Be smart, not sloppy with the sauce
Movies like Animal House and Old School portray college life as a booze infested frenzy of keg parties, bar hopping and sexual escapades, but in reality disrespecting the power of alcohol can have detrimental effects on your health, academic performance and social life.
October 3-7 is Alcohol Awareness Week at Fanshawe and students are asked to take some time and consider what role alcohol plays in their day-to-day life.
The theme for the 2005 campaign is “Be a Good Friend.” With slogans like “Friends don't let friends leave their drinks alone” plastered on posters around the school, it will be hard for students not to be informed about the dangers involved with drinking.
Look out for staff at the Out Back Shack, who will be wearing t-shirts with slogans like “Try a Virgin,” which reference the different kinds of cocktails people can order that don't contain alcohol. The Shack will also be handing out special edition Alcohol Awareness Laura Secord chocolates as an after dinner treat the week of the campaign and supplying designated drivers with free pop and water on pub night.
On Wednesday, October 5 FSU executive members will be mixing and serving mocktails to any takers over the noon hour in Forwell Hall. The best part about these non-alcoholic beverages is that they taste great and the FSU are giving them out for free.
The objective of Alcohol Awareness week is not to discourage students from drinking entirely, but rather keep them informed and let them know the dangers involved with over indulgence.
Students should also keep in mind that a 340 ml (12 oz) bottle of beer is the equivalent to a 140ml (5 oz) glass of wine and a 42ml (1.5 oz) shot of hard liquor like rum, vodka or whiskey.
According to Statistics Canada, young people, age 20-24, are at most risk of alcohol dependency. The 2002 study, which surveyed Canadians over the age of 15, found 60 per cent of young people drank heavily at least once in the past year while nine per cent were dependant on alcohol. In comparison, only 16 per cent of individuals age 55 and older reported drinking heavily in the past year.
The study also found that 47 per cent of adult men have engaged in heavy drinking at least once in 2002, compared to 24 per cent of adult women.
Alcohol addiction is a very serious matter and many students, who may think they are just having a good time, may actually be struggling with a dependency problem.
According to Billi Jo Cox, director of BACCHUS Canada, a post-secondary alcohol educator, one sign of alcohol dependency is when a person has lost interest in activities that do not include drinking.
To combat this Cox recommends that students should alternate pop or water with alcoholic beverages, or only take $40 to the bar to insure drinks are kept to a limit.
“Our number one message is that not everyone is drinking. Over consumption does not occur as often as we would think,” Cox said about the stereotypes normally associated with college students.
October 3-7 is Alcohol Awareness Week at Fanshawe and students are asked to take some time and consider what role alcohol plays in their day-to-day life.
The theme for the 2005 campaign is “Be a Good Friend.” With slogans like “Friends don't let friends leave their drinks alone” plastered on posters around the school, it will be hard for students not to be informed about the dangers involved with drinking.
Look out for staff at the Out Back Shack, who will be wearing t-shirts with slogans like “Try a Virgin,” which reference the different kinds of cocktails people can order that don't contain alcohol. The Shack will also be handing out special edition Alcohol Awareness Laura Secord chocolates as an after dinner treat the week of the campaign and supplying designated drivers with free pop and water on pub night.
On Wednesday, October 5 FSU executive members will be mixing and serving mocktails to any takers over the noon hour in Forwell Hall. The best part about these non-alcoholic beverages is that they taste great and the FSU are giving them out for free.
The objective of Alcohol Awareness week is not to discourage students from drinking entirely, but rather keep them informed and let them know the dangers involved with over indulgence.
Students should also keep in mind that a 340 ml (12 oz) bottle of beer is the equivalent to a 140ml (5 oz) glass of wine and a 42ml (1.5 oz) shot of hard liquor like rum, vodka or whiskey.
According to Statistics Canada, young people, age 20-24, are at most risk of alcohol dependency. The 2002 study, which surveyed Canadians over the age of 15, found 60 per cent of young people drank heavily at least once in the past year while nine per cent were dependant on alcohol. In comparison, only 16 per cent of individuals age 55 and older reported drinking heavily in the past year.
The study also found that 47 per cent of adult men have engaged in heavy drinking at least once in 2002, compared to 24 per cent of adult women.
Alcohol addiction is a very serious matter and many students, who may think they are just having a good time, may actually be struggling with a dependency problem.
According to Billi Jo Cox, director of BACCHUS Canada, a post-secondary alcohol educator, one sign of alcohol dependency is when a person has lost interest in activities that do not include drinking.
To combat this Cox recommends that students should alternate pop or water with alcoholic beverages, or only take $40 to the bar to insure drinks are kept to a limit.
“Our number one message is that not everyone is drinking. Over consumption does not occur as often as we would think,” Cox said about the stereotypes normally associated with college students.
