alcohol during frosh week
09-01-2009 at 12:34 PM
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alcohol during frosh week
I'm in Engineering and I don't mind drinking except I'm on medication for a week and I finish my medication on Monday. I can't have any alcohol while on the medication and even after I finish the medication it says that I can't drink for 3 days. I hear that engineers tend to drink a lot, even during frosh week. Would it be weird if I don't drink? I really want to be involved and I love drinking games but I wouldn't want to risk my health for it.
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09-01-2009 at 12:35 PM
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Lots of people don't drink. Don't worry about it.
A thing to remember if you are underage and are caught drinking you will get in trouble for it. It is illegal after all.
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09-01-2009 at 12:36 PM
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Geez peer pressure. If you don't want to drink don't.
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09-01-2009 at 12:48 PM
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What does "get in trouble" translate to? I mean, during frosh week, lets be honest... There are going to be a bunch of people that don't drink, but htere are going to be an ENORMOUS number that do. And the school knows this. And they know its mostly underage. So what does the school do? Are they actively policing it? Are rez supervisors and floor supervisors looking very intently, hoping to catch you and report you?
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09-01-2009 at 12:49 PM
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Screw peer pressure... if you can't drink then you can't drink. If someone can't accept that then they're a douchebag and probably not worth associating with.
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09-01-2009 at 12:49 PM
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Just fake being drunk.
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09-01-2009 at 12:56 PM
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Quote:
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Geez peer pressure. If you don't want to drink don't.
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I do want to drink...but can't :(
Either way, I definitely won't be drinking. Just wondering whether most of the activities (not regulated by Mac) are revolved around drinking? |
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09-01-2009 at 12:57 PM
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During my frosh year, my CAs opinion was: "As long as your "drink" is in a sealed container (eg. those travel coffee mugs, you get a ton of these for free), then there cool with it.
As long as your not making a lot of noise, disturbing other students, or being obnoxious, or having EFRT picking you up, then you should be fine.
~Cheers   :b eer3:  :dri nking08: 
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09-01-2009 at 01:03 PM
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I've seen many people over the past couple of years at getting tickets from breaking the liquor laws, and thats just at the concert.... I wouldn't risk it but hey go ahead.
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09-01-2009 at 01:03 PM
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I like that opinion..... a LOT. this is coming from a guy that doesnt really drink!
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09-01-2009 at 01:05 PM
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You're actually worried about how you appear because you decide NOT to drink?
This is silly. :S
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09-01-2009 at 01:07 PM
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I've seen many people over the past couple of years at getting tickets from breaking the liquor laws, and thats just at the concert.... I wouldn't risk it but hey go ahead.
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I guess if your being obvious about it like drinking in the hallway or in the common rooms. But I guess that depends on your CAs.
One of our CAs, if they caught you drinking in the hall from a beer can, would make you pour it down the toilet. |
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09-01-2009 at 01:24 PM
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What does "get in trouble" translate to? I mean, during frosh week, lets be honest... There are going to be a bunch of people that don't drink, but htere are going to be an ENORMOUS number that do. And the school knows this. And they know its mostly underage. So what does the school do? Are they actively policing it? Are rez supervisors and floor supervisors looking very intently, hoping to catch you and report you?
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Major fine in Residence: $75 a pop. Drinking under age is considered a Major. It depends on your CAs as to how heavily this will be enforced.
There were a few in my building who would have a no-warning policy, and this is true of other buildings and other CAs in various years. One of my friends got a major before living in the building for 12 hours.
Mac Security can also ticket people for carrying around (open) alcohol, or for being intoxicated in public. And depending on how difficult you are being to Mac Security Hamilton Police can also be called in. They are often present during WW as well.
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09-01-2009 at 01:32 PM
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Okay, well, here's to the Aristotilian CA's
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09-02-2009 at 05:21 PM
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24 budweiser . . . . $37.50
time spent on the bus carrying it . . . . priceless
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