tests are to walk a straight line, stand on one foot, try to touch his finger to his nose, lean backward, and some police forces even have the driver recite the al­ phabet. If the officer believes that the driver is drunk, he subjects him to the final field test — th e prelimi­ nary breath test," said Schuetz. A driver can refuse to take the breath test, but in doing so, he for­ feits his license. If a person refuses, a hearing will be set to decide if t he driver's reason for refusal to com­ ply with the statutes is valid. "To my knowledge, nobody has offered a good enough reason why they refused to act in accordance with the statutes governing a driv­ er's license and take the test," said Schuetz. "I've heard of such ex­ cuses as 'I was too drunk to know I was refusing' or 'I was too drunk to comply with the statutes.' Neither excuse was accepted as a valid rea­ son for refusing to take breath or urine tests," added Schuetz. Once the officer decides that the driver is drunk, he locks the driv­ er's car and parks it legally. Next the driver is brought to the police station. Tne next stop is the Breathalyzer Room where final tests are conducted. "We video­ tape the entire breathalyzing proce­ dures for two reasons. First, it is vi­ deotaped because the law requires it and secondly it serves as visual evidence in court," said Schuetz. Once the testing has been com­ pleted, a court date is set to deter­ mine the defendent's guilt or inno­ cence. If the person is found guilty on the first OWI (operating while intoxicated) offense, he will have a fine of $150 to $300 with a three- to six-month license suspension. The second OWI conviction has a fine of $300 t o $1000, a nd a six-month li­ cense revocation. The driver of a third OWI conviction will be sub­ ject to a $600 to $2000 fine and a li­ cense revocation of one to two years. Within 72 hours of the court date the guilty drunken driver must set an appointment with an assessor. The appointed assessor for Kenosha is the Kenosha County Council on Alcohol. The assessor determines if the person has a drinking problem or is simply a social drinker. The drunk driver with a drinking prob­ lem is assigned to request help for an alcohol counselor. The social drinker is assigned to Traffic Safety School-Group Dynamics. Suspected drunk drivers must be able to accomplish coordination tests such as touching the tips of their nose with their eyes closed. Ranger photo by Michael Kailas Assessments examine dependency by Julie Pendleton Robert and Gloria White founded the Alcohol and Drug Council of Kenosha County, Inc., an affiliate of the National Council on Alcohol­ ism (NCA), in August, 1968. Since that time, the Alcohol and Drug Council has provided a com­ prehensive range of services to al­ coholics, drug abusers and their families. In addition to the general serv­ ices provided for the community, the Alcohol and Drug Council also has various special programs, one of which is the assessment of dr ink­ ing drivers for the court system and the Department of Transportation. When a person is arrested for drunk driving and has been sen­ tenced, he is given a court order to contact an Operating While Intoxi­ cated (OWI) assessor within 72 hours. The purpose of the assess­ ment is to examine the defendant's use of alcohol or controlled sub­ stances and to develop a Driver Safety Plan. There are several situations or instances when a defendant can be reported for non-compliance: —failure to make an appoint­ ment with the Alcohol and Drug Council within 72 hours of the court order; —failure to keep the appoint­ ment with the Alcohol and Drug Council; —failure to pay the assessment fee and any other impending fees; —failure to consent to the re­ lease of information; —failure to consent to collateral contracts; —failure to submit to assess­ ment; —failure to consent to the rec­ ommended treatment and/or edu­ cation Driver Safety Plan. Upon non-compliance, a defend­ ant's driver's license is suspended until he/she complies with the state ordinances. A person's Driver Safety Plan is based upon the results of the as­ sessment. The defendant's plan will involve attendance at either Group Dynamics Traffic Safety School at one of the three Gateway Technical Institute campuses or at a Group Therapy at the Alcohol and Drug Council. The person's plan may also involve treatment if necessary. Gloria White, OWI assessor at the Alcohol and Drug Council, spends, on the average, an hour and fifteen minutes with each client, fil­ ling out the various forms involved in the assessment of a drunk driver. The forms include a consent for Continued on Page 7 Chapter 20 outlines laws against drunk drivers A v ariety of changes went into ef­ fect May 1, 1982 pertaining to the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Changes were made in such areas as: the procedures of determining the concentration of alcohol; penal­ ties for driving under the influence, including repeat offenders; and in­ toxicants in a motor vehicle. Chapter 20 of the Laws of 1981 details the new laws relating to operating a motor vehicle while in­ toxicated (referred to as OWI). The purpose of Chapter 20, according to the state legislature, is: 1. To provide maximum safety for all users of Wisconsin's highways. 2. To provide penalties sufficient to deter the operation of motor ve­ hicles by intoxicated persons. 3. To deny the privileges of oper­ ating motor vehicles to persons who have operated their motor vehicles while intoxicated. 4. To encourage the vigorous prosecution of persons who operate motor vehicles while intoxicated. 