Hopkins targets student drinking
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrase “student government”.
Summary
- This News-Letter article covers Johns Hopkins’ plans to address student alcohol abuse after a Maryland survey.
- The News-Letter reported that the survey found nearly half of undergraduates at nine Maryland schools had engaged in binge drinking, prompting President Ronald J. Daniels to call alcohol abuse a serious and urgent issue.
- The paper reported that Vice Provost Kevin Shollenberger formed an Alcohol Strategy Group that would meet every two months and seek student input through a planned subcommittee.
- The article says Daniels identified off-campus parties as the University’s main concern and reported that administrators would explore ways to monitor and communicate with student groups about those events.
- The reporter writes that the University planned to introduce the BASICS program for students considered at risk for alcohol abuse; Barbara Schubert described it as a judgment-free tool for examining drinking and drug-use behavior.
- The article adds that administrators had expanded some alcohol education programs but said the committee’s work was still in its early stages.