Understanding how to reduce underage drinking, and perhaps more important, binge drinking, requires a global view of the community. This is where the Campus-Community Coalition of Binghamton comes in. Attending the group's first meeting on September 28 were University administrators, city officials, police, tavern owners, convenience store managers, landlords and students. The second meeting is 7 p.m. October 19 in the City Council Chamber. Although the coalition is concerned with relations between the school and city, it is focused on alcohol abuse because irresponsible drinking is not only dangerous for students but it is also the root of many problems between students and neighbors, said Coalition Co-Chair David Husch, Off Campus College associate director.
Students have to shoulder more responsibility than they do.
Husch said he is referring to a few students who behave recklessly and cast a bad light on all students and the University as a whole. But he said the city needs to offer more downtown than bars for entertainment. A student who attended the meeting agreed. She also said it is engrained in the college culture. I don't understand that.