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Westfield High to Host Panel on 'College Drinking Culture'

The United Prevention Coalition of Fairfax County invites parents, college-bound teenagers and concerned residents to attend.

Local law enforcement, the father of a student who died after drinking at college party, and university students will be on hand at Westfield High School May 16 to combat the "college drinking culture."

The event, "The Perils of the College Drinking Culture," starts at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. The speakers include , Commonwealth's Attorney Raymond Morrough, Dr. William Hauda of INova Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax Police Captain Bruce Ferguson and others. 

The United Prevention Coalition of Fairfax County will host the event. UPC will also show "Haze," an award-winning film about a college student who died after a night of binge drinking.

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