Spring Break
Campus recognizes alcohol awareness
Andy Chu
Issue date: 4/5/07 Section: News
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Every year, the month of April is devoted to recognizing alcohol awareness and the San Jose State University Prevention Education Program can help students on campus make responsible choices about alcohol and drugs.
"Students shouldn't feel pressured to drink or do drugs because of social norms," said Dana Hughes, the coordinator for SJSU's prevention education program.
Though April is reserved for alcohol awareness, the prevention education program's efforts to reach students is a year long process, Hughes said.
"We do stuff all year long," Hughes said. "We just had our substance free spring break, where we help provide funding for programs and events that want to be substance free."
However most of the students that the program deals with are not on a voluntary, basis Hughes said.
"Student conduct sends us about several hundred students a year," Hughes said. "Students get sent to us from getting caught drinking in the dorms, getting out of hand at frat parties or even getting caught drinking in the parking lots."
Several students on campus weren't even aware that an event like Alcohol Awareness Month even existed.
"I never heard of it but if it was up to me I would change the name of it (Alcohol Awareness Month) to something a little less obscure," said Dawn Horwedel, a senior majoring in nursing. "I think on first response people wouldn't get the notion of moderation."
For freshman Richard Leung, a chemical and materials engineering major, he was not aware of Alcohol Awareness Month but he did know that if people get caught drinking or doing drugs on campus they get sent to Prevention Education.
"Yeah even though it's against the rules I'm sure a lot people are sneaking things in their dorm rooms," Leung said. "You never know what happens behind closed doors but the noises can sure give it away."
A lot of students think that everyone on campus gets involved with drinking excessively to have a good time but it's not true Hughes said.
"Students shouldn't feel pressured to drink or do drugs because of social norms," said Dana Hughes, the coordinator for SJSU's prevention education program.
Though April is reserved for alcohol awareness, the prevention education program's efforts to reach students is a year long process, Hughes said.
"We do stuff all year long," Hughes said. "We just had our substance free spring break, where we help provide funding for programs and events that want to be substance free."
However most of the students that the program deals with are not on a voluntary, basis Hughes said.
"Student conduct sends us about several hundred students a year," Hughes said. "Students get sent to us from getting caught drinking in the dorms, getting out of hand at frat parties or even getting caught drinking in the parking lots."
Several students on campus weren't even aware that an event like Alcohol Awareness Month even existed.
"I never heard of it but if it was up to me I would change the name of it (Alcohol Awareness Month) to something a little less obscure," said Dawn Horwedel, a senior majoring in nursing. "I think on first response people wouldn't get the notion of moderation."
For freshman Richard Leung, a chemical and materials engineering major, he was not aware of Alcohol Awareness Month but he did know that if people get caught drinking or doing drugs on campus they get sent to Prevention Education.
"Yeah even though it's against the rules I'm sure a lot people are sneaking things in their dorm rooms," Leung said. "You never know what happens behind closed doors but the noises can sure give it away."
A lot of students think that everyone on campus gets involved with drinking excessively to have a good time but it's not true Hughes said.
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