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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week -- October 18 - 22, 2004</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">In recognition of National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, the Counseling Center is conducting several activities to promote alcohol awareness and encourage responsible decision-making regarding the use of alcohol.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Our goal is to reach students, faculty and staff and make them aware of the following:</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">▪</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Myths about drinking</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">▪</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Dangers of binge-drinking and alcohol dependence</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">▪</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Current statistics on drinking</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">▪</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Legal issues related to alcohol use and abuse</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">▪</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Alternatives to drinking</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Come join us outside (east lawn, MSC) and inside (bookstore foyer, MSC) on Wednesday and Thursday (October 20-21) between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm and experience a variety of activities that are engaging, informative, and interactive:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">☺</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Take a screening instrument to discern how using (and perhaps abusing) alcohol may be affecting your decisions and your life.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">☺</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Make a pledge to either abstain from drinking (for whatever period of time you choose), or be a responsible drinker (if you choose to drink), or be a designated driver (for others who choose to drink too much).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">☺</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Participate in the Alcohol 101 “interactive video assessment” to find out how using (and perhaps abusing) alcohol may be affecting your decisions and your life.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">☺</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Wear a purple ribbon to show your support for alcohol awareness and responsible use of alcohol and your desire to spread the word (about making good choices) to others.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">☺</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Check out how it feels to be “under the influence” of too much alcohol (being over the legal limit) by using our “Beer Goggles” and attempting to walk a line. You will be videotaped by the University Police, so you can see yourself “while under the influence”.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">☺</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> Participate in an anonymous on-line alcohol screening. You can do so by going onto the university website, clicking on Alcohol Awareness Week (which will take you to the Counseling Center website) and from there click on On-Line Screening.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">For additional questions or more information about how we can help you or someone you know with issues of alcohol and/or other drug abuse, contact the Counseling Center at 903-886-5145 or come by the office in the Student Services Building, Room 204.</FONT></P>
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