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FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY IRROR Volume 23 Number 4 The Image of Fairfield Are you guilty of binge drinking? Kerri Kivlan Staff Writer Kate is a junior at Fairfield University and to most people she probably appears to be the "typical" Fairfield student. She goes to most of her classes and has a large group of friends; she seems to be enjoying college life. However, what lies be-neath this facade, is a habit of binge drinking. Kate's family has a history of drinking problems. All four of her grandparents were alcohol-ics and most of her aunts and uncles drink heavily at family functions. Kate said, "The fact that my aunts and uncles drink is taken lightly, they are able to hold down regularjobs, and they just drink until they fall asleep." When asked how many nights a week she drinks, Kate replies, "At least four nights a week, sometimes more." A typical night for Kate and her friend includes drinking three or four beers before showering and then three more before leav-ing her house. She frequently suffers from blackouts, times when she can-not remember what she did. "I usually blackout around the time that most people go home and go to bed" said Kate. Many times her friends try to get her to go home and go to bed, "that's when I run and hide from them, it's as if I have two personalities." The only way Kate knows what she did on a given night is when people comment to her the following day with statements like, "Kate, how are you feeling today, you were so wasted last night, do you remember what you said to me?" On more than one occasion, she has harmed herselfor other more times during a two week period for men, and four or more drinks consumed in a row, one or more times during the same two week period for women." In fact, forty-four percent of the nation's college students fall into the category of binge drinkers, according to a soon-to-be up-dated national survey. With facts such as this cir- In fact, fourty percent of the nation's college students fall into the category of a binge drinker, according to a soon-to-be updated national survey. people around her. Kate re-members, "One time I was dancing ori a chair at my friends' house and I fell back-wards onto the concrete base-mentfloor, cracking my skull." When asked whether she thinks she is a binge drinker, Kate said, "I really don't think I have a significant drinking problem, I mean, everyone else drinks here too, and everyone has their stories about getting wasted.,I just can't seem to remember all of my stories." Binge drinking is clinically defined as, "five or more drinks consumed in a row, one or culating, the problem of binge drinking on college campuses has gained a lot of attention. Last year, the American Medi-cal Association (AMA) launched a long term program to attack binge drinking and the consumption of alcohol by American young adults. The new AMA office of Al-cohol and Other Substances will manage $20 million in grant money. The funds are to be dispersed over a seven year period in two specific areas. One project will be target-ing alcohol prevention among youth through the development ofcommunity coalitions. Another project will focus on the reduction of binge drinking on college cam-puses. Binge drinking by young people is a major health problem that we can no longer ignore," said Nancy W. Dickey, M.D., Chairwoman of AMA. . Any college or university would gladly accept a new Olym-pic- sized swimming pool. But what if that pool was filled with beer, wine and liquor? Each year, according to the Harvard School of Public Health, American col-lege students consume 430 mil-lion gallons of alcohol, enough to fill 3,500 Olympic-sized swim-ming pools (one for each college and university in the country). Collecting data from 17,600 students at 140 four year colleges and universities, researchers found that the extent of binge drinking varied from school to school, from a low of 1 percent of students to a high of 70 percent. They found that drinking pat-terns established during high school often persist during col-lege. The study also concluded that religion, ethnicity, athletic, and fraternity/sorority involve-ment contribute to whether a stu-dent is likely to binge drink. Students who said athletic par-ticipation was important to them versus those who said religion was important to them were twice as likely to be binge drinkers. Continued on page 4 Homecoming weekend blasts off with pep rally and fireworks Jen Salfi Staff Writer A packed stadium of excited athletes, supporters and loud mu-sic surrounded Alumni Field on Friday, October 3, as all Varsity Athletes were honored at Fairfield's second annual home-coming pep