The Chronicle of Higher Education has begun a special report about the use of alcohol on college campuses. Today's first article is titled "A River of Booze, Inside one college town's uneasy embrace of drinking." That town is Athens, Georgia, home to the University of Georgia.
Like my recent post about the problems at UVA, it is important to understand that this isn't about one college or one town. The types of people discussed and the growing problem of overconsumption is a very real one, but it could happen at any college or university, not just Georgia.
Every parent should read the series, and I will post the articles as I get them. Undoubtedly some parents will be sure that this could never happen to their daughter (or son), but if experience has taught me anything, it is that it will in fact happen to some of my students. The odds are just not in their favor.
My intent is not to scare people or overdramatize the problems of alcohol and sexual assault, but they are most definitely issues that parents should discuss at length with their daughter and not just the day before she leaves home. What you say is your business, but if this special report makes anyone stop and think, then it will be worth it.
You can find the first article here: http://bit.ly/1zITHAM
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