1983_03 Insight March 1983

              March 9, IW3
Insight
Alcohol:Recovery hard
••| can't express the difference in
me. It's like night and day. I can look
at things realistically and know what
mv possibilities are. I can talk a pro-
Alpha House is funded through
welfare, social service agencies and
the United Way. In addition, there is a
slight charge to residents, but Ferry
added. "No one is turned away for
lack of money."
Tbe budget covers aU expenses
for food, maintenance of the house
and counseling. The women residents
are responsible for running tbe house.
They do all of the cooking, cleaning
and laundry-
Group therapy is regular at Alpha
House. Children are allowed to visit
on weekends.
Of the 12 women being treated at
the bouse, 10 have children. There are
only two residential treatment
centers in the United States that a Ik
children. Alpha House hopes to someday be another.
Ferry said that one of the dreams
for Alpha Hosue is to be able to have
two houses — one for the women, and
one for their children.
Ferry said that involving the
family in treatment is very important. Ironically, only one out of 10
husbands will stay with their alcoholic
wives through treatment. This nationwide figure is reflected at Alpha
House.
Many women are doubly hooked
on alcohol and drugs, a potentially
lethal combination. Doctors prescribe
tranquilizers for their female patients, thinking the woman is suffering from an emotional or nervous
disorder, often failing to recognize her
alcoholism. The result is that the
alcoholic woman becomes addicted to
drugs.
Some surveys estimate that % of
alcoholic women are doubly addicted
to drugs and alcohol. "Doctors are
phenomenally   ienorant   about   the
disease of alcoholism." Ferry said.
Alcohol affects tbe female body
differently than it affects the male
body. A National Institute on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism study said that
if a woman and a man are the same
size, she will get drunk faster because
the female body contains more fat and
less fluid than the male body. Tbe effect of alcohol on tbe female body is
more Intense.
A woman's alcoholism has
farther-reaching effects on her family
than does alcoholism in men. When a
man is alcoholic, the emotional
stability of the family Is to danger.
Ferry said Alpha House has a success rate of 80 percent. The length of
stay at the house ranges from three to
nine months.
Alpha House has a waiting list of
women who would like to move in for
treatment. But, space constraints
severly limit the number of women
who can be treated there.
Ferry said that much has to be
done to alert people of the nature of
women and alcoholism. Until recently, all studies were based on male
rather then female alcoholics. Even
today most treatment programs remain "traditionally male oriented,"
Ferry said.
Women nearing tbe end of their
treatment at Alpha House come up
with an "exit plan" that helps them
look realistically at their alternatives.
Their problems do not disappear, but
tbe way tbey are dealt with changes.
A plaque on the corner of the cluttered bulletin board in Ferry's office
at the bouse reads:
"Recovery"
We are not what we
want to be
We are not what we
could be
We are not what we
should be
But by the Grace of
God, we are not
what we once were.
Foreigners: A costly education
Continued from page i male and female to stick together
He added, "We only want to learn   because they understand one another
about your country and gain a good   '
education, not pose as a threat."
Among the problems faced by the
at home. Bader Abdul MaJId, a jour-
education. According to Ralph Rauf, a
criminology major from Malaysia
who is working on his mas ter's degree
to law enforcement, many American
students don't accept the knowledge
of the different and diverse cultures in
the Far East
"Education here doesn't greet the
student with, the proper Information
needed on other countries with their
various backgrounds and beliefs. Tbe
schools to Malaysia and other outlying countries," be added, "are very
competitive and difficult to get toto.
However, you are taught about other
countries' cultures which I belieye is
very Important" According to Rauf,
tbe schools are so competitive that If
you receive a "D" grade in a course,
you must repeat tbe entire semester.
Another problem which haunts
to attend and be admitted toto tbe "We will not only have a diploma
schools because you must have very from a U.S. school which is looked
heir   cultural    »^8«M««nd grade point average." upon very hlgUy,  but also some
^IrL,^ » iS*rf ain«i«i             Less substantial reasons for attending unoawtendlng of your culture ranging
^s^fL^sSS^asamnttsT   CSUF  were   the   •ttractio^Tof from your form of government, sports
Onetrftten^reasonsgivenfor   nllllivts   frienfJj and            the *nd  food  to your  business  and
tranfernng to CSUF was "the univer-   ^^ afiritual m,« Mid m^. t^j, ^
stty-s excellent reputation to ectoca-        Ti>e real surge to enrollment U enable us to build linkages in a way
tion   Another reason is the large de-   conung from the Third World and that could be of profound Importance,
mand for eo^ucationto foreign coun-   ^doping countries wUch now ac- not only to education, but also to tbe
^ff^^"!^'*'"?^.?   count for more than two-thirds of aU survival of our forging these bonds
foreign students. About 35 percent are and provide more financial support
nalism student at CSUF, whose home   fron?W countries,
is in Kuwait, said, "It is very difficult
for    international
exchange."
education
Jarvis: Injury a hurdle
Continued from page 1 f day," getting his fingers in shape for
Ralph said. "I didn't take tbe Ud ot.. piano jury — a required progress test
so I don't know if it was there to begin - at the end of the semester. Jarvis
» with. I do know that in other areas has to play three difficult pieces from
there are pianos with pins missing — memory and perform a series of
I'd seen them put nails to their place drills. At this point, he's not sure be
before." wiU pass.
