KU Students Endorse Social Drinking
By Jerry Kern
In the first two articles of this series it was noted that no serious problems in alcoholism exist for KU students, except in a few isolated cases. Dr. Raymond Schwegler, acting director of Watkins Hospital, had, however, pointed out that there is still the problem of drinking among students.
Drinking is the rule, not the exception at KU. A pyramid of
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beer cans on a dormitory window is one kind of evidence that the student is least of all ashamed of this fact. He is sometimes boastful of and often frank about his and others' drinking habits.
FOLLOWING ARE the opinions of several men and women students on student drinking habits. University policies on student drinking, and drinking habits of the opposite sex.
One woman says she drinks about $10 worth of beer each week while on dates. The only time she spends her own money for beer and liquor—about two dollars a day—is when she is at home. She thinks that men drink more than women. She admits that she has friends buy liquor for her since she is not of legal age.
"I HAVE NO fear of alcoholism because I know that I can refuse a drink when I have to," she said.
Another student says she drinks only on dates. She has never bought beer or liquor herself. She does not like to see a man get drunk.
According to another woman who drinks "when it is available," a person should drink only to the extent that he is capable of handling a situation wisely. She saves she has no fear of alcoholism. She expects her dates to be relatively sober; otherwise, it is bad character.
"WITH CERTAIN taverns so near to campus, I don't think it is necessary to have beer on campus," she said. "However, the University's policy of no before-dinner drinking in fraternities should be changed. It is traditional to serve cocktails before dinner when alumni are visiting. Students run out to their cars and guzzle their drinks before going back in for dinner. If you are going to drink, you might as well drink with class."
this is not enforced. Being under the legal age to buy liquor, she often has friends buy it for her, she said.
Another student, who drinks only during some weeks, agrees that there should be no beer on campus. She also agrees with the University's policy of no drinking at football games, but adds that
"If I had dated a boy several times and he got drunk while with me, I would still go out with him. However, if a boy gets drunk on the first date, I doubt that I would go out with him again. Boys drink more than girls to prove they are men," she said.
ACCORDING to the woman student, who does not drink because it makes her sick, the University should sell beer on campus.
"If a person is going to drink,
he must have a good reason. No
one drinks for fun. He drinks to
forget." she said.
Three pitchers of beer each weekend and three pitchers during the week is the average for the woman for whom very little of
the cost comes out of her purse.
Her dates usually pay for it, she explained. She has no fear of alcoholism and thinks the University should sell beer on campus since students are going to drink anyway.
"IT BOTHERS me when my date gets plowed, and I'm not plowed. Men drink more than women, because it is acceptable for men to drink alone," she said. One student, who does not drink and says she never has, expressed surprise that the University even has a policy against student drinking at football games. "You should sit in our section. You can hardly breathe. Students bring a gallon jug of whatever they like best," she said.
"I'm not sure whether, men drink more than women," she
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY kansan Serving KU for 76 of its 100 Years
76th Year, No. 42
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Tuesday, November 16, 1965
Beauty, Danger, Filth Await Troops in Viet Nam
By Barbara Phillips
There are two Viet Nams, Lance Corporal Tom Gregg, a U.S. Marine stationed near Da Nang in Viet Nam, said.
The beauty of Viet Nam cannot hide the more dangerous aspect of the picture as the following excerpt from one of Gregg's letters to Miss Synovec illustrates.
Gregg, who is engaged to Carol Synovec, Morrowville senior, is a gunner with a helicopter squadron involved in medical evacuation.
"VIET NAM is a very beautiful country. The flat land extends about five miles back from the coast. Then the little rugged mountains begin. They remind me of miniature Rockies but they are a deep, rich green and have no timber line.
"The flat lands are full of rivers and streams. The Viet Cong use these rivers as their means of travel and supplying their forces. In the daytime you know that many of the fishermen you see on the river are Viet Cong.
"Almost all of the flat land is full of rice paddies. Many of these farmers are the Viet Cong at nights and back to the rice paddies they go during the day. The Commies promote a lot of propaganda in these places. If the people are not convinced by the
propaganda, the Viet Cong terrorists do a pretty good job of it at night.
"So many of these hamlets are controlled by the Commies. While flying we receive a lot of small arms fire from the hamlets. Many times the Viet Cong will stand behind women and children to fire at us. That is the reason many villages are burned and women and children shot. Women and children are Viet Cong just as well as the men.
BUT VIET NAM is not always so gloomy or so sordid. From the last lines of Gregg's letter, "Viet Nam's sunrise and sunset out-do a Canadian sunrise or sunset every day that the sun comes out."
The Viet Nam War is like almost any other war in one respect. The people of Viet Nam play a very important part. As seen in the above letter, most of the Vietnamese are out to help
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Cloudy skies and much colder temperatures are predicted tonight and Wednesday by the U.S. Weather Bureau. Northerly winds diminishing tonight are expected. The high today will be in the 50's with the low tonight in the 20's.
themselves, and this is perhaps the biggest problem which the Marines and the other branches of the Armed Forces must face, Gregg said. "We must get the people on our side," he said.
The Marines must learn to fight things other than the Viet Cong. Many of the men must learn to fight the element of fear. When his troop left San Francisco for Viet Nam, many of the men were extremely frightened that they would never come back. And many will not come back.
ONE OF THE REASONS for this is the night attacks by the Viet Cong. In a tape recording made about a month ago Gregg describes a night attack by the North Vietnamese.
"It it was about 12:30 am. The Viet Cong finally hit us. First there was one big explosion and then they threw charges and hand grenades in the exhaust pipes. All of us woke up and jumped in our holes. There were no lights. We had grabbed our rifles and ammunition and most of us were about half dressed."
"In the darkness, we didn't know which were our guys and which were the Viet Cong's. There was little organization. Five Marines were killed, and 15 were injured.
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ROTC ROYALTY SMILES—The Military Ball Queen candidates are from left to right: Anne
(Photo by Don Black)
Buhler, Sally Viola, Judith Ericson, Melissa Case, Sharon Stokes and Pamela Ransdell.
Carol Synovec . . Tapes a letter.
Staff photo by Bill Stephens
Military Ball
ROTC Names Six Nominees for Queen
By Nancy Painter
Six candidates for the title of Queen of the Military Ball were announced last night. The annual ball is sponsored by Scabbard and Blade, a tri-service honor society.
Representing the Navy are Sally Viola, Abilene sophomore and Pamela Ransdell, Overland park freshman. Miss Viola is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Miss Ransdell has held the titles of "Miss Colorado" and "Miss Johnson County."
JUDITH ERICSON, Leavenworth junior, and Annette Buhler Lawrence sophomore, both represent the Air Force. Miss Ericson is a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority and Miss Buhler is a member of the Delta Gamma sorority.
The Army's candidates are Melissa Case, Overland Park freshman, and Sharon Stokes, Marysville junior. Miss Case is a resident of Douthart Scholarship Hall and Miss Stokes is a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority.
The Ball will be held from 8 to 12 p.m., Dec.3, in the Ballroom of the Kansas Union.
of the Kansas University QUEEN CANDIDATES will be interviewed by a panel of judges during the dance. The Queen will be announced at 10:15 p.m.
Midshipmen and cadets of KU's ROTC program and guests from surrounding military bases at Leavenworth, Olathe and Topeka will attend, Brian Flora, Syracuse, N.Y., senior and chairman of the queen selection committee, said.