Universities Drying Up

sloshed · Posted: Thu - Mar, 31 2005 - 7:10 pm Post subject: Universities Drying Up

According to an article published by the BBC News, there is a growing backlash against student drinking in the U.S. and universities are going "dry".

The University of Oklahoma is the latest university to go dry in an attempt to thwart binge drinking. Many believe such attempts are not working and have been driving drinking and parties into residential neighborhoods.

It seems apparent to me that these schools are just trying to cover their asses from lawsuits. Anyone with half a brain knows that kids are going to drink. And why not? That is half of what makes college some of the best days of a person's life. It is unfortunate that sometimes kids die from it, but that would still happen even if there were no universities. And it will still happen even if they all go dry.

Read the full article at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4395857.stm

Judge Rage · Posted: Thu - Mar, 31 2005 - 11:39 pm Post subject:

Well, I applaud their efforts. I think Universities are the jumping off point for millions of America's alcoholics....and since I graduated (10 years ago) things don't seem to be better. We NEVER pressured a 21-Year-Old to drink 21 shots on his birthday. Shit, that's suicide. Now it seems to be the standard. I know that probably only 1-5% of 21-year-olds CAN drink 21 drinks without ending up in the hospital, but I am sure if you asked most college students they would guess that number to be much higher. I may be in the minority here, but Universities have a responsibility to their students. Whatever they can do to help EDUCATE them about drinking is noble, but sometimes you have to wipe your hands of it and say "No more drinking here!". It may not prevent people from drinking, but it will make it harder for those that are too young.
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I'm shocked and appalled. Laugh

Rebuttal time baby..

todd cox · Posted: Fri - Apr, 01 2005 - 6:07 am Post subject:

I've always believed the drinking age should be 18. If you can make important choices like joining the military or casting a voter for our country's leaders, then you should goddam well be able to crack a cold one without worrying about getting an MIP!
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The planets must all be in alignment because I agree with you Todd. Laugh

drewm320 · Posted: Fri - Apr, 01 2005 - 2:39 pm Post subject:

I'm proud to say that I went to one of the few universities that still sells beer at sporting events (U. of Cincinnati). I think the big point here is that the "backlash" is coming from the universities, NOT the students (who are the ones actually doing the drinking). Jason is right, all this does is make kids drink at their friends apartments instead.

PrimeMinister · Posted: Fri - Apr, 01 2005 - 8:40 pm Post subject:

One of the leading university in Montreal recently moved into a new building. It's a former Molson building and was sold for 1$ !!!!

Oh yeah, there was one condition to that contract...

That Molson would have the exclusive rights to any kind of beer reselling in the campus for 100year.

I guess that takes care of such worries!
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drewm320 · Posted: Fri - Apr, 01 2005 - 8:54 pm Post subject:

Up until they demolished the student union to build a new one, you could buy beer at one of the restaurants on campus. There is absolutely nothing that compares to drinking a few pitchers with your buddies right before Calculus.

kidvelvet67 · Posted: Mon - Apr, 04 2005 - 2:25 pm Post subject:

I remember that when the drinking age was 18 at CU Boulder, we could drink in the stands (I don't know if they have changed that or not...it was that way in 89 when I left.) Also, the dorms allowed you to have in your room anything that you were legal to consume (I made sure that my roommate was over 21. Smile

This is clearly a CYA move by Universities...but I can't blame them. If they take the line "We don't allow that here" then overlitigious parents have no way to get to the school if something happens (at least it becomes difficult.) While kids will drink during that time period, the University has every right to say "not here." Quite frankly, it just means stepping off campus to drink...which really doesn't require someone to go that far anyway.

I don't think universities have any "moral imperative" to keep kids from drinking...and going after a university for someone drinking simply because they are a student is wrong. But that doesn't mean they don't have the right.
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