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Alcohol is for more than simply drinking

By Christopher Leelum Contributing Writer

Alcohol is one versatile organic compound. It can be chugged in cans, gulped in glasses or squandered in red Solos. The ignorant suck it out of hand sanitizer, and the wise tape it to their bodies to pass security.

They even give it out for free at church. But alcohol is also used in another, more important aspect—in medicine.

The history of medicinal alcohol is lengthy and complex. In 400 B.C., Plato prescribed drinking wine as being beneficial to a healthy and happy life.

Alcohol is mentioned in a medicinal context 191 times in the Bible. Historian W.J. Rorabaugh said that Americans in the 18th century thought liquor could “cure colds, fevers, snakebites, frosted toes, and broken legs, and…relieve depression, reduce tension, and enable hardworking laborers to enjoy a moment of happy, frivolous camaraderie.”

But in time, as alcohol became an integral part of modern medicine,

many cultures, professional organizations and people continued using it in alternative means.

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is any form of treatment that is not a part of standard care. While the benefits of this kind of medicine are well documented, the reason they are “alternative” is because scientists do not fully understand how safe many CAM treatments are.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted the annual National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) in 2007.

Of about 23,000 U.S. adults interviewed aged 18 or over, 38 percent said they used some form of complementary or alternative medicine. Of about 9,500 children and teens, the use was recorded in 12 percent.

Though the umbrella of alternative medicine is large and covers a variety of practices, alcohol has a particularly special use in herbal medicines. In herbal lingo, alcohol is known as a “menstruum”—a liquid used to extract substances from plants. Alcohol preserves the

herbal medicines well and is easily absorbed into the body to get the effects of the herbs.

Homeopathy, absorbing harmful but diluted substances to trigger the body’s natural defenses, also uses the powers of alcohol. The alcohol extracts and absorbs drug substances better than water and preserves them.

Herbal medicines and homeopathic practices have indeed yielded health to the numerous who choose CAM. But simply drinking alcohol has also proved healthful to the relief of moderate drinkers.

The Catholic University of Campobasso in Italy conducted a study in 2010 which concluded that regular consumption of alcohol reduced the risk of heart attack and stroke of people who had already suffered one or the other. Similar effects were also shown in healthy people.

There is also good news for the men who tire of the Viagra and Cialis commercials. A 2009 study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine found that alcohol drinkers were 25 to 30 percent less likely to have

erectile dysfunction.

Perhaps the most overlooked aspect of alcohol is its presence in everyday substances. There is some level of alcohol content in many medicines used by doctors and bought in stores.

Ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, is found in antibacterial wipes and hand sanitizers. It kills most bacteria, fungus and viruses, especially on the hands. It is also used in the wipes that usually imply a needle is coming.

Laxatives, DayQuil and NyQuil

and mouthwashes all have alcohol content. While it would be entertaining to see someone drunk off laxatives, medicines like these usually have fairly low alcohol contents, which is why they are safe for children.

So the next time you are holding a cold one in your hand, think about the numerous other capabilities alcohol has. It is trusted in the alternative and standard medical worlds, and has countless practical benefits from mere consumption.

Bottoms up.

that provides cards with a hotline number for participating cab companies on Long Island that will provide free rides home for teens who want to avoid drunk driving or victims of domestic violence in need of a shelter. Sponsors like DePierro cover the costs of the cab rides.

"We wanted to make them aware that if they're out, not to drink and drive," DePierro said of the decision to sponsor the Student Lifeline program. She estimates that her business has distributed a few hundred cards since they got involved last summer.

Student Lifeline has been around since 1988 and distributes 1.2 million cards to students throughout the United States.

"What we're asking [students] to do is to not get into a vehicle with someone who is drunk," Richard Signarino, the director of Student Lifeline, said. "To call a cab ride to avoid what would be a dangerous situation for them."

The cards are available at

sponsors' businesses, some youth bureaus, supermarkets and in high school guidance counselor offices.

When students or victims of domestic violence call the Student Lifeline hotline, the operator contacts a nearby cab service and

the person is in a taxi within 15 to 30 minutes.

Sponsorship is not limited to smaller stores like TLC Transmissions and Affordable Auto Care. The King Kullen grocery chain has been backing Student

Lifeline for almost 20 years.

"As a Long Island company, we share a strong bond with the communities we serve," Joseph W. Brown, senior vice president of King Kullen, said. "Promoting Student Lifeline makes a real difference in the fight against drunk driving and other unsafe situations."

Sponsors like King Kullen and TLC Transmissions and Affordable Auto Care have ads on the Student Lifeline cards, which go to the people who need rides. The program is normally targeted toward students, victims of domestic violence and people whose vehicles break down on the highway, but can also reach others, such as elderly people who need a lift after an outpatient medical procedure.

As for DePierro, she will continue handing out Student Lifeline cards to prevent accidents like her daughter's.

"We care about the kids in our community and we want them to be safe," she said.

serves me correctly, there were two in H-Quad, one in Mendelsohn Quad, one in Kelly and one in Roth Quads,” Dean Jerrold Stein said in an email.

Up until 1984, drinking was legal for those younger than 21.

The current national age was put in place by the National Minimum Age Drinking Age Act, which was signed by former President Ronald Reagan on July 17, 1984.

Prior to this, states each had their own laws with minimum drinking ages ranging from 18 to 20 years of age.

In New York, the minimum drinking age had been 18 until 1982, when it was raised to 19. It officially became 21 in December 1985. These changes continually

gave and took away the ability to drink for many college students.

“I would surmise that there was more consumption when these bars were operating on campus and the legal drinking age was 18,” Dean Stein said.

“We were 18 and legal,” Joanne Cameron, class of 1987, said in a Facebook message. “And then, suddenly, we couldn't drink legally again because the age changed to 21 and we were caught in the middle.”

But this did not stop students.

“Even 'good' kids fudged licenses to return to the parties they used to attend,” Cameron said.

Students would also go to parties that were held in the Union Ballroom. “If any semblance of id[entification] was

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Alcohol is utilized in herbal medicine to allow for easy absorption and preservation of all-natural remedies.

Student Lifeline provides free lifts to prevent drunk driving and offers an escape

By Chelsea Katz

Assistant Arts&Entertainment Editor

A copy of this article first appeared in the Times Beacon Record newspaper.

This reprint is used with permission.

When Bobbi Anne DePierro got a 3:30 a.m. call from a state trooper that her 21-year-old daughter was driving under the influence and had lost control of her car getting off the Sunken Meadow Parkway, everything stopped. Her daughter's car went into a tree and she was in a coma. She lost her bodily functions and was in the hospital and rehab for months before she completely recovered.

That was six years ago.

Since then, DePierro and her husband, Dominic, opened TLC Transmissions and Affordable Auto Care in Setauket in January 2013 and that summer, a representative from a program called Student Lifeline stopped in her store. The rest is history.

Student Lifeline is a free program

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DePierro hands out Student Lifeline cards to prevent students from driving under the influence of alcohol.

Parties and alcohol frivolities at Stony Brook University then and now

By Katherine Kurre Staff Writer

Thirsty Thursdays, frat parties and all-night ragers—all of these typically have alcohol in common.

Stony Brook is not a dry campus. Students who are of legal drinking age are allowed to consume alcohol and store it in their rooms.

They are also granted access to the one on-campus bar—the University Café.

The UCafé may be the only on-campus bar currently, but it did not used to be.

During the 1970s and 1980s, there used to be more bars oncampus.

These bars used to be in the residence halls. “If my memory

shown (legit or not), students were allowed in for beer and boxed wine and dancing,” Cameron said.

In 1975, the Union used to hold Beer Blasts, monthly parties with drinks and dancing. The May 7, 1975 issue of The Statesman showed an announcement for a Beer Blast Saturday, June 14 at 9 p.m. It was free for those with an S.S.1 I.D. and others paid 50 cents. The announcement listed beer on tap for 25 cents.

