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Outside The Classroom is pleased to announce the 2007-2008 Student Voices on Alcohol bloggers. Each week this year, four of the winners from the essay division of the 2006-2007 AlcoholEdu Media Competition will post new thoughts on the culture of campus drinking. Check back each week to read the latest posting!
Allison Brummet
May 6, 2008
This month has been hectic. That's the only word to describe it. My car brakes have failed, my aunt is sick and is going to have a tumor removed from her brain soon, and class has completely drained me. Even now I find it hard to focus on my computer screen and not think about how the cool comforter and pillows on my bed would soothe my aching body.
Almost all of my friends are out of school now. I'm jealous. Severely jealous. The sun is out and the perfume of the flowers outside my window lifts my mood with each waft of the warm breeze. I desperately want to be home and away from here. Class yesterday was a nightmare; I couldn't do anything right. I just wanted to yank my hair out, scream or do something to relieve the pressure.
When I came back to my room yesterday after class, I was so glad that the week was over. I wanted nothing more than to relax. But after awhile, I couldn't stand to be in my room any longer. So I went to hang out with some friends, naturally. While we were chatting away, we started talking about drinking on the job. I suppose drinking and cooking isn't as severe as say, being a surgeon and drinking on the job, but drinking while working in any profession is still shocking to me. To be honest, I don't know how people get away with it. I even heard a story once about students who drank in the storage room during one of their kitchen classes. I would imagine working in the kitchen would make it easier to sneak a drink or two while the chef isn't watching. I suppose having little to no desire to drink makes me unable to empathize with those who do drink on the job, but I still firmly believe it's wrong.
Between giggles and bites of chips and sips of soda, we started talking about our friend's 21st birthday celebration. She went out with friends and boyfriend who were old enough to drink to a local bar. She drank so much that she started cussing and yelling at her boyfriend. Consequently, he broke up with her. I mean, seriously, does anything good ever come from drinking?
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