5. To promote driver improve­ ment, through appropriate treat­ ment or education, or both, of per­ sons who operate motor vehicles while inxoticated. Determining Intoxication The previous law based proof of intoxication solely on the weight of alcohol in the person's blood (0.1 percent or more). The new law states that a person is intoxicated when the person has a blood alcohol concentration of 0.1 percent or more by weight or 0.1 grams or more of alcohol in 210 liters of the person's breath. Chapter 20 a lso establishes a sep­ arate offense for operating a motor vehicle by a person having a certain alcohol concentration in either his/her blood or breath. This offense is separate from OWI and a person may be prosecuted for either or both offenses if they arise out of the same incident. However, if a person is found guilty of violating both "0.1 percent or more" and OWI for acts arising out of the same incident, the person is subject to only one conviction for the purposes of sentencing and counting convictions. Penalties and license restrictions for both offenses remain the same. Penalties Chapter 20 made the following changes in the penalties for OWI: 1. First offense in a five-year pe­ riod: The new law increased the minimum mandatory fine from $100 to $150 and decreased the maximum fine from $500 to $300. Also, educa­ tion or treatment may no longer be used to reduce the amount of the fine. 2. Second offense in a five-year period: The new law increased the minimum mandatory fine from $250 to $300. The maximum mandatory fine of $1000 and the imprisonment time (not less than five days nor more than six months) remained the same. However, education or treat­ ment may no longer be used to redu­ ce the imprisonment time. 3. Third or subsequent offense in five-year period: The minimum mandatory fine was increased from $500 to $600. The maximum manda­ tory fine of $2000 and the imprison­ ment time (not less than 30 days or more than one year) remained the same. Intoxicants in a Motor Vehicle Chapter 20 expands and clarifies the previous law to cover the posses­ sion or keeping of open or unsealed beer or liquor containers in a motor vehicle on the road. The old law stated that no person may drink from or open a container of beer or intoxicating liquor in a moving motor vehicle. A person violating this may be required to pay a fine of not more than $100. Under Chapter 20, the fine remains the same, but states: 1. Consumption in vehicle: No person is permitted to drink or con­ sume beer or liquor in a motor ve­ hicle when the vehicle is on the road. 2. Possession in a vehicle: No person is permitted to possess on his or her person any bottle or recepta­ cle containing beer or liquor if the bottle or receptacle has been opened or the contents partially removed. This prohibition does not apply if the bottle or receptable is kept in either the trunk of the vehicle, or, if the vehicle has no trunk, in some other area of the vehicle not normal­ ly occupied by the driver or passen­ gers. The vehicle's glove compart­ ment or utility compartment is con­ sidered to be within the area nor­ mally occupied by the driver and passengers. Alcohol's effect on behavior and driving ability Number of beers'or one-ounce servirtgs of liquor Blood alcohol concen­ tration Effects on feeling and behavior Effects on driving ability 0.02 Absence of observable effects. Mild alteration of feelings, slight intensification of moods. Mild changes. Most drivers seem a bit moody. Bad driving habits slightly pronounced. 0.05 Feeling of relaxation. Mild sedation. Exaggerated emotions and behavior. Slight impairment of motor skills. Increased reaction time. Drivers take too long to decide and act. Motor skills, [such as braking] impaired. Reaction time increased. 0.10 Difficulty performing gross motor skills Uncoordinated behavior. Impairment of mental abilities, judgment and memory. Judgment seriously affected. Physical and mental coordination impaired. Physical difficulty in driving a vehicle. 15-20 0.15 Major impairment of physical and mental functions. Irresponsible behavior. Euphoria. Some difficulty standing, walking and talking. Distortion of perception and judgment. Driving erratic. Driver in a daze. 0.40 has At this point, most people Driver probably have passed out. passed out. ote: Blood alcohol concentration is measured as grams of alcohol per 100 'Miters of blood. Large people, who have greater blood supplies, can drink ore than small people and yet have the same blood alcohol level. In many ates, 0.10 or above is considered legally intoxicated. Assessments Continued from Page 6 disclosure of information, general information, a social history, an authorized Wisconsin assessment form, a treatment plan, a Driver Safety Plan order, and lastly, a court-ordered assessment and Driv­ er Safety Plan report. The purpose of the last form is to aid in deter­ mining compliance with the court order or the Department of Trans­ portation and in determining com­ petency to hold a driver's license. After a defendant has satisfacto­ rily completed his/her personalized plan, the driver safety final report and a certificate of assessment by a competent authority is sent to the state's Department of Transpora- tion. It is then up to that depart­ ment to determine when the de­ fendant's driver's license can be reinstated. Assessment of OWI offenders is just one facet of the Alcohol and Drug Council's willingness to help anyone with problems that stem from the use of alcohol and drugs. "We are here to help the com­ munity. OWI offenders