Alcohol Series
So, this past week my long awaited alcohol series finally aired on KBIA, the NPR affiliate in Columbia, MO...here's a brackdown of each segment.
1) STRIPES:
In part one, I do a report on STRIPES, a student-run organization here at MU that will pick up intoxicated MU students and drive them home safely. STRIPES does this every Thursday though Saturday. For the first part of the segment, I focus on what is done at the STRIPES headquarters before a "pick up" and after "drop off." Then I transition in the segment with me actually riding in one of the STRIPES cars as two STRIPES volunteers pick up intoxicated individuals.
(Listen here)
2) LAWS:
For part 2 of the series, I focus on the laws of underage drinking in Missouri. I start off my talking about Bill 402, which strikens the consequences for underage drinking in Missouri. I also focus on the process that a student caught drinking at MU, which is a dry campus, goes through and the possible short term and long term consequences they may face. I conclude this segment with a program at MU that teaches students how to drink responsibly.
(Listen here)
3) Advertising:
For the third segment in the series, I look into ways advertisers encourage underage drinking and discuss how ads are designed to attract people to buy their product (focusing my attention on alcohol ads).
(Listen here)
4) Solutions:
For the final segment, I look at the solutions to alcoholism, specifically college students. At MU, there is a support program called Drinking Smart. Students who have battled alcoholism go to Drinking Smart for help.
(Listen here)
1) STRIPES:
In part one, I do a report on STRIPES, a student-run organization here at MU that will pick up intoxicated MU students and drive them home safely. STRIPES does this every Thursday though Saturday. For the first part of the segment, I focus on what is done at the STRIPES headquarters before a "pick up" and after "drop off." Then I transition in the segment with me actually riding in one of the STRIPES cars as two STRIPES volunteers pick up intoxicated individuals.
(Listen here)
2) LAWS:
For part 2 of the series, I focus on the laws of underage drinking in Missouri. I start off my talking about Bill 402, which strikens the consequences for underage drinking in Missouri. I also focus on the process that a student caught drinking at MU, which is a dry campus, goes through and the possible short term and long term consequences they may face. I conclude this segment with a program at MU that teaches students how to drink responsibly.
(Listen here)
3) Advertising:
For the third segment in the series, I look into ways advertisers encourage underage drinking and discuss how ads are designed to attract people to buy their product (focusing my attention on alcohol ads).
(Listen here)
4) Solutions:
For the final segment, I look at the solutions to alcoholism, specifically college students. At MU, there is a support program called Drinking Smart. Students who have battled alcoholism go to Drinking Smart for help.
(Listen here)