Haze the Movie

As we continue to explore the consequences of hazing on college campuses, over your last two class periods of the week, we'll look at a movie called Haze which explores the link between hazing and binge drinking by telling the story of Gordie Bailey, a college student from the University of Colorado who died as a result of alcohol and a hazing incident.  For your next portfolio entry please respond to the following (make sure that you use SPECIFICS and DETAILS from the film to support your responses):

1. What did you think of the film overall? 
2. What was the most surprising, interesting or provocative piece of information?  Why do you describe it as such.
3. What was the film asserting about hazing? How do you respond to that assertion?  
4. What other assertions was the film making? What did you agree with? What did you disagree with? 
5.  Did you feel that anything in the film was inappropriate or gratuitous or glorifying the drinking culture? Why or why not?
6. Choose one of the following assertions to finish. Then, in a paragraph, using the film AND the sources below (at least one additional source), support your assertions.

1. The minimum drinking age should/should not be changed because_______________
2. Medical amnesty laws should/should not be passed because___________________.
3. The most effective way to control binge drinking is______________because____________.

• Main web page for "Gordies Call"-organization started after Gordie Bailey's Death
• Alcohol Education Resources
• College Drinking-Changing the Culture
• Safe Spring Break
• Alcohol Poisoning Info from the Mayo Clinic
• Blood Alcohol Content Calculator
• Less Than You Think campaign
• Aware Awake Alive
• Harvard School of Public Health Studies on College Alcohol Us
• Medical Amnesty Initiative
• Amethyst Initiative (Drinking Age)
• In defense of 21