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There were no multi-billionaire CEOs or former U.S. presidents on hand, but a graduating class of 17 Harvard students was all smiles Tuesday night after becoming the College’s newest Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisers (DAPAs). At just over 15 months old, the DAPA program is still young and evolving—but holding strong to the belief that peer advisers are the best vehicles for distribution of alcohol safety information to the Harvard community. “This is such an exciting program because the students are here completely voluntarily,” says lead DAPA...
...It’s been a hard decision for a lot of people,” added DAPA Amy R. Tao ’07, who manned the Nalgene table...
...most popular option is what we’re going to call the glacier—a combination of sapphire blue and the white cap,” DAPA Steven A. Strott ’07 said, referring to the smorgasbord of bottle and cap colors...
Several Harvard parties this weekend featured more than the standard kegs, thanks in part to the debut of Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisor (DAPA) party grants. Ranging from $50 to $100, the grants funded food and nonalcoholic beverages to be served at social events. The idea is to give students more options at parties and encourage safe drinking during “high-risk times,” according to DAPA Talya J. Brettler ’08. At least one DAPA-sponsored party this weekend was funded by the Undergraduate Council (UC), as well. Unlike the UC party grants...
...past, there was no way to distinguish underage students,” he said. But Harvard’s efforts extend past the high-risk environment of the annual Yale showdown. A little over a year ago, Travia created Harvard’s Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisor (DAPA) program. And DAPA’s new party-grant system, which begins this weekend, funds food and non-alcoholic beverages at parties. The system helps foster creative social options that don’t necessarily revolve around alcohol, said DAPA Talya J. Brettler ’08. Harvard has also engaged...