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By Nicole Walker

Contributing Writer

Tim VViesenhuhn
is getting his life [7an

together

said. “But I was a good student in high school and thought

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Editor’s note: This story is the .rerond in a series on ultohol
consumption.

“The wrong thing i: the ri ht thing until you lose control. ”
—“Bank of Bad Habits” gyflmmy Buflett

Former UK student Tim Wiesenhahn
admits he is a recovering alcoholic. Much like
the lyrics ofJimmy Buffett’s song, he lost con—
trol.

\Viesenhahn was not the average high
school student who hid behind the bushes
with a bottle of Boone‘s Farm or Mad Dog
20/20 drinking to be cool.

“I only got drunk twice in high school,”
VViesenhahn said. “The first time was after we
won a regional cross country meet. But I was
so scared I’d ret caught that I didn't do it
again until gra uation."

Change for Wiesenhahn, like many young people, came
at college. \Vhat students find when they arrive is a culture
that has the power to alter their lives.

After graduation, \Viesenhahn made the difficult choice
to leave his hometown and friends to attend UK. The 1985

 

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Second in a series on ;
- alcohol consumption

on campus

\Viesenhahn left UK and attended LCC for a year,
attaining a 3.75 grade—point average. During this time, he
got his own apartment.

“Ale and a couple other guys lived at 309 East Maxwell.
And when I lived there, everyone knew it was a
party place,” Wiesenhahn said. Though the
parties were big, sometimes with a live band,
VViesenhahn said his problem did not begin at

309 East Maxwell.

“Alcohol really started to become a prob-
lem when I turned 21 and could get into bars,"

‘he said.

He found Lynagh’s shortly after his let
birthday and was there every Thursday for two
full school years.

“I should have known it was a problem
when people would come up to me in public
and say, ‘How's Lyn-agb’s?m

' ' But at Lynagh's, “'iesenhahn could relax.
“I knew people there," he said, “and I could be jovial.”
\Viesenhahn said he only drank “Black and Tan," a drink
made oquinness and Budweiser beers.

“I felt special because I could drink that. Most people
don't drink Guinness because it's as thick as bread, but I

    

 

    

  
   
 
 

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fall semester was not a good one. VViesenhahn's grades could drink it."
were so low he was academically suspended for a semester.

“I was just a kid, and I was very lonely,” VViesenhahn

 

Warning signs of
problem drinking

> Get in trouble with family, roommates,
significant others, friends or a resident
adviser because of drinking.

Drink to escape worries or problems.

Become unreasonably angry or

aggressive when drinking—fighting,
vandalizing. forcing or being forced Into
sex, etc.

Cannot remember parts of what happened
the night you drank.

Try to cut down, but can't.

Miss class or work due to drinking.
Frequently drink to get drunk.

Begin experiencing unexplained anxiety,
troubled sleeping, lethargy, depression or
feelings of Isolation and anxiety.

Rapidly drink the first two or three drinks in
an effort to get drunk quickly.

By Nicole Walker

(.‘omrilt/rtmg Ii 'riter

 

You ar.d your best friend go
out to party on Thursday night.
You know that your friend has
problems with alcohol, and
you've tried to tell her to stop.
Somehow, nothin r you say
seems to make a dif erence.

You reach your favorite par-
tying spot, and within
moments, she’s pouring the first
shot of tequila down with a sat-
isfied smile.

Then, there's another shot,
and another.

You‘ve been there less than
an hour and she’s only feeling
the first of six shots.

You try to tell her she’s had
enough, but that doesn’t stop
her from drinking the next
tequila shot.

Then the music starts. She

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loves to dance. She throws her
arms above her head and begins
to move her hips to the music.
But you know her, and you
know she’s only going to last
about five songs, just long
enough for the rest of the alco-
hol to seep into her blood-
stream.

Tonight’s different. After
only two dances, she leaves the
dance floor in search of you.

“I don't feel well,” she says.
“Let's go home.”

Shocked, you agree and head
toward the door.

Once outside, the cold air
slices through your cotton shirt,
and you remember you left your
coats inside.

When on return, she is
lying face own on the concrete
with a pool of blood under her
face.

