[Students] Are You Aware??

[Joan Lawrence]

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DID YOU KNOW:

THIS WEEK IS 

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE

ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK?

Alcohol use can result in missing class, doing poorly on tests or projects,
disciplinary issues, or other problems.

The following statistics show on average, students who drink the most
alcohol receive the lowest grades:

*	"A" students average 3.1 per week 
*	"B" students average 4.4 drinks per week 
*	"C" students averages 5.6 drinks per week 
*	"D" and "F" students average 9.5 drinks per week 

Students who are out late partying often oversleep and miss classes. Someone
who is hung over is more likely to sleep in, or may be too sick to attend
class. People who party several times a week can fall behind on their
homework, projects, or papers - causing a low GPA and even dropping out of
school.

There is also evidence that alcohol use affects some of the essential brain
functions needed for learning. In their book Buzzed, (revised in 2003)
authors Kuhn, Scwartzwelder and Wilson describe five areas where mental
functioning can be compromised12.

**This information is brought to you from Campus Wellness**

Facts and statistics located at:
http://www.bacchusgamma.org/alcohol-academics.asp
<http://www.bacchusgamma.org/alcohol-academics.asp>  

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