Spring Break
E.O. Smith Hosts Forum On Underage Drinking
Brittany Dorn
Issue date: 3/7/08 Section: News
After the skit, the students stayed in character and answered questions from the audience.
While most of the questions were of a serious nature, one audience member elicited laughs when she asked one of the college males who had pressured the younger girls to drink: "What's your problem?"
The lively skit and question-and-answer session seemed to be the highlight of the event for many attendees.
"The play got the point across powerfully," said Susan Westa, who came to the event with her daughter Emily, an E.O. Smith freshman. "It brought it to light."
"It was cool," said Emily, who said she appreciated that a variety of means were used to present information at the event, rather than just a lecture.
In a data presentation that followed, E.O. Smith's proximity to UConn was listed as a risk factor for underage drinking at the school. Speakers also touched upon UConn's Spring Weekend and the dangers it poses to high schoolers who attend.
"The college students don't want the high school students there," said Tom Szigethy, director of Alcohol and Other Drug Services at UConn and a panelist at the presentation.
The night ended with a call for action, and attendees seemed to leave on a positive note.
"I think it's good people are taking the initiative to come out," said Miles Wilkerson, an E.O. Smith sophomore at the event. "It's good that people care."
Contact Brittany Dorn at Brittany.Dorn@UConn.edu.
While most of the questions were of a serious nature, one audience member elicited laughs when she asked one of the college males who had pressured the younger girls to drink: "What's your problem?"
The lively skit and question-and-answer session seemed to be the highlight of the event for many attendees.
"The play got the point across powerfully," said Susan Westa, who came to the event with her daughter Emily, an E.O. Smith freshman. "It brought it to light."
"It was cool," said Emily, who said she appreciated that a variety of means were used to present information at the event, rather than just a lecture.
In a data presentation that followed, E.O. Smith's proximity to UConn was listed as a risk factor for underage drinking at the school. Speakers also touched upon UConn's Spring Weekend and the dangers it poses to high schoolers who attend.
"The college students don't want the high school students there," said Tom Szigethy, director of Alcohol and Other Drug Services at UConn and a panelist at the presentation.
The night ended with a call for action, and attendees seemed to leave on a positive note.
"I think it's good people are taking the initiative to come out," said Miles Wilkerson, an E.O. Smith sophomore at the event. "It's good that people care."
Contact Brittany Dorn at Brittany.Dorn@UConn.edu.
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shame
posted 3/07/08 @ 11:11 AM EST
""I got raped because I got so drunk that I blacked out at a party with strangers," another said. "
you never get raped because you drink, even if you did black out at a party. (Continued…)
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