Six internal stitches and 14

 

external stitches line her jaw
bone the next morning. You're
in a dentist's waiting room,
where she's having her three
broken teeth repaired. \Vhen
she comes through the door,
her cheeks are so packed with
cotton that you can barely
understand her question:

“Where are we partying
tonight?"

It happens. It probably has
happened to you. You want to
help, but nothing you do seems
to work.

Dr. Rob Ferguson, :1 staff

psychologist in the UK Coun-
seling and Testing Center,
admits that dealing with a sub—
stance abuser is difficult because
the person doesn't think the
substance is the problem.
However, Fer lSOl‘l offered
several tips for t ose who are
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their friends excessive drinking:

Show that you care

One of the most important
things to remember when you
confront a friend about his
problem, is to remind him that
you care about him.

“Confrontation can mean a
negative, harsh conflict," Fer-
guson said. But he points out
that it “has to be an act of love
and an act ofcaring."

Ferguson suggests saying. “I
love you and don‘t want you to
get hurt."

(So on to explain that when
he is ready to deal with the
problem, you’ll be there for
help and support.

Ferguson said the substance
abuser may remember that
promise and return to you for
help, not others who attacked

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By Brenna Reilly
New; Editor

A Louisville freshman accused of raping another

 

 

student in his Haggin Hall room must stay off catn-
pus while a grand jury decides whether to indict him
on rape and sodomy charges.

Peter David Malin, 18, of C314 Haggin Hall,
appeared in Fayette County District Court yesterday
for a preliminary hearing.

The case will 0 to the and jury sometime in the
next month, an they wiliadecide whether to indict
Malin on the charges.

If Malin is indicted, the case will be tried in Cir-
cuit Court.

Malin was arrested on Oct. 31 and charged with
first degree rape and first degree sodomy after the

By Alison Kiohl
SmiorStafl Writer

The Student Government Association Senate will
be reviewing 12 bills tonight at its meeting, including
a new version of Alpha Phi Omega service fraterni-
ty’s bill requesting funds to give their Lexington
Children's Museum Annual Christmas Party.

The bill failed to pass two weeks ago because ofits
unorganized fomi and lack of information, Senator at
Large Kevin Kidd said.

“(The bill) was in horrible form, and from tWo
incredibly experienced bill writers, I was disappoint—
ed," Kidd said. “It didn't even include a budget, and
that’s why (it) was passed unfavorably.”

' i

victim filed a complaint with the UK Police Depart-
ment on Oct. 30, one day after the alleged rape
occurred.

According to records, the victim told UK Police
she accompanied a friend she had met a few days ear-
lier to his room in Haggin. The criminal complaint
says the defendant handcuffed the victim to a bed and
put a tie over her eyes and raped her. She also told

olice that he performed oral sex on her and forced
lier to perform oral sex on him despite her objec-
tions.

He also put a pillow over her head so she would
not scream, according to the affidavit for a search
warrant.

UK Police have searched Malin's room, and
recovered a green vinyl covered chain, a silk tie, a
pair of handcuffs and keys, a throw pillow and the

Kidd said he thought it was important for the Sen—
ate to examine each bill presented to it closely and
not make exceptions for bills that fail to meet certain
criteria.

“\Vhen we look at bills, we look at whether the
money is going toward the good of the students,"
Kidd said. “We wouldn't want to give $1,000 for one
student to cover travel expenses to go to a confer-
ence, for instance. We need to know where the
money is going.“

The original bill requested $1,500, a substantial
increase from last year‘s request for $495, which was
given to Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity by
SGA‘s Student Organizations Assistance Commit-
tee. The requested money would be used to provide

.\

f STIIIIBIIT IIIDVBTI 0" campus after rape allegation

defendant's bed sheets. Police also confiscated a
poem written by Malin sitting on his desk.

Malin plead not guilty at his arraignment Nov. 1.

Then, he was released from the Fayette County
Detention Center after posting $2,500 of his $25,000
bond. Malin was ordered to remain off campus and
not have any contact with the victim.

On Nov. 7, Malin’s attorney, Brent Caldwell, filed
a motion for review of conditions of the release say-
ing that Malin needed to be on campus to attend
classes.

The judge denied the motion because Malin did
not prove he had made an effort to make arrange—
ments with his professors to keep up with class work.

