Interview with Robert D. Hanson, October 2, 1998

Robert D. Hanson, son of Gettysburg College President Henry W.A. Hanson, was interviewed on October 2, 1998 by Michael J. Birkner & David Hedrick. He discusses his father\u27s presidency, and what it was like to grow up in Gettysburg College\u27s White House. He also describes his experience as a student in the class of 1939--what it was like to be the son of the president as a student, fraternity life, academics, and his service in World War II. Length of Interview: 134 minutes Collection Note: This oral history was selected from the Oral History Collection maintained by Special Collections & College Archives. Transcripts are available for browsing in the Special Collections Reading Room, 4th floor, Musselman Library. GettDigital contains the complete listing of oral histories done from 1978 to the present. To view this list and to access selected digital versions please visit -- http://gettysburg.cdmhost.com/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16274coll

DRINKING GAMES AMONG MODERATE AND HEAVY DRINKERS: INFLUENCE OF DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES

Other research papers on student drinking can be found at:: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17130/browse?type=title; https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17127/browse?type=title and https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17124/browse?type=title. Further information about the questionnaire, calculations used for the study, and the original data base can be found in the following item records within IUScholarworks repository. Details about the reliability and validity of the SAQ are found at: http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17154; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17181. The classic1975 copy of the SAQ is found at http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17153. ALL QUESTIONNAIRES developed by Engs are found in the repository at: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17141/browse?type=dateissuedPURPOSE: the purpose of the study was to determine possible association of playing drinking games on alcohol consumption and problems related to drinking. Another purpose was to examine the effect drinking game playing of light-moderate and of heavy “binge” drinking students by demographic variables. METHODS: a national sample of 3,830 students from 62 American colleges and universities during the 1990-1991 academic year, using the Student Alcohol Questionnaire, were surveyed. RESULTS: Among Light-Moderate drinking game players for all but two of the problems related to drinking, a significantly (p< .05) higher percentage of game players compared to nongame players exhibited drinking related problems. They also consumed significantly (p <.001) more drinks per week (7.8) compared to the non-game players (3.4). On the other hand, among Heavy or “binge drinkers,” there was little difference between game and non-game players exhibiting problems related to drinking. A significantly (p < .001) higher proportion of students who played drinking games possessed the following characteristics: whites, under 21 year of age, lower school year status, mainstream Protestants, and students enrolled in large universities, in rural areas, in the north central region of the United States. Among heavy drinkers, other than for white and underage students, no differences were found nor was there a difference in the amount of alcohol consumed between game and non-game players (30 drinks per week). CONCLUSIONS: It was concluded that drinking game playing appeared to increase problems related to alcohol primarily among more moderate drinkers in this sample of students. Those who were heavy drinkers were exhibiting more problems regardless of their game-playing status. Education about the effect of game playing among students who are moderate drinkers and its increased risks of problems related to drinking should be addressed

The Antonine Wall: the current state of knowledge

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Lawrence Keppie: an appreciation

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Boozing and brawling on campus: A national study of violent problems associated with drinking over the past decade

