DATE:      10/24/02
CONTACT:   Donna Arterburn, (864) 656-0605
WRITER:    Susan Bedingfield, (864) 656-3876

How drugs and violence in media 
affect teens discussed at Clemson 

	CLEMSON -- Clemson University will present Dr. Victor
Strasburger at the Brooks Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m. as
part of The Calhoun Lecture Series.
	Strasburger is the chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine
at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. He will speak on: 
"From Columbine to Melrose Place: Sex, Drugs and Violence in the 
Media."
	He has been a featured guest on Oprah, The Today Show, CBS This
Morning and National Public Radio. He is also the author of eight books 
and more than 120 articles on adolescent medicine and the effects of 
television on children and adolescents.
	In the year 2000, Strasburger was honored by the American 
Academy of pediatrics with the Adele Delenbaugh Hofmann Award for 
outstanding lifetime achievement in adolescent medicine and was the 
first recipient of the Holroyd-Sherry Award for media advocacy work.
	The lecture is free and open to the public. The Calhoun Lecture 
Series is presented by the Strom Thurmond Institute of Government and 
Public Affairs in conjunction with the Calhoun Honors College.
 	For more information, see the Strom Thurmond Institute's web 
page at http://www.strom.clemson.edu/events/calhoun/
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