College student's blood alcohol level very high, troopers say

Claudia Vargas and Victoria E. Freile March 5, 2009       Full Article
Staff writers         Top of  page

Reports that according to New York State Police stated that Arman, who died following a party in Geneseo last weekend, had a blood-alcohol content that was between four and nearly seven times the legal threshold for driving while intoxicated.  The blood-alcohol contents found in Arman ranged from 0.39 percent to 0.55 percent.

Partamian was among the pledges to the Pigs fraternity, which police called a “drinking club" which was banished from campus for two incidents in which students were hospitalized for drinking more than 10 years ago.  Arman had been drinking beer, gin, vodka and champagne from about 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday before he was taken, “heavily intoxicated,” to a bedroom at the house. He also had been drinking heavily on Thursday and Friday at the Pigs’ clubhouse and at another location where some Pigs members live.

Just after 11 p.m. Saturday, Arman was put in an upstairs bed at the Pigs’ house. He was found dead, face-down on a mattress, by another student about 11 a.m. Sunday.


CLVARGAS@DemocratandChronicle.com

VFREILE@DemocratandChronicle.com

SUNY Geneseo student died after hours of drinking

Bennett J. Loudon             Top of  page
Staff writer March 3, 2009      Full Article

Article provides further details of the fatal night and overall campus environment.

BLOUDON@DemocratandChronicle.com

 911 call details party on night SUNY Geneseo student died

Bennett J. Loudon March 5, 2009        Full Article

Staff writer       Top of  page

Details provided of a 911 call where:

•  A resident assistant reported "The Pigs were forcing these individuals to drink entire bottles of alcohol around the fire and they were, like, falling over and vomiting and just extreme, like, hazing."

• "They were worried that some of these kids were so drunk they could have fallen into the fire. They were puking around the fire, running around it, being yelled at,"

BLOUDON@DemocratandChronicle.com

Geneseo student had lethal alcohol level

Autopsy isn’t done, investigators say

By Maki Becker0 3/06/09 06:51 AM      Full Article

NEWS STAFF REPORTER          Top of  page

An autopsy has determined that a Arman had a blood-alcohol content as high as 0.55 percent.

A level of 0.40 percent would cause a normal, healthy person to go into a coma; 0.50 percent would be lethal, according to experts.

Other information is provided in the article.

mbecker@buffnews.com

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090308/NEWS01/903080338/1002/NEWS

Geneseo drinking hotspot unknown to officials

Bennett J. Loudon March 8, 2009    Full Article

Staff writer          Top of  page

Well done article reflecting on the awareness that the community had related to activities at the "Pig House" and similar activities in general.   Information is provided on the overall envirionment and attitudes towards alcohol abuse.

BLOUDON@DemocratandChronicle.com

Throwing back: The truth about alcohol consumption

By: Amanda Seef       Full Article

Posted: 3/11/09      Top of  page

"The long-standing effects of alcohol on important, life-or-death decisions are playing tough with college students across the nation. At least three local colleges, Brockport included, recently felt the traumatic blow of alcohol to their student body, seriously injuring, paralyzing or killing the future of the nation."

"Alcohol Toxicity-A recent report shows 31 young people died of alcohol toxicity in 2007 alone, a 63 percent increase from 2004, the two most recent years with complete data available. At least five deaths were reported in 2008."

Thoughtful article on the many consequences of youth alcohol abuse including poisoning and sexual assaults.

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