THE STALL SEAT JOURNAL

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Vol. MMXI No. 1 © 2011 Wellness Resource Center, Virginia Commonwealth University January 2011

POP QUIZ
Yes or no? Answer these eight questions,
then check yourself below.

3 Do most VCU students

have sex with more
than one partner per year?

4 Do most VCU students

have their academ-
ics negatively impacted by
alcohol use?

5 Do most VCU stu-

dents drink alcohol on
6 or more days in a given

1 Do most VCU students

smoke — either ciga-
month?
7 Is the
gold circle
8 Can you
rettes or hookah?
6 Do most VCU students
use Party Smart strate-
on the left
larger than
identify the
creature above?

2 Do most VCU students

watch their BAC?
gies when out with their
friends?
the gold circle
on the right?

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Smoking is at an all
time low, both na-
tionally and at VCU.
Only about 20% of VCU
undergrads have smoked
cigarettes in the past
month, and fewer than 9%
have smoked hookah in
the past month.VCU grad
students smoke even less!
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Most VCU students (74%) have 0 or 1 sex partners per 81% of VCU under-
year. It’s easy to think everyone is gettin’ it but you, but grads use at least one
those stats hold true every year in VCU’s campus-wide Party Smart strategy
survey of randomly selected students. It also has been true in when they go out, such as
more than 100 anonymous clicker group sessions that we have pacing their drinks, alter-
conducted at VCU. The answer is NO. nating alcohol with non-
Still don’t believe it? Invite us to bring our clickers to your alcoholic drinks, avoiding
group or class and see for yourself! drinking games, and eating
before or at the same time
as drinking alcohol.

Smokers seem numerous
because they are so visible.
The answer is NO.
Call 800-QUIT-NOW
for free, expanded services
or email quit@vcu.edu.
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95% of VCU students
say the answer is
NO. When asked
which health issues out of
a list of 30 have affected
their academics, the top
four problems identified by
students are stress, sleep
difficulties, anxiety, and cold/
68% of undergrads
(and 65% of grad stu-
dents) drink on five or
fewer days in a month.
So the answer is NO.
Unfortunately, students
who drink often and heavily
are more visible and make it
into the media.
The answer is YES.
Come by The Well to
pick up your FREE Safety
Wallet with a Party Smart
Guide and BAC card. To
learn more strategies, visit
www.yourstrategy.org.

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74% of VCU under- flu/sore throat. In 2010, the “VCU Neigh-

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grads and 84% of VCU At VCU, alcohol as a borhood Team” was formed The two gold circles
grad students keep problem ranks No. 14, to help local community are exactly the same
their Blood Alcohol Content lower than at most colleges. associations realize that most size.
— BAC — below the legal students make good neigh- Appearances can be deceiv-
As for those other prob-
limit of 0.08. bors. We are looking for a ing. Measure for yourself!
lems, all VCU students can
The an- few student volunteers to be
get a free flu shot or Flu The answer is NO.
swer is YES. “ambassadors” to local neigh-
Mist at the Student Health
Ever wonder clinic; and The Two
Wellcolor
givesversion borhood associations. Want
what your typi- away free ear plugs to help
with gradients to help? Call Dr. Catherine
cal and peak you sleep. Howard, 828-8790.
BACs are? Take a free anony-
mous online self-assessment.
Connect with your smart

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phone using the mobile tag YES! It’s a duck-rabbit, a famous example of optical illusion. Life is full of illusions — and misper-
here or go to thewell.vcu.edu. ceptions. If you want to play with more illusions, here are two good websites:
Password: “vcurams.” www.curiouser.co.uk/illusions/opticalillusions • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_illusion

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