Ralph wasn't overly concerned        "It's still all up here," Jarvls
the foreign student is the male-female   about the missing pin when tbe Ud was said, pointing to Us head. "I know'all
relationship. "The women here are   replaced, be said, because "piano Uds the things I knew before. But there's
very attractive, but there seems little   are never lifted except for a recital or some things I can't do with my band
time to get to know someone due to   scheduled   performance."   Jarvis's any more because of my limitations. I
your fast paced, time oriented sode-   recording was not scheduled, and have to think about them a lot more,
ty," said Adnan Alnatour, a business   neither Ralph nor Rubrecht knew the        "Tbe thumb is tbe guts of a piano
major at CSUF who transferred from   Ud would come up. player. It's kind of like tbe valve beiag
Saude Arabia. "In Arabia, tbe women Rubrecht, wbo is employed part- thrown off in a car: If it doesn't pivot
play hard to get and take the passive   time by tbe university as the music properly it's nothing smooth. I could
role, but here in the United States, tbe   librarian, has no recollection of tbe in- get by playing with four fingers If I
n are assertive and forward. It   cident. He at first refused to com- really wanted to, but I couldn't do
ult  for  the Americans to   ment, then said he couldn't remember anything complicated."
d the distinctive races and   tt the Ud was taken off that day or not. If Jarvis doesn't pass his jury this
Ron Quitoriano, tbe department's spring, tt means be will have to spend
musical   instrument   technician, another semester to school and try
replaced tbe pin after he beard of the again next fall. Even if be does pass,
accident. Missing pins are not uncom- be says, "I'm a music major, a
mon, he said. "They reported one a pianist, and I have to Uve with this the
week ago," Quitoriano said. "The rest of my life."
whole hinge was missing" The price for Jarvis's disability
  was set in his claim for $225,000.
Medical bills were listed as $5,000.
The injury' has hurt Jarvis in two Tbe cost of a lost semester was
ways. The immediate effect has been $20,000.
a financial one. He used a student loan 	
to pay part of his medical bills, but he
must also help support a wife and two-        Six years ago, Jarvis injured the
UufchUlarvis last spring, came back
from a fall sabbatical and found Jarvls to a cast.
"With his sheer determination
and love for'music he's made
remarkable, progress," Lorenz said.
"It nukes me wonder how far he'd
have gone If he hadn't had.the accident and If I had been here Instead of
Europe."
Lorenz is concerned that Jarvis
may reinjure tbe hand while playing,
but knows that without practicing Jarvls doesn't have a prayer at passing
player. It's kind of like the valve being lus jury. One piece that Jarvis plans
play for his jury, Brahms' Capric
es* is therefore easier for students, both
RAs: New
selection
process
Continued from page 1
ed attendance at a mandatory orien- week-old daughter same thumb playing tfufrfjbell. He
tation session, where more detailed        jarvis has been able to continue   underwent inlnor surgery, and said be
information of the selection process at his jobs with the Kings County   has made most of bis progress as a
and duties of an RA are stipulated. Juvenile Center to Hanford and Glen   pianist since that Ume. His doctor told
This reduced, by about four or five, Moran JuveUle HaU in VlsaUa. He   him that the second Injury destroyed
the number of RAs participating to has to be careful, however, that in   the repairs made the first time,
the first Interview. working with youngsters he doesn't        "I'm just not turning it oyer like I
In response to tbe charge that overextend his thumb and reinjure it.   used to," Jarvis said. "Before I used
Miller has too much say In the final jarvis also earns money playing   to  just  rip  through   my  scales
selection of RAs, non-housing person- keyboards  for a local band, The   downwards. When you go down your
ne^wiUhelpcoivductta^sectXKltater- stand. The group has"nad to Ure an   scales there's a specific formula. Tbe
extra member and tailor some of its   thumb is pivotal to it"
music to fit Jarvis's limitations. Jarvis's teacher, CSUF Professor
It is the long-term effect, though,   Philip Lorenz, sees the injury as tbe
by April 15, Miller said. Working that Jarvis is most concerned about,   major hurdle to front of Jarvls as he
around Vintage Days and people's He is practicing "three or four hours a prepares for his piano jury. Lorenz
classes, tbe housing staff will meet ^^ "^
two more times with Senior RAs and
the RA staff before deciding which
floor to assign next year's staff to and
do, is particularly difficult.
"Brahms requires power and a
certain flexibility, both things that
can easily aggravate an Injury,"
Lorenz said. "He needs a piece like
that to pass."
Neither Lorenz nor Jarvis is sure-
how extensive tbe damage IsJWhile
Jarvls waits for tbe results of what
may be a lengthy court battle, be will
keep on practicing, hoping that tt will
payoff.
"If I pass jury this spring I can
graduate one semester after," be
said. "At this point I wouldn't be willing to bet I could pass IL But tt ain't
going to be because I didn't try."
views.
The second round of interviews
for tbe '83-84 RAs should be completed
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Many tenants have lived in the
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Cedar and Barstow. But none so
visible as the renters who now occupy the house.
A sign running across the front
of the house boldly states in block
letters, Delta Upsilon. For those
who are unfamiliar with Greek letters. Delta Upsilon is the name of a
fraternity.
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for the next five years. After that,
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