Reflection 4: A Wasted Education—On Binge Drinking in College

With the recent battle over the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, binge drinking has again been in the headlines. In fact, much to the chagrin of universities and parents, binge drinking—drinking excessively with the intent of becoming highly intoxicated—is now a common part of college life in America. In fact, binge drinking is now so ingrained into the fabric of contemporary college that some universities have even begun including information about the dangers of the excessive consumption of alcohol into their freshman orientations. It is difficult to argue that we are not in an era when many young people drink only to get drunk, but is it, as some suggest, an epidemic? How has binge drinking affected your own college experience? What do you believe will be the long-term effects of such practices on students? Finally, what do you believe universities can do to curb this practice?

Include in your discussion at least two of the following:

• "Early Drinking Behavior Has Lifelong Effect" (Yale Daily News)
• "College Women: Stop Getting Drunk" (Slate) 
• "College Students Drink More on Big Game Days—and Sexual Assault Increases, According to a Recent Study" (Business Insider)
• What Happened When This College Student Drank Too Much, Too Quickly" (Washington Post)
• "The 'Keg Stand Queens' of College Binge Drinking" (Slate)
• "Binge Drinking: "I Black Out Almost Every Single Time I Drink”(Iowa Public Radio)

Required:

• MLA Style
• 1.5 pages in length
• Works cited page

Due: Wed 10.17