"Alcohol abuse on college campuses has reached a point where it is far more destructive than most people and today realize and today threatens too many of our youth." -Senator Joe Lieberman Why do college students drink so much? This timeless fad has effected this generation in high percentages since the beginning of college education. Today in America it is estimated that approximately 29% of college students are regular alcohol abusers. Another recent study by the National Institute of Alcohol
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The first excerpt asserts that a diverse college education outside of one’s field can be ineffective and unnecessary for many students. Doing so‚ it challenges colleges’ self-imposed necessity to create well-rounded individuals. To support this claim‚ the author presents the concept that if students are disinterested in a certain subject‚ they won’t retain the information as well as a subject they are interested in. This statement appeals to logic. The idea that disinterest prevents learning is
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Passion – College Students for Their Schools College students traditionally show pride towards their respective school. What makes students so enthusiastic for their school? In Laura Randall’s “Things You Only Do in College” and David Berreby’s “It Takes a Tribe” both writers explore college culture but come up with decidedly different results. Randall argues that college students’ traditions are embarrassing to the university‚ and students should be focusing on schoolwork not traditions; but
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College Students and Alcohol College student drunkenness is far from new and neither are college and university efforts to control it. What is new‚ however‚ is the potential to make real progress on this age-old problem based on scientific research results. New research-based information about the consequences of high-risk college drinking and how to reduce it can empower colleges and universities‚ communities‚ and other interested organizations to take effective action. Hazardous drinking among
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Comparison to the Average College Student Data First and foremost‚ I was very interested in how many similarities and differences that there was between myself and the average college student. I found the similarities interesting because I do not feel that I spend my time evenly in each area‚ like I assumed the average college student did. I was most proud of myself in the sleeping category‚ seeing that I get‚ on average‚ 0.6 hours more sleep than the average college student. I think that my strict
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Introduction Did you know that college athletes are shorted million of dollars in monetary value? Of course‚ the obvious argument would be the athletes are receiving an expensive‚ high-quality education and that is sufficient. However‚ when really looking at the factual numbers‚ there is a huge discrepancy. College student athletes should be monetarily compensated in direct proportion to the revenue that is generated by the program’s university. Athletes are clearly being taken advantage of and exploited
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Totally Too Many Tests Typically‚ the average high school student graduating in the spring of 2015 in the state of Texas will have taken roughly 35 state-mandated and college entrance exams. Every single one of these tests‚ including‚ but not limited to‚ the SAT‚ ACT‚ PSAT/NMSQT‚ Subject Tests‚ TAKS‚ and STAAR exams are considered to be standardized tests. By standardized‚ these means they were all administered and scored precisely alike‚ and give an average score. As our society advances and the
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Anheuscher Busch InBev Maastricht University | | | | School of Business & Economics | | | | Place & date: | Maastricht‚ 13.03.13 | | | | Name‚ initials: | S. Rufas‚ N. Kuhlmann‚ CC. Rutten | | For assessor only | | ID number: | I6050258‚ i6050247‚ i6047974 | | 1. Content | | Study: | International Business | | 2. Language structure | | Course code: | EBC1017 | | 3. Language accuracy | | Group number: | 13 | | 4. Language: Format & citing/referencing
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Brent Mullins Dr. Lageman Research Paper March 27‚2008 Sex and College Students The purpose of this paper is to identify the circumstances associated with casual sex encounters. I found that casual sex is a common occurrence related to early sexual transition‚ engaging in first sex with a casual sex partner‚ drug use‚ and alcohol consumption. Casual sex occurred more often between "friends" than with strangers. The transition to adulthood is a time of exploration and experimentation
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kinds of stress that effect college students‚ but three main ones are academic stress‚ social stress‚ and work stress. Juggling to much can stress a college student. As a fellow college student I’m confident to say I know every college student has gone through it and can relate to it. When college students are stressed they have many consequences following them. Too much stress can have a bad effect on your focus on your education. For instance working while going to school can be a hassle and affect
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