Alcohol | June 26, 2008 | 8 comments

College towns seeking to limit off-campus drinking.

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Several universities across the United States have sought to limit alcohol in their nearby municipalities. The Madison city council has prevented new liquor licenses around the University of Wisconsin. The University of Iowa, has sought legislation to limit the number of bars and liquor stores near the campus. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been pushing an ordinance that prevents "bottle clubs", places that provide mixers, if people BYOB.

Do you think that these new restrictions will help limit alcohol consumption, or will young people find other ways to get overly intoxicated.

Dude, where's my beer bong?
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8 comments // College towns seeking to limit off-campus drinking.

  • Brittanyope89
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      Brittanyope89  

    • It is the individuals choice whether he/she should drink rather then studying/working etc. free will is a must for adults. Although there are other sides to this story

    • 3 years ago
  • CicatrizJCP
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      CicatrizJCP  

    • Put a bar on every campus open later than the rest of the town. Offer shuttles from any popular night life areas. Make it easier for students to safely return back to residence housing. Provide safety support through on-campus and municipal police (that are there 'to PROTECT and to serve', not to harass). As a recent graduate, I know students and other young adults are going to drink and party regardless of how many restrictions are applied. The savings in life loss and property damages from drunk drivers and health hazards of excessive drinking make this the overwhelmingly logical solution.

    • 3 years ago
  • ralala
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  • abbym0308
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      abbym0308  

    • I agree. My uni allowed drinking on campus (up to a 6-pack per student in a room), even for underage kids, and with similar results as Tori's experience at Duke.

      They did not, however, allow members of the opposite sex in each others rooms after midnight during the week and 2:30am on the weekends. They failed to realize that both heavy drinking and sex can happen at any hour of the day.

    • 3 years ago
  • Tori
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      Tori  

    • Ugh. I don't advocate underage drinking in any way and am such a square I drank all of 2 times before I turned 21. But I think the harder universities make it for students to drink, the more they will do so in unregulated, undercover, and unsafe locations which often ends up meaning to excessive levels. I think a much smarter move is for universities to allow drinking on campus, where parties can be regulated and monitored to ensure safety and to cut down on drunk driving. It sounds awful, but that was the policy when I was at Duke and it worked really well.

    • 3 years ago
  • abbym0308
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      abbym0308  

    • Young people will always find ways to get intoxicated. What will happen is a rise in minor offenses because more people will be breaking these silly restrictions.

      joshuaheller, i found your beer bong.

    • 3 years ago
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