Why Do College Students Drink Alcohol In College?

It was the first weekend of living in the dorms in my first year of college; we had all just moved in the day before. My roommates and I kept the door open most of the time, as was encouraged to promote more socializing and making friends. One of the guys that lived a few doors down came over and started talking to us; his inability to stand straight, the stench of his breath, and the slurring of his speech made it obvious that he was intoxicated. However, my roommate and I decided to not be rude and allow him to come in and talk to us, but we made sure to keep the door open. It wasn't a problem, he was just standing around talking to us, and he turned out to be a funny guy, nothing out of the ordinary. But next thing I knew, he was trying to get "cozy" with me on my bed, and I immediately told him that he needed to leave, assisted him out the door and shut it behind him. I had been living in the dorms for no more than 48 hours and some guy had already been drunk and, I assume, was already trying to …show more content…
In perspective, this means that, of the 4,750 freshman students attending UCSB, 3,800 of those students drink alcohol, but according to recent studies, virtually 100% of those students are somehow affected by college students drinking. One thousand, eight hundred twenty-five college students die each year from alcohol-related unintentional injuries. More than 690,000 students are assaulted by another student under the influence of alcohol, and more than 97,000 students are sexually assaulted by another student under the influence of alcohol each year. The list of issues alcohol causes for students goes on and on, and a great number of college students are in some way negatively affected by alcohol consumption. But, I want to know, how many students here at UCSB refrain from drinking, and what is the university doing to encourage these healthy