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One magazine had a big impact on Chico State’s regulations.
In 1988, just a year after Playboy announced Chico State as the No. 1 party school in America, it was reported that a series of voluntary seminars, guest speakers and workshops would be held over the course of four days as a way to educate and promote awareness about substance abuse.
More than half of Chico State students in the random sample drank more than one alcoholic beverage a day, according to a graduate student survey.
However, a downward trend concerning alcohol abuse and violations is becoming more apparent in the last four years, according to a recent graph compiled by the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center.
Chico State has continued the legacy of educating students about the dangers of alcohol. However, instead of providing resources that students could voluntarily utilize, Chico State has mandated since 2004 that all first-year students must complete an online course called AlcoholEdu for College in the first few weeks of school.
While students may not be thrilled about the class, it has gotten positive feedback for its effectiveness, said Theresa Fagouri, the program coordinator for CADEC.
This year, CADEC is responsible for putting on presentations, workshops, awareness campaigns and the Fun Without Alcohol Fair to encourage healthy drinking habits.
The program focuses on freshmen because they are the most vulnerable, said one of CADEC’s peer educators, Jesse Enriquez in a previous Orion story. “It’s their first time from home and they have no curfew,” he said. “It’s a new kind of freedom.”
Patty Conover can be reached at
pconover@theorion.com
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