1996_02 Insight February 1996

              Lifestyle
FEBRUARY 21,1996
Booze and books
a poor mix
by Cathy Isom
Staff Writer
Is of drinkine and p.ut
r when he paid his
than
icdiicatio
" Hal
He didn't expect 10 become an al-
.•oholic. It was something Babula dc-
lied until it was almost too late.
r college students
Babula believed
college life was one big party and
drinking was "the right of passage."
Attending school was something ad-
I.ike i
ional.
The p
ed in high school It
l. His job in a
as time to get
furniture stC
Babula knew
help.
"I had abused alcohol in the Navy
and was given an honorable discharge." Babula said. "Then I went
on to college and thai lasted about
one semester and a half."
"[Then 11 decided lhal drinking and
Motocross
stirs dust
in desert
by Paul Martinez
Sfaff Writer
Counseling and Education
Babula later sought counseling Ik-
attended several Alcoholics Anonymous meetings before getting hi* life
together
Babula has since graduated w ith an
associate ol arts degree lioni Fresno
City College. He received his certificate in alcoholism counseling.'
Babula has worked for die last
two years as a prevention specialist at the Alcoholism and Drug
abuse Council Ills job is lo help
with substance abuse intervention
and prevention.
He counsels both adolescents and
adults bv helping ihem come lo crips
with reality and how lo understand
the disease that has taken control of
their lives, just as it did his
The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Council helps substance abusers as
programs io help with substance
abuse prevention and intervention
Individual, group, and family counseling and education is available.
study
Not Just a Phase
for inanv college students, drinking has become more common. The
myth still stands true, in main college student minds, that drinking is a
"rite of passage" as ihey link their
childhood to adulthood '
Students vv ho dunk lend lo believe
it is a phase they will grow out ol and
decide not lo seek counseling.
What some students do not realize
is how then partsinc and lack of
studying could lead them down the
same path Babula had to follow
"They're out of high school now
and arc ready lo do everything their
mom loid them not to." sophomore
Lodgerio Jorge, psychology major,
said'
Drinking and studying
California State I'mv
Fresno, alone with IJ9 ml
Insight Photo by Ryan McKee
Relaxing while watching TV, Fresno State students Pat Kozina (Left) and Jessica Johnson enjoy a
cold beer.
siuvcv says one thud of all students really nol how it is now." Delta
w ill spend more time drinking than silon member Mall Markarian s;
stud) ing Babula would lend lo disagree
A fraternity member alone w ill a> "I was dm ing down Shaw Ave
erage 15 drinks per week and read a fraternity house bai
:l ihmk dial's awlullv high. There and it was sponsored bv a big I-
are those people that drink a lot, but It's everywhere." Babula said'
i think that's |iist a stereotype Thai's        The real concern, however, is I
nan) will make it to graduation.
According to Babula. the college
Iropoui rate because ol substance
ibuse continues to remain high
Babula mentioned Ihe possibility
>l ihe Alcoholism & Drug'Abuse
•ram on campus.
Strays seek shelter
There's i
n their
movements. It differs from oilier
sports in the amount of money invested in equipment, time spent in the
air and the fact that money can be
made from il
Like language, dirt bike racing is a
skill best learned in ihe early years of
youth. It takes a stretch of the imagination to believe those motorcycle-
riding "terrorists" in the movies are
actually skilled athletes.
The typical 17-year-old supercross
racer has a do/en years of riding experience. Between races they are
found practicing on any open patch
of land.
It takes money, time, practice, conditioning and broken bones to succeed
in Ihe sport. liven then, the prize
money barely pays the bills.
Bul the riders don't do it for the
money, they do it for fun.
Corey "Nothing to Lose" Elwell
practices at the Glamis sand dunes in
Imperial Valley. Calif., on weekends.
Elwell bought the fastest bike
Yamaha made, and after finding it
lacked power in the soft sand, he rebuilt the engine.
His idea of rest and relaxation is
uphill drag racing and taking his hike-
on "skyshots" do/ens of feel into the
air. He calls this "play riding."
"I'll quit when I've cot something
to lose." he said.
A supercross race consists of 20
laps around a din racetrack specially
constructed for jumps.
Taken at high speeds, these jumps
can throw a rider 70 feci into the air.
•table II they are sick, injured or
cssive. they are put to sleep,
.-cause ol the limned room dur-
>iceding season, the shelter some-
s has to destroy cats who mighl
rwise have been adoptable. Dixon
Ihey have to choose ihe ones who
have the best chance al adoption and
eive ihe others a lethal injection of
phenoharbil.il
I Ik- S RCA is aware ol the half-
wild cats living at Fresno State, but
they aic unable to do anything. Unless a cal is in a cage, trapped in a
loom oioiheiwise confined, the shel-
vill not pick it up.
I):
I that u
.man named Ann Hovsepian wa-
g her part to help the Fresno State
Sprinting into an impromptu drag race, Tom Englehorn heads up a
Valley, California.
but lhat is nothing compared to the
height reached in the heat of informal "competition" at Glamis.
Elwell donned his Kevlar boots.
armored gloves, padded leathers.
body armor with spinal protection and
a custom-painted helmet. A lol of protection for someone vv ith "nothing lo
He prepared to jump the road, a
short jump but one lhat looks good
because of the takeoff angle. It can
be seen from Highway 78, the main
road in Glamis.
He's an "old man" of motocross at
23-years-old. and at 190pounds, he's
. Elwell iv
and a!
who rides
He jumped a lew tunes and a crowd
gathered.
The next jump was slated to be a
no-hand "cross-up." when his audience suddenly left.