rally. The festivities began at 9:30 p.m. when the directors of athlet-ics and recreation, Kristen Dalbec and Dave Dzurec, welcomed stu-dents, athletes, and alumni to the rally. Bobby Harrison '98 sang the national anthem. Following, Father Liber offered a prayer to wish the athletes the best of luck and blessed Alumni Field. The crowd continued to show their school spirit with applause when the dance team came out to perform. The en-photo: Athletic Department ergy of the crowd was at its height as the captains of vari-ous varsity sports were an-nounced. When the football team was introduced and the team bar-reled onto the field, team mem-bers and supporters chanted, "Go Stags!" Tri-captains, Lomax Edwards, Derek Aldridge and Brendan Csaszar and coach Kevin Kiesel, thanked everyone for coming out and showing their support. Finally, the energetic evening concluded with a fifteen second countdown to a fireworks dis-play with music. According to Kristen Dalbec, director of athletics and recre-ation, "The entire evening was a success thanks to Chris Cipriano, the members of FUSA, the athletes and all the supporters." Thursday, October 9, 1997 Inside this week Are you a binge drinker? Find out how Alcohol Awareness Week may help you, see page 3. A world of silence Senior Shannon Ruane tells her revealing story, see page 6. Be aware of your breasts October is National Breast Cancer Aware-ness month, see page 8. I believe in Fairfield A student speaks out about recent sale of land, see page 11. Athletic Center debate Letters from Academic vice-president, student athlete, & staff writer, see pages 10-11. Want to see some tongue? Fuddle -they're nothing to stick your tongue at, see page 16. Can't decide whether you're In or Out? Solve the eternal question , see page 16. Meet Jim Hankard Freshman has played a key role for the men's soccer team this year, see page 18.
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Title | Mirror - Vol. 23, No. 04 - October 09, 1997 |
Date | October 09 1997 |
Description | The Mirror (sometimes called the Fairfield Mirror) is the official student newspaper of Fairfield University, and is published weekly during the academic year (September - May). It runs from 1977 - the present; current issues are available online. |
Notes | A timeline for Fairfield University student newspapers is as follows: The Tentative, Nov. 7, 1947 - Dec. 19, 1947; The Fulcrum, Jan. 9, 1948 - May 20, 1949; The Stag, Sept. 23, 1949 - May 6, 1970; The University Voice, Oct. 1, 1970 - May 11, 1977; The Fairfield Free Press & Review, Sept. 10, 1970 - Apr. 24, 1975; The Fairfield Mirror, Sept. 22, 1977 - present. |
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Publisher | Fairfield University |
Place of Publication | Fairfield, Conn. |
Source | Fairfield University Archives and Special Collections |
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SearchData | FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY IRROR Volume 23 Number 4 The Image of Fairfield Are you guilty of binge drinking? Kerri Kivlan Staff Writer Kate is a junior at Fairfield University and to most people she probably appears to be the "typical" Fairfield student. She goes to most of her classes and has a large group of friends; she seems to be enjoying college life. However, what lies be-neath this facade, is a habit of binge drinking. Kate's family has a history of drinking problems. All four of her grandparents were alcohol-ics and most of her aunts and uncles drink heavily at family functions. Kate said, "The fact that my aunts and uncles drink is taken lightly, they are able to hold down regularjobs, and they just drink until they fall asleep." When asked how many nights a week she drinks, Kate replies, "At least four nights a week, sometimes more." A typical night for Kate and her friend includes drinking three or four beers before showering and then three more before leav-ing her house. She frequently suffers from blackouts, times when she can-not remember what she did. "I usually blackout around the time that most people go home and go to bed" said Kate. Many times her friends try to get her to go home and go to bed, "that's when I run and hide from them, it's as if I have two personalities." The only way Kate knows what she did on a given night is when people comment to her the following day with statements like, "Kate, how are you feeling today, you were so wasted last night, do you remember what you said to me?" On more than one occasion, she has harmed herselfor other more times during a two week period for men, and four or more drinks consumed in a row, one or more times during the same two week period for women." In fact, forty-four percent of the nation's college students