“There was an official campus bar/club that we went to a few times when we were legal drinking age, we'd go to dance,” Sharon Ellis, class of 1987, said in a Facebook message. “I don't recall the name of it, it was in or near the Union, I believe that it wasn't

a full-time club, I think they set it up periodically for parties.”

In the Union, which is where the University Café is located, used to be the Rainy Night House. It was a coffee house in the basement, but it also served beer and wine. There were performances held Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 9 p.m.

“There was a bar downstairs in the old Union that upperclassmen tended to go to,” Cameron said.

“I remember feeling old when we hung out in there, listening to people that played guitar or sung songs. We ordered drinks.”

Now, the UCafe puts on shows and performances for those 21

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Under the microscope: the science behind College students experiment a hangover, the spins and untested cures with alcohol and weight loss

By Mallory Locklear and Ruchi Shah Staff Writers

Ruchi Shah, a sophomore biology major, and Mallory Locklear, a graduate student at Stony Brook's department of neurobiology and behavior, take a look at science-related issues.

Hangovers, called veisalgia by those in the medical field, are a dreaded after effect of alcohol consumption and a familiar experience for many college students.

Characterized by symptoms including headaches, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, stomach problems, drowsiness, sweating and cognitive impairment, hangovers are certainly not a fun ordeal. Despite their prevalence, the cause of hangovers is still an enigma to scientists.

While it is widely believed that alcohol consumption results in a hangover due to dehydration, researchers at Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences found there is “no correlation between high levels of hormones associated with dehydration and the severity of a hangover.”

Although not the main cause, dehydration is still a side effect because alcohol acts as a diuretic in the body.

Imagine a balance with one side representing what stays in the body and the other representing what leaves. Normally, both sides have a fixed ration of compounds with respect to each other. But when you eat too many salty foods, the ratio changes and more water is retained to maintain the initial ratio. The messenger that tells your body to hold onto water is called anti-diuretic hormone or ADH. Alcohol does not let this messenger work, increasing the amount of urine production and the amount of water the body loses. While it is not a cure, many scientists believe drinking extra water while consuming alcohol will help mitigate hangover symptoms.

The current theory behind hangovers involves the outcome of the body processing alcohol. Just as food molecules are broken down into smaller and smaller pieces that the body can use, alcohol is broken down so it can be excreted. As alcohol is being converted, the first product produced is acetaldehyde, which is 10 to 30 times more toxic than alcohol.

Recent studies suggest that it is the buildup of this byproduct that results in symptoms like sweating, skin flushing, nausea and vomiting.

One of the more unfortunate side effects of drinking too much is known as “the spins” and it has a very reasonable scientific explanation.

When you turn your head, a series of events happen to let your brain know that your head has moved.

Within your inner ear are three small tubes called the semicircular canals, which are filled with a liquid called endolymph. The three canals correspond to the three directions in space in which the head can move When you turn your head, all of the solid bits inside of your head, such as the canals, move together, but the liquid in the canals does not move in the same way. To observe this effect, place a cup of your beverage of choice on a table. Now with the cup

on the table, slowly push it away from you. What you will see is that while the cup is being pushed, your drink does not seem to be doing much, but when you stop pushing, your drink stops at a slight delay and sloshes up against the side of the cup.

a little bit before you put the fruit in, otherwise the fruit just falls to the bottom.

As the hair cells fall over, they send false signals to the brain that the head is moving. This is why it seems like the room is spinning when

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The specific scientific cause of a hangover is unknown, but certain people are more prone to having one than others.

The endolymph behaves the same way. When the head is stationary, so is the liquid. When the head turns, however, the canals move along with it, but the endolymph is a little slower to pick up on the movement and lags behind. Since the canals and all of the more solid items within it are moving but the endolymph is slightly behind, it causes some friction between the two, and the endolymph pushes against the more solid items in the ear canals.

These items include the cupula, a gelatinous structure attached to tiny hair cells. When the endolymph pushes against it, the cupula causes the hair cells to bend. Every time they bend, they send a signal to the brain letting it know that the head is moving.

Under normal circumstances, the endolymph, cupula and hair cells are in perfect balance, such that when the head is not moving, there is no friction between them.

However, when you have consumed so much alcohol that it starts to seep into the endolymph, this balance is disrupted. This is because when alcohol finds its way into the endolymph, it changes the endolymph’s density, making it a thinner liquid than usual.

This thinner liquid is now not dense enough to support the cupula and hair cells in the ear canals when the head is not moving. So, whereas usually the endolymph is able to keep the cupula and hair cells positioned upright, the thin endolymph cannot and the hair cells fall over a little bit.

If you have ever tried to make fruitfilled Jell-O, you know something about the importance of density. If you mix up a package of Jell-O, it is a very watery liquid at first. You have to wait until the Jell-O thickens

enough alcohol has been imbibed.

The hair cells are constantly telling the brain that the head is moving, when it is not.

Most agree that there is not a cure for the spins and the best way to prevent them is by not drinking too much. However, in his blog “Accidental Scientist,” Simon Cooke, a software engineer who gained a small following around his posts on “hangover cures,” writes that there may be a way to trick the system.

Cooke claims that if you send a large enough signal, the brain cannot be confused as to whether the head is moving or not. He proposes that if you position your head at a large enough angle to the neck, the “spinning” signal will be overridden.

As stated in his blog, Cooke advises to, “position yourself over the arm of the couch, with your head hanging downwards.”

So, hopefully, you will avoid the spins altogether, but if you do find the room spinning, give this a try.

While the scientific cause behind hangovers may not be completely understood, it is easily observable that certain populations are more prone to hangovers. Genetic differences may be the culprit.

Individuals prone to hangovers tend to have an excess of enzymes that convert alcohol to the first byproduct—the toxic acetaldehyde.

However, the enzymes converting the toxic compound to a less toxic byproduct works slower than in a normal person. Therefore, certain people are more prone to hangovers because they have different enzyme amounts. This enzyme imbalance, a result of genetic differences, leads to an even greater buildup of acetaldehyde, and ultimately to more severe hangover symptoms.

By Kayla Jiminez Staff Writer

How far would people go to prevent the notorious “Freshman Fifteen?” What if it allowed themto enjoy the social scene of parties and alcohol without worrying about the after effects of the calories in alcoholic beverages?

This is the spark behind a new eating disorder phenomenon— Drunkorexia.

Popular among both male and female college students throughout the United States, drunkorexia “refers to the condition of binge drinking combined with the typical selfimposed starvation seen with anorexia nervosa," according to Medterms' website.

“It has also been used to refer to individuals who use purging (as seen with bulimia nervosa) to try to reduce caloric intake to offset the calories consumed in alcohol,” according to MedicineNet.com.

While drunkorexia is not an official medical term and instead a name coined recently, the disease has similar qualities associated with more commonly known eating disorders.

These are anorexia nervosa, where sufferers starve themselves, and bulimia nervosa, where sufferers purge what they have eatten.

In essence, college students with the disorder are replacing the daily recommended caloric intake from food with alcohol instead. The goal is to be able to drink alcoholic beverages socially without any repercussions in terms of weight gain.

“Recent studies show 30

percent of women between 18 and 23 have skipped a meal in order to drink more. Sixteen percent do it on a regular basis,” according to Dr. Dale Archer in a recent article on Psychology Today titled “Drunkorexia.”

The drinking culture continues to have a large role in college life, including on the Stony Brook University's campus.

Most modeling campaigns or reality shows portray women and men with the “ideal” thin body figures or “party girl” images.

And diet trends, extreme fitness regimens and weight loss supplements are on the rise as college-aged students are tainted by the myth of how inevitable weight gain is during the school year.

While it may seem like an easy solution to keeping off the weight during the term.

The health risks fail to outweigh the benefits that high levels of alcohol intake without food have on the body’s system.

Dangerous risks occur when drinking on an empty stomach.

In an article by The Huffington Post and the University Health Services at the University of Texas, Victoria Osborne, assistant professor of social work and public health said the risks include getting intoxicated faster, reducing selfcontrol, and short and longterm cognitive problems.

