At almost one-third of the colleges surveyed, more than half of students reported binge drinking. ... "They get invited to parties and they want to fit in and have fun, so they drink." ... In those surveyed, 65% believe drinking "breaks the ice" and enhances social activity, 55% say it gives them something to do, and 54% believe it allows people to have fun and aids sexual opportunity (Wechsler, 1996). ... Of those surveyed, 71% had their sleep or studying interrupted, 57% had to "baby sit" the drunk person, 36% were insulted or humiliated, and 15% had property damaged. ... "I am not ...

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As a student here at Rutgers, I have realized that students are not offered clean and sober fun on the weekends. ... Students have no clean fun; therefore encouraging students to drink alcohol, party, and go out on the weekends. ... Students will be less likely to partake in such activities if they have other fun choices that the RU Sober Program will provide. ... The plan is to provide weekly activities that will give access for students to attend fun places at minimal to no costs. ... This Program will encourage students to have fun and have a productive social life without the influence of ...

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Beliefs About Drinking Alcohol: Participants indicated how fun and risky they thought it was to drink alcohol. These two single-item measures ranged from 1= not fun at all to 4= very fun and from 1=not risky at all to 4= very risky. ... Results: Statistics and Findings: Other Canadian and American surveys were similar in levels of planed and actual drinking. According to the surveys for example, 74% and 45% of students planned to use alcohol and get drunk at least once, respectively, in the up coming 3 weeks; 7 2% and 49% actually did so. ... As hypothesized, a belief that drinking was fun...

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College is a time where students are not only shaping their future, but also having fun simultaneously. First time freshman need to realize that there are other options in having fun that do not have mental and academic consequences. ... " Instead of being left out of what is considered "fun" and lose the chance of gaining friends, freshman often fall victim and become precarious with underage drinking. ... In a research survey done by CORE, 74.4% of college students said "yes" to the statement "alcohol enhances social activity (CORE, 2013). ... When intoxicate...

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However from the students interviewed they all agreed that WSU is a party school, they drink to do what is socially acceptable here, have fun, forget about problems, and because they like the way it makes them feel. ... In response the general statements ranged from "students are learning how not to get caught (Interview 2)," to "Students lie when they get caught, they don't want to admit to what they have done because they feel ashamed, I know when I was caught and had to go to the two class counseling session I didn't fill out the survey truthfully (Interview 1)." ... It makes me...

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This beer is frequently portrayed in the program and is clearly visible when the characters are having fun and enjoying themselves. This affiliation with fun and euphoria depicted in the series is an unrealistic view of alcohol use and is a dangerous ploy undertaken by CUB to increase drinking amongst young Australians. ... Strickland's (1982) survey of 7000 current drinkers found within the ages of 17-21, with respect to advertising, that it was not the number one cause of alcohol abuse (p.674). Strickland concluded that while he believed alcohol advertising was instrumental in de...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate