Herald t h e
By and for the students of Hobart and William Smith Colleges December 1, 2006
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William Smith Celebrates 100 Years of Academia
John Heavy ‘09 Sports Editor
into the designing of the charter exists today in William Smith Next Saturday, the colleges College. will begin a nearly two year long Honoring this 100 year mark, celebration of the William Smith the Colleges’ celebration of FoundCentennial. On December 9, there ers Day is just the beginning. At will be a dinner and dessert in the the event, 18 women will dress in Great Hall of Saga honoring Wil- early 20th century garb, embodyliam Smith Founder’s Day. ing the first-year class. Also there Though the first students were will be a representation of students admitted in 1908, William Smith from each decade of the College’s College’s charter was signed in history, recalling the landmarks of 1906. In women’s 1906, phirights in lanthropist the Unitand nursed States eryman and the William important S m i t h contribudrew up tions that the plans institufor a new tions of college for higher LEADING WOMENe d u c a women here in tion have Geneva, 7ILLIAM 3MITH &OUNDER S $AY made to N.Y. This support ->ĂŒĂ•Ă€`>Ăž]ĂŠ iVi“LiÀʙ]ĂŠĂ“Ă¤Ă¤Ăˆ local busian equal P M nessman educa'REAT (ALL OF 3AGA worked tot i o n . *OIN THE CAMPUS FOR THE OPENING CELEBRATION OF THE 7ILLIAM 3MITH #OLLEGE #ENTENNIAL gether with Excited several liberal&EATURING DINNER AND PERFORMANCES BY STUDENTS AND ALUMNAE Women’s Rights about the event, Assistant Dean advocates from Seneca Falls in of William Smith Lisa Kaenzig 2 3 6 0 BY $ECEMBER TO CENTENNIAL HWS EDU OR ONLINE AT WWW HWS EDU CENTENNIAL the designing of the institution. To- explained: “There will be many gether, they established the college alumnae returning to share their adjacent to Hobart College, and in own experiences from when they partnership, created the fundamen- were students at William Smith. tal model of coordinate education. There will be several groups singThe passion for progressivism, an ing, including a surprise perforequal opportunity for education, and women’s suffrage that went Continued on Page 3
Campus Op-Ed Happenings Day of Service Kwanzaa
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VOLUME CXXX
Crunch Time:
And The Dangers of Ritalin Abuse
Trippe Duke ‘08 Op-Ed Editor
In this community we live in there are very few of us who do not know about the prescription drugs Ritalin and Aderol. Indeed they seem to have become an integrated part of the educational system across the country. But what some people may not be aware of are the dangers of abuse, especially by those not diagnosed with a learning difference (such as ADD, ADHD, or Dyslexia). But how widespread is the abuse of these drugs? Last February, The DEA told the congressional subcommittee that Ritalin is being used on campus today in the same way amphetamines were used in the 1960s - as a study aid and party drug. Their report also included studies linking Ritalin and Aderol to heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure, death, and addiction. These studies however ignored the fact that in the worst cases of abuse, kids will often grind up and snort Ritalin and Aderol. This nasal fixation and use of this drug, experts fear, could triple the risk of negative side effects and addiction. While most students who use or abuse these drugs only do so to gain the obvious benefits they provide in the academic realm, there are many who take the drug
socially. Habits of social and recreational use strikingly resemble that of Cocaine, which is not surprising since it shares many of the same side effects. There was also a study conducted by Nadine Lambert, a developmental psychologist at UC Berkley, who found that children on Ritalin are three times more likely to develop a taste for cocaine. Dr. Eric Heiligenstein, the clinical director of psychiatry for the University of Wisconsin, recently conducted one of the most extensive studies of student abuse of the drugs. He found that, “Misuse and abuse was
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pretty much a part of student culture, particularly for students in group-living situations.â€? He continued to comment that he believed “New York results would be scary‌ We first heard about this from students who came here from East Coast prep schools - in those sorts of schools, it is a rampant problem.â€? In the coming weeks, there is no doubt that many students will be using these drugs to help them through the incredible amount of work required at the end of a term. If you feel you must use these drugs, just remember not to snort them. Most kids that do have no idea how bad it is for you.
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Happy Holidays