Articles Tagged ‘ Drugs ’
November 15, 201112:13 am
Kevin Booth Discusses the Legalization of Marijuana
By Anna Davis, Former Features Editor
On Nov. 9, the first talk held by the Student Government Association (SGA) Lectures and Comedy Committee was held. Award-winning documentary filmmaker Kevin Booth visited to discuss the legalization of marijuana in the United States. Booth began his lecture by surveying the audience. He asked how many students there drank alcohol, had tried a cigarette, or [...]
September 27, 201112:18 am
A History of Cocaine and Possible Epigenetic Effects of the Drug
By Anna Davis, Former Features Editor and Steve Rees, Former Managing Editor
To kick off the Psychology and Neuroscience Lecture Series for the Fall 2011 semester, Associate Professor of Neuroscience Chris Pierce from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine visited Goodpaster Hall on Sept. 19 to discuss his neurobiological cocaine addiction research in his lecture, “Epigenetic Inheritance of a Cocaine Resistance Phenotype.”
October 19, 20096:46 pm
Campus Drug Referrals Reach a Nine Year High
By Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief
The Office of Public Safety recently released the annual crime statistics for 2008. One statistic is particularly eye catching: drug use on campus has nearly doubled compared to the past nine years.
