As baby boomers prepare to trot their children off to college, public concern over student drinking has increased. The parents have had experiences that they don't want their children to have. But both schools are embarking on major educational efforts to raise awareness about responsible alcohol use. When students sense a double standard, however, those efforts often fall on deaf ears. The same alums that are cracking down on us did the same thing.
Many students feel they're being robbed of a traditional college rite of passage.
He asked not to be identified. Merchants say Mom's Weekend is one of the biggest consumption weekends all year. And university officials, ever cautious about upsetting alumni and donors, are hesitant to apply strict alcohol restrictions to adult tailgaters on campus. Before and after the game in Martin Stadium on Saturday, Coug fans drank WSU-sponsored beer, wine and hard liquor served in the fieldhouse. WSU President Sam Smith insists binge drinking is not just a university problem but a societal problem to be combatted with community partnerships.