Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Corey Domingue, the student who died Friday after consuming too much alcohol.
We grieve from the news that another University student has needlessly been taken away from us because of the mismanagement of alcohol.
No matter how hard we try to remind ourselves about the dangers of binge drinking, we find it takes a chilling case like Domingue’s to bring the issue to the forefront of our minds.
We hope this serves as a wake-up call for students – a call to action.
As a newspaper we are forced look into the lives of the students who fall victim to alcohol abuse. We see and feel the pain a family and community go through when a young life is claimed by substance abuse.
We look forward to the day when we can say binge drinking and alcohol-related death is no more.
However, until that day, we must have the courage to stand in the way when we see our friends and loved ones immerse themselves in an abusive situation.
Whether its alcohol, drugs or physical, abuse is often hard to admit and even harder to overcome.
As a community, recognizing when our friends and family are in a dangerous situation is not just a responsibility. It’s respect.
After midterms and finals, we beg you to drink responsibly.
During these times, many of us study hard and overwork ourselves. We hope you do not follow your intensive study period with intensive drinking.
Students should make themselves aware of the dangers of binge drinking.
Addressing the entire LSU community, Chancellor Emmert wrote on the back page of The Reveille yesterday, “We ask everyone to become a partner in fostering a healthier and safer community by reducing excessive and underage drinking.”
The ad also detailed the signs that can help you recognize when someone has alcohol poisoning.
Some of us personally have seen people in this state. We are included in the people that need to educate and remind themselves of the dangers of alcohol misuse.
Drinking may have become a stereotypical part of college. We just hope you don’t let it end you or your friends’ college career or lives.
The Wellness Center on campus offers literature, insight and counseling on the effects of binge drinking, other forms of abuse and how to avoid them.
Use them.