Sober Weekend Encourages Students to Pledge
By Jamie Applegate October 26, 2009 | 1:55 pm
Posted in: Student Life, University
Set against the backdrop of a home football game against Washington State this past weekend, Party Safe @ Cal sponsored Sober Weekend, a challenge held out to UC Berkeley students to commit to staying sober for the weekend.
The Tang Center program, which is part of Collegiate Alcohol Awareness week, urged students to pledge that they would not drink during the weekend, regardless of Saturday being a game day.
Karen Hughes, coordinator of the Party Safe @ Cal program said she feels the program is important in deconstructing the belief that alcohol is essential at college football games.
“The alcohol beverage industry has spent millions building an association between the two-largely to target/educate young males,” said Hughes.
Hughes said the program is an opportunity for indivduals to change habits.
“I think of Sober Weekend as a “cousin” to The Great American Smoke-Out and TV Turn-Off Week,” Hughes said. “This is a chance for individuals to mindfully change a behavior/habit for a finite period in order to see if in a new light. This can lead to longer term change.”
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