By Kevin Donovan

Have you ever been in a relationship where you were hurt?

Have you ever gone out and drank to the point where you can't remember anything the next day?

There is help for you. Buffalo State College offers the "Get Real" program that allows students and faculty to be educated on some of the problems that may occur in their lives. Relationship violence, intoxication, and date rape drugs are just a few of the many topics covered in the seminars.

When Jan started dating Fred she never noticed the controlling side of him. She fell for the sweet guy she once knew. Everything changed when Jan
couldn’t even hang out with her friends anymore. When she did Fred would make her cry and feel guilty for absolutely nothing.

For one college student, her long-awaited school dance turned out to be one of the worst nights of her life. She woke up the next morning completely naked, in her own vomit, not remembering one thing that happened to her. She was the victim of a date rape drug.

A 22-year-old college student went out with his friends on a normal Saturday night, decided to have a few beers, and thought it was OK to drive home. He totaled his car. He could have killed not only himself but the passengers and any innocent person. He won’t drive again for at least 10 years if not longer.

Situations like these happen every day all over the country, and there is a way to
prevent ourselves from being a victim of such acts. The "Get Real" program at Buffalo
State College will have numerous meetings starting this month in the Underground Student Café located in the Student Union. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you have any questions contact Tammy Kresge at 878-6727 for more information. No registration is needed, all you have to do is show up on one of the following days: February 11, March 4, 11, April 1, 15. All meetings start at 8:30 pm.