[1734] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: [Mit-talk] Seeking feedback on alcohol policy
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff Roberts)
Fri Feb 10 11:55:20 2006
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:51:35 -0500
From: Jeff Roberts <thejoker@alum.mit.edu>
To: mit-talk@mit.edu
In-Reply-To: <y68pslvtf0x.fsf@contents-vnder-pressvre.mit.edu>
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While the alumni/ae perspective on this is certainly helpful (at least
I'd like to think so), it'd probably be nice to hear the opinions of
some more current undergrads as well. As we all would expect, MIT is
a very different place now than it was four years ago ...
Jeff
On 2/10/06, David Z Maze <dmaze@mit.edu> wrote:
> Steve Kelch <kelch@MIT.EDU> writes:
>
> > The problem with the suggestion that we increase the knowledge is
> > that people don't listen. Groups like Nightline, SaveTFP, MIT EMS,
> > Medlinks, etc. are constantly giving out information, but students
> > at MIT rarely feel that it applies to them, and so it largely goes
> > ignored.
>
> I think associating the phrases "alcohol emergency" and
> "DEF-TUV-TUV-OPER-OPER" together would go a long way towards
> accomplishing what you're aiming for. Because everybody knows
> Nightline's number, and has a loose idea of the things you can talk to
> them about, and I don't think people have felt like the administration
> has tried to force the idea of "confidential academic/medical/random
> advice" down their throats in spite of Nightline publicity being
> almost everywhere.
>
> (Is Nightline the right group? Dunno, but their publicity does seem
> to have the right characteristics.)
>
> --dzm
>
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