As a college student I have to raise an issue that recently caught my attention. Drinking in the university environment has caused a lot of damage to student well-being. The more I see drunk people on campus, the more I worry about their safety. As I think about it more, I'm starting to wonder if we as a body should even be allowed to possess alcohol, regardless of age. Although alcohol-related accidents resulting in death are very rare, many other categories have increased; the number of binge drinkers, those who intend to drink to get drunk, has increased, the number of fines for minors has increased and the number of alcohol-related crimes has increased. With the full intent of ensuring the safety of my fellow students, I ask that we realize the evolution of the combination of alcohol and university and the damage that this pact can produce. There is also the issue of how academics can be affected by drinking. If there is an academic problem that should be the first reason every student should go to college, then this problem should be solved. Additionally, if there is an issue that impacts a person's safety, that needs to be addressed as well. Alcohol has become a big part of college, as we all know. In The “Risky Business” of Binge Drinking Among College Students, author Joyce M. Wolburg provides many statistics about the damage alcohol does to college campuses. Each year, college students purchase approximately five and a half billion dollars worth of alcohol, more than their tuition, books, and rooms combined (Wolburg 24). It's one thing to spend a lot of money on college itself, but when students have the desire to buy alcohol like that, we have to understand that there's a problem at... middle of the paper. .....do affected in a negative way. One of the purposes of a college or university is to promote the safety of its students. If we don't promote safety enough, our students will be forced to drink unsafely. Works Cited Hunter, Drew. “Peer to Peer: Effective College Learning: On Alcohol and Other Health Issues.” Edit 36.3 (2004): 40-44. JSTOR. Network. January 8, 2011. Lederman, Linda C. “Changing the Culture of College Drinking.” Network. January 8, 2011.Wechsler, Henry, Toben Nelson, and Elissa Weitzman. “From Knowledge to Action: How the Harvard College Alcohol Study Can Help Your Campus Design a Campaign Against Student Alcohol Abuse.” Edit 32.1 (2000): 32-43. JSTOR. Network. January 8, 2011.Wolburg, Joyce M. “The “Risky Business” of Binge Drinking Among College Students: Using Risk Models for Public Service Announcements and Anti-Alcohol Campaigns.” Edit 36.3 (2004): 23-39. JSTOR. Network. January 8. 2011.