The fact is, drinking under the age of 21 is illegal, and driving while drunk is just stupid. Even allowing someone who has been drinking to drive your car can lead to a conviction. Purchasing alcohol with or making a fake ID can also lead to criminal charges. If you are under 21, it is against the law to have a container of alcohol, open or unopened, in your car. Westerville is a dry town and Otterbein is a dry campus, so any drinking or public drunkenness can lead to big problems.
Most students say they drink to be social.
Other students suffer sever hangovers, alcohol poisoning and even death. An unconscious drunk may choke or suffocate without being able to help it. A recent Core Alcohol and Drug Survey at Otterbein found that 36 percent of student drinkers blame a fight or an argument on alcohol. About the same amount say they have suffered memory loss. Sixteen percent of OC students report they have had some kind of personal injury, or have been taken advantage of sexually while they were drunk or by someone who was.