2008 Woodie Awards
Salve Regina and the Gordie foundation host Safe Spring Break Week
Amy Saramago
Issue date: 3/2/08 Section: News
Spring break.
When college kids hear those two words the first things that come to their minds are: vacation, alcohol, sun, cruises, wasted, friends, parties, tropical, smoking, relaxing, boys or girls (depending), no school, and fun.
Spring break is a chance for students to throw caution to the wind in order to enjoy a week out of school with friends. For graduating seniors, spring break getaways are some of the last opportunities they'll have to make college memories they'll remember forever.
And there is nothing wrong with students wanting to do those things, as long as they are being safe about it. As the old proverb says, "Whatever you do, do it in moderation."
However, most students haven't mastered that concept. Salve's residential life, student life, health services, VIRGO, and counseling center, have stepped in to give some healthy advice to those going away this spring break and for those enjoying it from home.
Liz Minifie, from Counseling Services, said, "It is a great opportunity to educate students of the risks associated with Spring Break when people go into the "party mode" and do things in excess that could compromise their health and safety."
The advice comes in the form of a Safe Spring Break Awareness Week that starts March 3 until March 7 all around campus. "Safe Spring Break started as a response to the many 'incidents' that occurred during Spring Break," said Minifie. "Like alcohol related problems including excessive drinking, automobile accidents, deaths, sexual assaults, sexually transmitted diseases, drug problems including Rohypnol, sexual assaults and serious sun burns."
Some events for the Safe Spring Break Week include information tables set up in O'Hare on Wednesday and Thursday with safety tips and goodies (including alarm clocks) from the Gordie foundation. Club VIRGO will provide a wrecked car with a sign saying "friends don't let friends drive drunk" and will distribute SADD (students against drunk driving) ribbons on parked cars Wednesday morning.
When college kids hear those two words the first things that come to their minds are: vacation, alcohol, sun, cruises, wasted, friends, parties, tropical, smoking, relaxing, boys or girls (depending), no school, and fun.
Spring break is a chance for students to throw caution to the wind in order to enjoy a week out of school with friends. For graduating seniors, spring break getaways are some of the last opportunities they'll have to make college memories they'll remember forever.
And there is nothing wrong with students wanting to do those things, as long as they are being safe about it. As the old proverb says, "Whatever you do, do it in moderation."
However, most students haven't mastered that concept. Salve's residential life, student life, health services, VIRGO, and counseling center, have stepped in to give some healthy advice to those going away this spring break and for those enjoying it from home.
Liz Minifie, from Counseling Services, said, "It is a great opportunity to educate students of the risks associated with Spring Break when people go into the "party mode" and do things in excess that could compromise their health and safety."
The advice comes in the form of a Safe Spring Break Awareness Week that starts March 3 until March 7 all around campus. "Safe Spring Break started as a response to the many 'incidents' that occurred during Spring Break," said Minifie. "Like alcohol related problems including excessive drinking, automobile accidents, deaths, sexual assaults, sexually transmitted diseases, drug problems including Rohypnol, sexual assaults and serious sun burns."
Some events for the Safe Spring Break Week include information tables set up in O'Hare on Wednesday and Thursday with safety tips and goodies (including alarm clocks) from the Gordie foundation. Club VIRGO will provide a wrecked car with a sign saying "friends don't let friends drive drunk" and will distribute SADD (students against drunk driving) ribbons on parked cars Wednesday morning.
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