Today I spoke at the Apple Conference in Indianapolis about the problem with drinking and drug abuse among college athletes. Over time the substances may change, but the problem remains the same. Drinking and doing drugs are often connected to hazing, sex, and violence. Freedom from parents makes our young adults lose their minds. How many of our A and B students turned into D and F students during their first semester away from home? Partying may have had something to do with it.
If they're not careful, they may end up dropping out of school altogether. Then what? Come back home to live with mom and pops? I don't think so.
High school graduation is a great rite of passage. But once students get to college, keggers, intoxication games, and hugging the toilet become the new rites of passage that "bond" them to other students on campus. Against this kind of peer pressure, parents no longer have much of a say.
It's going to take the entire campus and surrounding community (the village), working together to deal with this problem. My first suggestion: don't bring rappers to campus who promote drugs and alcohol in their music. Check!
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