When asked if there are any cases similar to drunkorexia on campus, a representative from Counseling and Psychological Services said she has never heard of the phenomenon Continued on page 7

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For those suffering from drunkorexia, CAPS is a campus resource in the Health Center students can go to for help.

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Alternative Spring Break Outreach heads to Colorado

By Caithlin Peña Staff Writer

In about a week, Stony Brook students will be on spring break.

While some students may go to a crazy party in the hot sun on some beach or simply use the free time to catch up on sleep, Stony Brook’s Alternative Spring Break Outreach will spend the week in Colorado, building houses, removing debris, working at soup kitchens and shelters and volunteering at a local Boys and Girl Club.

In September of last year, Colorado experienced a historic flash flood resulting in the loss of 1,500 homes and damage to thousands more, according to an article by the Huffington Post. The total damage was estimated to be around $2 billion.

“Our goals on the ASBO trips are to aid communities across the country that need it,” ASBO copresident and senior sociology and psychology major Emily Torkel said.

“It offers an amazing opportunity for growth, and it is a great way to spend your spring break doing something productive in both abstract and concrete ways.”

Since joining ASBO in 2010,

Torkel has spent all four of her college spring breaks on ASBO trips in New Orleans, Alabama and Mississippi.

“They each have been extremely enriching experiences and life changers,” she said.

Senior and health science major Solomon Yakubov is very excited to go on his first ASBO trip this year after joining the organization last fall.

“We've been in need after hurricanes and natural disasters,” he said. “Now this is our time to give back to the community, give back to fellow Americans, fellow human beings.”

Meanwhile, senior Mackenzie Goodwyn, a sociology major, joined ASBO during her sophomore year.

“I felt like I could use my time during the trip to give back to communities in need and not just sit around wasting time on the internet like I had done in the past,” she said.

Goodwyn joined ASBO in Missouri that spring to help with the tornado relief.

“I did not know much about building structures with nails and I got to learn how to use power tools and even hammered my very first nail,” she said.

But this trip to Colorado is different compared to the previous

trips in New Orleans, Alabama and Missouri. ASBO has always visited two areas in the country that were hit by natural disasters. However, this year, all 90 members are going to Colorado. Previously, members took a coach bus to their destination. This year, a comfortable plane will be their mode of transportation.

The overall trip, according to Torkel, costs $600 for each member, which includes food and lodging.

In addition to their regular USG funding, fundraisers such as a Buffalo Wild Wings Night and a Krispy Kreme fundraiser helped cover the costs of the trip.

This seems like a fun vacation, but to the members of ASBO, it is more.

“While we’re on the trips we might not always stay in ideal living quarters,” Goodwyn said. “But I feel like the energy the participants have during the trips especially on the volunteer sites makes you forget all about the minor inconveniences of our lodging situations.”

“I'm looking forward to helping out communities in Colorado,”Yakubov said.

“If our participants come back to Stony Brook feeling positive and energized, then I feel we achieved our goals,” Torkel said.

“The UCafe is like the unsung hero,” Charidemou said.

“Whoever knows about it goes, and whoever doesn’t finds out through a person or an obscure flier.”

However, since everyone must be 21 or older, a lot of younger people cannot attend the shows or enter the UCafe.

“It’s important for a school organized bar not to have underage drinking,” Charidemou said.

The basement of the Union also once boosted a billiard room, a bowling alley, and a restaurant called End of the Bridge, which had a cocktail lounge in it.

Parties were also held in the dormatories on campus.

“I do remember having parties

in our dorm (Ammann) when I was a freshman and sophomore.

They used to put a liner in a garbage can and mix up vodka and fruit juice,” Ellis said. “You could get access to drinks even if you weren't legal drinking age.”

Cameron describes similar dorm parties.

“The dorms had parties. I remember Halloween parties in the main lounge of Ammann Hall. Definitely beer and probably wine there as well,” she wrote in a Facebook message.

“Then, there were End Hall Lounge Parties where it was dark and LOUD and there were kegs of beer.”

“I remember the beer on the floors in the end hall lounge,” Cameron continued.

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Participants in the Neknomination challenge consume unusual alcohol concoctions 24 hours after being tagged.

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and over.

“The UCafe is where people go to listen to good music and shows,” Andrea Charidemou, a sophomore psychology and sociology major, said.

Charidemou is an intern for Stony Brooklyn, which is a program through the Graduate Student Organization that holds concerts—many of their shows are based in the UCafe.

In the past week, two bands from Brooklyn have performed.

Wednesday nights are Jazz Night, where anyone over 21 can perform jazz music. There are also Long Island bands that perform, open mic nights, and karaoke events.

Drinking used to shed weight

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and redirected us to Center for Prevention and Outreach.

CPO did not return a phone call asking for a comment on the trend.

The Statesman was unable to detect any cases of drunkorexia at Stony Brook University.

Many students interviewed did not know about the phenomenon or were familiar with anyone affected by the repercussions of the combination of anorexia-nervosa or bulimia-nervosa with binge drinking.

It is unclear if no cases of drunkorexia were reported at Stony Brook University because none exist, or because by privacy laws, the school is unable to disclose such information. Possibly, there is a lack of awareness about the phenomenon.

By Kelly Frevele Staff Writer

Kelly Frevele, a sophomore political science major, is a staff writer currently studying abroad in Brighton, England this spring.

A new trend with deadly consequences is sweeping social media. Recently in the United Kingdom, a drinking challenge claimed the lives of at least five young adults.

Called Neknomination, it involves young adults challenging one another to drink mixed alcoholic beverages in a time span under three minutes.

The participant is filmed by their friends taking part in the challenge. The video shows the participant concocting an alcoholic drink mixed with other substances such as coffee, energy drinks or vinegar among other things. Some Facebook groups are dedicated to posting such videos.

After the participant consumes the entire drink, they nominate one or more people to accept the challenge and continue the competition.

Those challenged are notified through a tagged post, and have 24 hours to complete the task.

The act of consuming the alcohol can be as extreme as the concoction itself. One Facebook video showed a young male drinking out of a toilet while being held upside down.

According to multiple United Kingdom news outlets, like BBC and The Daily Mirror, people are urging the social media sites to take action to prevent the spread of the game, which many believe originated in Australia.

This may be too little too late, though. The videos have gone viral and now expand outside of the United Kingdom.

“I was nominated by my

roommate, but I didn’t accept,” Hunter Holland, a freshman economics major at University of Southern California and a Long Island native, said. “I actually just didn’t do it because I simply didn’t have the time yesterday and the challenge is to do something in 24 hours.”

The most recent death from this trend, as reported by “The Independent,” was of 20-year-old Bradley Eames, an English citizen, who died after downing two pints of gin.

The psychology behind completing this challenge appears to be the classic one of peer pressure, but with a new twist.

“We know that humans have a powerful need to be socially accepted which is what drives peer pressure but not it is not limited to be accepted to an isolated group,” Lara Hunter, Stony Brook University’s alcohol and substance abuse counselor, said. “It’s the need to be accepted by potentially the world via the Internet.”

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. government guidelines for alcohol consumption say that the average male should only consume what is equivalent to about two drinks per day per week.

What the participants of the videos are doing is equivalent to a week’s worth of drinks in only a few minutes time.

“Too much alcohol too soon is deadly,” Hunter. said “What’s also deadly is performing high risk tasks under the influence of alcohol, as once someone is intoxicated they can’t perform those same tasks with accuracy and put themselves at risk for severe injuries and death from things like falling, drowning, etc.”

So far there is no evidence to show that the social media sites have taken action or responded to this issue.

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Stony Brook students take the party and pics to Twitter

By Diane Caruso Intern

“Live for the nights I’ll never remember with the people I won’t forget,” Drake, popular R&B and hip-hop artist, said. But what he did not convey was that the next time you are partying, on or off campus, your drunken moments could make you Twitter famous, even if it’s only for a week.

A year ago, the Twitter page SUNYPartyStories (@ SUNYPartyStory) was created and now boasts over 65,000 followers who vote every week on 20 photos. A photo wins by having the most cumulative likes and retweets, giving their school bragging rights for hosting the week's most outrageous party until the next Sunday evening when polls open again.

