University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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Teetotalers K. Laubengay er Members of The Cause perform for an enthusiastic crowd in the West Towers Lounge. Having fun without the use of alcholic beverages is the purpose of Alcohol Awareness Week. was great to be with my friends having a great time.” Saturday concluded Alcohol Aware- ness Week. Activities ran all day long, ranging from movies to a biathalon. Jim Johnson, Shull Hall coordinator and chairman of the campus Alcohol Aware- ness Week Committee, summed up the purpose of all of the activities. He com- mented, “Activities were designed to in- crease awareness among students, fac- ulty and staff of the role that alcohol played in their lives, and to have en- couraged responsible drinking.” -Brenda Keairns “You didn’t need alcohol to be involved and to have fun. ” -Dan Ziesmer D. Wagner Alcohol Awi 27

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Temporary Alcohol played a substantial role in the life of every college student. Even if a student did not consume alcohol, chances are his or her peers did. Jill McWilliams, a freshman, commented, “Alcohol never played an important part in my life, but 1 know alcohol really affected other people’s lives and attitudes. One way for UNI students to become aware of the role alcohol played in their lives was to participato in Alcohol Awareness Week (AAW) held October 19-25. Operation 6-PACC was the main event of Alcohol Awareness Week. 6- PACC” stood for six days of personal alcohol consumption consciousness. Shelby Ingram, a former Bartlett Hall coordinator, had started the program two years before. In order to partic- ipate in 6-PACC students were re- quired to sign a contract that con- tained an agreement to “refrain from the use of alcoholic beverages for the entirety of Alcohol Awareness Week. After signing the contracts, stu- dents received buttons entitling them to free pop at Shagnasty’s, Pour Rich- ard’s, The Stein and Spinner McGee's during the week. At the end of the week, those students who had suc- cessfully met the challenge were given certificates of achievement. Many residence hall houses also met to dis- cuss the problems faced by students during AAW'. Discussions and speeches were held throughout the campus. Students were able to consult with former al- S3r ALCOHOL AWARENESS W • E • E • K 19 8 7 coholics, people from Alcoholics Anon- ymous. Al-Anon and Adult Children of Alcoholics. On Tuesday a table was set up in Maucker Union where information on alcohol-related topics was distributed by Northern Iowa fraternity and soror- ity members. A variety of speakers also told their stories as part of a public speakers panel in the Education Center. By participating in discussions and lis- tening to others, students learned how to cope with alcohol-related problems that were occurring in their own lives or in the lives of family members and friends. Alcohol Awareness Week was a time for some students to realize they did not have to depend on alcohol to have a good time. For this reason, numerous activ- ities were held by each hall. Rider spon- sored a pool and ping pong tournament on Wednesday, while Hagemann Hall had a mocktail party and Alcohol Trivia. Noehren participated as well with a “Rootbeer Chug.” All these activities were designed to show students they could have fun without the use of al- cohol. Dan Ziesmer. a sophomore, re- marked, “You didn’t need alcohol to be involved and to have fun. Peer pressure was put on you by people who didn’t respect you.” On Thursday night the Cedar Falls- based band “The Cause” rocked UNI students from 8 p.m. to midnight in the West Towers Lounge. Activities contin- ued on Friday night when students raced around the rollerskating rink at “Skates Alive.” Denise Lilienthal claimed, “I liked rollerskating because it was some- thing I hadn’t done for a long time and it As the result of a drinking and driving accident. Kevin Equist has been in a wheelchair since the age of 19. Equist is one of four speakers who tells their alcohol-related stories during Alcohol Awareness Week. 26 Alcohol Aware now

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Transportation ... the Ticket to the New World D. Wmfnrr With some transportat ion the newly remodeled Shairnasty's is close at hand for an evening of fun and entertainment. Spinner McGee's is a popular bar with a pleasant environment. With a blackjack room, large dance door and great drink specials. Spinner's has something for almost everyone. D. W jcn«T You’ve just returned from Christmas break and your roommate is bouncing around the room like he has a cat in his pants. You know he is dying to tell you something but your mom is bringing the last load of clean clothes up the steps. After sending the folks on their merry way you run to your room, bursting through the door yelling. “WHAT?” “I got a car!” he yells back. “I got the old blue bomb from my folks. Do you know what this means? We are taking road- trips. real dates, off-campus bars ...” Realistically all bars are off-campus, but to students who live on or near cam- pus and do not have transportation, the bars on the Hill are considered campus property. Once you add the word trans- portation to a college student, you open a new world in entertainment and fun. We are not just talking the Hill but now there is downtown Cedar Falls. Water- loo. Dike. Hudson. Chicago; you name it and it is in the realm of possibility. Getting back to college students and bars in and around the Cedar Falls area, let’s take a look at a few bars and what they have to offer students. A lot of bars offer students a place to dance. Note that dancing can be done in all bars but having your best friend sing while you dance will get you a visit from the boys in blue and a place to sleep downtown. I,ocal bars that offer dancing are Spinner McGee’s, Shagnasty’s and Fourth and Main. These three bars offer large dance floors, state of the art sound systems, lots of drink specials and ac- tivity nights. “Thursday is the original cup night at Spinner’s.” said KFMW disc jockey Mark Hansen. Available at Spinners al- so is a large blackjack room and bas- ketball hoops when a break from danc- ing is needed. “We started a Designated Driver Pro- gram to try and get students to come here. We offer the Designated Driver of each car free pop all night long.” com- mented Darin Beck of Shagnasty’s. Progressive draws are an option avail- able to the public at Fourth and Main on Thursday evenings. These draws start at 28