Tag: alcohol
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Combating Underage Drinking in New Paltz
Edited by Megan Mirabito and Jeff Trotter Larry Brodetsky can barely remember the night he got arrested because he was too drunk. That was the problem. He was drunk, and he was only 19. He knocked back a couple of drinks at a pre-game at his friend’s house before heading out to Murphy’s on…
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Postcards from the Edge: Drugs and Booze
College kids love to party. The average student has seen or tried it all. Drugs and alcohol are an escape. Some drink to forget their social embarrassment. Others take drugs to fit in. Some do it to run away from everything. But a night of debauchery can easily turn into a morning of unfortunate consequences.…
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Pressed Students’ Stress can Lead to Depression
Four hours of work in the Foreign Language Department in the morning, four hours of class in the afternoon, three hours of reading at night. Add on two hours to study French and Arabic, and a possible sorority meeting before bed. Look hectic? Seem stressful? This is a typical Thursday for Jenna Rowland, a third-year…
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The Predicament Between Alcohol and Marijuana
By Matt Augustine DISCLAIMER: Opinions represent the personal ideas of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of SUNY New Paltz, The Little Rebellion or its staff. There is something ironic about the glorification of alcohol consumption and the taboo of smoking marijuana. The legality of both substances has little to do with…