Should Alcohol Be Allowed At College Sporting Event Venues?

It’s no doubt that alcohol has a major sway on today’s society across the board both culturally and globally. When we take a look into past history, we can see how alcohol has been the fundamental measures to religious, professional, and social concerns. It seems that no matter how far our history books go back, the United States has had a question about the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Through the years of Prohibition halting the sale, shipping, and ingestion of alcohol and the constitutional acts delegating who is accurately fit to drink. Today’s controversy is a lot less infringing on personal rights. It’s regarding whether the legal drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen. This has been a huge controversy geared exclusively towards college students due to the fact that alcohol consumption at universities is the definitive part of campus life even though the greater part of students are not legally permitted to drink. It is apparent that through the regularity and risks of binge drinking across universities and the high percentage of DUI and alcohol related fatal crashes, that something needs to shift in this country. Lowering the drinking age to eighteen would be an expedient and positive step in reducing binge drinking, nurturing the safe practice of drinking alcohol, and permitting those students of legal drinking age the chance to fully and sensibly make mature adult choices.

I feel that the students could be allowed to attend the gathering at Mr. Nelson’s house with certain circumstances. The players could be allowed to attend the gathering if and only if the boys’ parents or legal guardian were present. This would help defer from this issue of alcohol being served and the parents could monitor that their children were not consuming any beverages. The boys could also attend the gathering if no alcohol was served. I also believe my perspective would change if Mr. Nelson was also a football scouting agent on the side. I still stand firm on the idea that alcohol should not be at an event where high school students are present. If Mr. Nelson was a scout, he would merely be doing his job, and could offer these students opportunities to meet, but in a neutral setting. If Mr. Nelson wanted to have a gathering he could meet the players and their families at a local coffee shop, a restaurant, or even have a gathering at the school with other faculty members to supervise. There is no need for Mr. Nelson to be inviting these students to his home and have alcohol present. By going to a neutral place there it helps remove the risk of their being a liability placed on the teacher for something inappropriate and unprofessional

University Rules permit the use of alcoholic beverages at tailgate parties or picnic activities at NCAA intercollegiate athletic events only on the day of the event and in the general proximity of the event, including outdoor locations or in outdoor parking areas.

Across the country, college sports generate over $11 billion dollars in annual revenues. With 50 institutions reporting a revenue of $50 million or higher, with at least 5 of those institutions surpassing $100 million in annual revenues (Edelman). Without a doubt Universities all over are no longer simply an educational institution. College sports in America, have become the face of their academic institutions that they represent. As result college sports have grown to be larger than a genuine competition between Universities, it has become a trademark. Becoming an organization extremely large and powerful, creating an atmosphere parallel of that of Cartels and monopolies, in regards of the exploitation athletes. As the players celebrate a tittle win, or a win in general, who is truly the winner in that situation?

How can alcohol influence someone at a college football game? Does alcohol give someone a good reputation or regrets? Alcohol can make you act a certain way. Football games should be fun and enjoyable to watch without trying. In my opinion, alcohol at college football games can cause bad decisions, foul language, and effects on others to and from.

It is true to say that in order to create opportunities for excessive drinking, students in many colleges have perpetuated drinking games entrenched in the culture of drinking. A good example of a drinking game in colleges is Beer Pong in which 6-16 cups partially filled with alcohol are taken by each team. The person playing the game is expected to throw a ping-pong ball

Hello Derek Golinghorst, I also know people at Ambrose that are not into alcohol at all and for someone to accuse them of drinking it because they go to football games is obnoxious. I believe what you stated is right about the person, but just because they saw one group of people drinking does not mean that everyone that goes to football games is going to be drunk. Also from knowing people and hearing stories I know that people do not solely drink because of football. People also drink during the year when football is not going on, so if the football field is not built there does not mean that there will be less drunk people. That being said I do see where that person is coming from and if it was my property I would not want a football stadium