The creators behind SUNYPartyStories, who would like to remain anonymous because of the page's content, wanted to create a platform where “college adventures” could compete against each other, like the other mediums that are provided for sports, music, academics and politics.

“How many student’s actually participate in those?” said a representative of SUNYPartyStories. “A much larger percentages of students party.”

Scan a few of @ SUNYPartyStory’s photos from previous weeks and you will find everything from keg stands, “upchuckers,” promiscuous students, artwork, drawn in Sharpie on students faces, and even “birthday suits.” But as the Twitter page gains more viewers each week, there has been an increase to see who can capture the wildest party moment on their phones.

Armin Radoncic, 20, a sophomore majoring in Health sciences. He said that the page is pretty funny, but depending on what’s going on in the photo, it could be seen as really embarrassing, especially if you did not consent.

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“I would either feel awesome for having a good night,” Radoncic said, “or completely regret whatever it was I was doing.”

This raises a potential problem to the page; it helps bring to light the college lifestyle and gives viewers a laugh, however, students can be shown in their most intoxicated states acting animalistic and while everything seems acceptable in the moment, once the photo is posted, there could be backlashes unbeknownst to those involved.

But SUNYPartyStories state that people have been “passing out” and “doing stupid things since the romans,” and most of the time, these pictures would have been “posted on personally pages anyway.” If there was a problem and someone wanted a photo removed, they would respect the request, just like the infamous scenario of “#TheLegendOfEntry5.”

In the beginning of this past February, a photo was submitted by an anonymous source at SUNY Cobleskill and caused uproar against the account. The photo was finally removed at the request of the submitter, but you can still find the hashtag and a few reactions on twitter.

Some of the most popular schools to appear are University of Albany, Cortland and Oneonta.

Stony Brook University (SBU) is

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not known to get as rowdy as its sister schools and had not even been featured until two weeks ago when there were two entries in one week. We lost to Buffalo State’s photo of the “Winter Olympics” but it’s a start to compete against some of the more established SUNY party schools.

Eric Shalyutin, 19, a sophomore majoring in political science, said that the Twitter page could help SBU positively by creating more of an “authentic college experience” where the whole student community can “party together.”

At the moment, SUNYPartyStories only provides a few “chuckle-worthy” tweets to Shalyutin but because SBU is not an established school on this account, it makes him feel like there is no point to visit the account.

“The social life on campus is honestly pretty bad,” said Shalyutin. “Homecoming was probably the only day I truly felt proud to call myself a Seawolf.”

He said that because most of the students are commuters and those who dorm do not want to join

Greek life, they miss out on a lot and aren’t able to take part in the campus community, leaving SBU with “small groups of people” who

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By Cassandra Maddox Intern

Texting under the influence, or TUI, is a gauntlet that claims many lives between the hours of 12 and 4 am. It is an obstacle course just to enter the password, but after enough squinting and severe focusing, the clarity of the numbers shines through.

Scrolling through contacts some of which have not been used in a long time and others that shouldn’t be used at all they find a target, aim and fire.

This bad habit has become so common that the Internet has made way for it on websites like MyDrunkTexts.com.

However, not much progression has been made on how to reconcile these midnight messages in the morning. Here are some of the most common types of drunken text messages you are likely to send and receive multiple times throughout your life.

1. The Giberrish Correspondent This texter has got a lot on their mind, but no longer has the normal cognitive function to express it. While they might think they have clearly expressed that they wish you were getting drunk right beside them, all you see is a mass of typos that looked like they texted with their fists.

2. The Tank

The Tank is the polar opposite of the Gibberish Correspondent.

With tunnel vision and great practice, this texter can communicate thoughts flawlessly.

You may not even be able to tell that this person is drunk. If you’ve had experience with being the sender, you are used to waking up without feelings of regret.

puts enough hair on their chest to get them worked up. They will text anyone who has upset them in the last five years. No one is safe. Hide your kids, hide your wives because they’re cussing out everybody out here.

4. The Bitter Ex Love is a beautiful thing until it isn’t. Time heals all wounds.

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It's common for most people to recieve drunk texts at 2 a.m.

3. The Liquid-Courageous Lion Usually this texter is about as brave as the lion on The Wizard of Oz (before he gets to the Emerald City), but a double of whiskey

There are more fish in the sea.

None of these clichés can diffuse a bitter ex from picking up the phone or stop them from thinking they need “closure.” A few glasses of wine with the girls

or a night out with the guys and these texters start thinking about the past. They are sure to remind you of all the reasons why your flaws ended the relationship. DO NOT REPLY. That’s not a road you want to go down again.

5. The Conquistador/ The Flirt It is a booty call. Anyone can be a victim or a victimizer in this category. Hormones are racing and some people hate sleeping alone. So this texter toys with the idea of inviting over your ex or flirting with potential one-night soul mates. This can only end in one of two ways: you could get lucky or you could make things awkward.

6. Professor Confessor (love, apologies and other thoughts) Without any inhibitions, these texters are prone to emptying a few skeletons from their closet all too easily. But these people will let you know if you are the first person on their mind when they can no longer see straight.

It is definitely an ego boost when they’re telling you how good of a friend you are, how much they miss your jokes and how sorry they are about any unresolved conflict or tension. ‘You were right, I was wrong,’ they will say.

Just go with it.

And in the morning, they will all go back to their sober lives cringing or smiling at the things they said the night before.

College Gal Cooking: Brats cooked in beer

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In honor of The Statesman having its first ever "Alcohol Issue" this week's dish has been specially picked and includes alcohol in the recipe. Although there is not enough alcohol to intoxicate you in this dish, The Statesman does not encourage those under 21 to obtain alcohol illegally, even for this recipe.

But, for those who are 21 and older, this is a recipe you are really going to want to make. My mother is Italian and when she used to have more time, she used to make tons of authentic Italian dishes all throughout my childhood. One food in particular I remember her making was these succulent, juicy sausages packed with flavor.

Unfortunately, she would not let me have her homemade recipe for them, so instead I bought prepackaged sausages at the grocery store, which is just fine too. For this recipe, I used chicken sausages because I can not eat redmeat, but feel free to swap chicken for beef if that is more your style.

Ingredients - 1 pack of chicken or beef sausages - 2 teaspoons of olive oil - ¼ teaspoon of garlic pepper - 1 sweet onion - 1 bottle of beer (lager) First, get a medium sized skillet or pan and put the heat on three quarters of the way up. Lay each sausage down right next to the others and drizzle about one to two

teaspoons of olive oil all over them to help them crisp up after they have simmered. Next, take your beer and add it to the pan until it covers up the bottom half of the brats. It will take an estimated time of 20-25 minutes for them to cook.

You will know to turn them when

On another important note, when you flip the sausages, do not use a fork to turn them. You do not want to puncture the casing of the brats because the juices will leak out and the dish will come out tasting a little dry. Use tongs to gently flip them so you do not have to worry

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cut it horizontally so you are left with long slices of onion. Add them to the skillet and stir them among the beer and olive oil. Continue to cook the brats until all the liquid in the pan evaporates and you’re left with olive oil. But, also be sure to make sure the bottoms of your

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about breaking the casing. When you flip all the brats over, pour about two more teaspoons of olive oil to make sure they don’t stick to the pan. As they cook, cut up your entire sweet onion,. Make sure to

brats do not burn. When both sides of the sausages are golden brown, your brats will be good to serve. I recommend adding them to buns and putting the onions on top. Pack of six serves three.

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Much like our annual Sex Issue, we see the Alcohol Issue as an opportunity to create a dialogue about the aspects of college life that affect our student body. St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday famed for its drinking rituals, seemed like the perfect opportunity to do so.

In American society, there is no doubt that college and drinking go hand in hand. At college, students turn 21 and live on their own for the first time, giving them the freedom to partake in the drinking culture. But it’s not typical that college students wait until they are 21 to start taking part in alcoholic activities.

We reject the stigmas attached to the connection between college students and drinking, such as irresponsibility, binge drinking, trips to the hospital, etc. Instead, we advocate for Seawolves to be responsible while drinking.

