2008 Woodie Awards
Editorial: Students can party hard, safely
Issue date: 3/6/07 Section: Viewpoints
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Spring break is only four days away, and UTM students are finalizing their plans. Some students are going on extravagant trips, while others are returning home or simply staying in Martin.
However, for whatever reasons, some students believe that spring break is the time to act crazy and let go of all inhibitions. Just remember that cutting loose can have major repercussions as well.
Some students come back with stories about hooking up with some random person in some random city and in some random hotel room. In the heat of the moment, many students don't think about protection. When classes resume, they see and feel the consequences of their wild nights.
Alcohol consumption is yet another horrible way students wind up in trouble during the holiday. If a student doesn't normally drink an entire fifth of Jack Daniels, what would possess them to do so this week?
Anyone who watches or reads the news knows that the world is not exactly a safe place. We live in a world where we all must keep a cautious eye on our surroundings. If we don't, we can end up mugged, robbed, assaulted or worse.
At The Pacer, we're celebrating with everyone else that we've survived half the spring semester. A few people on staff are celebrating that it's their last spring break ever and graduation is only two months away.
We know that everyone deserves this break and that students have been looking forward to spring break since Jan. 16, including us. We've been counting down the number of newspaper issues left until we get a Monday night off.
But we also know that students must use their common sense during the break.
Think before you act so that you can finish the second half of the spring semester with no lingering (or lifelong) regrets.
The Pacer staff hopes that everyone has both a safe and fun-filled spring break.
However, for whatever reasons, some students believe that spring break is the time to act crazy and let go of all inhibitions. Just remember that cutting loose can have major repercussions as well.
Some students come back with stories about hooking up with some random person in some random city and in some random hotel room. In the heat of the moment, many students don't think about protection. When classes resume, they see and feel the consequences of their wild nights.
Alcohol consumption is yet another horrible way students wind up in trouble during the holiday. If a student doesn't normally drink an entire fifth of Jack Daniels, what would possess them to do so this week?
Anyone who watches or reads the news knows that the world is not exactly a safe place. We live in a world where we all must keep a cautious eye on our surroundings. If we don't, we can end up mugged, robbed, assaulted or worse.
At The Pacer, we're celebrating with everyone else that we've survived half the spring semester. A few people on staff are celebrating that it's their last spring break ever and graduation is only two months away.
We know that everyone deserves this break and that students have been looking forward to spring break since Jan. 16, including us. We've been counting down the number of newspaper issues left until we get a Monday night off.
But we also know that students must use their common sense during the break.
Think before you act so that you can finish the second half of the spring semester with no lingering (or lifelong) regrets.
The Pacer staff hopes that everyone has both a safe and fun-filled spring break.
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Bill
posted 3/13/07 @ 11:19 PM CST
UTM should set policy up to totally ignore Spring Break.
I mean, think of how many accidents could have been prevented. Wonder how many students are going to fall from balcony's or end up in jail because of sheer stupidity or killed?
Spring Break what's it really for, from my point of view it's a way to weeding out students that aren't really focused on getting a degree in the first place. (Continued…)
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