Cougar Cry
Have You Read Your Horoscope?
Aquarius (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19);
Mood: Your mood is changing jjecause of a
problem that will be worked out later in the
month.
Life: Pay special attention to romance. Tell
that special person how you feel. This is a
time for potential relationships to take shape
and blossom into love.
School: Save money during this period. It will
help you in the long run.
Pisces (Feb. 20 - Mar. 19):
Mood: You’re in the mood for love, but all
prospects look like flounders, groupers and
sharks.
Life: The play you’re in is going great until
your spotlight bulbs burst during your only
talking scene.
School: That dreaded test you made an “A”
on gets lost and you have to retake it. Good
Luck!
Aries (March 20 - Apr. 19):
Mood: You’re happy because you’re finally
prepared for speech class until you discover
itis been postponed until next week.
Life: Your regular barber is on vacation and
you can’t do a thing with your hair.
School: but Dianne Steele still won’t let
you wear a hat in class!
Taurus (Apr. 20 - May 20):
Mood: You are ecstatic b^ause you got a
raise at work.
Life: You finally figure out how to program
your VCR to tape a week’s worth of soaps,
but you forget to put a tape in.
School: You get the best parking spaces all
month, but get lots of tickets because your
parking sticker fell off (there goes the extra
money).
Gemini (May 21 - June 20):
Mood: Your mood is everchanging. Be care
ful what you say and do.
Life: Don’t get dressed in the dark, your
socks won’t match and everyone will think
you did it on purpose.
School: Your schedule is hectic - don’t wait
till the last minute to cram for tests.
Cancer (June 21 - July 22):
Mood: You’re crabby in the mornings.
Watch those pinchers when you sleep -
you might wake up with some parts
missing.
Life: Jewel saw you at the concert and
wants you to play the tambourine in her
new band.
School: Don’t drop that math class -
Get a tutor!
Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22):
Mood: You roar like the lion you are. Hand
out ear-plugs to your friends.
Life: Having problems at work? Look for
another job to realize your full potential.
School: Stay in school. It could be harder
later in life. Join the newspaper staff, NOW.
Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22):
Mood: That lazy attitude wonft get you far.
Dig in your heels and go for the gold!
Life: Love is slow to emerge but hang in there
- it’s worth the wait.
School: The stars are saying that you might
be getting a little slack on your homework.
Get on the ball, or things won’t be good for
much longer.
Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct 22):
Mood: You’re happy and you don’t know
why.
Life: There’s an unexpected surprise coming
your way. Be on the lookout!
School: You’re spending too much time in the
library... aren’t those couches comfortable?
Try the Commons to help stay awake.
Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov. 21):
Mood: You’re beginning to relax now. Things
are slowing down, so take a deep breath.
Life: You’re looking for romance. It will find
you when you least expect it.
School: Everything’s on schedule. You’ve
done your homework. Time to party!
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21):
Mood: You start the month out exasperated.
This will change.
Life: Keep the love that you have for that spe
cial someone going strong. Keep family and
friends in mind during this time. You will
experience a small run of bad luck, but don’t
worry. Good luck will come to you as soon
as you resolve all of your conflicts.
School: Look people in the eye when you talk
to them, or they’ll think you’re lying.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20):
Mood: You canf’t seem to keep your mind on
the here and now.
Life: Try meditating this month. It can relieve
the pressures of daily life.
School: You decide to go to all the bathrooms
at school that you’ve never been to before -
guess what? They’re all the same!
College Academic Performance and
Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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A comparison survey of 5,000 students fi'om
11 two-year colleges found a similar trend in
association between alcohol and poor acade
mic performance as seen with four-year insti
tutions. Two-year college students with an A
average have about two-and-a-half drinks per
week, B students average three-and-a-half
drinks per week, C students consume about
five drinks per week, and students earning
D’s and F’s have a little less than six drinks
per week.
In the same national surveys of four-year and
two-year colleges, 20 percent of all students
reported that they had done poorly on a test or
assignment, and nearly 30 percent said they
had missed class because of their alcohol or
other drug use in the previous 12 months.
A national study of binge drinking (defined as
five or more drinks in a row. for men and four
or more for women in the previous two
weeks), which surveyed nearly 18,000 stu
dents, found that 21 percent of students who
binge drank had fallen behind in their school-
work and 30 percent had missed class
because of drinking since the beginning of the
school year. Among frequent bingers - stu
dents who had binged three or more times in
the previous two weeks - 46 percent had fall
en behind in school and over 60 percent had
missed class because of their drinking. Only
a fraction of nonbinge drinkers fell behind in
their studies or missed because of drinking (6
percent and 8 percent, respectivdly).
The above information was obtained from the
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and
other Drug Prevention. For more informa
tion, contact Cathy Annas, Drug Education
Coordinator for Students, room 234,
Thompson Hall.
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