r people from drinking. The fraternities and sororities on the CMU campus recently began having speakers come and tell stories of drunk driving incidents and of friends dieing from alcohol. I believe that speakers such as these may have an impact on a majority of students. Hearing stories of people my age dieing makes me at least think twice before I order another drink. More programming that deals with prevention should be offered, that might have a bigger impact then being punished after youre already wasted.Central should look at programs that other Universities are implementing to help deter binge drinking. Florida State University offers free movie night every night, and Louisiana State University organizes family zone alcohol-free festivals. [Wechsler #1, 8] Alcohol-free dorms are offered here at CMU and around the county, but perhaps if Central offered more programming to stop students from going to the bars problems would decrease. Something must be done to prevent binge drinking by those that are 21 and those that are under the legal drinking age. The campus itself shapes the social norm of its students, questions like these need to be asked is alcohol readily available to students, and does the university strictly enforce the alcohol policies, and is non-alcoholic programs available? [Wechsler #1, 7] The Harvard School of Health has made a framework of policies that Universities may want to consider; they help in deterring the behavior of binge drinking and punish those that participate in it. Administrators should regulate the conditions of alcohol use on campus; measures to reduce the amount of drinking in problem areas should be taken. [Wechsler #1, 8] Another policy that seems like it would be very helpful is to Work with the local community to limit student access to alcohol and to support the efforts of local law enforcements. [Wechsler #1, 8] This policy is one that CMU should examine, with help from loc...
