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Connor Buchanan, one of several young men accused of involved in a September 2012 anal alcohol ingestion incident at the University of Tennessee, visited court this week to request from a judge that he not loose his drivers license. Buchanan argued that he needs a license to get to school and work, and that he would prefer to enter an alcohol education program instead of loosing his driving privileges.

Though Buchanan asked the judge to sentence him to an alcohol education course instead of loosing his drivers license, he left court with a fine of .50. Furthermore, if he does not have any further legal problems in the next 30 days, the charges will be dropped.

It is only with more significant institutional commitments to alcohol education that we will promote more responsible drinking in the United States. Readers, what do you think of this Tennessee judge’s decision for Mr. Buchanan?

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Everett Glenn, a charismatic freshman at Lafayette College, died of alcohol poisoning on Saturday, May 5, 2012. The Huffington Post reported that Glenn was celebrating his 19th birthday just days before the beginning of his final exams. After drinking throughout the afternoon, Glenn returned to his dorm room to sleep where he was later found unresponsive.

While our thoughts are with the entire Lafayette community, and especially with the Glenn family, we are also reminded of the harmful effects of a drinking age that encourages sequestered binge drinking in underage college students.

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