Freshman uncloaks drinking problem at colleges

We owe a debt to The Freshman columnist Allan Flores for exposing the level of alcohol abuse among underage college students. His Monday column, “Alcohol fuels uneasy dorm night” reveals the lack of college oversight of this all too common abuse. Perhaps college administrators should be held to a standard in this matter that more reflects the current attention given to the failures at Penn State involving child abuse.

Flores writes, “Obtaining alcohol in college is so effortless for those underage that it’s almost as if there were no laws against it. Everybody has access to a drink if they want it.” Shouldn’t our colleges be required to provide a reasonable level of protection against this illegal activity? Why is the college community so willing to close their eyes to the rampant problem? Why is there no greater outcry from the parents of those colleges who pride themselves on molding the lives of those students?

– Floyd Heideman, Torrance

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