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We’re hoping that, by the time you’ve finished reading this issue, we will have broadened your knowledge and how you perceive alcohol.

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College life is more The societal prejudice against Marijuana than just drinking and partying all night long

By Hunter Frederick Contributing Writer

Sex. Drugs. Alcohol. Wild parties filled to the brim with red solo cups and loud music. This is what comes to mind for some students when they go away to college. They are away from their parents influence for the first time, and they are free to have new experiences at their leisure.

The typical freshman is 18 when their fall semester starts; old to drive and vote but still not old enough for alcohol, or even cigarettes (in some New York counties). They aren’t able to purchase or consume alcohol until sometime in their junior year of college.

Of course, underage drinking is a problem, despite the law, and it’s serious one at that. But why is it an issue? Why do some choose to drink and party excessively when they come to college? I’ll tell you why.

Society.

That’s not to say that one is not responsible for their actions.

Ultimately, you decide what you do or don’t do, regardless of any outside influence, whether it be family or friends. However, for most, if not all, peer pressure, stereotypes and societal standards play a large part when deciding on whether or not to consume alcohol.

I spoke to multiple people, from all academic years, backgrounds and ages. They all reported feeling a social pressure to drink before, both from friends and in large groups. When asked why, some said that it was because everyone else at the time was doing it.

Some said they did it because they felt college was the time to cut loose. Some said they had waited all their life for a chance to party and drink. This trend even expands to those who are legally able to drink, although less people reported feeling social pressure to drink.

But again, the question why?

Who decided college was the time to cut loose? Who decided that consuming alcohol underage was the “cool” thing to do? This is where the “society” comes in. We have movies and TV shows representing the college life as nothing but partying and hating schoolwork (so it is at least partly accurate).

Like I said, everyone thinks of college as the time to cut loose and go to incredible, huge parties. This stigma must have some effect on the students moving on to higher education. They see media that portrays college as drunken hookups and beer pong and they think,“That’s what college is like. If I’m not doing that, I’m not getting the full experience.”

There is also the other side of the coin - those who have tried drinking and decided it’s not for them. A friend of mine came to college believing that he'd be partying it up every chance they got.

He was surprised when it turned out he hated the taste of alcohol.

Also, according to him, the people he partied with were annoying when they were drunk. So after experimenting with partying to different degrees, he found that he prefers a rare drink among a few close friends.

This has created an unexpected problem for him though - sometimes he can’t go to the same parties as his friends that drink more intensively.

If they go to the “chill” parties he likes, they get bored. If he goes to

“There’s also the other side of the cointhose who have tried drinking and decided it’s not for them” the big parties with them, he feels uncomfortable.

There’s no denying it; peer pressure and societal pressure to consume alcohol exists. People both underage and of age report feeling pressure to drink in situations where, otherwise they may not have.

Alcohol is not for everyone. Some don’t like the taste, some don’t like what it does to people and some just don’t like it. As a society, we need to respect that.

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Alcohol and partying have come to define modern day college life.

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The negative stigma attached to weed is the driving force behind biased misconceptions.

By Matthew Boose Contributing Writer

Music thumping, bodies sweating, people vomiting – this is a familiar scene to most college students. The drug-fueled party is a fixture in almost every American college. At these events, the real life of the party is alcohol, derived from Arabic al-kuhul, the definitive social lubricant, a drug as ancient as civilization itself.

Since the first king waved a big stick and proclaimed “I am your master," man has always enjoyed the singular pleasure of knocking back a couple brewskies with the bros.

The story of alcohol is fabled and epic in sweep, and its commodification has had considerable impacts on history (see – the Atlantic triangular trade).

It continues to be consumed widely today, and its use will likely never disappear. In short, man loves his alcohol.

There is another drug which alters the mind, which enhances social interaction and which is likely to never cease being used – cannabis, known commonly as marijuana.

Hailing from the misty mountains of Central/South Asia, cannabis is one of the world’s most widely consumed drugs.

While it has never been as popular as alcohol at any time in its history, cannabis has been used in various ways since antiquity. Hemp fiber and seeds have been used for clothing and food, respectively, for thousands of years. Herodotus, the first historian, wrote that the Scythians consumed its vapor in their funerary rituals.

In America today, the primary obstacle to the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana is the common, uninformed and reflexive prejudice against it and its users.

This attitude of condemnation is commonly shared by people who nonchalantly celebrate the use of alcohol, a universally more dangerous and addictive drug.

Double standards, man. Now, I know what you’re thinking: in the name of Gilgamesh, not another legalization argument.

I will spare you the oft-treaded path of legalization advocates who cite the complete lack of overdoses, the scientific findings, etc. as

evidence that marijuana should be made fully legal.

In brief, the picture of marijuana, for those who choose to accept it, is becoming increasingly benign. For those willing to make a reasoned, impartial judgment, it is impossible to deny that the harm of marijuana is grossly overstated in our culture.

But of course, it’s impossible to make a reasoned, impartial judgment when you’re blinded by prejudice. Like other biases, the stigma of marijuana is based on fear of the unknown, baseless conjecture, and narrow, personal experiences.

People are also indoctrinated to believe that marijuana is an evil, corruptive substance from an impressionable young age.

As a result, people making reasoned arguments for legalization are commonly met with panicked objections of, “Marijuana is a gateway drug. It starts with pot, before you know it, you’ve overdosed on heroin!" I like to imagine the “gateway” of marijuana to be like the fiery black gate of Mordor. It’s dark, terrifying, and exists only in a fantasy world.

Obviously there are many people who experiment with more dangerous drugs by starting with marijuana – but is there a definite causal relationship between marijuana itself and more harmful drugs? Maybe the reason marijuana is perceived as a “gateway drug” is because it is mostly acquired (in its current condition) on the black market, where more dangerous substances are also acquired.

Maybe people who are willing to do harder drugs just happen to start with marijuana because it is the most commonly available black market drug. If marijuana were sold aboveground, this probably would not be an issue. But people who are ridden with anxiety and fear will not even consider alternative explanations.

It is impossible to do so when your mind is clouded by prejudice.

Instead of considering objections, marijuana critics recoil at the idea of pot like proverbial hobbits (to extend the analogy) - creatures that live in an insular world, creatures of inveterate habit that refuse to amend or challenge their old ways.

These marijuana-hobbits are not interested in listening to objections to their ideas, but in believing

what is necessary to sustain their convictions.

Many of these same people will jokingly say, “I need a drink” when under stress. It’s glaring hypocrisy.

And if you want to see examples of hypocrisy, who but Jon Stewart should you turn to? We can always count on him for his beautifully crafted juxtapositions. In one episode of his show, he showed clips of commentators going on a tirade about the dangers of pot.

Then he rolled a clip of the Today Show. “Aaaand it’s Wine day Wednesday, best day of the week!” Next, a commercial of a man riding a surfboard out of a giant can of Coors Light, surrounded by women in bikinis. The point is clear - excepting people who abstain from alcohol on moral or religious grounds, alcohol is loved and celebrated in our mass culture.

Alcohol is so beloved in our culture that it may as well be a sacrament. Wait a second... it already is! Let us have another round, Reverend - this one is on me. Alcohol, as an institution, is so sacred that many people don’t even recognize the hypocrisy in celebrating its consumption while condemning marijuana. Again, why is it acceptable for a group of adults to get smashed at a wedding, while it’s an aberration for a couple of friends to hang out on a Saturday and toke?

The real question is, where does the stigma come from? Like most prejudices, it probably comes from a few superficial characteristics.

Just compare the appearance and methods of ingestion of each drug.

Alcohol, for all intents and purposes, is just like any other liquid.

It’s ingested in (nearly) the same way. Hence its use throughout history as a substitute for water. It tends to come in pretty, clear bottles with nice labels. Its advertisements depict suave, Don Juan-esque characters achieving Herculean feats of virility. Now compare that with marijuana. In its current, black market state, it comes in sketchy little baggies. The ways it is ingested are not exactly graceful. It stinks (alcohol does too, but not nearly as bad).