This is the post-print version of an article published in JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE and found at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0047235294901112. DOI: 10.1016/0047-2352(94)90111-2Other research PUBLICATIONS and PAPERS on university students drinking, drug use and health concerns and behaviors can be found at: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17130/browse?type=title; https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17127/browse?type=title and https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17124/browse?type=title. Further information about the questionnaire, calculations, and the original data base used can be found in the following item records within IUScholarworks repository. Details about the reliability and validity of the SAQ are found at: http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17337; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17154; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17181. The classic 1975 copy of the SAQ is found at http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17153. ALL QUESTIONNAIRES developed by Engs are found in the repository at: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17141/browse?type=dateissuedBACKGROUND :An increase in alcohol-related violent crime in the United States since the early 1980s has been found. Concomitantly there has been a decrease in per capita consumption of alcohol. Cultural Theory suggests that students will follow the trends of society in terms of behaviors such as alcohol consumption and violence related to drinking. Subcultural Theory, on the other hand, suggests that these behaviors will reflect subcultural rather than societal trends. Thus, the PURPOSE of this study was to determine possible changes in drinking patterns and violent behavior related to drinking from 1982 until 1991 with the same sample of universities from all contiguous states in the United States. A secondary purpose was to test the Cultural and Subcultural models of behavior. METHODS: The student alcohol questionnaire was used with university students from around the nation over four time periods (1982-1991). RESULTS: Based on a sample over 4,000 students, at each of four time periods over the past decade, a significant (p < .001) decrease in the percentage of students reporting that they had consumed alcohol at least once during the preceding year was found. The percentage declined from 82.4 in 1982 to 78.8 in 1991. Likewise, there was a significant (p < .001) decrease in the mean amount of alcohol consumed (14.3 to 12.8 drinks per week between 1982 and 1991). With regard to self-reported violent/legal problems related to drinking, there were significant increases (p < .001) in the percentages of students who had “gotten into a fight” (11.6 to 17.2) and had had “trouble with the law” (4.4 to 7.6) between 1982 and 1991 because of drinking. Likewise, there were significant increases (p < .05) in the percentages who had engaged in vandalism (9.3 to 10.5) and had had “trouble with the school administration” (1.9 to 2.5) because of drinking. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study support the Cultural Theory of behavior in that the students' drinking and violence related to drinking appear to have followed the trends of the United States as a whole over the past decade

DRINKING PATTERNS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS OVER A SEVEN YEAR TIME PERIOD: The Effect of Raising the Drinking Age

This record contains an expanded and a condensed version of the paper. Other research papers on student drinking can be found at:: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17130/browse?type=dateissued; https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17127/browse?type=dateissued and https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17124/browse?type=dateissued. Further information about the questionnaire, calculations used for the study, and the original data base can be found in the following item records within IUScholarworks repository. Details about the reliability and validity of the SAQ are found at: http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17154; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17181. The classic SAQ is found at http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17153. ALL QUESTIONNAIRES developed by Engs are found in the repository at: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17141/browse?type=dateissuedThe PURPOSE of this study was to examine drinking patterns and problems of a sample of college students from throughout the United States over three time periods to determine possible changes in patterns due to changes public policies. METHODS: Student were administered the Student Alcohol Questionnaire (SAQ) at the same 56 colleges that had participated in the study during 1982-3 (N=3145), 1984-5 (N=2797) and 1987-8 (N=3375). This highly reliable questionnaire (r=.79) contains 6 items on drinking patterns, 17 items concerning possible problems resulting from drinking, and 36 questions on alcohol and its effects. RESULTS: The results comparing behaviors and problems over the three time periods revealed a significant decline of students who had consumed alcohol (84% in 1983; 83% in 1985 and 79% in 1987). Percent of students reporting the three drinking and driving related problems and vomiting had significantly decreased while getting into a fight after drinking had significantly increased (p < .05). The other variables were stable. CONCLUSIONS: Although there were a few changes, these changes were already beginning to occur prior to any change in the drinking age laws on the national level

ALCOHOL KNOWLEDGE AND DRINKING PATTERNS OF NURSING STUDENTS: 1983 - 1985: Implications for Nursing Education

Other research papers on students can be found at:: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17130/browse?type=title; https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17127/browse?type=title and https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17124/browse?type=title. Further information about the questionnaire, calculations used for the study, and the original data base can be found in the following item records within IUScholarworks repository. Details about the reliability and validity of the SAQ are found at: http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17154; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17181. The SAQ and AAQ used in this study is found at: http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17208 The classic 1975 SAQ is found at http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17153. ALL QUESTIONNAIRES developed by Engs are found in the repository at: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17141/browse?type=dateissuedThe PURPOSE of this study was to assess the knowledge of alcohol and drinking patterns among nursing students over time. METHODS: An identical anonymous pre-coded questionnaire, the Student Alcohol Questionnaire, was used in both 1982-83 and 1984-85. It included demographic items, questions regarding the consumption of alcohol, 36 items examining knowledge of alcohol, and 17 items concerning possible consequences of drinking. The 36 "true-false" alcohol knowledge items included questions concerned with factual information about alcohol and drinking myths. RESULTS: this study indicate stability in the drinking patterns and problems of nursing students as well as their alcohol knowledge over a two year time period. Some students appeared to have patterns which may indicate problem drinking and there were misconceptions concerning the effects of alcohol and the nature of problem drinking. RECOMMENDATIONS: It is recommended that alcohol education, such as outlined in this article be instituted at the collegiate level in the preparation of nurses

