Writing Excercise

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Anne Lawing and Sheila Lambert spoke on the actions New Hampshire Universities are taking against underage and excessive drinking. Anne Lawing is Senior Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of New Hampshire. Sheila Lambert is Coordinator of Wellness at Southern New Hampshire University.

“Students have been drinking as long as we’ve had students,” Lawing opened with during the interview. She spoke on how there has always been an initiative to get students to understand they can have a full college experience without always having to drink. “We’re very concerned about what is a frightening level of alcohol on campus.” She also pointed out many of the problems that can arise from such heavy drinking such as assault, vandalism, death, and rape. Lambert was not as concerned with the number of drinkers.

According to Lambert, a spring 2009 survey of drinking in New Hampshire universities and colleges reported students were most likely to only have four or less drinks a week. To Lambert, this number is low. “Not all students drink [excessively]. Not as [badly] as people think.” She blames it on an “alcohol misconception” both from adults and college students that can be corrected through proper education of the known facts. “Our data is consistent,” Lambert insisted.