Butler Community College - Grizzly Growl Yearbook (El Dorado, KS)

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Some students left high and dry Drinking age changes I think it stinks! If we ' re old enough to be drafted, why can ' t we drink legally, said Gary Carter, Potwin freshmen, when asked what he thought of the new Kansas drinking law. As of July 1, 1985, the legal age for purchase, possesion and con- sumption of 3.2 beer, was raised to 19 years of age. The law is designed to make Kansas a 21 state. This means only those people 21 years old or older will be able to buy any kind of liquor at the end of a phase-in period for the new law. There are students who are 19 years old on campus who had been drinking legally at 18 for almost a full year who now cannot. Some students have been separated from drinking with friends who are still legally able to drink because the law took effect in the middle of the year. Responses from the many Butler students who were asked what they thought of the new drinking age law were definite: Shannon Diehl (Bender), El Dorado sophomore, I don ' t think it ' s fair for those of us who could legally drink beer before and can ' t now. Cammie Astle, Madison fresh- men, They should include the ones who could drink before they raised it (drinking age). Diane Ray, Wichita sop homore, It doesn ' t affect me, but a lot of the students are considered adults by 18 and should have the right to drink. Lyle Smith, Sedan freshmen, I think it sucks ! Carin Flug, Andover freshmen, It ' s taking away our constutional right. The constitution says a right cannot be denied after it has been given. (cont. on next page) THE FRONT DOOR of a local bar is a constant reminder to underaged students of the drinking age change. 18 Drinking

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Library is raided More than 200 books came up missing between May, 1985 and January, 1986. The cost of replacing a missing book is about from $15 to $30 and the total cost for replacing these books range around $3,000 a year, according to Hugh Richardson, librarian. The budget cost used to operate the library is $27,000. A small amoumt of that is used for micro discs, supplies, equipment, etc.... Twenty -five percent of the budget is lost to stolen books. A total of 12,294 books and magazines were checked out of the library legally last year, ac- cording to Richardson. Many more are checked out illegally. Have you ever been stopped by the security system in the library? The security system is a very effective trap to stop any items belonging to the library from leaving the library without being checked out, but lately the system has been out- smarted more and more according to Richardson. The percentage of books being stolen has increased rapidly in the last few years. The students are finding different ways of getting the books out besides through the security system. In the mornings, sometimes you may find approximately 200 students at one time in the library, and when they all start leaving, a huge rush of exiting and entering occurs. Due to the lack of help working in the library, everyone can ' t be watched. Books can be passed around the security system. Perhaps someone watching the door at all times could cause a decrease in stolen books. It ' s a shame that the students have to take school items that belong to everyone, but there is a bright side to this story, At least they ' re stealing books instead of TOM MORRIS (above) with his books under his coat is about to be caught by the library security system. Below, Hugh Richardson, librarian, does research. cars. Ronald Brown 17 Library

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HAVING FUN at a Birthday Party are Cammie Astle, Stacey Boehm, Tim Ranken, Eric Esslinger and Pam Freeman. The change in the drinking age doesn ' t seem to affect private student par- ties. RANDY RUARK INTERVIEWS Wade Bailey, Trish Shaffer, and Suzie Maska about the new drinking age. (cont. from previous page) Brian Lesperance, Valley Cen- ter sophomore, I think it ' s unfair because if you can go to war, you should be able to drink. Suzie Maska, Hays freshmen, I think it ' s stupid because some of my friends that used to drink with me can ' t now. They can ' t even come in to dance! Even though the law has changed, students have found ways of ignoring the new law such as : using fake identifications, getting friends who are of legal age to buy it (3.2 beer) for them and borrowing it from their parents. For some there is always away! Jolena Cremer Drinking 19