College can be the time of your life. It can also take your life.There have been so many injuries and health issues caused from alcohol, that there needs to be a change.
College is all
about having fun. We are making
memories, using our resources and meeting new people every day. But college can also be dangerous. Since there are so many different avenues for
partying and such easy access to large amounts of alcohol, people need to know
how to limit themselves. Just because
everyone else is partying, does not mean you have to. Peer pressure is subtle in college. If you’re expected to always rage without
complaint, how can you say no?
Nine freshmen
girls from CU were brought into the Boulder Addiction and Detox Clinic last
weekend. The police and EMTs said that the girls needed to go to the correctional facility for a night until they were
sober. These girls missed their classes
on Friday, waking up on a urine-stained cot wearing
nothing but orange scrubs. These girls
had to call their parents and ask for their help to pay the $300 fee for
their over-night stay.
Alcohol
poisoning happens often. We might not
see it going on around us, but it's there and it can kill. Alcoholism usually begins in college for males and for women, typically, a few years after college. In fraternities, brothers are constantly
surrounded by the party scene. The bass will beat most nights, even if some brothers just want to go to
sleep or get some work done. The party
life is always happening, but people need to know that they should not feel
left out if they stay in one weekend. There will always be another party, another date dash or another
mixer.
A 21-year-old University of Colorado student died after a night
of partying during the first week of classes of his senior year, marking
what is believed to be the first alcohol-related death of a CU student since
fraternity pledge Gordie Bailey died of alcohol poisoning in 2004. Michael Alexander Hoffman was found
unconscious on the doorstep of a house on 10th St. around 1:40 a.m. on
Aug. 26, 2011, according to a Boulder police report.
These two young men passed away because they could not control
their alcohol intake, whether it was their own doing or during a pledge’s “hell
week”. Alcohol can give you a buzz and it
can be a relief after a long week, taking the edge off and helping you be
careless and free. But it can also take your
life.
Take a break every now and then. Go home for
a weekend. Get some homework done; get
some extra beauty sleep. Working out at
the CU Rec Center can help take the edge off after a long week much better than
alcohol ever could and it’s a great way to stay in shape. There will always be another party to go to,
but just remember to limit yourself. You
have nothing to prove to anyone, so only take in what you can handle, and that
doesn’t mean chugging a whole handle.
We are only given one body and we decide what we do to it and what we put inside of it. Decide to better yourself so that you do not
find yourself waking up in a correctional facility wearing nothing but scratchy
orange scrubs, laying on a urine-stained cot. Be happy, be healthy and, most of all, be alive.
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The Fibonacci sequence is found all throughout nature, too. It is a natural occurrence that different things develop based upon the sequence.
1. Shells
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As you may have guessed by the curve in the box example above, shells follow the progressive proportional increase of the Fibonacci sequence. Shells are probably the most famous example of the sequence because the lines are very clean and clear to see. They are also fun to collect and display. And then, there you have it! You're own little piece of math.
2. Trees
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Tree -- we see them everywhere, but do you look and analyze the structure of how the branches grow out of the tree and each other? No, because you're normal and have better things to do. But if you did, you would see the Fibonacci sequence evolve out of the trunk and spiral and grow the taller and larger the tree becomes. Some truly majestic trees are in existence today, utilizing this pattern.
3. Flower Pistils
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The part of the flower in the middle of the petals (the pistil) follows the Fibonacci sequence much more intensely than other pieces of nature, but the result is an incredible piece of art. The pattern formed by the curve the sequence creates used repeatedly produces a lovely and intricate design.
4. Flower Petals
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Flowers of all kinds follow the pattern, but roses are my favorite kind to use as an example of the Fibonacci sequence. I like it because the petals aren't spread out and the spiral is more obvious and clear, like with the shell. The petals unfold more and more and the sequence increases. Roses are beautiful (and so is math).
5. Leaves
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Leaves follow Fibonacci both when growing off branches and stems and in their veins. I, personally, find the veins much more interesting and amazing to look at. Similar to a tree, leaf veins branch off more and more in the outward proportional increments of the Fibonacci sequence.
6. Storms
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Specifically hurricanes and tornadoes, many storm systems follow the Fibonacci sequence. I suppose this is not beautiful, but more interesting. On a map, at least, hurricanes look cool. I guess we could say this example proves math can be beautiful and destructive.
7. You!
Yes! You are an example of the beauty of the Fibonacci sequence. The human body has various representations of the Fibonacci sequence proportions, from your face to your ear to your hands and beyond! You have now been proven to be mathematically gorgeous, so go forth and be beautiful! ...and maybe think math is a little bit better than you first thought?
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