Although Malin is not allowed to attend classes,
Caldwell said he is still enrolled at UK.

“He is trying to stay up on his class work," Cald-

SGA taking new look at kids' party

Christmas gifts and toiletries for underprivileged
children in Lexington.

College of Arts and Sciences Senator Scott
Coovert said he doesn't think the bill should be
passed because it didn't help students on campus.

“We have tons of pen le on this campus applying
for Child Care Grants who can’t get them," Coovert
said. “Let’s use (the money requested by Alpha Phi
Omega) to throw a Christmas party for their kids
or the kids of students in the Greg Page Apartments
and at Shawneetown.”

Kidd said although the money didn't directly
affect students, he thought it was worthwhile.

“The money isn‘t just going to the kids, it‘s help-
ing an organization on campus," Kidd said. “It’s giv-
ing these students direct training and a wonderful
op ortunitv to learn to help kids."

idd said UK is an im ortant part of Lexin on
and has a responsibility to elp out where it coultI.t

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NEWShytes

Talks stall as
shutdown continues

\VASHING'I‘OX -— \\'ith the Smithsonian's
splendid museums shuttered and federal workers
sent home in droves. the Clinton administration
and Republican leaders failed to reach accord on
the budget yesterday and sharply attacked each
other over a partial government shutdown.

“At this time, I have to tell you we are at an
impasse," White House Chief of Staff Leon
Panetta said after several hours of talks with (GOP
leaders ended without agreement.

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Pete V.
Domenici, R-N.M., said there were no immediate
plans to reconvene the talks, although he said staff
contacts would continue.

Barring a last-minute concession by either side,
that meant the partial rovernment shutdown
would roll into its second ay today.

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RALFIGH, . ‘.C. —- He‘s been running flat-
out on stock car tracks for years. Now racin leg-
end Richard Petty is revving up for a state of ce.

Petty, a Republican, has sent out a fund—raising
letter asking supporters to help finance a run for
the secretary of state's office.

“Something needs to be done to bring the aver-
age person back into our state's and nation’s politi»
cal affairs," the seven-time NASCAR racing cham-
pion wrote in the letter.

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By Robin Kidd
Staffu'rrm'

At the end of another day serving students, uni-
versity faculty enjoyed a service by the students yes-
terday.

From ll 11.111. to 2 pm. members of each of UK's
social sororities braved the chill to wash the windows
of faculty cars in lots at ( ommonwealth Stadium
Memorial Hall and in UK s parking structure.

Angela Ashley, vice president oforganizations for
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Faculty get served this week

newly-cleaned car window to let the faculty members
know how much they are appreciated by University
students.

Each sorority was assigned to wash windows at a
different faculty lot, Ashley said.

The window-washing project was just one service
in a series ofevents to celebrate Faculty Appreciation
\Veek.

UK’s Panhellenic Council never has sponsored an
appreciation week before, Ashley said.

“\Ve've just started this,” she said. “\Ve saw that
other campuses had events like this, and we thought
it was important to show our gratitude for all the ser-
vices the faculty provides for students at UK."

Earlier in the week, faculty members were invited
to dinner at various sorority houses. Tomorrow,
sorority members will send trays of food for profes—
sors to enjoy in department offices at Patterson
Office Tower.

A final event will be held Friday with a raffle to
guess the number of books Panhellenic raised in a
service project for Story Book Christmas.

The deadline to enter is Thursday at the Kennedy
Book Store.

Money raised from the raffle will be given to a
deserving faculty member who has performed out—
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continue today in Commons from
1—8 p.111.

The blood drive is a competi-
tion between fraternities and
sororities, but the main purpose is
to increase Central Kentucky‘s
blood supply.

“we see this as an important
and crucial way to help out the
community," said Earl \Vright, an
agricultural engineering junior
who is a member of FarmHouse.
“Thanksgiving is a tough holiday
for blood so we are trying to meet
and exceed the need."

The (ireek Blood Drive is held
during a crucial time of the year.
V’Vith the holidays, accidents
increase and so does the need for
blood.

The cosponsors of the drive
played a role in advertising for the
event. Ihey have corresponded
with all UK fraternities and soror-
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houses and encouraged participa—
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motivate them to go out and
give," Wright said.

