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Crossroads polling students on drug use
Austin Hubble
Staff Writer
Drug and alcohol use is fre
quently an issue on college cam
puses across the nation. Crossroads
is polling students to raise aware
ness and gauge the perceptions stu
dents have about use and abuse on
campus.
“We just want to find out
whether it is an issue,” said Sam
Shover, Crossroads coordinator.
“We want to get a clear picture of
what’s going on,” Shover said.
The student polling is part of
Crossroads’ “In the Know” cam
paign. Their results will later be
come information that will update
their campaign’s posters.
“I don’t think there is a drug or
alcohol problem and if there is,
people are being quiet about it,” said
Michael Clarke, freshman. “1
haven’t really heard of too many
people getting caught.”
Brandon Johnson, sophomore,
agrees that drugs and alcohol are not
a problem on campus.
“This is my first
year here but 1 haven’t
heard of a drug prob
lem, not to say that
there isn’t one,”
Johnson said. “But
with any college there
will be alcohol and
marijuana useennl I’ve
heard that e^^tasv is
the most popular drug
at IsWCW.”
“What we’ve seen
is not significantly dif
ferent from past years,
so I couldn’t say if
there is a problem or
not,” said Captain
David Donaldson of
the university police.
The UNCW Police Department
does not have statistics from last
year, but the statistics for the years
of 1997-1999 show some increases
in the drug and alcohol violations.
During these three years, the
number of alcohol violations in
creased from 150 to 216, and finally
ustralion
Drug use sparte concern across college campuses.
to 233 violations in 1999, while
drug violations rose from 62 to 74
and to 109 violations in 1999. The
largest statistical increase comes
from drug arrests made during these
years, which dropped slightly frc^^m
16 to 14 arrests made in 1997 and
1998. But in 1999, the number
See Drugs, Page 5
Dawson Creek may be leaving UNCW
Wes rvlELVILLE
Staff Writer
For nearly three years, UNC
Wilmington has had an exciting and ful
filling relationship with the hit Warner
Brothers network television
show “Dawson’s Creek.” How
ever, the possibility exists that the;
relationship may soon be coining
to an end.
The show’s main characters
are in their senior year of high
school and are set to graduate at
the conclusion of this season.
Because it is not clear how the
show plans to adjust, the future
of “Dawson’s Creek” at UNCW
is uncertain.
David Hartley, one of the
show’s producers, said, “It’s pos
sible, but we don’t know for
sure.” He said that the show may
be set in Boston next year, but
mentioned several possible loca
tions for filming. “It’s really up
in the air,” he said.
When the show shoots on cam
pus, Alderman Hall is transformed into
the fictitious Capeside High School,
where the characters of “Dawson’s
Creek” go to school. The show has
filmed on various other locations on
campus, such as Randall Library,
Hanover Gym and Greene Track and
Field, among others.
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“It’s been great for us because we’ve
been associated with Dawson’s Creek,”
said Mimi Cunningham, assistant vice
chancellor for university relations.
The show’s presence has be
come a fixture on campus. Because of
its relationship with the television show,
the university has gained an increasing
amount of national publicity. The
school’s name has found its way to na
tionwide magazines, newspajjers
and national television, as it ap
pears on the Dawson’s Creek cred
its.
Since the university has played
an integral part in the show’s tap
ing, Cunningham said she has oc
casionally noticed “kids walking
around with cameras.” More of
ten than not, they are visiting, hop
ing to find a glimpse of the show’s
stars on campus, she said.
“It’s given us a little notoriety,”
r said Dick Scott, assistant vice
chancellor of business affairs.
Scott is the school’s main liai
son for “Dawson’s Creek.” He is
primarily in charge of setting up
dates and locations for on-campus
shoots. His main objective when
scheduling the show’s shoots is to en
sure that it does not interfere with
See Dawson, Page 5~