Sunday, October 19, 2008
Debate on opinion piece.
It so happens that you are a first year. And with your year long experience, I don’t think you are qualified to have a concrete opinion on the drinking and partying culture at Rhodes. Just because you can handle all the drinking and partying doesn’t mean that this applies to everyone else. Did it occur to you that you could be the exception rather than the norm? For your own information, the articles that say that drinking affects younger people are based on careful research by people who are more experienced than you are and base their stories on fact. Alcohol consumption has become an issue at Rhodes simply because it is an issue. You can’t seriously tell me that all this fuss about the alcohol issue is just empty air? It is a fact that younger people are overwhelmed by their new found responsibility peer pressure induces people to drink and peer pressure induces them to drink. I should know. I’ve seen most first years on campus and they really don’t handle their alcohol and their grades are affected. I’m sorry to say so, but you are way off the mark. You are basing your argument on the mere fact that you can handle your drinking and partying quite well. That my friend doesn’t apply to the majority of those who drink. Drinking is really an issue here at Rhodes. Especially for the younger students.
Posted by Anonymous at 1:21 AM