Reading Reaction Journal #5

Reference:

Sussman, B. (2007, July 26). Early class Friday? More sober Thursday, study finds. USATODAY. Retrieved October 1, 2007 from www.usatoday.com/news/education/2007-06-26-drinking-thursday_n.htm

Summary:

In the article, "Early Class Friday? More Sober Thursday, Study Finds," Beth Sussman claims that college students who have Friday morning class tend to drink on Thursday nights less than the students who have no class on Friday morning. According to study, the students who don't have Friday class drink an average of 2.41 drinks on the Thursday night; on the other hand, the students who have Friday morning class drink an average of 1.39 drinks. And she mentions that almost 1,700 college students die from drinking incidents a year and it shows how drinking is dangerous. And, she mentions that reducing drinking on Thursday nights can encourage reducing overall drinking campuses, so the authors of the study recommened that the colleges make Friday morning classes required to students. However, in fact, it's difficult for colleges because of the size of the school and classes.

Reaction:

I thought it is very interesting because most college students tend to drink a lot. Actually, when I chose the article, I was pretty worried because it is not about my major. But, because drinking is thought a big problem in all society, I think it's a good way to solve th problem, even though it's a little thing. Actually when I was in Korea, I had been drunk a little. Then, if I had no plan the next day, I tended to drink more than usual. It's a little different case with the article, but I think it happened for the same reason. Because I had no plan, I didn't care whether or not I couldn't wake up early next day. And, for this reason, I drank more than normal. So, I agree with the author and I think his recommend action is a good way to reduce drinking of students if the colleges can.