The fourth wall : a Penn State Mont Alto student periodical. (Mont Alto, PA) 2004-????, January 01, 2006, Image 3

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The Fourth Wall
page 3
Drinking continued from
page 1
campus students had about
3.82. Mont Alto Freshman
Gwynne Turner = states
do not want to get into” and
“it has many consequences and
can cause harm to others.”
The February 2004 survey
states 32.1% of the students
experienced being insulted or
humiliated compared to 27.4
in 2003. In 2004 36.6% had a
serious argument, 14.7 % had
24.7 percent had their property
damaged and 20.5%
experienced an unwanted
sexual advance. The percentage
of students who experienced
direct consequences either
“decreased slightly or
remained the same since last
year.” The percentage of
students who indicated that
they had a hangover dropped
from 63.3% in 2003 to 59.8%
in 2004. 29.6% of the students
missed a class as a result of their
own drinking, compared to
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25.9% in 2004. About 17%
reported ‘engaging in
unplanned sexual activity.
According to the 2001
Journal of American College
Health, nationally the high risk
drinking rate was 44.4%. The
North Carolina = State
University states “nationally,
500,000 students aged 18 to 24
Tuition continued from page 1
pay taxes towards the state.
Non- Pennsylvania residents
pay taxes towards their own
state, leaving non- state
residents with an extra fee to
study. in the state of
Pennsylvania. University Park
allocates each campus about
$4,000 each year to be used at
the campus’ discretions.
According to Gill Mont Alto
“uses that money for
Transportation.”
What about parking tickets:
does the University take that
money too? According to
are unintentionally injured due
to alcohol use, 1,400 students
die each year from alcohol-
related unintentional injuries,
70,000 students are victims of
alcohol-related sexual assault
or date rape annually.”
Student Government
Association (SGA) Freshman
Representative Bella Perez, the
money “goes towards SGA”
and “This money is given to
clubs and organizations on
campus.” Mont Alto Freshman
Antonia Houston stated, “I see
results in the activities that are
offered on the campus; I can
tell that’s my money in use.
But, it’s a problem that people
are paying for activities and do
not take advantage of the
opportunities.”
abundant selection
efficiencies, 1, 2, 3 hdrms
even townhouses
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