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Negative stigma against Sobrio app could be the new designated driver weed continues in society

By Jonathon Kline

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So in essence, marijuana, like homosexuality, is “icky” to those who condemn it. It also has a working-class connotation that sends conservative old white men like Bill O’Reilly into DEFCON 1. There’s no getting around it – “reefer," from the days of Louis Armstrong (who smoked pot, and was one of the great talents of American music) has been associated with minorities and the lower class.

Compare that to expensive pills, like Jordan Belfort’s beloved Quaaludes. Of course there are rich guys who smoke weed, but the overwhelming perception among fear-mongering polemicists like O’Reilly and his ilk is the notion that weed will turn your perfect, Caucasian, middle-class angel into a do-nothing gangbanger.

The judgment that marijuana is the friend of the apathetic loser, like other attitudes, is narrow-minded.

Do you think that marijuana abuse is the only thing that will keep someone from holding down a job?

Alcohol abuse is just as problematic in that domain. To continue with the already labored Tokin’ – er - Tolkien analogy, Gandalf and Frodo smoke “shireweed."

Would you describe either of them as “un-motivated?” I didn’t think so. In short, the frightening

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projections that run through the minds of anti-marijuana crusaders are not endogenous to the drug itself, but to abuse of the drug. Like any drug, there are responsible and irresponsible users.

There is a ridiculous double-

“So in essence, marijuana, like homosexuality, is ‘icky’ to those who condemn it.” standard in our culture’s attitudes toward marijuana and alcohol.

The prevailing attitude against marijuana is facile at best. It is based on class anxieties, the “icky” characteristics of the substance, stereotypes of its users, and a shallow appeal to historical precedent (it is bad because it has been illegal for x number of years), rather than a reasoned consideration of facts and evidence.

It’s about time America’s marijuana-hobbits challenged their knee-jerk anxiety about marijuana, considered the facts, and made an educated, impartial judgment.

Ever needed a designated driver, but could not find someone who wanted to do the job? Well, as of 2012, a couple of students from the University of Connecticut got together and created an app that has now spread across seven college campuses, including Stony Brook University.

The app, called Sobrio, was created by a group of college kids who basically created a way for people who were drinking, without a designated driver to get home safely, have a way to get home without putting themselves or someone else into harm’s way.

So how does Sobrio work? Well, though I have never personally used it, according to the website you you put in your location, destination and how many people you are with into the app's main page, and Sobrio will search its database to see potential drivers near your area.

If a match is found, the person will be called up and told where to pick you up, and where to drive you home. One of the benefits of the program is that it’s free; however, tips are highly recommended.

While some people may have fears over who picks them up, according to the website all drivers undergo background checks, license validity checks and more

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Sobrio has the potential to help the SBU community. to ensure the passengers are as safe as possible when getting home.

This idea, to me, is great.

In short, most people that are young normally don’t want to be a designated driver because they, too, want to have fun at a party. However, this may lead to dangerous situations in which multiple lives are put into jeopardy, and while some people may say “Just take a cab home,” this app provides a free car ride home (with tips recommended).

All in all, Sobrio has a sound system of getting people from point A to point B as safely as possible, reliable drivers are basically hired to work for Sobrio, while those who consume alcohol now have a cheap, safe way home back to their dorm or home.

While some may question

its use on Stony Brook’s main campus, it is still an extremely useful system since it allows those who decide to drink off campus a way to get home. Not everyone wants to party on campus. The students who dorm and are over the age of 21 might have the urge to go out drinking at The Bench or other local bars around Stony Brook’s main campus instead.

While some people may have doubts over its effectiveness, Sobrio is still an extremely young app that I personally believe will serve to benefit Stony Brook’s main campus tremendously.

Deaths due to drunk driving are still extremely common and any system that can help stop drunk driving from occurring, to me, deserves a grade of satisfaction in my book.

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Monday, March 10, 2014

Sophomore Warney wins AE Player of the Year

By David Vertsberer and Andrew Eichenholz

Assistant Sports Editor and Staff Writer

While the two Stony Brook basketball teams chase a championship trophy in Albany, the America East handed out it's individual season-end awards on Friday.

The men's team proudly brought home six different awards, led by Jameel Warney winning the Kevin Roberson Player of the Year award.

Warney averaged 14.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, while shooting a fourth-best in the nation 62.9% from the field this season.

Carson Puriefoy took home All-

Conference Second Team honors, while SBU's senior backcourt of Dave Coley and Anthony Jackson earned All-Conference Third Team rights.

Coley also received a spot on the All-Defensive Team.

For the Stony Brook women's team senior Chikilra Goodman and junior Sabre Proctor.

Both were honored with being named to the All-Conference first team.

The Men's team won their first game this weekend over Maine and took on Hartford in the semifinals.

They are looking for their first ever NCAA Tournament.

BASIL JOHN / THE STATESMAN

Warney has been a key contributor for SBU this season.

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The Statesman

Seawolves fall at home to top ranked Maryland

By Andrew Eichenholz Staff Writer

Similar to the game against No. 2 Duke a couple of weeks back, Stony Brook Men's Lacrosse fell behind early.

On Saturday afternoon, they fought again in a major way, outplaying the top-ranked Maryland Terrapins in the second half, only to fall short in an 11-8 loss at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.

Right away, Maryland’s pressurefilled defense looked like it would be tough to expose, forcing Stony Brook players to move the ball quickly and efficiently to avoid turnovers.

After Maryland’s Mike Chanenchuk got on the board to open the scoring in the first quarter, the Seawolves showed that they wouldn’t simply lay down and let the Terrapins walk all over them.

Junior Mike Andreassi leveled things at one goal apiece with 9:53 left in the quarter, answering the best team in the country’s first message of the day.

Maryland’s second message of the day came loudly and clearly in a 7-1 run to end the first half. From 9:26 of the first quarter until 5:39 of the second, the Terrapins exploded, led by attack man Tim Rotanz, who scored two goals in a span of 17 seconds to punctuate the run.

Outscoring Maryland 6-3 in the second half, the Seawolves got to within two goals of the best team in the country, showing the potential they have down the road, especially

BASIL JOHN / THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook fell to Maryland 11-8 Saturday at home. when America East play starts at the end of the month.

Team leader in goals sophomore Brody Eastwood got the momentum going for the Seawolves early on in the third quarter, scoring at 11:15 to set the tone for the rest of the game. = Sophomore Matt Schultz scored twice as part of a 4-0 run for Stony Brook to start the fourth quarter, at 12:06 and 8:24 respectively.

Schultz, a local Long Islander said, “I feel like the momentum shifted our way once we started sharing the ball and then kept moving, and pretty much just played our offense.”

The Seawolves got to within two goals after Schultz’s second of the day at 9-7, but would get no closer.

Although it goes into the standings as a loss at the end of the day, playing the top team in the nation as tough as the Seawolves did bodes well for the rest of the season, as conference

play comes closer and closer.

Coach Nagle said, “We took a step again today in believing that we can run with that team,” mentioning that, “our main goal is the America East, as always.”

Maryland coach John Tillman was impressed with the fight that Stony Brook showed against his Terrapins.

The fourth-year coach said, “We were not surprised that this was going to be a tough dog fight,” adding that, “Stony Brook is one of those teams that presents a lot of challenges, so to come up here and get a win is really important for us.”

Maryland now leads the all-time matchup between the two teams 3-0.

Stony Brook is back in action at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. against Then on Saturday the Seawolves will head up to Connecticut to take on Fairfeld. That matchup will begin at 1 p.m.

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The Statesman

Athletes held to different standard when it comes to drunk driving

By David Vertsberger Assistant Sports Editor

Sports figures, like any celebrities in the country, get away with crimes in a manner no commoner could.

This wrist-slapping in place of actual justice has grown to be a part of the cycle, with any wealthy and worshiped individual having the ability to get off scott free.

With the nation collectively turning a blind eye whenever their star fails to meet the standards of the law, some easilyavoidable, deadly and terribly selfish crimes have become in the eyes of some - acceptable. One in particular would be driving while intoxicated.

