On-Line Readings

Science & Technology

• Thomas Pynchon, "Is it O.K. to Be a Luddite?" (originally published New York Times, 10/28/84; reading on Andrew Burke's course web site)
• David Rathenberg, "How the Web Destroys the Quality of Students' Research Papers" (originally published The Chronicle of Higher Education, 8/15/97, A44).

Substance Abuse on Campus

• University of Georgia Office of Judicial Programs Alcohol Education page -- Information, DUI laws, and links to MADD and other groups.
• "Welcome to Drinking: A Student's Guide" -- Comprehensive, informative site on alcohol geared towards students, bibliographies.
• Andrew L. Homer and Dick Dillon, "Web of Addictions" -- Detailed, documented fact sheets on substance abuse and specific addictions.
• Athens Daily News On-Line -- Searchable archives of local news. Some results of my searches:
  • Robert Harper. "Alcohol lands pledge in hospital" (10/3/97).
  • Joan Stroer, "Alcohol crackdown underway" (10/4/97).
  • Lee Shearer, "Alcohol use lands more students in the hospital" (10/8/97).
  • Joan Stroer, "Freshman's suspension for drinking shortened" (12/16/97).
  • Jim Thompson, "Alcohol proposal reaching concensus" (2/11/98).
  • Paul Shepard, "More college students 'just say yes' to marijuana" (2/11/98).
• William J. Bennett, "The American Nightmare" (article).
• Peter Gorman, "It's Time to Legalize Marijuana" (article).