NEW BRUNSWICK, Canada - Proposed changes to the University of New Brunswick’s alcohol policy is raising eyebrows instead of pitchers. UNB presented an update to the alcohol policy on campus during a University of New Brunswick Student Union council meeting on Jan. 27.
To Jim Piazza and other parents who have lost a child because of dangerous rituals often associated with college fraternities and sororities, anti-hazing reform is more than just another issue.
In the 2017-18 academic year, there were 51 instances in which a student drank so much they needed hospitalization — the highest number of medical alcohol transports in the last 12 years.
Dartmouth College last school year saw a 12.6 percent increase in the number of alcohol-related incidents that required the involvement of Dartmouth security officers or dorm advisers, according to newly released data from the college.
Despite the opening of medical marijuana dispensaries in Ohio, many colleges and universities continue to ban any forms of medical marijuana on campus.
On a night out with friends, a University of Oregon student might have gone up to the crowded bar at Taylor’s Bar and Grill to order a “F#?&-It Bucket,” a student favorite that dumps vodka, Redbull, and various other liquors into a green pail.
Syracuse University’s Student Association is trying to change the Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Tobacco Policies to provide amnesty to students calling for immediate medical assistance, said SA Vice President Kyle Rosenblum, at last Monday’s meeting.
Waltham, Massachusetts – Researchers have learned a great deal about effective approaches for reducing the harms caused by student drinking, but too few campus administrators have made it a priority to learn about and then implement those strategies.
E. Gordon Gee, the professorial president of West Virginia University who favors bow ties and once described himself as "quirky as hell," pauses for a moment and sighs when asked whether he thinks it's possible to improve the fractured relationship between fraternities and colleges across the country.
You know it's not your average college dorm when violins can be found on every floor, but alcohol and pot are nowhere to be seen.