According to the CDC, every 48 minutes-the game clock of an NBA basketball game-a person is killed by a drunk driver.

In 2010, over 10,000 people lost their lives at the hands of alcohol-impaired driving.

This includes drivers, passengers and pedestrians who just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Oh, and 211 children under the age of 14. Not to mention the many injuries inflicted that did not result in deaths.

This deadly a crime would come off as one fueled by pure evil intent, however at first glance it’s a product of laziness.

Considering hailing a cab, calling a friend or taking the bus are ridiculously easy options to avoid getting behind the wheel intoxicated, but instead some disregard the effects of alcohol on motor skills and drive anyway, which is more than just laziness.

It is purposeful negligence.

According to the University of Texas at San Antonio Police Department, judgment is the first mental process to dissipate as an effect of alcohol.

Driving drunk “impairs the driver's ability to ‘interpret’ situations” as well as their “ability to coordinate motor skills” and “ability to judge distance and depth perception” among other damaging ramifications.

So, being one of the more selfish, avertible and harmful crimes, it would be logical to

have anybody-including sports stars-be given the appropriate penance for their crimes. This is not the case.

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jason Kidd was charged with a DWI a year and a half ago after crashing his car into a tree.

As a result, he was suspended for a whole two games. Major League Baseball athletes have it even easier. “In contrast to their progress on the PED front, baseball has done nothing to penalize far more dangerous and destructive behaviors such as driving under the influence of alcohol,” Jay Jaffe of "Sports Illustrated" said in a story entitled "20 ways to improve baseball right now."

“The league may be content to let law enforcement handle such offenses, but it could have far more impact if it took additional action in such cases by suspending guilty players without pay for similar lengths of time as PED violators, and donating their salaries to programs oriented towards awareness, treatment and prevention.”

It’s not just a problem in professional sports, either. In fact, Stony Brook baseball’s own G.C. Yerry plead guilty to a DUI charge in September 2012.

He went on to play six games that season, with Stony Brook Athletics unable to comment on their actions in regards to Yerry’s conviction.

When asked about regulations in regards to drunk driving charges, the NCAA responded by saying “that is something that is handled at the institutional level.”

But this is not about the failures of individual institutions or giant corporations, but the public’s view of these acts.

As a society that deifies the athletically gifted, effectively bastardizing the efforts of those looking to rid the nation of a needless crime that takes lives every hour in the day, how can change be expected?

While we soak in the excitement of home runs and touchdowns, perhaps it is time to take note of the personal fouls as well.

SBU in conference final game Continued from page 20

The guard has been a key throughout conference play, sparking the offense by constantly getting to the rim, much like Harris did, getting to the line 8 times in the game.

Coach O’Boyle completed an amazing turnaround in her third year as Stony brook’s head coach, not only advancing to the championship game of the America East tournament, but clinching the team’s first postseason birth since the 20052006 season.

Regardless of the outcome of tomorrow night’s matchup, a 4.pm. game against the Great Danes on their home floor, Stony

Brook will at least be heading to the WNIT. Coach O’Boyle was extremely happy with the way her team contained one of the most dynamic players in the conference in Hogan, as she said, “We knew that we would have to play a great game,” and that she was, “really impressed with our team’s ability to get up and defend.”

Four wins in year one, and now the Seawolves have 24 in year three.

One more and the Seawolves will become the first Stony Brook basketball team, men’s or women’s to get to the NCAA tournament.

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Monday, March 10, 2014

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Study shows alcohol may be beneficial for runners Brandon Bennett Staff Writer

Alcohol has a huge effect on an athlete’s performance.

When associated with athletes, beer in particular has been stamped with a social stigma.

However, research indicates that for many athletes, beer plays a significant role in recovery and illness prevention.

Training for a marathon is tough and strenuous work, and in most cases, finishing the actual race is an accomplishment in itself.

Therefore, there are usually big post-marathon celebrations where vast amounts of beer can be found. This comes as no surprise as it is common to find runners who drink beer frequently.

In 2009, Dr. Johannes Scherr conducted a study on 277 contestants three weeks before and two weeks after the Munich Marathon.

Later known as “BeMaGIC,” (Beer, Marathons, Genetics, Inflammation and the Cardiovascular system) the study explored the influence of polyphenol in wheat beer.

According to About.com, “Polyphenols are a group of chemicals found in many fruits, vegetables, and other plants, such as berries, walnuts, olives,

tea leaves and grapes. They are classified as antioxidants, meaning that they remove free radicals from the body. Free radicals are chemicals that have the potential to cause damage to cells and tissues in the body.”

The website goes on to say that “Polyphenols have been found to possess a variety of potential health benefits, including cancer prevention and reducing the risk of getting heart disease.

Some studies have also found that polyphenols lower LDL cholesterol, or “bad” cholesterol, in the body.”

Dr. Scherr separated his subjects into two groups, the beer drinkers and the non-beer drinkers. The first group drank 1.5 liters of non-alcoholic wheat beer each day and the other group drank a substance that smelled and tasted like wheat beer, but lacked the polyphenols found in it, that can help with inflammatory response after running a marathon.

Research has determined that athletes generally experience an inflammatory response after running a marathon.

Heightened stress placed on the body, due to a strenuous event like a marathon, has been cited as a cause for inflammatory responses.

Inflammatory responses can

overpower the body’s immune system. This can lead to colds, viruses and other illnesses that can attack the body. Dr Scherr’s study determined that the beer drinkers experienced less of an immune response, and in turn, experienced fewer illnesses and infections than the non-beer drinkers.

In the end, Dr. Scherr’s experiment proved that beer ultimately supports the immune system.

As a result, beer drinkers will most likely experience fewer colds than non-beer drinkers.

Lastly, beer drinkers who did get sick were not sick for long, and had milder colds and infections than non-beer drinkers.

While most people like to explore the reasons why beer is bad for the body, there are some benefits to beer consumption, especially for athletes.

Just remember that if you are putting your body through intense and strenuous conditions, drink a few beers.

However, do not get too carried away and drink too much and remember that a moderate amount will be just fine.

As long as the beer is rich in polyphenols, it will benefit the body and support the immune system.

$5 each for easy math.

That’s $250,000 in one home game.

of this and it’s the violence that can arise from alcohol.

Whether it’s the students or the adults, there is always that increased risk of violence.

One such act of violence occurred after an Indianapolis Colts football game, in which 12-year-old Tierra Rae Pierson and her cousin January Canada were run over by Trenton Gaff in his SUV. In his system were five beers, which was much more alcohol than should have been served to Gaff that day.

The question is now, should the policies be changed? “I think the policies already in place seem to work quite well,” Chris Leelum, also a freshman at Stony Brook said.

“There are always some drunk dudes at the game but the high prices and amount limitations help

Should alcohol be sold at college sporting events?

By Cameron Boon Assistant Sport Editor

With the legal drinking age at 21 years old, it makes it very difficult for schools to start selling alcohol at collegiate sporting events.

One big reason for this nonselling of alcohol is because of the presence of college students at the games, most of whom are underage and cannot drink at all.

“There is a family environment when you go to a college sporting event,” Daniel Stephens, a freshman here at Stony Brook said. “It’s not supposed to be as rowdy and crazy as a professional sporting event.”

The NCAA sporting events would beg to differ.

When there are such occasions as people confronting coaches, like what happened on Thursday night at the Hawaii-UCSB basketball game.

Blame it on security as much as you want, there must have been some alcohol in the system for a student to do something as crazy as that.

The problem is, how much money are they losing when they don’t sell alcohol at games?

For example, Omaha, Nebraska hosts the College World Series for Baseball every year and they do not sell any at that event. Now, they do not have a choice, but they also are losing out on a boatload of money.

Now that’s great for Omaha.

There is nothing going against them.

It’s great that they can rake in that kind of money during a week-long event like this.

But think about a college football game, with 90,000-plus filling the stands. There’s a lot of money to be made in that one game.

Just for example, say 50,000 people buy one beer and say they’re

“It’s not supposed to be as rowdy and crazy as a professional sporting event.”

