Franklin County colleges take proactive stance to battle alcoho...

Franklin College, Penn State, and other universities should be commended for taking a proactive position regarding the consumption of alcohol by students. Students drinking alcohol is the number one problem for colleges across the country.

Although proper programming is essential, the programs the colleges put forth must cut through the nonsense and get to the areas that can truly aid the students!

Colleges must teach the students that if they see a fellow student who has passed out due to alcohol to roll him on his side – for in case that student vomits, he will not choke once on his side. They must teach the students to recognize the signs of alcohol poisoning. They must teach the students about the potential dangers that exist when drinking in a nightclub or off-campus apartment. They must teach the girls to never set their drink down because a date-rape drug could be slipped into the drink. They must teach the students about the potential dangers of excessive drinking on Spring Break. They must teach the students to look out for each other. They must teach the students about the dozens of other consequences that can occur from alcohol. And they must teach these tips on a regular basis!

My name is Tom Kane. I am president of The College Safety Zone, www.collegesafetyzone.com and author of the book, Protect Yourself at College. Proper alcohol programming must be mandatory for students, not just at freshman orientation, but each and every year they are on campus.

I wanted to just say i thought this was a great artical. I new kiel he was a great frind and great person and i think it is great someone steps up and talks to the kids about the danger involved and how they need to limit there selve.

I do agree with everything that Tom said. Well stated!
I would like to point out that Tom is also NOT telling people to stop drinking, just to be very responsible when out enjoying ourselves.

A good place to start is to prohibit alcohol in the dorms and enforce it. There is no way to control underage drinking once that door is opened. It also makes dorm life very unpleasant for non-drinkers and virtually kills weekend activities of a non-drinking nature.

I think the 2-hour alcholic tailgate party before football games announced by Shippensburg really shows the double-talk, double-speak of college administrations.

The problem is very simple. Any use of alcohol by a college student is expulsion from school. NO exceptions.

That sounds like the right thing to do, but the first one to be expelled would be the son or daughter of Mr./Mrs. Got Rocks, who give the Big bucks and all will be forgotten.

Brownie wrote:

The problem is very simple. Any use of alcohol by a college student is expulsion from school. NO exceptions.

Brownie wrote:

The problem is very simple. Any use of alcohol by a college student is expulsion from school. NO exceptions.

what about 21 y/o students? also i don't think we want to ruin kids lives if they mess up, we should provide incentives and punishments and education, but the punishment shouldn't be so severe.

I suppose the word is finally getting out that college campus' are party meccas. Now we want to throw these kids in jail for drinking beer? Really? Maybe we can really show these kids we mean business by using the same tactic we use when a kid gets caught with pot. Have men in camo with taser guns and dogs and ramming rods and handcuffs and riot shields bust into a kids dorm room with a no-knock search warrant that they were able to obtain from a "concerned citizen" and haul the kid off to jail where our criminal justice system will give these otherwise normal kids a real education in making a poor choice. We can take away their student aid, give them an arrest record that follows them wherever they go, make the fines so outrageous that they have to drop out of school to find a mediocre job to satisfy the constraints of their probation and we can all sit back and feel staisfied that we are doing all we can to combat drinking on college campuses. Now we have otherwise bright kids sitting on the sidelines of life because they cannot find a good job with good benefits because of their record. The community can now look down on these individuals as being lazy, unmotivated, and worse. Yep - problem solved !!

The fact that Franklin County saw a 20% increase in the number of DUI's should be the 1st clue that we have a problem with alcohol in our commuity and we need to address it without the use of prisons and criminal records. It is bad enough we are doing that to the young population who are choosing pot over alcohol. Alcohol kills !! Has anyone in this community ever received a call from the coroner that their child died from smoking pot? No... and you never will. The law has never saved anyone from themselves and never will. Prisons are for violent people who cannot live in a community without hurting someone. Drunk driving should fall into that category by all means. But underage drinking or possession of alcohol or pot should not ruin a person for the rest of their life.

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I suppose the word is finally getting out that college campus' are party meccas. Now we want to throw these kids in jail for drinking beer? Really? Maybe we can really show these kids we mean business by using the same tactic we use when a kid gets caught with pot. Have men in camo with taser guns and dogs and ramming rods and handcuffs and riot shields bust into a kids dorm room with a no-knock search warrant that they were able to obtain from a "concerned citizen" and haul the kid off to jail where our criminal justice system will give these otherwise normal kids a real education in making a poor choice. We can take away their student aid, give them an arrest record that follows them wherever they go, make the fines so outrageous that they have to drop out of school to find a mediocre job to satisfy the constraints of their probation and we can all sit back and feel staisfied that we are doing all we can to combat drinking on college campuses. Now we have otherwise bright kids sitting on the sidelines of life because they cannot find a good job with good benefits because of their record. The community can now look down on these individuals as being lazy, unmotivated, and worse. Yep - problem solved !!
The fact that Franklin County saw a 20% increase in the number of DUI's should be the 1st clue that we have a problem with alcohol in our commuity and we need to address it without the use of prisons and criminal records. It is bad enough we are doing that to the young population who are choosing pot over alcohol. Alcohol kills !! Has anyone in this community ever received a call from the coroner that their child died from smoking pot? No... and you never will. The law has never saved anyone from themselves and never will. Prisons are for violent people who cannot live in a community without hurting someone. Drunk driving should fall into that category by all means. But underage drinking or possession of alcohol or pot should not ruin a person for the rest of their life.

Unfortunately your post name sums up the content of most of your text.

It doesn't do anybody any good to read a critic's viewpoint, especially pertaining to alcohol awareness, that is based on their subjectivity. Your comments are full of it.

Nice try Mr. Kane; promote your book, and I think I'll pass.

The alcohol abuse affects the country development.Gov ernment should coundect the rehab programs to create awareness among the people.`

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what about 21 y/o students? also i don't think we want to ruin kids lives if they mess up, we should provide incentives and punishments and education, but the punishment shouldn't be so severe.

College students are iold enough to vote. They can sign a contract and in all ways are considered legal adults. Treat them that way.