Oct.13, 2017
Alcohol at MSU
At colleges all across the nation,
students are giving in to peer pressure by turning to alcohol in an attempt to
look cool . PERIOD NEEDS TO BE AT END OF
SENTENCE WITHOUT A SPACE
Michigan
State University is no exception, where many students consume alcohol at
parties and other social events, such as football tailgates.
Although
students may be first exposed to alcohol at different ages, about 70% SPELL OUT PERCENT INSTEAD OF USING %
SYMBOL, PER AP STYLE of students at MSU consume alcohol at least once a
month, according to the 2016 edition of the Spartan State of Health
Presentation.
For many
students, attending parties and drinking are how they meet people, and get
acclimated to college life.
Dr. Norman
S. Miller, MD, is a psychiatrist in the East Lansing area who specializes in
treating alcohol and drug addiction. He said that he has helped to conduct many
studies surrounding the topic of alcoholism.
Alcohol is “something (college
students) seek, most people don’t drink to treat some sort of underlying
condition or stress, they drink to seek alcohol,” Miller said. “About 20% SPELL OUT PERCENT INSTEAD OF USING %
SYMBOL, PER AP STYLE of the student population has diagnosable alcoholism.
At least 25% of students have a drinking problem, a serious one.”
Miller also
pointed out that students being drunk can lead to sexual violence. “Men become
more aggressive generally,” he said. WE’RE
MISISNG QUOTE MARKS HERE You see a lot of drinking in dating to kind of
grease the wheels, for whatever (the students are) gonna do. The problem with
alcohol in the student population is that it’s responsible for a lot of
problems that we blame on other things. So called college rape, frequently
occurs when two people get drunk.”
“The way to
avoid violence and rape and all that is not to get drunk,” Miller said.
For young
people, the health risks of binge-drinking may not be as real as they are for
adults. “Alcohol has always been an attractive thing to people, but
particularly young folks. Also young folks have a higher tolerance to alcohol,
so they can drink more.” Miller said.
Dennis, a volunteer for Alcoholics
Anonymous who has requested that his last name be withheld from this article
due to his position with AA, WE SHOULD NOTBE
USING ANONYMOUS SOURCING FOR THIS CLASS, AND WE CERTAINLY SHOULD NOT BE DOING
IT WITHOUT GETTING RPIOR PERIMISSION FROM ME (FOR THIS CLASS) AND FROM AN
EDITOR (IN THE REAL WORLD) explained some of the long-term detriments of
excessive drinking in college.
“When people
are drinking and they overuse, they’re prone to make bad decisions, and
sometimes that decision has long lasting effects,” he said. “Sometimes getting
behind the wheel of car, or just hurting themselves or others physically.”
“Most students
who indulge in drinking on campus, probably the majority, at some point they
find alcohol less attractive, and they, you know they grow up. But there will
be a small minority that will probably lead to more aggressive use eventually
leading to addiction, which will lead to alcoholism.” WHO SAID THIS? ATTRIBUTE!
Although
binge drinking can have devastating effects, occasionally consuming alcohol at
social gatherings can be relatively harmless for students.
Amari
Nichols, a current senior at MSU, said “I think Michigan State Students STUDENTS IS LOWER CASE use alcohol
to,one, have fun, and I think that it opens them up and allows them to be more
of themself.”
Bridgette
Rowe, a graduate student at Michigan State, said “With QUOTES START LOWER CASE UNLESS THEY START A SENTENCE freshmen,
(drinking is) more of a rebellious phase because (students are) just coming out
of high school and maybe if you have a very tight family or overbearing parents
it’s more of like a freedom thing and people are releasing more,” she said. ONLY ONE ATTRIBUTION IS NEEDED IN ANY
PARAGRAPH HERE THERE IS ONLY ONE SOURCE “Probably the older you get, it’s
probably to numb the pain of your classes.”
Not all situations that students
encounter from drinking are completely harmless. Drinking too much in one night
can lead to many dangerous health effects, including vomiting, dehydration, and
even death in some extreme cases. HOW DO
YOU KNOW THIS? ATTRIBUTE!
Rowe said that her freshman year of
undergraduate school two students died DO
YOU KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE? DID YOU CHECK THIS WITH AUTHORITIES OR SIMPLY TAKE
YOUR SOURCE’S WORD FOR IT? after drinking too much alcohol. START NEW PARAGRAPH HERE; ONLY ONE MAIN
POINT OR ONE SUPPORRTING POINT OR ONE QUOTE PER GRAF “They were
international students, kind of getting into our culture. So what does it say
about our culture where people are dying just coming to Michigan State?” She SHE IS LOWER CASE HERE said, PERIOD
INSTEAD OF COMMA HERE “(Alcohol is) becoming more accessible in the sense that
people are being liberal in how they’re getting alcohol and how much they’re
using.”
According to the State of Spartan
Health Presentation from 2016, the percentage of students at MSU who consume
alcohol has actually decreased from 2014, and has been on a steady decline ever
since 2004. I WOULD RATHER HAVE US
INTERVIEW THE AUTHOR OF THIS PRESNETATION FROM OLIN THAN SIMPLY CITE THE STUDY
Word Count: 708
Below are the sources whose words
made it into this article
Dennis Southey: Alcoholics Anonymous volunteer in East
Lansing. 518-331-6609
Bridgette Rowe: Graduate student at MSU who also attended
undergrad here. 734-748-1050, rowebrid@msu.edu
Dr. Norman Miller, MD, Psychiatrist 517-507-0407
Amari Nichols: current senior at MSU 313-658-4055 nicho469@msu.edu
The State of Spartan Health: The 2016 NCHA Survey of MSU
Students
ASSIGNMENT GRADE: (redacted)
INSTRUCTOR’S COMMENTS:
GENERALLY GOOD STRUCTURE AND ATTRIBUTION AND USE OF QUOTES HERE, BUT A BIT OF
SLOPPINESS WHEN IT COMES TO PUNCTUATION AND AP STYLE USE. STILL, A PRETTY GODO
START; THANKS!
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