University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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HOLCOOBE -FUTRALL SAYS..,. NCAAW ' 88 Inclement weather forced the NCAAW carnival to move into the Broyles Complex. The University Police provided informa¬ tion and special promo¬ tional items including key chains that read my keys...my responsibility. (Robert Robinson photo) Banners produced by living groups were displayed at each event during National Colle¬ giate Alcohol Awareness Week, Oct. 16-22. Holcombe and Futrall teamed up to remind students that drinking and driving is stupid. (Patti Zieglar photo) Virgin daiquiris are the dnnks that Todd Stephens and Kim Jester enjoy at GG ' s, a non-alco¬ holic bar that was held at Pomfret Center during Residence Hall Week. The original bar was established during National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week by Residence Life and Services and Residence Interhall Congress. (Laura Norris photo) SUBSTANCE ABUSE Life

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Educational programs convince students to remain alcohol and RUG FREE During alcohol awareness week, gg ' s mocktail bar served virgin DRINKS TO 400 STUDENTS WHO ENJOYED PARTYING WITHOUT DRINKING Celebrities like Nancy Reagan, Mr. T and Arsenio Hall weren ' t the only people who became involved with the fight against substance abuse. The University and its students started to take action to reduce alcohol and drug use on campus. Within an eight month period during the year University police arrested 78 students on DWI charges and 23 for public intoxication. Realizing the size of the problem, different groups on campus began to wage programs against substance abuse. Razorback Alcohol Awareness Program (RAPP), a new student organization on campus, concentrated on promoting alterna¬ tives to drinking. Substance Abuse Preven¬ tion Program (SAPP), coordinated by Ed Minks of the Student Health Center, focused on education and prevention, offering a full¬ time substance abuse counselor hired during the summer. There has been a decrease in student use of most of all the chemicals except for alco¬ hol, according to Minks. The University focused on alternatives to alcohol throughout the year. In October, the University became in¬ volved with National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. Entertainment in the Greek Theater, panels involving students recovering from substance abuse, a carnival and street dance highlighted the week. According to students, one of the neatest concepts developed was an alcohol-free nightclub. Based on the movie Cocktail, and conceived and built by students in Gregson and Gibson residence halls, GG ' s was first housed in Gregson Hall in October during Alcohol Awareness Week. Approxi¬ mately 400 people showed up and some had to be turned away because of lack of space. With bartenders serving free virgin drinks such as daiquiris and pina coladas, and live bands playing, GG ' s was so successful that two more mocktail bars were held in February and April in Brough Commons and Pomfret Center. Even with the declining use of drugs, students still needed to be aware of the consequences, and programs throughout the year educated students about the dangers of drug use. Red Ribbon Week, on campus in October, was part of a statewide effort in fighting drug abuse. Students, faculty, athletes and cheer¬ leaders participated by wearing red ribbons provided by the Associated Student Govern¬ ment . The Student Health Center stayed involved throughout the year participating in various activities and offering services such as CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services) and workshops such as The Care and Feeding of A Drunk. Don ' t Get Rolling Stoned was the theme for the second annual National Collegiate Drug Awareness Week in Febru¬ ary. Residence Life and Services sponsored the Invent-A-Game contest to fight substance abuse. Won by Humphreys Hall Senate, Humphreys ' entry Tangle (Don ' t Tangle With Drugs) won prizes and the right to be used as an educational tool. It didn ' t take Nancy Reagan, Mr. T or Arsenio Hall to convince students to avoid drugs and alcohol. With educational and awareness programs, officials were hoping to see a reduction in substance use on campus. □ GG ' s gave people the opportu¬ nity to party without alcohol And everyone had a great time. I espe¬ cially en¬ joyed the band, Y.B. Normal?. Their music was really Kim Jester sophomore

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took time out and had some Jim at the Greek Theater. Laughter was the cure to relieving stress and it was a good way to spend the last of our free time before finals began. Anja Rowe sophomore Waiting for the best wind, a participant in the University Museum Kite Flight takes advantage of a comfortable grassy area at the fairgrounds. (Jim Bailey -photo) Movie rentals lead to controversy when making the decision about what to see. Melissa Skillem attempts to convince Monica Morgan that E.T. is a better movie than Sophie ' s Choice. The duo were shopping at one of Fayetteville ' s newest video stores, Movieland on Sycamore Street. (Doug Keesee photo) TIME OUT The Storyteller