CSC freshmen learn about alcohol awareness

The Freshman Alcohol Program hosted Robert Hackenson Jr., professional college speaker of Dynamic Influence. He presented Sober Thought at 6 p.m., Sunday in the Student Center Ballroom.

Hackenson has been delivering dynamic presentations for 10 years.

These dynamic presentations use magic and hypnosis to engage audiences in educational lectures.

The presentation that Hackenson gave focused on why poor decisions are made and gave students a chance to see though common college misconceptions. It also showed them how to make positive choices as they transition into college.

After giving a talk about how to make good decisions and how to avoid bad decisions, Hackenson hypnotized volunteers and any students in the crowd that wished to become hypnotized.

Hackenson then told the hypnotized students about the consequences they were suffering from the hypothetical bad decisions that they had made.

One of the students was told that she was pregnant and the student started to sob.

In another scenario the students had to tell their parents, who were other hypnotized students, that they had gotten busted at a party.

The mother started crying hysterically and the student acting as the child was very regretful and upset.

This program gave students the opportunity to look into the future to see how their decisions may affect their future.

It gave insight and warning to freshman new to the temptations that they may encounter in college.