RESIDENT SUPPORT
Drink safe, be safe,
stay safe
Make sure alcohol doesn’t ruin your time in University accommodation
Everyone knows that too much alcohol
is not good for you, but let’s be honest,
sometimes that quiet pint turns into an
all-nighter and you wake up the next
morning with only a vague recollection
of the night before.
In most cases, the worst that happens
is that you have a massive hangover
which can only be cured by water, sleep
and a fry up from the Dining Room.
Think about the
consequences
For some though, as the memories of
the previous night return, so does the
realisation that your behaviour was, to
put it lightly, undesirable.
Being overfriendly with someone
you’ve just met, a drunken argument, lost
belongings, vomiting and photographic
Remember :
evidence of it all on Facebook will
keep you feeling worse even after your
• Even if you are under the influence
hangover has gone.
of alcohol you are still responsible for
For some, drunken behaviour can have
your actions.
more serious consequences: misuse
of fire alarm or protection equipment,
• Pay fines • Know your limits and when to stop
stealing traffic signs, damaging University
Be considerate of others – both in
property, using offensive and abusive
• Pay costs for damage incurred your accommodation and in the
language to staff can, and frequently do,
surrounding area.
result in disciplinary action.
• Sign up to volunteering programmes
• Keep your keys and your belongings
Support & action
In more serious cases we will also safe when you are out – don’t leave
consider: them unattended even for a minute.
Have no fear, help is at hand – we can’t
turn back the clocks but we can give
• Reporting matters to the Police • Pay attention and be alert.
you guidance and support in these
situations.
• Notifying the offender’s academic • Don’t accept drinks from strangers
Your Residential Mentors are here to
department about any incidents and and use a Spikey if you’re drinking
ensure that University accommodation
outcomes from a bottle.
is a pleasant and safe place to live and
work and have the authority to carry
• Referring the incident to the University • Be aware that alcohol can lower your
out disciplinary interviews and issue
Disciplinary Committee inhibitions and that beer goggles are
disciplinary action to students requiring
not an urban myth, neither are STDs
them to:
The outcomes of the disciplinary actions and pregnancy so use a condom.
are recorded on your student record and
• Write a letter of apology to the victim
in the most serious cases ACS may even • Don’t invite strangers back to
terminate your accommodation contract your accommodation – you will be
• Sign an undertaking to be of good
– something which several students have responsible for their actions.
conduct in the future.
had to deal with already this year.
• Don’t be led by peer pressure.
• Don’t walk home alone – get a taxi
Earn while you learn
or walk with friends using the green
routes.
Looking for flexible work to help pay • Tuesday 9th & Wednesday 10th
• Be considerate of others.
your rent? Want practical experience February
to help boost your CV? Think you’ve 6.30-7.30pm, High Tor 2, The Edge
got what it takes to be a Residential
Mentor? Then come along to a Resident • Wednesday 17 February
Support Open Evening to find out more! 6.30-7.30pm, Monsal Dale, The Ridge
10 Digs Feb. 10
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