Source Overload

As I was looking for a publication, I had to include ChooseResponsibility.org. Basically, what I learned from just 20 minutes on the site is that it is a non-profit looking to educate and eventually change the laws allowing young adults, between the ages of 18 and 20, the right to purchase alcohol. This is really the first time I have seen something like this--I knew there were people against the current drinking age, but I didn't understand the magnitude to how far they were trying to change that issue. They do state, however, they don't receive any funding from the alcohol industry or organizations affiliated with alcohol, and also offer debates about the topic ranging to and from both sides of the story.

The College Solution is a blog regarding general college questions. I was able to search within the blog to find certain posts about alcohol and its effect on college situations and events. Overall, a pretty sound blog, but a little too general. Although it may not be too specific, I can still use it to document valuable information. I'll get to more clear-cut stuff next.

Chief Delaney, of the Pitt Police, has a pretty solid bio on their website. I'm sure we will be in contact with him sometime throughout our project.

Night in the ER

This would be impossible to accomplish, but can you imagine if we were to achieve just 10% of that. It is a crazy thing; I am guessing a lot of the patients they receive, especially during the weekend, are somewhat due to alcohol. I still want to try a ride-a-long.

Some academic sources...

"Man-ing Up" and another devoted to Alcohol Policies

The first deals with the gender differences with alcohol at college--basically how drinking at college is something college males or "men" do as a "masculine norm." The second focuses on the policies colleges are now enforcing. We, as a group, could compare and contrast this to Pitt's own policy.

Some other useful sites...

Pitt Police

SafeRider

Pitt's Residencial Handbook

Pitt Safety