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MEDIA ADVISORY |
| For Immediate Release |
| May
23, 2002 |
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| Contact: |
| Rick
McGaffigan, (619) 719-2132 cell |
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COLLEGE STUDENTS TO FILM
A REPORT |
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ABOUT CROSS-BORDER
DRINKING PROBLEM |
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| WHAT: |
| Two
students from Southwestern College will be at the San
Diego/Tijuana border late Friday night/early Saturday
morning to videotape a report about the cross-border
drinking phenomenon across the region. The students
will be interviewing law enforcement officials and
partiers as they return from Mexico after a night of
drinking. The project will coincide with Operation
Safe Crossing, a multi-agency enforcement operation at
the San Ysidro/Tijuana border crossing to combat
underage drinking and prevent people from driving home
drunk after partying in Mexico. |
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B-ROLL WILL BE AVAILABLE TO
THE MEDIA UPON REQUEST
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| WHERE: |
| The
students will be shooting their video report at the
northbound pedestrian crossing at the San Ysidro/Tijuana
border crossing |
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| WHEN: |
| Friday
Night, May 24, 2002 / Early Saturday Morning, May
25, 2002 — From Midnight to 5:00 AM |
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| WHY: |
| The
students are going to put together a report about
the cross-border drinking problem to show the
officials in the San Diego region the extent of the
problem and encourage them to identify more
resources for border safety and to support policy
initiatives. |
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| WHO: |
| Two
students from Southwest College |
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| VISUALS: |
| The
students will be shooting video and interviewing law
enforcement officials and partiers returning from a
night of partying in Mexico. |
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