OCCA renews pretzel project, alcohol safety awareness
By Carol Dwyer
Issue date: 3/3/08 Section: News
The pretzel service project, according to DiJiacomo, will be held again during the current semester on April 11.
"We will be continuing every initiative that we began last semester," DiJiacomo said. "But to reach beyond our goals, the OCCA is running new programs."
This Wednesday at 4:30, a nationally recognized trainer will be holding a seminar called Personal Safety and Awareness Interactive, according to DiJiacomo. The seminar will be located on the first floor of the Sykes Student Union building in Ballroom B.
"This is because of all the safety related incidents that have been occurring," DiJiacomo said. "In addition, on April 7, we are sponsoring a blood drive in the ballrooms." DiJiacomo added that there will be other campus-wide programming and events as well.
According to DiJiacomo, through attending the projects, students sign a contract promising to be sober while at the project.
"This enables students to witness downtown West Chester from 1 a.m. until 2 a.m. with sober eyes," DiJiacomo said. "Many students state that they have never realized how loud and obnoxious party-goers are and keep this in mind in the future."
Although not stated among the project's goals, another outcome is that extra hour to take in and appreciate the town itself. The sober student would be less likely to endanger themselves, others, or disturb the peace in some manner. Such a student may also find a new local interest that they would otherwise overlook while under the influence. He or she may find out that they have an interest in preserving some aspect of the town, giving back to it through sobriety.
According to the OCCA home page, the pretzel service project promoting safety and well-being is not the only cause that the OCCA is involved in. The members of OCCA also collect teddy bears for hospitalized children and work on clean-up projects of a designated block within the West Chester borough.
If interested in joining the OCCA, students can attend the group's general meetings on Wednesdays at 12 p.m.. The meetings, according to the OCCA home page, provide a way to for commuter students to address their campus concerns. Students can also get free lunches provided to them by the OCCA on certain dates, according the OCCA home page, cutting down meal expenses.
For more information, students should visit www.occawcu.com or stop by the OCCA office, located in room 219 at the Sykes Student Union building. Students can also keep track of upcoming events hosted by the OCCA via the popular social networking site Facebook.
Carol Dwyer is a third-year student majoring in English and communication studies. She can be reached at cd660170@wcupa.edu.
"We will be continuing every initiative that we began last semester," DiJiacomo said. "But to reach beyond our goals, the OCCA is running new programs."
This Wednesday at 4:30, a nationally recognized trainer will be holding a seminar called Personal Safety and Awareness Interactive, according to DiJiacomo. The seminar will be located on the first floor of the Sykes Student Union building in Ballroom B.
"This is because of all the safety related incidents that have been occurring," DiJiacomo said. "In addition, on April 7, we are sponsoring a blood drive in the ballrooms." DiJiacomo added that there will be other campus-wide programming and events as well.
According to DiJiacomo, through attending the projects, students sign a contract promising to be sober while at the project.
"This enables students to witness downtown West Chester from 1 a.m. until 2 a.m. with sober eyes," DiJiacomo said. "Many students state that they have never realized how loud and obnoxious party-goers are and keep this in mind in the future."
Although not stated among the project's goals, another outcome is that extra hour to take in and appreciate the town itself. The sober student would be less likely to endanger themselves, others, or disturb the peace in some manner. Such a student may also find a new local interest that they would otherwise overlook while under the influence. He or she may find out that they have an interest in preserving some aspect of the town, giving back to it through sobriety.
According to the OCCA home page, the pretzel service project promoting safety and well-being is not the only cause that the OCCA is involved in. The members of OCCA also collect teddy bears for hospitalized children and work on clean-up projects of a designated block within the West Chester borough.
If interested in joining the OCCA, students can attend the group's general meetings on Wednesdays at 12 p.m.. The meetings, according to the OCCA home page, provide a way to for commuter students to address their campus concerns. Students can also get free lunches provided to them by the OCCA on certain dates, according the OCCA home page, cutting down meal expenses.
For more information, students should visit www.occawcu.com or stop by the OCCA office, located in room 219 at the Sykes Student Union building. Students can also keep track of upcoming events hosted by the OCCA via the popular social networking site Facebook.
Carol Dwyer is a third-year student majoring in English and communication studies. She can be reached at cd660170@wcupa.edu.
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Cliffside
posted 7/09/08 @ 6:51 AM EST
That's going to be pretty hard.. just imagine how many students .. teenagers in general consume alcohol with no limit, something should be done, right? In this way, until they`ll reach 30 they`ll be alcoholics. (Continued…)
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