-Daniel Stephens

freshman student at Stony Brook

COURTESTY OF MCT CAMPUS

Tailgaiting is a big event before college athletic games.

There are six home games in a season.

That’s $1.5 million that can go to booster clubs, or athletic scholarships, stadium improvements, etc.

Now, there is a downside to all

to reduce alcohol related problems.”

The problems that arise from alcohol are just going to happen.

The real problem that concession and stadium managers are going to have to solve is managing it.

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Stony Brook dismantles Maine 80-54 in quarterfinals

By David Vertsberger Assistant Sport Editor

In a tournament structure where momentum is just as important as talent, the Seawolves shot out of the gates at the America East Quarterfinals, blowing out Maine 80-54.

The contest was never in question for Stony Brook, who went on a 7-0 run to start the game and never looked back from there.

The Seawolves continually built on their lead with a stifling defense and a flowing offense, extending their initial gap to 17 over midway into the first half, 25 as it neared its end and a game-high 34-point margin nine minutes into the latter half.

"I thought we looked focused, had great energy and played outstanding defense against the top scoring team in the league.

It was a complete 40-minute effort,” head coach Steve Pikiell said after the game.

“Hopefully, we are playing our best basketball at the right time as we now get ready for tomorrow's semifinals."

Individually, the Seawolves left their marks. AE Player of the Year Jameel Warney tallied 15 points and eight rebounds on on 6-10 shooting from the field.

Warney looked especially spry tonight, seemingly the most energetic he has been all season.

He swatted away four

shot attempts-including one two-handed spike that he subsequently dove out of bounds for-and came away with two steals.

Carson Puriefoy added 14 points, Dave Coley dropped 13 with five boards and each had three steals.

A couple of Seawolves who spent the regular season in and out of the rotation stepped up as well.

Rayshaun McGrew played 24 minutes, scoring nine points and collecting nine rebounds.

Kameron Mitchell had 10 minutes of action, connecting on one three-pointer.

For all of the strong individual performances by Stony Brook, it was the effort as a team that carried them to such a convincing victory.

For 40 minutes, the offense never stagnated, with off-ball movement and high-low passing at a maximum.

The finesse of each possession did not take away from the team’s usual physicality, which hit another level on this night.

The Seawolves took a whopping 29 free throwsmaking 22-and grabbing 44 total rebounds, only the third time all season Stony Brook has reached these numbers. Maine’s leading scorer, Xavier Pollard, fouled out of the game in just 25 minutes.

For all of Maine’s length and athleticism, the Seawolves were

the more aggresive bunch all game long, even beating the Black Bears at their own game.

Maine leads the America East in tempo, by a very sizeable margin. Most of their offensive possessions consisted of just a single pass, then a shot.

However it was Stony Brook that took the transiton battle, storming down court at every opportunity en route to 10 fast break points to Maine’s nilch.

The Seawolves were almost too comfortable at giving Maine a taste of their own medicine, when Puriefoy attempted a flashy off the backboard lob to Ahmad Walker with the game out of reach.

Walker just managed to put the ball in, much to the chagrin of Maine’s players and coaching staff.

On the defensive end, Stony Brook was masterful.

Sixth in the AE in offensive efficiency, Maine was held to 38.9 percent shooting from inside the arc and 16 percent from downtown.

Their season averages in conference play were 50.2 percent from two-point range and 32.1 percent from three.

The Seawolves also forced 23 turnovers, the most giveaways by an opponent all season.

Riding the momentum of this blowout victory, the Seawolves will now prepare to face Hartford on Sunday at SEFCU arena.

NINA LIN / THE STATESMAN

The Seawolves won Saturday and played Sunday in the semifinals.

Check out sbstatesman. com for the game story on the semi-final game against No. 3 Hartford.

Women's basketball rolls into conference final game

By Andrew Eichenholz Staff Writer

Teasha Harris started for the first month or so of the season before being relegated to coming off the bench. In the semifinals of the America East tournament against the University of New Hampshire, the Seawolves needed all she could give off the bench, and she gave it, helping lead the way to a dominant victory over the third seed 7959.

After falling behind 7-2 against the Kelsey Hogan-led Wildcats, Stony Brook needed a spark. Harris energized the team from the moment she stepped on the floor, doing what Coach Beth O’Boyle has begged the team to do all season long: get the ball to the basket.

Getting on the scoreboard with a three-pointer, Harris began to dribble her way through traffic to get a variety of layups in the paint, leading the team’s first half effort. The guard ended up leading the team with a massive 16 points and two rebounds in the win.

Harris knew heading into the game that it would be important to get to the rim, saying, “we just had a real big focus on getting to the rim as much as we could,” and the team as a whole certainly succeeded with that.

Even when the Seawolves could not convert in the paint, they

attacked the boards to dominate the second-chance opportunities department, grabbing 16 more boards than the Wildcats in the first half alone. Not having their finest shooting day, Stony Brook maintained their hardworking aggression down low, with everybody contributing to the physical effort to maintain possession of the basketball.

Regardless of whether or not they could put the ball in the hoop, the team as a whole did a good job of at least getting to the free throw line, getting 21 attempts, converting on a terrific 18 of those to really pull away from New Hampshire. When a team gets 17 more tries from the free throw stripe, it is more than likely that good things will come.

Stony Brook’s usual suspects did their usual thing in this matchup, as Chikilra Goodman led the starters with a key doubledouble, adding 13 points and 11 rebounds in the big win.

For a point guard to be flying underneath the basket to pick off missed shots and put them back up shows just how competitive the Seawolves are.

The large rebounding margin from the first half ballooned in the second, as once again Stony Brook hit the glass to grab a massive 23 more boards than the Wildcats, 13 more on the offensive side of the ball.

The game between Stony Brook and Hartford ended too late to go into this publication.

Women's Lacrosse defeats Scarlett Knights, 14-4

By Joe Galotti

Assistant Sports Editor

MEHMET TEMEL / THE STATESMAN

With the win Stony Brook advances to AE final game.

Advancing to play Albany, which is known for its play down low, it will be of the utmost importance to keep battling in the paint to win the battle of the boards.

Stony Brook had a total of five players in double figures, as Jessica Ogunnorin, Sabre Proctor and Kori Bayne-Walker also got in on the scoring act.

Ogunnorin, a junior guard, was a key contributor in all facets of the game, adding a massive 14 points with seven boards, while playing tough defense on the Wildcats with a steal and a block in the game.

Ogunnorin will be a key as the Seawolves match up with Albany, as she scored 18 points in their win over the Great Danes in the final game of the regular season, snapping the team’s 39-game

conference winning streak.

Stony Brook’s leading scorer all year has been another junior, Proctor, and she once agains was a major contributor, pouring in 13 points to go with her three rebounds, two of which were on the offensive glass. As New Hampshire fought to stay in the game, Proctor peeled off of her defender to receive a nice pass from Bayne-Walker that she converted into a layup, which really blew the game wide open.

That wasn’t the only nice dish for Bayne-Walker, as the freshman connected with teammates all game long, adding to her 10-point performance with 4 assists and a rebound.

Continued on page 19

Six different players had multigoal games for the Stony Brook Women's Lacrosse team on Saturday, as they defeated Rutgers 14-4.

Freshman Dorrien Van Dyke would set the tone early for the game, scoring a goal in the opening minute. She would find the back of the net two more times on the day to complete the hat trick.

The Seawolves jumped all over Rutgers early on, and took a 6-1 lead into halftime.

The second half turned out to be more of the same with SBU outscoring the Scarlett Knights 8-3 in the final 30 minutes of action.

Senior Emily Mercier scored twice for Stony Brook, also finishing with a game-high two assists.

Junior Michelle Rubino also had a big day, adding two goals and one helper.

Senior goalkeeper Frankie Caridi made 11 saves on the day to pick up the victory in net. She made seven saves in the second half.

The Seawolves improved to 4-2 overall this season and 2-1 on the road.

This Thursday they return home to take on Central Connecticut at LaValle Stadium.