Across the road, lour of ihe top
supercross riders appeared w ith their
entourage, and jumped a scl of large
•doubles." going more than IlKi feet
into the air.
Elwell shrugged and parked his
bike to watch.
Those guy sdon't weigh more than
a buck-lift) 1150 lbs,)." he said, "nicy
log hours in the air. And they're a lot
younger than I am. Watch this guv.
iie's the 1995 Supercross Champion."
referring to rider Jeremj McGrath
McGrath revved his engine to a maniacal pitch as he accelerated up the
face of the first jump. The engine became quiet as he glided across the gap
He checked his angle in the air.
matched the angle of the landing precisely and landed smoothly on Ihe
downside of the second jump.
McGrath cleared a gap of more than
KM) feet.
Bom alter Evcl Knievel made his
last |ump. 19-year-old McGrath and
the other champions jumped repealed!) lor more than half-an-hour.
The riders did many tricks and ig-
Insight Photo by Paul Martinez        Th"-' "
dune at Glamis Dunes in Imperial    is thal '"■'>' u'" continue to;
ever-growing population of
Fresno.
' According to Dawn Dix«
as .hey tried more dangerous tricks     ,.resno s pc A .,„„„.,, shtf|
lo please then   But the riders arc so     m;lk. 0„ c;|n give b|r,n ,„ r0
ilertaii
Thai ,
lh.it
According to Dixon. Hovsepian
would Iced ihe eats in order to catch
them She then brought them to Ihe
s RC A shclteral l03S.Htighc.sAvc.
II the cats were adoptable. she
would leave them.
If Dixon or.one of the other shelter
employees told her the cats were loo
sick or wild to be put up for adoption. Hovsepian would lake the strays
McGialhs tricks
..in number 30.0(H).
t unknown in I In
duce 25 kittens in one year. were healthy and tame   She would
Once a kitten reaches lour weeks then bring them back.
the C) cle. runs a non-profit cal shelter w ith a ca-
in mid-spring and continues through Ave
November. Thev do noiciithum/c cats,
NP"" '" sk>sh*'1 The S.P.C.A. receives 150 to 175 According lo shelter manager
Riders less experienced than slr;iv cats por daJ durjng ,hcs0 M;IUreen Withrow. the shelter keeps
supercross champions cannot -read " MU)n|hs ., waili ,|s| wh|>>n „,cv _|a. „„, |u|,
a jump as well, and often "bill" on Thc N|ray% ;|a. ,u.u, ,-„, 7: ,,olirs „ „, acccp, new t..,|s Thcy^Counsel
the landing                                              thev are not claimed durinc lhat time, people lo trv to find alternative tem-
'llns problem is increased by the     lhc; wi,| bc. puI up for ;ij„p,jon or p,,r;IIA placement lor ihe cats.
liresci.ee ol cameras, as the rulers try     kj||ed The foundation charges a "surren-
hardei stunts and wipe out in from ol        According to D.xt.n.manv of the dei lee" ol SUM) for accepting adult
the camera.                                           strilj s ,h(. s|)L.|tcr receives 'are not cats and S50 for kittens.
24 hours, from page 3
During the 24-hour period. President Bill Clinton signed into law a
controversial telecommunications
bill. The bill contains a provision
banning indecent material over the
Internet. Il raised concern about
some of ihe material submitted.
One story was about the use of the
internet in the prison systems.
Pictured was a prisoner silling on a
toilet while playing on the computer.
Another example was a v irtual sex service. Both of them made the final cuts.
Smolan worked for Tune. Life and
National Geographic as a photographer. Through the past decade, he has
been looking for ways lo place himself and his projects directly in the path
of the converging worlds of photography, design and publishing technology
in 1981. Smolan created the best-
selling "Day in the Life" book series.
In l°l>2. he produced the world's first
interactive "coffee-table" hook.
"From Alice to Ocean."
Smolan released "Passage to Vietnam" in 1994. This book and cd-roni
featured 70 of the world's top photo-
journalists on an adventure through
the changing country of Vietnam.
Smolan has plans lo put together
a book and a ed-rom based upon ihe
24-hour project. '	
Vintage Days Committees are now forming!!!
Be a part of student life and spirit, take off into a world of fun.
Vintage Days Questions can be addressed to individual coordinators at 278-2741.
Vintathlon
Application packets
available In USU 306.
Feb. 26. Ask for Ulia
Student Communications
Ask for Sonja.
Kids' Days
Ask for Nicki
Publicity
Ask for Ana
Air Guitar
Application packet in USU 3CG,now
Ask for Jen 8 Heidi
Concerts
Ask for Keith 8 Aaron.
Crafts Falre
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available In USU 306.
due by Feb. 29. Ask for Nicole
Spirit
Competitions
Information In Vintathlon
packets. Feb. 26. Ask for Nlckl
Casino Night
Sign Ups in USU 306.
Feb 26. Ask for Karen
8 Jackie
Boomtown
Carnival
Application packets in USU 306.ni
Ask for Erica
Public Relations
Ask for Misty
Multi-Cultural
Night
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Kennel Bookstore
General Book Department • 278~i286
Mark Arax
Autographing Tomorrow!
Thursday, February 22
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Genera] Book Department,
Lower Level"
Mark Arax's father was killed on
January 2.1972. in one ol Fresno's
mosi sensational murders. When
Mark relumed to Fresno years later
as a journalist, he began asking
questions on one theme: Who killed
his lather, and why?
T7t       J.1 f     Arax's novel, In
fathers«*«»*
In
My
Name
Name, is the
result ol his search lor
answers.
Mark Arax is a Fresno State Alumnus,
Los Angeles Times journalist, and     .
former Daily Collegian editor.
^FRESNO STATE