The one word that I associate with college most often is "freedom." Each and every one of us has the freedom to make our own decisions and deal with the consequences. This opinion article, "Enjoy revelry while it lasts, then grow up", discusses not only the famous State Patty's Day but also the temptations of college.
At Penn State we are not sheltered from situations where underage drinking occurs. State Patty's isn't the only weekend of the year where students take part in activities like beer pong or day drinking. It is one of many Saturdays in the Spring that drinking lasts all day. Rowley said, "There’s a lot of talk about how to get rid of State Patty’s Day, but even if that could be accomplished (and I don’t think it can) it won’t get rid of the attitude that spawned it. People don’t drink at 8 a.m. because it’s State Patty’s Day; they celebrate State Patty’s Day because they want to drink at 8 a.m," (Rowley). I completely agree with this statement because college students will participate in these activities if they want to partake in them. We need to learn from the outcome of our mistakes.
"Just like children who are kept inside are more likely to develop allergies than children who play in the dirt, people who are sheltered develop into weak people. People can’t be sheltered forever; eventually they have to deal with their own problems," (Rowley). I can relate this to some of my high school friends whose parents never trusted them stay out late or be unsupervised. Now, they've gone wild in college most of them with under ages or citations. I think that if their parents would have loosened the reins then they would have been able to control themselves in college and make better decisions. We can bring this to State Patty's Day and how if the school or police would just keep everyone safe then the students would learn from their actions. It's college, everyone needs their freedom before we are out in the real world dealing with consequences.
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2011/03/04/enjoy_revelry_while_it_lasts_then_grow_up.aspx
This post made a lot of sense. Especially the quote about drinking at 8 in the morning hit the nail on the head. And the last paragraph really made a lot of sense, and I'm actually glad my parents let me loose(a little bit) in school and I'm better off for it.
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