HEC/News: Colleges have not faced up to alcohol abuse

Colleges have not faced up to alcohol abuse - Opinion
OSU student's death reminds that schools tolerate drinking
Statesman Journal (OR) October 9, 2005

"Lance Strickland never got to see the best of what Oregon State
University offered, but he sure saw the worst of it. The 18-year-old
visitor from Joseph died last month after a drinking binge in a dorm...

"The students' names and the circumstances of the Sept. 3 party would
have barely been a blip on the routine of college life if not for the
tragic fact of Strickland's death. Partying is a given at many campuses,
including OSU..."

Full article available at http://tinyurl.com/95a33.

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