Campus alcohol awareness group growing, chair
says
By Anthony Galaviz
The Collegian
More than 3,000 campuses nationwide,
including Fresno State, are observing National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness
Week this week.
NCAAW chairman and president Edward Hammond of Fort Hays State University
in Kansas said he is thrilled to see campuses educate students about drinking.
“NCAAW remains a cornerstone in campus alcohol abuse prevention
efforts,” Hammond said on the Inter-Association Task Force on Alcohol
and other Substance Abuse Web site. “Ultimately, campuses need to
educate students about excessive drinking and consequences that can occur
on both a personal and academic level. All college and university offices
need to empower students to take responsibility for their own decisions
and the campus environment when it comes to alcohol.
Participation in NCAAW helps
students and college administrators work together to increase awareness
and strengthen year-round prevention efforts.”
According to bacchusgamma.org, 28 percent of college students haven’t
consumed any alcohol in the past month, 67.1 percent haven’t missed
class, 66 percent haven’t fought or argued because of their drinking.
The study was based on 2004 statistics.
Graduate student Tara Powers, co-chair for the Alcohol Advisory Council
Student Subcommittee, said Fresno State started its program in 2004 with
two people and has since grown.
“We’re getting more students involved. Everybody seems to
love it,” she said. “It’s growing and this thing is
really taking off.”
Awareness Week kicked off Monday at the Satellite Student Union with guest
speaker Randy Haveson. Awareness Week continues today with a Driving Under
the Influence information table that will be set up in the Free Speech
Area from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A Milk and Cookies event will be held tonight in the University Courtyard
Atrium from 10 p.m. to midnight. Awareness Week wraps up Thursday with
an October Fiesta in the Free Speech Area from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. that
will feature the Salsa Club, along with conga drum players, mariachis,
folkloric dancers and a disc jockey.
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