There has been an increase in severity regarding college binge drinking. It is important for the media not to label alcohol as a past time. Millions of students nation wide join fraternities, sororities, go to bars, clubs, and other places where the prominent activity is drinking. In my opinion, the idea of drinking does not satisfy any internal desire. the problem is most evident on campuses and dormitories all over the US . People use alcohol as a means to fit in , socialize, be accepted and/or cope. Majority of my friends who attend CUNY’s and private universities say they were pushed into drinking by peers who said ” beer doesn’t taste good, but youll get used to it ” (anonymous). College binge drinking has been addressed in many media outlets including magazines, television and film. On lifetime, a movie aired called ” The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker”. Lifetime’s showing of this movie was a great idea because the demographies of this network is predominantly women, many of whom are married with children. This will encourage mroe women to be more aware and alert about the environment in which some of their kids might be exposed to . This related to the idea discussed in previous classes ” Does society mirror the media or does the media mirror society?”. Is college binge drinking being accurately portrayed in the media? Or is it not revealign enough? In the reading for College binge drinking, it discusses the new laws and regulations that have been placed in many university towns and schools. Some include zero tolerance for bingers, a ban or decrease in the amount of advertisments related to college and drinking and even some regulations prohibit kegs. These are all great steps to help decrease college binge drinking, but I don’t think these are the catalyst to the change. I believe that society and the community must be the informants of these messages. Families and schools at a younger age must propagate the dangers of too much alcohol consumption. I think this image of college as being a place to party and get wasted every night is strongly supported by former grads, society and the media. In recent years, the dangers of college binge drinking have increasely taken a toll on students and the community. Fortunately, more and more awareness is being brought to this issue. Organizations like ” Mothers Against Drunk Driving” help push a movement to promote the general wellfare of the people and make the people more aware of the fatality in drinking under the influence.
