It is obvious why college presidents want the drinking age to be lowered because it is one less thing they have to worry about. With most college freshman being 18, presidents will not have to take all the precautions to stop underage drinking and have to deal with the consequences they must acquire when a student is caught drinking. Although, many feel that lowering the drinking age to 18 would cause more problems some feel that it would cause less. During a 60 Minutes interview with reporter, Lesley Stahl, former President of Middlebury College, John McArdle made his point very clear. McArdle, a supporter of lowering the drinking age to 18 stated that the 21 Coalition law is
Hanson, and I believe that some of the reason why students drink to excess is because of that adrenaline rush they get from breaking the rules. My parents, among many other adults, have told me that once you reach the legal drinking age, getting excessively intoxicated loses its thrill. Perhaps if we were to lower the drinking age to eighteen, we would see less college students admitted to hospitals with alcohol poisoning and other alcohol related issues. Overall, a lower drinking age seems like a good idea to me. It would allow students in college to go out and enjoy themselves without being stressed out about breaking the law, as well as possibly lower the number of alcohol related injuries and incidents.
Administrators on college campuses have establish a zero tolerance policy for alcohol so that the campus is a dry campus. They want to limit the access of alcohol and dispose of all the advertisement on college campuses. Violent behavior is not always caused by the consumption of large amount of alcohol. Nonetheless, college students who binge drink are more likely to end up in fights and act out their feelings with violent actions. The consumption of alcohol makes people feel like it is okay to have those feeling because they are not themselves.
This article discusses speech codes on college campuses. I personally did not realize these existed. The codes reduce the rights of the First Amendment for faculty and students. I understand that words can be hurtful and offensive, but wouldn’t this be covered under the rules of bullying? As college students we are all adults.
An adult is conscious enough and has enough reason to know well from bad. This is the reason why they are allowed to choose their next president and decide to go or not to war. If the youth is given the right, and needed education since high school and at home about the consumption of alcohol just like it is done with drugs, cigarettes, and sexually transmitted diseases there would not be such a problem with people 18 years-old. Cigarettes are a more dangerous habit which causes more damage to our health compared to alcohol. So then, why is the intake of alcohol not allowed until the age of 21 and the consumption of cigarettes not?
Critical Reading How Bingeing Became the New College Sport I believe that this article will be based on how binge drinking became so popular in colleges and universities across the country. The topic of this essay is how bingeing became the new college sport and why it would stop if we lowered the drinking age. The author claims that tighter enforcement of the minimum drinking age of 21 is not the solution, but the problem. The author’s point of view is that he thinks if the drinking age was lowered, over time it would cut down on binge drinking at colleges and universities. Let students drink in public legally, that way they won’t have to pregame in privacy and over do it.
Although this argument has logic and makes sense, it does not consider the reason why the legal drinking age has been set at 21. The legal drinking age was set because alcohol consumption has consequences and that prevention measures are necessary especially to the adolescents and students in college (Wechsler and Nelson 986). The setting of the minimum drinking age to 21 years is a control policy meant to protect the youths. Advocacy groups that argue in support of lowering the legal drinking age to 18 years should therefore not be tolerated. It is important for the teachers, parents, and guardians to teach the children
It is also argued by supported that other crimes could be deterred and students and faculty alike would be able to protect themselves from these dangers and feel safe. The opposition believes that the legal carrying of a concealed weapon on a college campus can potentially create a very dangerous situation. Those who adhere to this belief are concerned that the presence of weapons on campus will detract from the learning environment of college campuses by adding an additional safety concern. There is also concern regarding the lack of training of the persons carrying the weapon. For example, those who have a permit to carry concealed weapons
As a young adult defiance is key, when told something is illegal it is all that much more exciting to do it. This is preciously why the drinking age should be lowered to at least 18. Allowing teens to drink in controlled environments such as restaurants, pubs and official school and university functions. In these situations responsible drinking could be taught through role modeling and educational programs. Mature and sensible drinking behavior would be expected.
Patrick Burns Dr. Michealian College Writing 7 December 2012 Fight at 18, Drink at 18 There has been an ongoing controversy in the United States on whether the drinking age should be lowered to 18 like most of the world or if it should stay at 21. Underage drinking has been a disputed issue for years, which begs the question: why is it not under control? Teenagers continue to buy alcohol with fake IDs, drink illegally, and get into bars. It has been proven that these underage incidents are happening on not only on college campuses but in high school settings as well. Clearly there are many reasons why drinking age should be lowered to 18, the most obvious being that too many people are drinking before they are 21.