University of Central Oklahoma
THURSDAY January 25, 1996
The Student Voice Since 1903
The 'war' on drugs: Habitual use boom or social bust 746 students about their drug use. Sixteen percent said they used an illegal drug other than In a recent survey of college marijuana in the past year. "I'm not sure there's such a freshman, 68.3 percent strongly agreed that marijuana should be thing as a casual user," said LaBetta Wallenmeyer, director legalized. Among the 240,082 students surveyed from 473 two and fourThey are generally year institutions, 38.3 percent of the men and 30 percent of the more unhappy than women thought U.S. drug laws other students. They should be radically changed. (Survey conducted by the don't socialize—they American Council on Education don't join clubs or and the UCLA Higher Education become active on Research Institute.) In a survey taken at UCO this campus. past semester, 23 percent of the —Jan Chapel, coordinator students surveyed said they used UCO counseling_services marijuana in the past year. The survey, conducted by of the UCO Student Health UCO Counseling Services, asked Center. By Gayleen Langthorn Staff Writer
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"Even drugs that aren't physically addictive can be psychologically addicting," she said. Jan Chapel, coordinator of counseling services at UCO described the effects that addictions can have on students. "They become isolated, they don't want to go out with friends unless they are using friends," said Chapel. "They are generally more unhappy than other students," she said. "They don't socialize— they don't join clubs or become active on campus." In addition, many addicts have relationship problems, money problems, legal problems and work problems, she said. The U.S. government's V See DRUGS, Page 3
`Project 1000' to open opportunities By Michael P. Patrick Guest Writer
Ready that set... Alex Tosspon, theater major, stacks lumber to be cut for the building of the set of "Gondolier," which will open Feb. 22. (Staff photo by Laurette Graham)
A six-step plan designed to keep Oklahoma graduates working in the state was recently unveiled at the.capital. Gov. Frank Keating, working with Corporation Commissioner, Ed Apple, created "Project 1000" to curtail the migration of 40 percent of the state's college educated work force after graduation. The education proposal would
benefit the state in two major concerns, Apple said. "'Project 1000' will not only keep those educated in Oklahoma working in Oklahoma, but will help to raise the state's per capita income which is currently at 81 percent of the national average." He said the plan will saturate the state's lackadaisical economic level by generating one billion dollars lost per year as Oklahoma's college graduates search for employment outside
the state's boundaries. "Project 1000" works as the middle man between Oklahomabased businesses and college graduates. As outlined in the plan, students will have to file an application at their university's job placement office or at the local state employment agency. The applicant would then register for employment at the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC). The V See PROJECT, Page 4
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