have alrea­ dy been punished by the courts. We are here to help people up, not push them down," concluded Glo­ ria White. National drinking age sought by Corby Anderson "Today, highway traffic fatalities is the number 1 killer of America's young people," Mothers Against Drunk Drivers President Candy Lightner told a house subcommit­ tee on Oct. 4. Lightner and thou­ sands of others belonging to safety councils and alcohol awareness groups are pressuring Congress to raise the national drinking age to 21. However, their battle is not only with a reluctant legislature. Mi­ chael Birkley, representative for the National Licensed Beverage As­ sociation, claims that raising the drinking age to 21 is unnecessary. He cited several states, including Il­ linois and Minnesota, where raising the drinking age did not reduce traffic fatalities. Birkley criticized those wanting the age limit raised, claiming that their only proof of a successful higher drinking age is in Michigan, where traffic fatalities involving young people have been reduced 28 percent since the state raised its legal drinking age to 21 in 1978. Terrance Micek, president of the National Conference of State Liq­ uor Administrators, - also opposes a national uniform drinking age. He claims that the 21st Amendment to the Constitution not only ended prohibition but also "empowers each state to regulate the alcoholic beverages industry within its bor­ ders." On a more regional level, where officials are faced with a problem at the state borders, the difficulty in obtaining a higher drinking age stems from Governor Tony Earl's refusal to raise the drinking age to more than 19. Senators Joe Strohl (D-Racine) and John Mauer (D-Ke- nosha) favor raising the limit to 21, claiming that it will greatly reduce the number of traffic fatalities at the southeast and northwest bor­ ders of the state, where adjoining Minnesota and Illinois have legal drinking ages of 21. Wisconsin to raise drinking age? by Ken Meyer Governor Tony Earl signed a res­ olution Oct. 3 asking the state legis­ lature to raise the drinking age to 19, but the bill to raise the age probably will not get out of com­ mittee until January because some legislators want other drinking bills considered at the same time. Some legislators fear that once the age is raised, the other drinking bills will fall by the wayside. Rep. John Medinger (D-La- Crosse) wants two other bills to be considered before raising the drink­ ing age. One bill states that 18-year- olds can only drink if they graduate from high school and the legal age for all others would be 19. A cu rfew from midnight to 6 a.m. would also be imposed on underage drivers. Another bill Medinger proposes requires that people get their high school diploma and pass a test in order to legally drink alcohol. Both bills failed to win the con* mittee's endorsement and both will be sent to the Assembly IMt month without a committee recommenda­ tion. State Sen. J. M. "Mac" Davis (R- Waukesha) is sponsoring a bill that would prohibit 18-year-olds from drinking legally until June 15 of the calendar year in which their high school class gr aduates. Davis also proposes that anyone under the age of 21 would be guilty of drunk driving if he/she had any measureable alcohol in the blood. Currently, the level is 0.1 percent in order to establish intoxication. RANGER Failure to pass sobriety tests means getting handcuffed, booked and locked up. Ra n § er P hoto b ) Group Dynamics educates abusers by Michael Lee Firchow "Traffic Safety School Group Dy­ namics provides an educational ap­ proach to alcohol and drug abuse while driving," stated John Ham- mel, Group Dynamics Safety Traf­ fic Instructor. An assessor determines if a drunk driver should be subject to alcohol abuse counseling or to the Group Dynamics class. If a person is proven to be chemically depend­ ent, he/she will either be referred to as an in-patient or an out-patient by the assessor. A person needing in-patient treatment is admitted to a hospital for 28 days to cure his/ her chemical dependence. An out­ patient has to undergo counseling for 90 days on regular intervals. "Group Dynamics was initiated in 1972 by the Motor Vehicle De­ partment. The program has under­ gone many changes since 1972, al­ though its principles are the same. It now consists of eight sessions that last two-and-one-half hours each, except for the last one which lasts only a half hour. The first seven sessions are spent in the classroom. The eighth session quickly and personally summarizes the first seven meetings," said Hammel. "In my classes I mostly have people in the age bracket of 18 to 25.1 think this is because the youn­ ger generation is more mobile than the older generation. A yo ung adult is more likely to bar-hop, whereas an older person is likely to sit at the same bar for most of the drinking night," he said. Hammel added that one out of 2000 people in the nation will be ar­ rested for drunk driving. In Wiscon r sin alone, one out of 250 people wili be arrested for drunk driving. There is one person out of a group of nine who is an alcoholic in our society. Hammel also added that one person out of nine will get caught drunk driving for a second time. 7 Thursday, October 13,1983 Drinking ages in the U.S. Age • 18 019 V2 20 CD21 ana or wine Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Parkside Ranger, Volume 12, issue 6, October 13, 1983 Description An account of the resource Student newspaper of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wis. 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