The drive is an annual event.
Free t—shirts and door prizes and a
genuine concern for others moti—

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percentage of membership donat-
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nition for winning.
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was 390 pints in 1988. Unfortu—
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l() percent of every greek chapter
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battles alcoholism
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In a way, Wiesenhahn said it
gave him courage: “Ifthere was a
day they gave out courage in
school, I was absent. I always felt
like a coward and couldn’t under-
stand how people related. Drink—
ing gave me courage to be funny,
or at least feel that way.”

\Viesenhahn doesn’t know
whether or not eople are born
alcoholics. But c said for him
that is the way it seemed.

“From the first time I had a
drink, I remember the ease and
comfort that I didn’t want to end.
But I drank too much for too
long and crossed the line," he
said.

Wiesenhahn realized he had
“crossed the line” the night of the
infamous UK/Duke basketball
game in 1992. As sports editor of
the Kentucky Kernel, the jour-
nalism major was sent to
Philadelphia to cover the NCAA
Tournament.

“I was full of despair during
my senior year. The reasons
aren’t important anymore, but
drinking wasn’t helping any-
more,” Wiesenhahn said.

So VViesenhahn made a pact
with hiinselfto stay sober during
that trip. But as he put it, he
ended up in the hotel’s “hostility
suite” drinking free alcohol until
he had returned to that comfort—
ing buzz.

“That’s when I knew I
couldn’t do it by myself,” he said,
“and I quit trying to quit.”

The next week, he attended
his first Alcoholics Anonymous
meeting.

Wiesenhahn doesn’t blame his
addiction on anyone, even his fel-
low cross country runners who
prodded him with sayings like, “If
you can run like a shark, you can
drink like a shark.”

“No one pushed me,” Wiesen-
hahn said. “No one ever made me
drink. I’ve never been struck
drunk. I’iii responsible.”

Now that \Viesenhahn has
been sober for over three and half
years, he said, “I don’t think I can
go back.”

Dr. Rob Ferguson, a staff psy-
chologist in the UK Counseling
and Testing Center, agrees that
no one made VViesenhahn drink.
However, Ferguson does catego—
rize \Viesenhahn as a high risk‘
individual.

“Alcoholism has roots'in psy-
chology, biology and culture,”
Ferguson said.

\Viesenhahn touches on all
three categories.

\Viesenhahn’s father has been
sober for about 12 years.

“just because it runs in fami-
lies doesn’t mean it’s genetic,”
Ferguson said. “People learn in
families. If you see dad take a
drink when he’s upset, you learn
that behavior.”

Ferguson said \Viesenhahn’s
desire to feel more accepted and
funny are the psychological rea—
sons to drink.

The last aspect of alcoholism
is culture. In \Niesenhahn’s case,
it was college.

Ferguson said American col~
lege culture tells people to be
out oing, sexy and funny. It tells
students to party but study, too.
Colle e culture demand that stu-
dentsie different from adults.

“Alcohol fits
helps achieve these things,
Fer son said. Therefore,
fresfiiiien, who feel less pres-
sure, tend to drink more
than seniors, who are trying
to graduate.

This trend suggests that

in because it

n

agin corrects drinking
prob ems.
Thad \Vest, a history

and political science junior,
is a good example of the
drinking trend in college
students. He said during
his early years in col—
lege, he sometimes
drank for two
weeks straight.

“If you party
like a rock star,
you’ll be drunk in

 

even to go out on Thursday.

“Now I have to plan for it,”
“'est said. “Me and my buddies
will study before we go out.”

He comes home every after-
noon and has a beer or two to

relax.

“\Vhen I turned 21,"
West said, “I was more
excited about being able to
drink alcohol with my meal
than going on drinking
hinges.”

\Vith alcoholism on
both sides of his family,
\Vest admits his past and
present behaviors may be
high risk, but said you

just can’t let it take over

‘ everything.
“I'm not saying
I’m bulletproof,"
he said. “But I
figure if you do
it intelligently,
‘ you’ll be all
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When you state your concerns
about your friend’s substance
abuse, Fer ruson said it is impor—
tant to make it clear that you are
not attacking the person, but the
problem.

