Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Drufiorebecofnnj » part of our daily ritual To wake up m the morning, to mellow through the day. and to relax in the evening We can't w m to ewape the omin«ce of the Hjgh Student 17

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Living The High Life Living the high life can be quite expensive yet many rely on such a lifestyle. Creativity is enhanced by a simple sniff of cocaine or a puff of the various hemp plant derivatives. The availability of these drugs has become increasingly high. Drugs such as cocaine, marijuana, and even alcohol are now the social drugs of the year. The use is so widespread and frequent that one tends to forget that the use of most is illegal. Marijuana, a depressant. catalyzes the creativity in such a way that individuals seek its use to achieve the affective mood. One never knows when or where they may be when the urge strikes, along with the fact that the use is so liberal, many students can be seen in the various discreet places on campus indulging in the recreation of the social high. Whiffs of smoke may be seen rising through the stairwell behind the Student Center or ashes falling from the balcony Marijuana is such a necessity for people that it can easily be attained While some seek to enjoy the pleasures of the hemp plants’ high, others seek the profit from its sell It can be found in dorms, on the streets, or just a passing classmate on their way to Accounting The myths of the contact around the corner in a dark alley are obsolete as students become more casual with their use. It seems that many stores entice you to indulge as they sell the paraphernalia necessary to fashionably get high. Head Shops are equipped with the latest in bongs, pipes, roachclips. and multicolored papers for one to get lifted. Yet as one walks around with their head to the sky. their brain cells are rapidly decreasing. It is a known fact that from one marijuana joint smoked, the THC is absorbed in the brain cells in which it takes seven days to oxidize out of the system. It is said to cause forgetfulness and an overall careless attitude of the user. Compared with alcohol, marijuana, in some instances, is not as bad. Alcoholic stupors cause an imbalance in the motor nerves subsequently causing the user's equilibrium to be off. Yet alcohol is oxidized within twenty-four hours of us use. Neither out weighing the other, use of alcohol has gone from abuse to a form of alcoholic disease. Washington, D C. has the highest rate of alcoholism in the nation. Alcohol is consumed at varying degrees. Students recreationally play various games involving alcohol in which there arc seldom any true winners Games such as Pass Out sold in stores everywhere actually encourages one to consume such high levels of alcohol until they arc no longer coherent. Beer and wine is sold in the Punchout to those over 18. This privilege was highly contested in the beginning unth the feelings that alcohol in any form has no place on campus. Yet. the protest was in vain as you see students buying pitchers of beer or glasses of wine during their in between classes break Students are now heard to say. ‘Come and join me for a drink. Do we have happy hours or study hours? The not so new, but recently accepted drug on the block is Cocaine. The cocaine high is said to be so good that you can't live without it. Just as women, thus cocaine gets Its name. Girl Some of the very same places marijuana can be purchased, one can easily obtain cocaine. The white powder is sniffed or smoked to a point where the user feels as if he can do no wrong Different from the marijuana high, cocaine is a stimulant. No more red eyes or smokey smell, one just enjoys the pleasure of bliss without signs of any indulging whatsoever. Class becomes a breeze as you are momentarily very attentive. Momentarily because although cocaine is one of the most expensive highs, its affects do not last very long. You find yourself taking “a toot after toot in order to maintain your desired level Keeping in mind that there are some positive assets of drugs such as the use of marijuana for glaucoma patients, the use of drugs will continue to persist. Today, students use the word moderation in describing their use of various drugs. However, no matter whether moderately used or heavily used, the individual is not himself while under the influence. This brings up a very Important question, while you’re living your high life, are you really living and is it really you? 16 Sludrni I.ili-

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A Traditional Protest March Turn Into A Riot Without The Klan Protest Cause They accused them of simply looking for tempers began to flare Thus Washington, trouble, and attributed it to communism. Vet, D C. experienced a mass protest and riot, the they were there simply if not matter of factly likes of which had not been seen since the for their pride. Pride against the idea that Civil Rights protests of the GO’s. There were known racists and murderers were going to bricks thrown at policemen, cars turned over be able to publicly march through the streets and stores looted, as the people felt they of the nations capitol. The nation’s capitol, a were being stood up. Policemen made ar-city in which over 50% of the population rests, people were hurt all for a parade which consists of the very people their purpose did not occur. Many felt that their presence stands against. was still worth while as the message intended On November 27.1982, the Ku Klux Klan there was relayed. There is no place in our were scheduled to parade to thetr destination society for organizations such as the Klan. of Lafayette Square. For weeks, multitudes and although they did not appear, the fact of people of various race and religious be that they were unwanted was transcended liefs. organized to march against about 50 Yet who was the cause for all of the vio- Klansmen. Speeches were made urging ev lence. surely it was not the Klan that de eryone to stand up for their rights stroyed property and injured people that Thousands of people waited patiently for day. WeTe they rebels without a cause or the parade to begin. When hours passed and rebels whose cause was without? no Klansmen, the crowd grew impatient and ' 4 V)- P.IA. llHv tNtl'hii'Ai 'I vj. Hey. KKK Vour fears are a result of your own ignorance jhgy m$ht hot come from diferent backgrounds but they came lot the same purpow 18 Student Life