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It works for us. Saturday, May 6, 1995 7 p.m. & 1 O p. Rudder Forum Doors open 30 minutes before the show starts. $3/person, $5/couple Tickets on sale an hour before the show. 2nO*tt It happens when your advertise in The Battalion Call 845-2696 Page 2 • The Battalion J^OCAL ]VJAT10N Tuesday • May 2, Supreme Court considers banning prices in liquor ads, responds to free-speech challenge Q The ruling will take into con sideration whether the ban is a constitutionally permissible lim itation on commercial speech. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will decide whether states may pro mote sobriety by banning price advertising for liquor. The court said Monday it will review a free-speech challenge to Rhode Island’s price-advertising ban, enforced since 1956 as an attempt to reduce consumption of al coholic beverages. The justices were told many states have similar laws that ban or in some way limit liquor price advertising. Listed as exam ples were Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hamp shire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. A challenge to Pennsylvania’s ban on price advertising, apparently the most sim ilar to Rhode Island’s, also is pending be fore the high court. It likely will not be act ed on until the justices reach a decision in the Rhode Island case, probably sometime in 1996. Two weeks ago, the nation’s highest court struck down a federal law that banned brewers from putting alcohol-con- tent information on the labels of beer cans and bottles. The justices said the 1935 federal law, aimed at preventing “strength wars’’ among beer manufacturers, violated free- speech rights. In other matters Monday, the court: — Let stand rulings that required a Bloomingdale, Mich., high school to take down a portrait of Jesus Christ that had been displayed on a hall way wall for 30 years. School officials had argued that dis playing the portrait should be allowed be cause it offered no religious message and raised no church-state problem. —Refused to reinstate a $1.2 million award Won, and then lost, by two Columbia, Mo., residents who say police did not adequately protect their family from domestic violence. Rhode Island’s price-advertising ban is being attacked by a Johnston liquor store, 44 Liquormart Inc., and by Peoples Super Liquor Stores Inc., which sells liquor to Rhode Island residents from its two Massa chusetts stores. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ban last year, ruling that it is a constitutionally permissible limitation on commercial speech. Rhode Island law allows advertising for alcoholic beverages, but requires publish ers to exclude any mention of prices,| even the word “sale.” The prohibition was challenged afterl Liquormart was informed in 1991 that| was in violation of the state law. A federal trial judge ruled that the I violated free-speech rights, but the lst( cuit court reversed that ruling. The appeals court relied heavily 1980 Supreme Court decision thatseti standard for judging the constitutiona of limits on commercial speech, which! not as protected as noncommercial forms| expression. The 1980 decision said commerci speech that is not misleading and cono a legal activity may be limited only if j ernment has a substantial interest,! limitation directly advances that inte and the restriction is no more exter than necessary. The appeals court said the liquor-reg tory authority granted to the states by! Constitution’s 21st Amendment, whi| ended Prohibition, adds to the 1982 sta dard a “presumption in favor of the val| ty of the state regulation in this area.” Lawyers for 44 Liquormart and Peopj argue that the 1st Circuit court’s lets Rhode Island use the 21st Amend to topple First Amendment rights, wh include freedom of speech. The appeal also contended that! state’s interest isn’t served by the ban| price advertising. Health Tips Awareness of STD transmission key to preventioi By Stacey Beisel A.P. Beutel Health Center In the early ’90s, one of the ways to be come a healthier society was to end the AIDS epidemic. While this epidemic is still a crisis, oth er sexually transmitted diseases are often overlooked. As many as one in five people will have contracted a STD by the age of 20. These dis eases, while perhaps not as serious as HIV and AIDS, can have life-threatening conse quences if not treated properly. Though condoms can decrease the risk of contracting a STD, nothing is as safe as absti nence. This is the healthiest choice for not contracting a STD. For most people, abstinence is not a life long decision. Therefore, a more realistic ap proach is postponing sexual intercourse until both partners know each other well enough to qualify for MMUP: Mutual Monogamy with an Uninfected Partner. This concept has several things to consider. First, both partners must know they are unin fected. They must also be committed to a monogamous relationship. MMUP is based on trust and honesty. Both partners must trust each other and be open and honest about past sexual relations. If either of these are not viable options, then condoms offer protection against STDs. Be sure to use a new condom correctly for the best protection. Another option is the female condom, made of polyurethane. If exposure to a STD is suspected, symp toms may include itching blisters or sores and painful urination. A doctor can diag nose these symptoms and give treatment accordingly. But remember that many of these dis eases either have no symptoms or have symptoms so mild that they go virtually unnoticed. Seeing a medical professional regularly is important. The benefit of seeing a physician regularly include early detection of cancer such as cervi cal cancer for women and testicular cancer for men; diagnosis and treatment of any diseases or conditions; and the security of knowing that one’s body is healthy. Another way to lower the risk of contract ing a STD is to avoid the use of alcohol and drugs. Alcohol and drugs lower inhibitk • allowing a person to do something he or ; -g might not normally do if sober. ; fiP'^ Also, do not share personal articles, sud sheets and towels, because parasites orgeif^ntu; could contaminate the articles. Urinating Bat ter intercourse may also lower the risk off tracting a STD since the acidity of the urarioi could kill some bacteria. he L When used together, these activities Jand help reduce the risk of contracting a STD. * (o certainly not by themselves. Keepingfcie these tips in mind, the rate of STD infects S ( can be dramatically lowered. p oi For more information or a personal ut ii sultation, please come by the Health E$ of cation Center Room, located in 16 i Beutel Health Center. Correction: In The Battalion on Monday, the womai in the Page One picture is Donna Van Duyn, one of the 1994-95 Parents of the Year. Chocolate - oooey Post Oak Mall 764-0079 Open 8 a.m. • Call or walk up • Ready in minutes! $1.00 OFF research abroad I SFUIRftlGklT US citizens with a 3;6 GPR are eligible for grad students and graduating seniors 'toe. tgatif Jumbo Cookie any size Offer expires 05/13/95 I n f o r m a I i o n a I Me clings Mon., May l 3:45 PM 251 fflzzcU flail Wesf lues.. May 2 3:00 PM 154 Bizzell Hall Wesf fri.. May 5 10:00 AM 251 Bizzell Hall Wesf Iez Study Abroad Programs "161 Bizzell Hall West •845-0544 *999 Bridal Set featuring heart shaped center and channel set diamond band, l4Kt. over 113 CT. W.T. 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