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Pennsylvania State University |
COLLEGE BING DRINKING-College Binge Drinking &
Hazing: An Emerging Epidemic -1/19/10 |
“Even more horrifying was the story of Lorraine
Hanna, a freshman at Penn who was found dead by her
twin sister after having been left alone after a New
Year’s Eve party. Toxicology reports found her blood
alcohol content to be .429.” |
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Penn State University- Schuylkill |
Schuylkill Haven police charge 33 in underage
drinking incident-9/3/11 |
“Thirty-three people, many who attend Penn State
University's Schuylkill campus, were arrested by
borough police and charged with underage drinking
after officers received a report of an "out of
control underage booze party" early Friday morning.
All of those at the party were identified as Penn
State University students, friends or relatives of
students from their respective hometown areas,
police said.” |
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Pennsylvania State University |
Penn State alcohol debate turns to action-6/10/10 |
Penn State’s reaction to a student deaty |
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Pennsylvania State University |
PSU student learns hard lesson about alcohol-2/24/11 |
Student’s personal experience with the “right of
passage”: “Eventually my drinking landed me in the
hospital from an alcohol overdose. Because that was
my first time in the emergency room, I wrote it off
as bad luck. I had not had a history of binge
drinking in high school and wasn’t worried about my
frequent drinking habits at Penn State.” |
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Pennsylvania State University |
Enjoy revelry while it lasts, then grow up-3/4/11 |
Student view on alcohol scene: “It’s important for
people to discover their limits, see the bad things
that can happen to them and learn from it. And if
your green projectile vomit doesn’t teach you a
thing or two and make you curb your drinking, maybe
legal ramifications are just the wakeup call you
need.” |
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Pennsylvania State University |
PSU alcohol program saw 800 students in first
semester-1/10/11 |
“The nationally recognized program, called Brief
Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College
Students (BASICS), is aimed at reducing high-risk
drinking. Students who were cited for an alcohol
violation or had an alcohol-related visit to the
emergency room at Mount Nittany Medical Center were
required to complete two one-hour sessions with a
community health educator and were charged $200.
Students who referred themselves were not charged.” |
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Pennsylvania State University |
Stopping binge drinking-9/19/11 |
““Several seemingly unrelated events combined during
the last school year to focus a spotlight on the
issue of excessive drinking. Chief among them was
the death of Penn State student Joseph Dado, who
fell into a campus stairwell while walking home from
a party in September.” |
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Pennsylvania State University |
Penn State alcohol debate turns to action-6/7/10 |
“Starting in the fall, the university will unveil a
more intense counseling program for students who end
up being treated in the emergency room for alcohol
overdoses. It will send letters of concern to
parents of incoming students, and is considering, at
the gates of Beaver Stadium, requiring that students
previously ejected for drunken behavior take
Breathalyzer tests.” |
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Pennsylvania State University |
Recent Legal Action Against Fraternities for
Drinking-Related Deaths-2010 |
“At Penn State, members of Alpha Epsilon Pi have
been charged with hazing for an incident that sent
two fraternity members to the hospital with alcohol
poisoning; thankfully, nobody died. One pledge
stated that he was warned by frat officials to “wear
old clothes” for a bid initiation ceremony and, on
arrival, was forced to turn over his phone, jacket,
and wallet. He and other pledges were then led to
the basement where 30 frat members circled the
pledges and forced them to participate in hard-core
drinking games. The pledge claims he was soaked with
beer and vomit, but was given dry clothes and
carried back to the dorm.” |
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Pennsylvania State University |
Penn State frat charged with hazing after 5 get
drunk-4/7/10 |
“During the pledge ceremony, the boys sat on chairs
in a circle with a garbage can in the middle in case
of vomiting. Frat members plied the youths with
different brands of spirits, including malt liquor,
Southern Comfort and Jim Beam whiskeys, and various
flavors of Mad Dog 20-20 wine. The pledges then
were ordered to chug the drinks while other
fraternity members cheered them on and poured beer
over them.” |
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Pennsylvania State University |
Alcohol Abuse A Primary Concern For Penn State
President Graham Spanier-4/2/10 |
“Spanier said "probably nothing" commands as much of
his time and attention as Penn State's alcohol
problems do. The issue has begun commanding more of
the public's attention this academic year, too,
particularly since the September death of freshman
Joseph Dado, 18.” |
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Pennsylvania State University |
No cause for celebration-Frats, bars downplay State
Patty’s day-2/12/10 |
“Last year, the festivities got so out of hand,
State College Police Chief Tom King lashed out,
calling it a drunk fest that resulted in $4,500 in
police overtime spent to deal with alcohol
overdoses, dozens of DUI arrests, assaults and
incidents of vandalism.” |
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Pennsylvania State University |
Competing
interests cloud alcohol debate-2/4/10 |
“In the 2008-2009 academic year, 30 percent more
students were admitted to Mount Nittany Medical
Center for alcohol related problems than the year
before. Police issued 29 percent more citations to
students for public drunkenness. In a recent
university survey, more than half of Penn State
students identify themselves as moderate to heavy
drinkers, and almost half report not remembering
some of what happened the night before. More than 77
percent of the students who drink had Blood Alcohol
Content above the legal driving limit. And more
students are launching their college careers with
drinking patterns in place.” |
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Pennsylvania State University |
Glorifying alcohol makes matters worse-1/27/10 |
View from a student RA: “Underage drinking is
clearly not something we can ignore, especially
within the on-campus population. Most students
living in the residence halls are under 21 and
undeniably breaking the law. Some of our students
will act responsibly around alcohol, but spend a
weekend with any resident assistant and you will see
firsthand many students who do not.“ |
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Pennsylvania State University |
Princeton Review Top Party Schools 2011-8/3/11 |
Reports on Princeton Review’s 2011 top party school
list and provides the top ten.----# 3.) Pennsylvania
State University |
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Penn State University |
Staying Sober on Campus: Success Stories in Effort
to End Alcohol Abuse Among College Students—Spring
2010 |
“The PSU student center is now the site of weekly
“Saturday Night Sober” meetings for students who
wish to remain alcohol-free. The brainchild of
graduate student Steven F. (keeping with the
philosophy of Alcoholics Anonymous, the student told
The Collegian
that he preferred not to give
his last name), the Saturday sessions were
established to provide an on-campus alternative to
the traditional party scene.” |
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Pennsylvania State University |
Penn State drinking holiday causes concern-2/25/10 |
Penns State “students have created another drinking
holiday, one they've coined "State Patty's Day."
Last year, the event generated more alcohol-related
visits to the emergency room, arrests for driving
under the influence, and other alcohol-related
criminal activity than any other weekend. That
included homecoming, Halloween, the actual St.
Patrick's Day, and big home football games.” |
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Pennsylvania Colleges |
Pa. Senate looks at alcohol issues in college towns,
including West Chester-9/14/10 |
"The more crucial and realistic legislation here is
the legislation that will control the behavior of
intoxicated students," he said. "We have a problem
in our community of serious misbehavior by students
when they are intoxicated, and I am fully in favor
of holding those students accountable for their
actions." |