Radames Santiago, a student over at St John’s University in New York is being held for making a threat on his Facebook page about killing his fellow classmates in a ‘Virginia Tech style’ massacre. Santiago claims that he was drunk and depressed at the time of the posting and it really didn’t mean anything at [...]
I know what you’re thinking, ‘Was beer every unpopular?’ But, for a while, colleges weren’t all to keen on having beer or any type of alcohol at football games and the like. But, with money tight a number of schools, administrators are looking for new ways to make some cash. Beer at sporting events does, [...]
From what I reported last week, the promotion that Anheuser-Busch was pushing for its college consumers is being bullied into the corner by certain campuses. It’s certainly not as acceptable as they may have thought, I suppose.
When you’re a Freshman, bright and full of wonder, the worst thing you can do is decide to get piss drunk all the time. The Appalachian Online discusses how students at Appalachian State University should behave when around alcohol, and I think this is good advice across the board.
As I wrote about last week, Penn State was ranked number one by the Princeton Review as the biggest party school in the country. Since then, the administrators have been working hard to discourage anyone from thinking that this ranking reflects the overwhelming majority on campus. A spokesman for the college explained that there were [...]
The Kansan.com discusses how universities are looking to crack down on underage drinking nationwide. It looks to be like a pretty good idea, but of course you have lots of nay-sayers and annoying people on the other side of the aisle, but in the end, it’s going to help the overall health of everybody.
Bill King over at the Junkyard Blawg discusses the buzz surrounding Auburn University and its athletics. The university is allowing a company called Tailgate Guys to charge students and fans of college football games. Unfortunately for the patrons, it’s not cheap. The prices run around the neighborhood of $300 per game where you’re given the [...]
Penn State has been voted the number one party school in the nation. Out of 325 schools who applied to the Princeton survey, Penn State was far and away the winner. Of course, let’s keep in mind that these rankings have absolutely nothing to do with academics and for the love of Pete, don’t judge [...]
A lot of colleges in the U.S. are adopting what’s known as the Amethyst Initiative, which basically gives students immunity from disciplinary action when they request medical attention for alcohol poisoning.
The hope is that this will end–or at least end a significant part of–the debate about campus drinking. As it stands, many campuses are completely [...]
The studies that have been put out recently about drinking on college campuses haven’t really reached the core demographic: the students themselves. The researchers are afraid that many believe they are being scared into not drinking. The perceptions are all screwed up. What the researchers wish to accomplish is sending a positive message to students [...]
