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Fresno State’s Spring Break Extravaganza 2009 offered students
opportunities to learn about fun activities close to home when
they are off April 6-10.
Fresno State student Danielle Arciniega, a business law major
from Michigan, and her "passenger" Heather Northrup, of Fresno,
find out how difficult it is to drive under the influence in the
drunk-driving simulator at the Spring Break Extravaganza today.
CHP Officers Hank Campbell and Adrian Perez offer insight to the
dangers alcohol-impaired drivers impose behind the wheel.
Students were reminded to be responsible during spring break
April 6-10.
Biology major
Dani Roberts of Fresno and Tiphanie Debellefroid (undeclared) of
Belgium signed pledges to do community service over the April
6-10 spring break.
Richter
Ambassador Lindsey Hamilton snaps their "I Pledge" photo
that is posted on the
Picture the Change
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The Spring Break Extravaganza
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, will promote safety,
wellness and participation in community service projects to California
State University, Fresno students before they leave campus for spring
break, April 6-10.
The educational event will feature a carnival-style atmosphere with
information about the benefits of social involvement and offers prizes
and promotional items focused on education about alcohol, tobacco and
sex, and healthy behaviors and safe travel.
Free and open to Fresno State students, faculty and staff, it will take
place at the Memorial Court (near the fountain and Kennel Bookstore). It
is financed as part of a California Office of Traffic Safety grant that
targets alcohol-related incidents at the college level, particularly
driving under the influence and alcohol abuse.
“Students need to be aware of the health and safety issues that could
arise as they are embarking on spring break. This event is designed to
provide them with the necessary information in a fun and interactive
setting,” said Debbie Monroe, student coordinator for the grant.
The California Highway Patrol will conduct a drunken driving simulator.
Other activities include an obstacle course with “fatal vision” goggles,
a “Jeopardy!”-style alcohol education game, a booth offering tips to
manage stress, and nonalcoholic mocktails.
Students who plan to stay near campus during spring break can learn
about where they can volunteer and local recreational opportunities.
Spring Break Extravaganza is sponsored by Associated Students Inc., the
Traffic Safety office grant, USU Productions, Health Promotion and
Wellness Services and Social Norms, a campus project designed to correct
student misperceptions of peers' drinking habits.
The current grant is the third of three OTS grants focusing on the 23
campuses in the California State University system and administered by
Fresno State. Other CSU campuses participating in the current grant are
Channel Islands, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Maritime, Northridge, San
Francisco and San Jose.
The concern for students’ safety during spring break travels has risen
in recent months at Fresno State and other universities because of U.S.
Department of State warnings about increasing violence in Mexico-U.S.
border towns. That concern has prompted Fresno State and others to urge
students to become informed about potential dangers wherever they
travel.
For more information, contact Monroe at
dls22@csufresno.edu or Shawna
Blair at 559.278.2741.
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