fall into the category of binge drinkers, according to a soon-to-be up-dated national survey. With facts such as this cir- In fact, fourty percent of the nation's college students fall into the category of a binge drinker, according to a soon-to-be updated national survey. people around her. Kate re-members, "One time I was dancing ori a chair at my friends' house and I fell back-wards onto the concrete base-mentfloor, cracking my skull." When asked whether she thinks she is a binge drinker, Kate said, "I really don't think I have a significant drinking problem, I mean, everyone else drinks here too, and everyone has their stories about getting wasted.,I just can't seem to remember all of my stories." Binge drinking is clinically defined as, "five or more drinks consumed in a row, one or culating, the problem of binge drinking on college campuses has gained a lot of attention. Last year, the American Medi-cal Association (AMA) launched a long term program to attack binge drinking and the consumption of alcohol by American young adults. The new AMA office of Al-cohol and Other Substances will manage $20 million in grant money. The funds are to be dispersed over a seven year period in two specific areas. One project will be target-ing alcohol prevention among youth through the development ofcommunity coalitions. Another project will focus on the reduction of binge drinking on college cam-puses. Binge drinking by young people is a major health problem that we can no longer ignore," said Nancy W. Dickey, M.D., Chairwoman of AMA. . Any college or university would gladly accept a new Olym-pic- sized swimming pool. But what if that pool was filled with beer, wine and liquor? Each year, according to the Harvard School of Public Health, American col-lege students consume 430 mil-lion gallons of alcohol, enough to fill 3,500 Olympic-sized swim-ming pools (one for each college and university in the country). Collecting data from 17,600 students at 140 four year colleges and universities, researchers found that the extent of binge drinking varied from school to school, from a low of 1 percent of students to a high of 70 percent. They found that drinking pat-terns established during high school often persist during col-lege. The study also concluded that religion, ethnicity, athletic, and fraternity/sorority involve-ment contribute to whether a stu-dent is likely to binge drink. Students who said athletic par-ticipation was important to them versus those who said religion was important to them were twice as likely to be binge drinkers. Continued on page 4 Homecoming weekend blasts off with pep rally and fireworks Jen Salfi Staff Writer A packed stadium of excited athletes, supporters and loud mu-sic surrounded Alumni Field on Friday, October 3, as all Varsity Athletes were honored at Fairfield's second annual home-coming pep rally. The festivities began at 9:30 p.m. when the directors of athlet-ics and recreation, Kristen Dalbec and Dave Dzurec, welcomed stu-dents, athletes, and alumni to the rally. Bobby Harrison '98 sang the national anthem. Following, Father Liber offered a prayer to wish the athletes the best of luck and blessed Alumni Field. The crowd continued to show their school spirit with applause when the dance team came out to perform. The en-photo: Athletic Department ergy of the crowd was at its height as the captains of vari-ous varsity sports were an-nounced. When the football team was introduced and the team bar-reled onto the field, team mem-bers and supporters chanted, "Go Stags!" Tri-captains, Lomax Edwards, Derek Aldridge and Brendan Csaszar and coach Kevin Kiesel, thanked everyone for coming out and showing their support. Finally, the energetic evening concluded with a fifteen second countdown to a fireworks dis-play with music. According to Kristen Dalbec, director of athletics and recre-ation, "The entire evening was a success thanks to Chris Cipriano, the members of FUSA, the athletes and all the supporters." Thursday, October 9, 1997 Inside this week Are you a binge drinker? Find out how Alcohol Awareness Week may help you, see page 3. A world of silence Senior Shannon Ruane tells her revealing story, see page 6. Be aware of your breasts October is National Breast Cancer Aware-ness month, see page 8. I believe in Fairfield A student speaks out about recent sale of land, see page 11. Athletic Center debate Letters from Academic vice-president, student athlete, & staff writer, see pages 10-11. Want to see some tongue? Fuddle -they're nothing to stick your tongue at, see page 16. Can't decide whether you're In or Out? Solve the eternal question , see page 16. Meet Jim Hankard Freshman has played a key role for the men's soccer team this year, see page 18. |