Today sports, are no longer fun and games, sports are a business, and college sports are no different. Division I college sports provide a huge source of universities’ income. The school receives money from ticket sales, television contracts, and sport-related merchandise, along with many other sports related revenue builders. The athletes on the other hand, receive their scholarship and little more. While the idea of receiving a free college education is something few would complain about; when the issue is more closely examined it becomes evident that it is not enough. Universities are exploiting athletes, and recently the problems that this creates have become more prominent. More and more athletes are now leaving school early to enter the professional leagues in order to make money. There have also been more reports of violations surrounding university boosters and alumni paying players. Furthermore, athletes have been accused of making deals with gamblers and altering the outcome of games. All of these problems could be minimized, if not completely eliminated, by adopting a program for compensating student athletes. College athletes are exploited by their schools, which make millions of dollars off of them. This leads to violations, students leaving college early, and student-athletes that cannot even afford to do anything that their sport doesn’t sponsor. I believe that with the rising amount of revenue that the NCAA and college athletic departments receive from

Due to the unnecessary risks they place upon their body, binge drinkers are more susceptible to ruining family ties and friendships, physically injuring themselves or others, and jeopardizing their academic advancements. “Compared to non-binge drinkers, frequent bingers are 17 times more likely to miss a class, do poorly on a test or important project, 10 times more likely to vandalize, and 8 times more likely to get injured as a result of their drinking” (Robbins et al. 436). Moreover, the actions of a binge drinker can have “secondhand” effects upon those students whom do not participate in the drinking game. It can rob those individuals of their own rights as campus attendees, as well as put them in harm’s way. College students, as the social norm would perceive them, are a heavy drinking group of individuals. However, student drinking behaviors can vary from one college to another because of the strict policies the school sets into place. “At colleges where campus security strongly enforces the alcohol policy (the minimum of 21-years old), students perceive the stronger enforcement efforts and are less likely to binge drink” (Wechsler and Nelson, para. 11). By enforcing the MLDA law of twenty-one years of age will decrease the issue of binge drinking.

For those who go out and drink in college, it is all about the good times, right? What everyone does not think about is the potential danger that drinking can cause, especially to the astonishing amount of college students who drink heavily on a regular basis. Alcohol abuse is the leading cause of death among teens and young adults, and according to many professionals, the high rate of binge-drinking and its effects on college students and the school or university is the top social issue on campuses. Despite all the attention given to this issue, especially in the past few years, no noticeable improvement has been seen. Drinking has even been called a “college pastime;” however,

       In the beginning of, Drinking Deaths Draw Attention to Old Campus Problem, Mindy Sink writes, “Samantha Spady, 19, a sophomore at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, died of alcohol poisoning after an evening out with friends in which she drank the equivalent of 30 to 40 beers and shots” (49). Underage drinking is a big problem in our society. Teenagers don’t really know how much it is affecting their health and how many problems it can cause. The University needs to take action on college kids that are underage drinking. There are many ways to prevent a teenager from drinking if he or she gets the right message.

Throughout this study, Taylor, Ward, and Hardin concluded that collegiate student-athletes are more likely to consume alcohol than

However, the students have willingly come under the high power of the college in order to be education. Therefore they must be willing to abide by the steps that the college wishes to take in order to educate them. When the college issues a policy that has been created with reason, by someone who care about the college, and for the common good of the community, the students should be willing to follow it. When students make the choice to drink it not does just affect them but also those around them who are trying to learn. Prohibiting alcohol will not only better the lives of those who are drinking, but more importantly those who have done nothing to deserve the negative repercussions when others do drink. Drinking detracts from the common good by making the environment louder, more reckless, and more

Although many see this as something fun and entertaining, alcohol consumption has many effects on the life of the drinker and those around him/her.

Environmental factors play a great role for determining the likelihood of students encountering alcohol, not necessarily consuming it or consuming it excessively (College Drinking: Changing the Culture, High-Risk Drinking in College). After comparing different universities with different demographic makeups, it was found that predominantly single ethnic or minority schools tended to have lower rates of excessive alcohol use among its students when compared to predominantly white, coeducational schools (College Drinking: Changing the Culture, High-Risk Drinking in College). Two of the most common and widespread campus organizations that have been shown to encourage student consumption of alcohol are emphasized athletic programs and Greek systems (College Drinking: