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Tuesday • November 1, 1994
Students: Take Caution at Bonfire
By Sharon Drumheller
A.P. Beutel Health Center
Bonfire. With this one word, Aggies everywhere conjure up im
ages of spirit, tradition, and rivalry. Bonfire is a celebration of a
heritage understood only by those who are associated with Texas
A&M University. Many of the festivities that accompany Bonfire in
clude the use of alcohol and other drugs.
F*re-parties. Post-parties. Does anyone go only to Bonfire? Most
A&M students look forward to Bonfire with great anticipation while
much planning goes into how the entire evening will be spent. What
many students do not plan for are possible negative consequences to
excessive use of alcohol and other drugs. Having sex while under
the influence of alcohol can be dangerous.
Exactly what is “sex under the influence” or SUI? It is considered
SUI anytime drugs, including alcohol, are used before sexual activi
ty. The risks associated with SUI include, transmission of a sexual
ly transmitted disease (STD) such as Human Immunodeficiency
Virus, unintended pregnancy, and forced sexual intercourse.
People engage in sex under the influence for many reasons.
One reason may be that moral judgments have been broken down.
A person may be more susceptible to persuasive arguments that
go against individual moral values due to a decreased ability to
think rationally.
Alcohol and other drug use may provide the courage to engage in
sexual activity. Alcohol may decrease anxieties related to the sex role,
thus providing “liquid courage” to approach a romantic interest.
With SUI there is often a perceived enhancement of sexual activi
ty. Alcohol and other drugs actually increase the potential for sexu
al activity by lowering inhibitions and anxiety, eliminating guilt and
creating feelings of more sexual energy. However, the use of drugs,
including alcohol, decreases sexual functioning.
SUI may also take the stress out of sexual decision-making. This
may cause a person to make a decision that would not have been
made under different circumstances.
Finally, having sex under the influence provides an excuse. By
explaining sexual activity away as, “I was drunk,” a person is able to
rationalize the behavior. It is easier to blame the drug than to take
responsibility for actions taken.
A person under the influence may be less able to negotiate sexual
activity or detect risky situations. Unplanned sexual activity is
more likely to occur when alcohol is involved, thus decreasing the
likelihood of practicing safer sex. Additionally, impaired judgment
will make it less likely that a person will recognize a risky, and po
tentially dangerous, situation before it is too late.
If alcohol and other drugs are part of your Bonfire plans, please
take some time to consider the following suggestions before you go out:
1. Decide before going out, “How do I want to feel tomorrow
about what happens tonight?” and then act accordingly;
2. Make it clear to yourself, and others if appropriate, what
you want and do not want;
3. Define limits of both sexual activity and alcohol con
sumption;
4. Stay in control of environment and avoid risky situa
tions; and
5. Take responsibility for your own actions and make deci
sions based on what is best for you.
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They sat back on big leather lounge chairs and
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HOUSTON (AP) — Texas De
mocratic candidates, already fac
ing voter disenchantment with
President Clinton, might also
find their traditional base of
support in black neighborhoods
has crumbled, according to some
political activists.
While black voters are not
expected to break party ranks
in great numbers in the Nov. 8
election, some think many just
won't cast ballots because the
issues and contenders don’t
inspire them.
“I don’t see any great issues
or, in fact, motivations for
African-Americans to rush to
the polls to vote,’’ said state
Rep. Ron Wilson, a Houston
Democrat who is black.
“The opinion (of Democratic
candidates) is that we have no
place to go, but they forget that
we can just stay home,” Wilson
told the Houston Chronicle in
Monday’s editions.
Beulah Shepard, a longtime
political operative who is black,
agrees with Wilson.
“The Democratic stuff is al
most in shambles the way I see
it,” said Shepard, who works for
Democratic state Sen. John
Whitmire. “They have done noth
ing to fire up the community.”
Other black leaders have
jumped to the Democratic Par
ty’s defense.
Democratic state Rep.
Sylvester Turner, a former
Houston mayoral candidate,
has radio commercials encour
aging black to exercise their
hard-fought right to vote.
Turner reminds listeners
that several black Democratic
judicial candidates are on the
ballot along with accountant
Kevin Newsome, who would
be the first black elected to a
Harris County administrative
office if he wins his bid for dis
trict clerk.
And Democrat Grady
Prestage, Fort Bend County’s
only black commissioner, pre
dicts turnout among black vot
ers will be as high as ever.
“We have more to lose” than
other voters, said Prestage,
who was appointed to the
Lamar University board of re
gents by Richards. “I sense out
there not a sense of excitement
but a sense of desperation, that
life as we know it may change
unless our voices are heard.”
Most agree a strong black
turnout is essential to the elec
toral fortunes of Richards, as
well as some other Democratic
candidates.
State Sen. Rodney Ellis, a
black Democrat from Houston,
said Richards’ strategists are
counting on a 50 percent
turnout in black precincts. But
Ellis said when the presidential
race isn’t on the ballot, black
turnout is usually about 35 per
cent — a difference of about
30,000 votes in Harris County.
“We need a bigger turnout
this go-around to make up for
the level of cynicism that exists
statewide in Texas toward
politicians in general,” Ellis
said. “We've got to make up for
some Democratic votes she got
last time that the polling data
show she may not have this
year (against Republican
George W. Bush).”
The Democratic Party is
working with the National As
sociation for the Advancement
of Colored People and clergy al
liances to promote Democratic
candidates through community
meetings, telephoning and
mail. National black leaders
also are scheduled to campaign
in Houston for Democrats.
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ROB CLARK, Aggielife editor
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