Hazing and Alcohol-Related Sexual Behavior

Monday 3/12

Brett Sokolow, President of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management (NCHERM), will be on campus presenting two interactive programs on the topics of Hazing and Alcohol-Related Sexual Behavior.

The first program, “What You Don’t Know about Hazing Can Kill You” will discuss what constitutes hazing and the history of hazing practices within college organizations. Sokolow talks in frank and realistic terms about famous cases and well-known hazing practices. He identifies problems including consent to being hazed, the coercive influence of groups, and placing the responsibility for stopping hazing squarely on the students who engage in it. He will also talk about leadership, the perception of organizations that haze within their communities, and learning to listen to the quiet voice that knows the behavior is wrong.

The second program entitled “Drunk Sex or Date Rape: Can You Tell the Difference?” will focus on the risky sexual behavior of today’s college students that is usually fueled by alcohol use. You will learn about the dangers of drunken sex, incapacity associated with alcohol use, and how incapacity can invalidate consent. Students will walk away from this program with an increased knowledge of risky sexual behavior associated with alcohol, learn more about their own behaviors, and be more informed on how to make better decisions to reduce their own risk that will not only keep them healthy and safe, but will keep them out of disciplinary and legal trouble.

All students, faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to attend these two exciting and important programs.

What You Don’t Know About Hazing Can Kill You
Monday, March 12, 2007
6 pm
Montezuma Hall

Drunk Sex or Date Rape: Can You Tell the Difference?
Monday, March 12, 2007
8 pm
Montezuma Hall

If you would like more information on these programs or flyers for distribution, please contact the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities at (619) 594-3069.

These programs are sponsored by the Aztec Parents Association, Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities, Centers for Student Involvement and Residential Education.

*Program descriptions taken from www.ncherm.org