Final Project Short Form

Here is my final project short form. I used a meme and short paragraph to get my readers thinking about medical amnesty policies. It would be circulated on Facebook so thousands of Pitt students could see it in the matter of a couple hours. This meme takes a serious spin on the usually humorous "college freshman" meme. Hopefully it sparks your interest and make you want to read the full project below.

Let’s face it; drinking happens on college campuses…a lot. In a 2010 Core Institute Survey, 82.2% of college students reported drinking in the last year. Unfortunately, 4,700 youth (under the age 21) die each year in the United States from excessive alcohol consumption. Protect Pitt students by supporting the movement for a complete medical amnesty policy. Under a complete policy, both the caller and the intoxicated student could be granted amnesty from legal actions (even though they broke the drinking laws) because they sought help. Currently, Pitt’s Responsible Action Protocol only protects the caller but not the intoxicated student. This can lead students to not call for help because they afraid of getting their friend in trouble. Like, comment, and share so that Pitt officials know a change to our policy is necessary! You pay to be here, now urge our officials to lobby for us in Harrisburg so the state can enact laws that prioritize student safety! Sign the petition at www.fakepetitions.com/pittmedicalamnesty