Word: alcoholism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...self-proclaimed "money-hungry" freshmen say they failed to make it past the first telephone interview. One admits that she had never taken any drugs other than alcohol and marijuana, and was rejected outright. The other claims to have experimented with several hard drugs, and was told, "I'm sorry, but we're looking for people with considerable experience in one area...
...high school, every athlete had to sign an "athletic policy," which was a pledge not to drink alcohol, smoke, or take drugs. Anyone caught breaking the policy would be kicked off the team...
...There has been a tremendous increase in the financial burden borne by House Committees in their effort to continue to prevent the deterioration of House life under the new policy," the report said. "Events not serving alcohol are expensive. Some elaborate theme must be conceived and paid for, and creative, relatively expensive refreshments must be served...
...Events serving alcohol have become more expensive under the newly adopted policy as well," the report continued, citing the cost of "hiring anapproved person to check IDs," the need foradditional entertainment for those at the partywho were not of drinking age, and the simpleadditional cost of the alcohol...
...committee decided instead to recommendlifting the ban on liquor licenses so thatadmission and alcohol charges can be applied tohelp finance the parties...