Another unnecessary alcohol related death. Please discuss with your D.C.

[Cheeringsection]

I post this not to disparage Miami U but to make sure all our college bound children know how easily this can happen anywhere and how dangerous it is.

From Cincinnati.com:
A night of drinking ends in death at Miami U.
Erica Buschick, a freshman at Miami University, died in her dorm room after a night of binge drinking, the Butler County coroner’s office said.

http://cin.ci/2lx5EtO

[MassDaD68]

OMG. Every parents worse nightmare. My thoughts and prayers go out to the poor families.

[OHMomof2]

So sad. Apparently the taxi driver even saw her to her room and left her in what he thought was a safe situation?

[TomSrOfBoston]

I still believe that Canada does it better with drinking age at 18 or 19.

http://www.mcgill.ca/reporter/38/01/drinking/

[Zekesima]

I couldn’t get very far in the article because popups started threatening to crash my computer. But got far enough to read that the bottle of vodka was from her parents. Was there some good explanation for this later in the article?(!!)

[WImom94]

@Cheeringsection Completely off-topic, but I couldn’t help but notice your profile picture. Is that a pic from the Chapel of the Resurrection at Valpo? Looks familiar!

[OHMomof2]

@Zekesima - ad blockers are awesome

It was unclear to me what was from her parents, the vodka or the water bottle, or how they knew this? No other article mentions her parents and vodka at all.

Lots more info on the drinking situation in Oxford at http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/02/20/after-miami-u-student-death-binge-drinking-concerns-president/98058280/

Last weekend, the Oxford Fire Department made 21 alcohol-related runs in the area of Miami University [second article says all 21 went to the ER]. The MU Police Department reported seven underage students were hospitalized on Thursday and Friday.

Some of the incidents came in the wake of the fraternity and sorority recruitment process known as “rush,” which occurs in February each year. They also fell around the night known as “Blackout Thursday,” when women in sororities are finally allowed to drink again after opting to stay sober for a couple weeks as new sisters are welcomed.

The spike also came two weeks after freshman Erica Buschick died late last month in her dorm room, which police said was tied to alcohol.

or http://miamistudent.net/miamis-drinking-problem-blame-the-culture/

The source of the problem is the culture, the environment and the traditions. It’s the “ritual.” It’s the daily drink specials at the bars Uptown. It’s the day parties. It’s the house names. It’s Pitchers, Beat the Clock and Broken Clock. It’s social expectations and recurring habits.

Students predictably flock to these alcohol-centric, social gatherings like clockwork. It’s the Miami way. Incoming students quickly step in line as seniors graduate, and alumni reminisce on the “good old days” when Wednesdays meant Wine Night at O’Pub and blacking out at Brick was the definition of a night well spent.