For many people, college is their first opportunity to live away from their parents" home and to be free from significant parental control and supervision. Along with increased freedoms comes increased responsibility. College students, for the first time, bear primary responsibility for their personal needs, such as housing, laundry and nourishment, in addition to their schoolwork. College offers students the freedom to interact with a variety of people and lifestyles. One "lifestyle" which is a commonly accepted part of college life is drinking, especially, binge drinking. Both college admin...

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... drinking age should be reduced to eighteen years of age in United State. Drunk driving is a major problem of many young adults. People tend to avoid getting a parent or a designated driver for a ride because they do not want their parents to find out that they were drinking illegally. Instead they take the chance to drive themselves. As a result, this is in ... should be reduced to eighteen years of age. Nowadays, it seems like everyone is drinking at college parties. Typically for college students, drinking at parties and spending time with their fellow colleagues is their main form of...

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