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I'm not drunk. BUT apparently there's an excessive drinking problem at Penn State?! I was thinking about it today after reading an article in the Daily Collegian (here), why might this be?

The culture that Penn State students have established for themselves seems to revolve around getting drunk. What can be done to curb this? Apparently passing laws to make people who have parties responsible for guest's bad behavior EVEN after they leave...This seems kind of ridiculous (and illegal?). Perhaps the we should promote more local events that involve art, music, and recreational activities that actually help the brain.

Businesses in the area that don't serve alcohol tend not to do well. I'm not saying to eliminate alcohol. Who cares if college students want to drink? Why can't we instead forget the drinking problems and rather than concentrate on increasing the penalties for drinking related infringements, we should concentrate on events that can bring money into the community and distract from the need to binge drink.

Free live music in the streets on First Thursday is a great example of this. Perhaps make a similar activity on the weekends where people could set up booths and vendors could sell food and arts and crafts in the street. This is wildly popular in Germany and even for Arts Fest during the summer. WHY NOT?

Let's do it. Well, I don't care anymore because I'm graduating, but someone else should do it.