Drinking and College Students

Drinking on college campuses is common but not as common as people think. While some students may partake in drinking in college, a surprising amount do not. Some students may feel the need to drink to be more social, to feel more comfortable in their new environment and make more friends. Some students drink after a long week of tests and homework to unwind; while others drink in order to feel they "fit-in". This is not assuming that all college students drink to get drunk however. Some students just drink to get a slight buzz or to relax in a social setting with new and old friends. Other students may drink to get drunk but that is not always the case. The view that college students drink so much more than they do is due largely to the media and Internet. Some students chose to post pictures of themselves and others drinking and being "drunk". This are not exactly the purest images and unfortunately are the ones that stick in peoples mind. Another reason is the media portrays more often than not the instances of a student being drunk and getting into trouble than they do the more flattering and presentable circumstances. One final reason people believe college students may drink more often than they truly do is the fact that people will always talk. People will always gossip no matter what and in gossip false statements are made and carried on for the next person's ears to hear. Drinking will always have some part on college campuses whether someone chooses to drink or not is their personal decision.

Mountain Day 2008

Lees-McRae College celebrates Mountain Day twice a year, once during Fall semester and Spring semester. Lees-McRae not only continues on this tradition to enable the returning students to take a day off from classes and get to spend time with their old and new friends ,but to allow the incoming students in all grades to get to know their teacher and peers at a closer, more intimate level. However Mountain day is not purely a social situation; Mountain Day is rich with the history and heritage of the college. Students and professors get a closer look at the college and the beautiful environment around it. They learn about the great community service opportunities and how to become involved in general. Cultures and traditions shape the core of every ones identity. People grow up around celebrating different traditions and rituals within their own unique cultures. Up until this day my family still opens one gift on Christmas Eve and the rest on Christmas Day. The large city surrounding me also affects who I am today. The upbeat and always on the go atmosphere became infused into me. Lees-McRae's unique idea of Mountain Day not only allows for the college students to get to know their surrounding area and peers better but to reflect on their own traditions and cultures they have grown up with.