SGA president signs for alcohol law changes
Colin McGlinchey
Issue date: 10/19/09 Section: News
The initiative encourages administrators to create alcohol prevention and education programs.
"West Chester University and student organizations need to provide more dependable programming as alternatives to drinking. There needs to be regular, alcohol-alternative programs in the student union late every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night so that students have a viable alternative," DiJiacomo said.
"In addition, I would like to see the South Campus Apartments and The Village become a wet area of campus. I believe that this will allow responsible students, who would like to be able to drink in their apartments, to live on South Campus, thus reducing our footprint on the Borough.
"I believe that this will alleviate many of the Town-Gown issues and allow our reputation to wholly focus on the excellence of our University," DiJiacomo added.
As for elected officials, they are asked to acknowledge both the consequences of the current drinking age as well as to consider more effective alternatives to the current system.
The Get Real plan developed out of a movement that took place over a year ago by 135 university presidents who sought to bring the debate over underage drinking to the rest of the country's attention.
Get Real was created as a way to incorporate the students themselves into the movement.
The Get Real plan and Choose Responsibility work in support of the National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, which is observed each year during the third full week in October.
This year it will run from Oct. 18-24 with the intentions of helping to foster a conversation between administrators and students.
Colin McGlinchey is a fifth-year student majoring in English with a minor in Journalism. He can be reached at CM646588@wcupa.edu.
"West Chester University and student organizations need to provide more dependable programming as alternatives to drinking. There needs to be regular, alcohol-alternative programs in the student union late every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night so that students have a viable alternative," DiJiacomo said.
"In addition, I would like to see the South Campus Apartments and The Village become a wet area of campus. I believe that this will allow responsible students, who would like to be able to drink in their apartments, to live on South Campus, thus reducing our footprint on the Borough.
"I believe that this will alleviate many of the Town-Gown issues and allow our reputation to wholly focus on the excellence of our University," DiJiacomo added.
As for elected officials, they are asked to acknowledge both the consequences of the current drinking age as well as to consider more effective alternatives to the current system.
The Get Real plan developed out of a movement that took place over a year ago by 135 university presidents who sought to bring the debate over underage drinking to the rest of the country's attention.
Get Real was created as a way to incorporate the students themselves into the movement.
The Get Real plan and Choose Responsibility work in support of the National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, which is observed each year during the third full week in October.
This year it will run from Oct. 18-24 with the intentions of helping to foster a conversation between administrators and students.
Colin McGlinchey is a fifth-year student majoring in English with a minor in Journalism. He can be reached at CM646588@wcupa.edu.
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