HIGH RISK STUDENTS: Comparison of the percent of drinking students who exhibited behavior related to drinking during 1987-1988

Other RESEARCH PAPERS on student drinking using the SAQ can be found at: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17130/browse?type=title; https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17127/browse?type=title and https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17124/browse?type=title. Further information about the questionnaire, calculations used for the study, and the original data base can be found in the following item records within IUScholarworks repository. Details about the reliability and validity of the SAQ are found at: http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17182; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17154; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17181. The classic 1975 copy of the SAQ is found at http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17153. ALL QUESTIONNAIRES developed by Engs are found in the repository at: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17141/browse?type=dateissuedThe PURPOSE of this brief report was to describe possible high risk students for drinking problems by personal, academic and institutional demographic variables. METHODS: A national sample of college students during the 1987-1988 academic year at institutions that had previously partaken in a study of post-secondary colleges and universities drinking patterns and problems since 1982 completed the Student Alcohol Questionnaire (SAQ). RESULTS: in this sample of around 3,400 students, who drank at least once a year, it was found that a significant (p<.05) higher percent of males, whites, Roman Catholic and Protestants whose religion allowed drinking, those to whom-religion was not important, had a low grade point average, were freshmen, those living in the North East, were heavy or “at risk” drinkers and to exhibited problems related to alcohol. These results are reported in tables

DRINKING GAMES AMONG MODERATE AND HEAVY DRINKERS: INFLUENCE OF DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES

Other research papers on student drinking can be found at:: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17130/browse?type=title; https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17127/browse?type=title and https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17124/browse?type=title. Further information about the questionnaire, calculations used for the study, and the original data base can be found in the following item records within IUScholarworks repository. Details about the reliability and validity of the SAQ are found at: http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17154; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17181. The classic1975 copy of the SAQ is found at http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17153. ALL QUESTIONNAIRES developed by Engs are found in the repository at: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17141/browse?type=dateissuedPURPOSE: the purpose of the study was to determine possible association of playing drinking games on alcohol consumption and problems related to drinking. Another purpose was to examine the effect drinking game playing of light-moderate and of heavy “binge” drinking students by demographic variables. METHODS: a national sample of 3,830 students from 62 American colleges and universities during the 1990-1991 academic year, using the Student Alcohol Questionnaire, were surveyed. RESULTS: Among Light-Moderate drinking game players for all but two of the problems related to drinking, a significantly (p< .05) higher percentage of game players compared to nongame players exhibited drinking related problems. They also consumed significantly (p <.001) more drinks per week (7.8) compared to the non-game players (3.4). On the other hand, among Heavy or “binge drinkers,” there was little difference between game and non-game players exhibiting problems related to drinking. A significantly (p < .001) higher proportion of students who played drinking games possessed the following characteristics: whites, under 21 year of age, lower school year status, mainstream Protestants, and students enrolled in large universities, in rural areas, in the north central region of the United States. Among heavy drinkers, other than for white and underage students, no differences were found nor was there a difference in the amount of alcohol consumed between game and non-game players (30 drinks per week). CONCLUSIONS: It was concluded that drinking game playing appeared to increase problems related to alcohol primarily among more moderate drinkers in this sample of students. Those who were heavy drinkers were exhibiting more problems regardless of their game-playing status. Education about the effect of game playing among students who are moderate drinkers and its increased risks of problems related to drinking should be addressed

The Antonine Wall: the current state of knowledge

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