This is troubling

Colleges and Universities A-Z Lehigh University
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<p>It talks about rampant drug use at lehigh..its in response to a blog written by the president of the fraternity that got shut down for drinking</p>

<p>The</a> Brown & White</p>

<p>2008 alum
posted 4/12/11 @ 6:56 PM EST
an awesome article that is missing a few points. </p>

<p>first, when a fraternity, atleast in my day, was busted off campus, it was on the onus of the rent payers and not the fraternity. often, a fraternity would bear the financial burden of a off campus ticket for hosting a party, but hosting an off campus party was far less risky than being caught with an unregistered party on the hill. having said that, the risk is equal for a senior in a house hosting off campus as it is for the senior lacrosse players. what i'm seeing in the comments, and what i may have seen in the article, is the continued pervasive hardcore drug use at the school as as result of stricter drinking policies. what was once a hidden thing in almost all houses and out in the open in some, as become the inverse from what i gather. cocaine is all over lehigh, as are painkillers and drugs like xanax. the lethal combination of the pair plus a lot less alcohol causes far more long term damage then 1 night of alcohol poisoning, yet the university doesn't seem to care. out of site out of mind it must be for the office of the OFSA and president Gast. it's alot harder to find residue on a dorm desk and rolled up $20 dollar bills than it is to find the 500 beer cans needed for a good beirut party on the hill. what's even worse, it's going to take a death from an overdose to change anything. </p>

<p>Is this in all colleges?</p>

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<p>Yes drug use is at all colleges and it is also important to consider that the poster has a particular axe to grind.</p>

<p>My son has not mentioned anything whatsoever about hardcore drugs, but I will ask him. He is most likely oblivious to it as he hangs with kids who are pretty serious about their studies.</p>

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<p>Like most college campuses today, I believe there are some drugs at Lehigh. However, I question the claim that there is “pervasive hardcore drug use” because how would students meet their academic requirements and graduate? You have to wonder if the blogger exaggerates. From my daughter and her friends I can tell you that most Lehigh students want to be successful. On the other hand, the few bad apples at Lehigh, or any other college campus, should be expelled by administration for the safety of the community.</p>

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<p>Drug use is everywhere, sweetheart. Villanova had a kid found dead in his bed last month, toxicology reports pending. You won’t read about it here, the Villanova fanatics have any thread that says things they don’t like deleted. Google with keywords “Byrn Mawr Courts”</p>

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<p>I can tell you with certainty that the OP’s link is exaggerated. I have yet to see drugs (except for Marijuana) at any party…and I’ve been to a ton of parties and several different houses. </p>

<p>That being said, drugs are on any campus and to think that a school would be 100% drug free is incredibly naive.</p>