Don’t say, “Torn, you’re a jerk
because you drink.”

Rather, say something like,
“Tom, I don't like it when you
drink because ofthe behavior that
comes with it. You hurt yourself
and other around you when you
are drunk."

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“Ideally, you would like your
input to be the changing factor,"
Ferguson said. You would hope
that once you told the person they
had a problem, it would stop.

However, this rarely happens.

“\\'e are only a part of a bigger
process. You may have planted a
seed in the additive process," he
said.

For some people it might take
hearing they have problem from
their best friend who alienates
them, the employer who fires
them, the lover who leaves them,
and others.

“It’s a cumulative effect,” Fer-
guson said. “And on, maybe ill

New culture major lormed at UK

By Jessica Bean
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If you haven’t been able to
find a major that bolsters your
creative thinking, you may be in
luck.

A new curriculum is being
proposed that would offer stu-
dents a major or minor in Ameri-
can Culture.

The program in American
Culture is unlike anything else
the university offers. It has been
described as an interdisciplinary
approach to the analysis of
American civilization. Similar to
the University Studies format,
the program will unify many dif-
ferent aspects of American cul—
ture into one curriculum.

The program would bring
together courses in English, His-
tory, Sociology, Psychology,
Film Studies, Fine Arts, Geogra-
phy, Political Science, African—
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By Michelle Mullenger
Contributing Writer

Education and generosity will
unite today when UK merchan-
dising students present “Silhou-
ettes of the Season,” a fashion
show project that will benefit
local children.

Each semester, applied retail
promotion students are required
to put on a fashion show.

It is designedfor the purpose
of promoting local retailers and
selling clothing.

This semester, students have
carried this project one step fur-
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Studies. This array of courses
will tie in to a single topic, grant-
ing students a true flavor of
American culture.

An emphasis would be placed
on how these autonomous disci—
plines compliment one another
when incorporated by a single
theme.

The program was designed by
professor Bill Freehling of the
history department and professor
Steve Weisenberger of the
English department after a sug—
gestion from the dean.

Freehlin said that a program
was needetf to encourage stu—
dents to think creatively instead
of merely memorizing facts.

All existing courses would be
given with the addition of three
new 400 level classes and would
be taught by standing faculty.
The three new classes will focus
on intensive studies of particular
periods and programs in Ameri-
ca. Another course would be

will be used to buy clothing for
the children of Virginia Place, a
low-income housing develop-
tnent for single parents

devoted to the different aspects
of racism. Most students are
familiar with courses taught
through lecture and note taking.

Freehling said that because
with certain topics there are no
real answers, students would be
asked to learn through a sort of
free flowing innovation.

“(The program) would follow
a thread through far reaching
periods,” Weisenberger said.

Another planned course
would encompass the west or
frontier from the Puritan time to
the 19th century.

The program would be bene—

ficial to students primarily
because it is cross-disciplinary.
W’eisenburger said. Students

would learn about art history,
political science and history in
one classroom instead of differ—
ent colleges.

“(The program) would make a
much more exciting classroom
experience,” Freehling said.

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Probably no one confrontation
is going to change a person who is
abusing a substance.

Ferguson said it is sometimes
effective for several people to
simultaneously confront a person.

Even though the person may
not listen, Ferguson suggests that
it does make it harder for the per‘
son to continue pretending that
there isn't a problem. Keep in
mind that the group confrontation
should be loving, not hostile.

Set limit!

“llow strongly you feel about
your friend’s drinking will deter-
mine the limits you set," Ferguson
said. “If they are endangering
their lives, you will want stronger
limits."

He suggested three levels of
intervention that set limits.

The first level is just telling the
person he has a problem; saying
“\Ve love you and don’t like it.”

The next is refusing to party
with a friend. llang out with him
when he's sober. but avoid him
when he drinks.

This gets the point across that
the drinking is the problem, not
the person.

However, if the problem is
truly getting out of hand, you may
want to cut out .1” contact with
the person until the problem is
corrected.

Make sure the person knows
that you care, and that your rela—
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Panel says media needs gender equity

By Buckila Williams

Contributing Writer

A roundtable composed ofmedia professionals in
the Kentucky area was held yesterday to discuss the
repres