The collegiate drug hypocrisy - David Sirota - Salon.com: Though little noticed for its role in America's selective War on Drugs, the university system has now become a key player shotgunning the oxymoronic "alcohol is acceptable but pot is evil" mentality down the beer-bong-primed throats of America's youth. To see how it all works, consider the University of Colorado.
Both figuratively and literally immersed in alcohol, CU is the higher education gem of a state whose governor famously made his millions on beer breweries. Today, the school’s catering service sells alcohol and university officials license CU's logo for use on beer-drinking merchandise. Meanwhile, every school year, CU forces kids to sit through a convocation in a beer-themed arena -- the Coors Events Center -- to learn about the "meaning and responsibilities" of student life.
Not surprisingly, CU now has a binge-drinking problem, as evidenced by last week's news that another of its students died after a night of heavy imbibing.