Drinking In The Dorm Case Study

“When students are hospitalized-or worst yet, die from alcohol poisoning, which happens about 300 times each year-college presidents tend to react by declaring their campuses dry or shutting down fraternity houses.” This quote states that there are already many students hospitalized or dead. This happened when the drinking age is 21. I think if the drinking age were lowered, the number of students hospitalized might go up or even double. I think that the college presidents should make strict laws around campus that would help stop students from drinking. If colleges were to have a security check in every dorm, every day that will lower the number of hospitalizations. I know that there would be liquor at student apartments, but it would still help lower the number of deaths.

Moreover, students need to take more responsibility for their actions; if they got themselves into this mess, they need to get themselves out of it. Colleges should consider making a “three strike” policy in which students will be removed from school permanently after three alcohol violations (20-21).

Students gain expectations to drink alcohol from each other, as they depend on it, pressure each other and face a new environment and a new social setting. When in college, a student does not have anyone looking after them and so they get free time and they do not know how to use it. They end up filling up their extra time, with going out to frat houses, bars, and or other house parties to drink. Students go from being in high school, where they have to be home by curfew and drinking is still sometimes and issues, to not having a curfew and not having someone wait until they get home that night to make sure they aren’t drinking.

Every year, universities always have the same issue regarding alcohol. Students are constantly getting in trouble for possession or consumption. Here at Eastern Connecticut State University, the policy is a dry campus. This means that alcohol is completely prohibited on campus. There are many opinions when it comes to this choice, as there are also many pros and cons to it.

has been alleviated at the University of Oklahoma (James 2010). After alcohol prohibited in fraternity and sorority houses and student housings at OU, the president of the inter-fraternity council said that there is less drinking activities on campuses. Instead of spending much time on entertainment or parties, fraternities are shifting their focus on academics and awards. Also, dry policy can actually depress the number of violations on campuses. The OU Student Conduct Office found that from 2007 to 2010, the reported violations fell from 191 to 75 (James 2010). By interviewing almost 100 colleges, including both regular and dry campuses, it was found that students who drank a lot at high school consumed less alcohol at dry campuses. Even

Alcohol abuse is a serious health problem when it comes to college students. "The average amount of binge drinkers on college campuses is 50% of men and 39% of women" (<a href="http://www.oregoncounseling.org/ArticlesPapers/">http://www.oregoncounseling.org/ArticlesPapers/</a>). There are various reasons why students drink and serious short and long term effects on the body and mind. Alcoholism is a serious problem for college students and there are many actions being taken to try to lessen the problem among colleges throughout the country.

In recent years many universities have begun asking themselves, what can we do to solve the problem? Central Michigan University has alcohol policies for those that live in the dorms, first time that you are found drunk or alcohol is found in your room a fine of $100

The consumption of alcohol as a habitual behavior has long been associated with the American collegiate experience, despite the many known negative consequences a student who partakes in drinking can encounter. Because of the danger drunken students pose to a college’s reputation and the safety of its surrounding areas, much research has been done concerning the collegiate party and drinking scenes. This research mostly studied the demographics of the student body, so strategies developed to curtail the illegal or overconsumption of alcohol could be targeted towards the specific groups that demonstrated the highest likelihood of participating in these acts. When the strategies were implemented, however, there was little decline in the number of college students who chose to party and drink (Vander Ven 2011). This failure did not point toward a flaw in the research data, but instead a lack of research into the benefits a collegiate drinker receives that are rewarding to the point he or she cannot resist. This is the topic of Getting Wasted: Why College Students Drink Too Much and Party So Hard by Thomas Vander Ven.

For the most part, all of the articles mention how alcohol is continuing to become a major problem in college and universities, but they do not all appeal to everyone in the same way. White and Hingson’s article states mostly facts and figures of what the consequences of binge drinking in college will buy based on various surveys they’ve taken. For example they state “Consequences of college drinking include missed classes and lower grades, injuries, sexual assaults, overdoses, memory blackouts, changes in brain function, lingering cognitive deficits, and death. This article examines recent findings about the causes and consequences of excessive drinking among

The most abused substance on college campuses is alcohol. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports that four out of five college students drink alcohol. College students are traditionally between the ages of 18 and 22 years old, with 21 being the legal drinking age in America. Even more important, half of these drinkers engage in binge drinking, which is the consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period. Many factors, in addition to its easy access, makes alcohol the substance of choice for students. Upperclassmen over age 21 can buy alcohol legally and distribute it to younger students, and it is relatively inexpensive.

Or, if there is an emergency at a party with underage drinkers, there’s a chance help won’t be called because of the fear of getting caught. This puts a sense of danger on every party that is held at a college campus.

This study compares drinking at off campus parties to on campus parties. A multi-campus survey showed that males under the age of 21 and students living on campus attend at higher rates than female students 21 and older. Having strict on campus drinking policies did not appear to control drinking in dorms. There was found to be a high expectation of risky forms of alcohol consumption associated with off campus parties.

Drinking in college is a popular activity to take part in. However, that does not mean it is healthy or useful. Alcohol companies feed off college students. Their advertising is directed at underage drinkers, and many college students fall into that category. So, why do these young adults drink? The answer is in the ads, the alcohol companies are promoting fun times and joyous lives. Therefore, the underage students see drinking as a social norm and think they might even have a better life after they start drinking. Nonetheless, people know the cold hard truth about alcohol, it is an unhealthy and even deadly substance. Colleges need to fix their alcohol advertising and drinking problems by dropping their alcohol sponsors and promoting healthier lifestyles along with showing the students that you do not need to drink to become popular, which in turn eliminates underage drinking and the harm that goes along with alcohol consumption.

My time at UBP I noticed that the drinking rules were a little bit different then at UPT. “Resident students who are 21 and older may possess alcoholic beverages for their personal consumption and may not exceed the following limits: A. 12 cans or bottles of beer; or B. one 750 ml (0.75 liter) bottle of distilled spirits; or C. one 750 ml (0.75 liter) bottle of wine.” (UPB Handbook) This is good for the campus because it lets the students relax in their dorms instead of out at bars, and wasting their money. Not only does it limit the amount of money that is spent on Alcohol, it limits the risk of drunk driving, fighting and more of a chance the police will be called.

There was a recent national survey taken that found almost sixty percent of college students drank alcohol in the past month alone, and around two thirds of these students engaged in binge drinking during that period. It is very easy to be peer pressured into drinking; it can seem like a lot of fun at the time and new students wanting to fit in can sometimes feel obliged to do so. As there is drinking occurring almost every night on a college campus it can be hard to find yourself out of place if you start to develop a drinking habit. There will always typically be people you know going out and partying, and therefore if other people are doing it then why can’t you? No one ever thinks anything bad will happen to them, thus they drink without concern and can