Pointless
Questions With Aaron Mucciolo
Yeah, so I was told by an acquaintance that this
column was really funny. Im going to assume it
was a compliment
How
can I get someone to go to an AA meeting?
Okay, full disclosure herethis wasnt sent in to me,
but I heard it on the radio the other night and figured it would
be well worth passing on.
There
are three main ways to deal with someone you know who has an addiction.
The most highly recommended is for you yourself to go to AA meetings,
or a related group such as Adult Children of Alcoholics. Even if
you dont have an addiction (or the person you are concerned
about is not a parent but a friend or other relative) these groups
can help you learn how to help your friend or relative and can help
keep you from enabling or making excuses that could hurt more than
help.
You
could also hire an interventionist (a professional trained in these
kinds of situations) who will help you, and any other concerned
parties, to rehearse and implement an interventioneffectively
an ambush where you confront the person with your concerns and urge
them to seek help.
Your
final alternative is to leave the relationship and to make it know
to the person that you are leaving because of their problem and
that you cant be a part of their life unless they get better.
If
youre still torn after reading these options, stop by Counseling
Services in Peters. The Center has drop-in hours Monday and Tuesday
from 11 a.m. to noon and Wednesday through Friday from 1:30 to 2:30
p.m. You can also make an appointment, usually for a few days from
when you stop in.
How
can I see a copy of my student record?
It
depends on which records in particular you want to see. For your
academic records, check with the Office of Student Academic Affairs
in Peters 127. If you want to check on your judicial recordincluding
security reports or incident reports from RAs which wont necessarily
be released to grad schoolssee Dean Stackman in Wilder 105.
The registrar also keeps most of your original application on file
for your first year, and then keeps a partial file for the rest
of your time at Oberlin.
Next
week: Answers to long-standing questions about garlic and beetles,
and find out how you too can assume the Presidency of these United
States.
How
easy is it to ask a question, you ask? Soooo easy. Email aaron.mucciolo@oberlin.edu
or, if anonymity is really your game, drop a note to the Mooch,
c/o The Oberlin Review, Wilder Box 90..
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