HEC/News Digest: Week of January 19, 2009

HEC/News Digest
Week of January 12, 2009
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THIS WEEK! New Monograph Published: "Collegiate Drug Use: A New Look at
an Old Issue"

The following feature has been added to the This Week! section of the
Center's Web site:

Rowan University's Center for Addiction Studies has published a new
monograph exploring issues related to the use of drugs other than
alcohol on college and university campuses.

Chapters in the monograph, titled "Collegiate Drug Use: A New Look at an
Old Issue," include:
 
-21st Century Collegians: Same Church, Different Pew
-To the Edge and Back Again: Edgework and Collegiate Drug Use
-After Alcohol, Those Other Drugs That Your Students Use
-Prevention Strategies for Prescription and Other Drugs on College
Campuses
-I Said No to Drugs...But the Drugs Wouldn't Listen

For more details, please visit the This Week! section of the Center's
Web site: http://www.higheredcenter.org/.
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HEC/NEWS (DAILY EDITION)

The following news articles were featured in HEC/News this week
(http://archives.higheredcenter.org/hecnews/):

Rejection of military IDs prompts measure
The Union-Tribune (CA) January 10, 2009
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jan/10/1m10id002759-rejectio
n-military-ids-prompts-measur/?zIndex=35009

Sleuths target online booze
The News & Observer (NC) January 12, 2009
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1363323.html

First marijuana ticket raises issues about new Massachusetts law
The Republican (MA) January 10, 2009
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/first_marijuana_ticket_ra
ises_1.html

Booze taxes lower drinking rates
The Washington Post (DC) January 15, 2009
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/15/AR200901
1501526.html
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Higher Education Center is pleased to make the following
announcements:

1) A Call to Men National Conference 2009: "Stand Up and Speak Out"

A Call to Men is hosting the 2009 National Conference, "Stand Up and
Speak Out! To End Violence Against Women," May 21-22, 2009, at the
Theater at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, in New York, New York.
Registration for the event is $125.

This conference will be a gathering of men and women for the purpose of
increasing knowledge while strategizing and organizing to end violence
against women in the community. A Call to Men is excited and honored to
host this collective effort to Stand Up and Speak Out to end domestic
violence, sexual violence, and all forms of violence and discrimination
against women and girls.

For more information and to register online, please visit A Call to
Men's Web site: http://acalltomen.org/.

2) Alcohol Responsibility Conference 2009: Call for Session Proposals

Do you have a success story to share? Has your community found an
effective way to promote responsible alcohol consumption? Does your
campus have a unique approach that you think others could benefit from
learning?

Training for Intervention ProcedureS (TIPS) is seeking a select group of
people to present breakout sessions at their Alcohol Responsibility
Conference 2009 in Orlando, Florida, September 29-October 1, 2009.
Breakout sessions will be offered in the following topic areas:

-Universities
-Community Partnerships
-Training
-Licensee Operations
-Enforcement
-Legal

The purpose of the breakout sessions is to present attendees with new
ideas and strategies to help communities and campuses prevent the misuse
of alcohol and promote responsible alcohol consumption. TIPS is looking
for best practices, innovative ideas, and success stories that others
can learn from and emulate in their communities.

If you have a topic you think would benefit attendees, you are invited
to submit a proposal by February 20, 2009. TIPS will review all
proposals the week of February 23, 2009, and contact presenters for
sessions under consideration by March 6, 2009.

Proposals should be paragraph descriptions or brief outlines of the
topic. Please indicate which topic area(s) you believe the session would
best fit. Please e-mail all questions and session proposals to
conference_at_gettips.com with "ARC 2008 Session Proposal" as the subject
line. Be sure to provide your contact information.
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CAMPUS PRESS WATCH

The following campus news articles were posted to the Campus Press Watch
section of the Center's Web site:

Northwest starts 24-hour lock down, promotes campus safety
Northwest Missouri State University The Northwest Missourian

Toad's policy seeks to decrease fake ID use
Yale University Yale Daily News

Lax bars may lose underage students
University of Florida The Independent Florida Alligator

Turtle Taxi saves lives
University of Nevada, Las Vegas The Rebel Yell

Campus emergency response law now in effect
Eastern Illinois University The Daily Eastern News

Editorial: Compromise best option for bars, PLCB
Pennsylvania State University The Daily Collegian

To read this week's and previous weeks' stories, visit the Campus Press
Watch section of the Center's Web site:
http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/assistance/news/campus.
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INCIDENTS

The following campus news articles were posted to the Incidents section
of the Center's Web site:

Ball State warns students of sex offender
The Star Press (IN)

Central football player charged with drug possession
The Seattle Times (WA)

Lenoir-Rhyne family plans wrongful-death suit
Charlotte Observer (NC)

Gunman robs Memphis college students, no injuries
Southern Ledger (TN)

IU president's son arrested on pot charges
Journal & Courier (IN)

Fraternity cut from wrongful-death suit
Courier-Journal (KY)

Auburn student in ICU after fight at fraternity
Montgomery Advertiser (AL)

5 of 12 in hazing at USU plead not guilty
Deseret News (UT)

Woman reports rape at Athens apartment
Athens Banner-Herald (GA)

To read this week's and previous weeks' stories, visit the Incidents
section of the Center's Web site:
http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/assistance/news/incidents.
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Recently Published Research: December 2008
 
The Higher Education Center compiles citations to a selection of
recently published research in alcohol, other drugs, and violence (AODV)
prevention and intervention. The citations and abstracts are compiled
and posted in monthly intervals and are listed alphabetically by author.

This brief literature search captures citations relevant to campus-based
AODV prevention programs, with a special focus on research detailing the
scope of the problem and identifying promising strategies and
interventions.

For information on December 2008 citations, please visit the Center's
Recently Published Research section of the Center's Web site:
http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/assistance/research/.
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The Higher Education Center news service (HEC/News) is provided by the
U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol and
Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention as a way to disseminate news
and information related to alcohol and other drug abuse and violence
prevention on campus and in surrounding communities. Through its Office
of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, the Department funds the Center under
contract number ED-04-CO-0137. The contracting officer's representative
is Tara Hill. The content of HEC/News does not necessarily reflect the
views or policies of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does the
mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply
endorsement by the U.S. government.

For more information visit
http://www.higheredcenter.org/services/assistance/news/disclaimer.
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Received on Fri Jan 23 2009 - 16:22:28 EST