To prevent students from having a “booze-boo” this past Halloween, the Counseling Center held an event in the dining hall with alcohol safety tips before the night’s spooky partying began.
“Halloween is one of the most dangerous nights for drinking for college students, and if we can help someone stay safe, I think it’s really worth it,” Oasis Graduate Assistant Leah Patton said.
At the Booze-Boo event, students could chart their weight and gender to determine their personal drink count. Setting a limit and counting drinks will allow you to maintain a “perfect buzz.”
“With Booze Boo, it helps me, because I do actually know how to count my drinks as I go wherever tonight or tomorrow,” Thrive Coordinator Emily Hodge said. “I do think it helps a lot of students stay in a happy limit to where they know they are safe, and they can make good decisions. I think it’s good information to have because people just drink and drink and drink.”
Safety tips included staying close to friends, eating before and while you drink, avoiding the “hunch punch,” always have a DD available, limiting drinks, how to respond to an alcohol emergency and being aware of your surroundings.
Following these tips could save someone else from a regrettable night or, more importantly, save lives.
“Students can learn how to drink safe and how to be more aware of their limits when it comes to drinking,” said Patton. “I think one of the things that really becomes cloudy along with drinking is consent. We see a lot of fallout, from our side of OASIS, with sexual activity with students when alcohol is involved. So, I think if we can teach them a little bit more about drink limits and safe drinking, that can help us with other areas such as sexual activity.”
Among the information, students were also given a lunchbox capable of holding a six pack with the “drink smarter, not harder” drinking tips on the front.
