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THE CLUSTER, OCTOBER It, IW9-PAGE 7
Alcohol Awareness
Week
Mercer First scheduled
By BRYANT CHITWOOD
Mercer First, a school-wide com
munity project, will take place at
the Methodist Children’s Home on
Pierce Avenue. The project wiB-
begin at 10:00 am on Saturdmr, Oc
tober 28. 1989. With so Vnany
groups, cliques, and organizations,
it is easy for the Mercer campds to
become fragmented. Mercer Hirst
was designed with the purpos^ of
having one day in which
Mercerians could work together as
one body on a worthwhile project.
The many activities on hand for
the day include cleaning and pain
ting the facility, music by the
Lamar Lecture Series featuring Dr. Fred Hobson
Dr. Fred Hobson’s lectures will begin on Monday morning at I0J0
am and continue Monday night at 7:30. The series will coodude at
7 JO pm on Tuesday. All lectures will be held In the recital room of
Ware Mask Hnfi.
99WAYS Boom Box, a carnival,
and demonstrations by the Mercer
Martial Arts Association. The
Mercer Basketball team will be do-
BAACHUS makes impact
on campus life
By GWEN POLLOCK
As an effort to promote respon
sible drinking, a group known as
BACCHUS (Boost Alcohol Con-
ciousness Concerning the Health of
University Students) is making
itself known throughout the cam
pus. BACCHUS, which is known
primarily for being an anti-drinking
and driving organization, serves
other functions for students, as
well.
One such function is to pass
along information to students about
the risks involved when you con
sume too much alcohol. It is well
known that alcohol is considered a
drug and affects the brain function
ing in varying degrees, but some
students are unaware of other pro
blems that occur as a result of fre- .
quent intoxication. Having access
to this information will help
students rqake more responsible
decisions the next time they decide
to drink.
for Oct. 28
ing demonstrations including one-
on-one with the residents of the
children's home. The Bears will
also present the home with basket
ball goals.
Mercer will provide a barbecue
lunch for all participants. All
students, faculty, staff, and their
families are encouraged to help
make this project a success by get
ting involved. Anyone who needs
a ride to the children's home should
meet in front of the Student Center
at 9:30 a.m.
The coordinators of the project
ask that anyone interested in getting
involved with Mercer First sign up
at Laurie Lankin's office in Student
Development. There are over 100
students already signed up.
However, many more students are
needed to insure the success of this
project. "We want students to put
not fraternity, not sorority, not
sports, not organization, but
Mercer first." said Hugh Lawson,
coordinator of the event. "If this
project proves successful, we're
looking at attempting a similar pro
ject e'Jfery quarter."
Another important role that
BACCHUS serves is that of a sup
port group. Students that have been
directly affected by alcoholism or
alcohol related situations often join
BACCHUS to associate themselves
with people who are also concern
ed. It also gives them an opportuni
ty to directly influence how the rest
of the campus views alcohol.
During the year BACCHUS con
ducts various activities to promote
alcohol awareness. They set up in
formational booths and serve
"mocktails" to generate interest.
Also, during the holidays, cards
containing the pt\one numbers of
cab companies are passed out so
students won’t have to drive after
drinking. The following week is
one of the most important of the
year for BACCHUS. On Saturday.
October 14, Alcohol Awareness
Week will be kicked off by BAC
CHUS, SUAB, Mercer Police,
Epicure. Student Activities and
Residence Life. There will be a full
week of special activities in order
to provide students with informa
tion and a feeling that they can have
fun without drinking.
If there are any questions about
Alcohol Awareness Week or in
terest in joining BACCHUS, please
contact Laurie Lankin in Student
Development or Amy Walker,
president of BACCHUS.
Molino: What does it mean
to me? Part IV & XVIII
By ROLAND OCHOA
Almost all of you reading these
words are reading them for the firs
time, except of course for the editor
and my roommate who have had
the pleasure of previewing them.
But I have written similar mean
ingless passages before, so I am
familiar with this nonsense. Some
of you. but not many, have heard
the word Molino, but don't know
exactly what it means or even care
about it. Weil, neither did I, so I
made up a few meanings. Surpris
ingly, even though the word isn’t
even English or in the Bible, I came
up with quite a few meanings for
it. At this point you may be
wondering just what is going on
and saying to yourself. "At this
point I’m wondering just what is
going on." Have no fear! This stuff
really means nothing and it won't
hurt you to read it. But if you truly
are worried that you might think,
stop right now and read another
section of the paper that involves
lower cerebral faculties, or, better
yet. go watch the Flintstones. (In
cidentally "Yabba Dabba Do"
docs appear twice, once in I Dino
12:33 and then in Wilma 3:46.)
Well, the first translation of the
word Molino is "a mill." The im
plications of this translation are in
credible. At this point. I can digress
for a bit of advice and self justifica
tion. What 1 mean is: If you read
something and it contradicts
what you believe, then you can ig
nore the new thought you have
learned In order to d‘ng to your
old belief - false though It may be.
Am I being to blunt?! (Was that
an interrobang?!)
The second meaning of the word
Molino comes to mind here. It can
also be translated to mean "a wind
mill." Gosh, this is really getting
me mislay. At this point we can
create a system of living alongside
and as a part of the windmill that
is in all of us. There are three basic
rules to do this: 1). Find your own
personal windmill and live
alongside it, becoming part of it.
2). Don’t smoke in the student
center or you will go to hell. 3).
The last basic rule 1 shall leave for
you to guess; however, remember
that a great man once asked,' 'Can
a man who has not toes truly enjoy
himself in the mud?"
Next time, we shall examine
another interesting subject, unless
of course I get sued for my bit of
subtle libel. Until then, carry on.
Oh, by the way. if you think of
comment to tell me, keep it to
yourself because I don't care.
Molino?*
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