Pros And Cons Of Alcohol On Campus

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PARTIAL BAN ON LIQUOR It means that the alcohol consumption is not entirely banned inside the college. Some of the case studies related to the topic are:: Dartmouth college Dartmouth college announced a new policy change that it will ban hard alcohol consumption on campus. The policy says that action will be taken if against a student if he/she is found with alcohol that is 30 proof or higher ie:15% alcohol or higher on campus. Penalties will be increased for students found in possession of hard alcohol. The Dartmouth released a survey to all undergraduate students to gauge opinions on the hard alcohol ban one year since its implementation. Of the 1800 responses, which constitute 40% of undergraduates.We have the following pros and cons in …show more content…
CONS:: 80 percent indicated that they do not think the hard alcohol ban has been successful in lowering high-risk drinking on campus. Additionally, 85 percent of respondents said they have consumed hard alcohol on campus since the ban was implemented. 88 percent do not believe the penalties for breaking the hard alcohol policy are fair.In terms of individual alcohol consumption, 80 percent of survey respondents said that the hard alcohol ban has not changed their drinking habits, while 15 percent indicated that they drink more times per week There was a similar action taken by Stanford regarding the alcohol consumption among students and it showed different results from that in the above case study. STANFORD COLLEGE Stanford's new policy specifically targets hard liquor, while allowing beer and wine to be served at on-campus undergraduate parties. The rule also prohibits students who are 21 and older from possessing containers holding more than 750 mL of hard alcohol. Hard alcohol, as defined in the Stanford University student alcohol policy, is more than 20% alcohol by volume or more than 40