Atlanta Journal Constitution (Atlanta, GA) August 10:
"Gan and thousands of teary-eyed parents are bidding farewell to their wide-eyes teens heading to dorm rooms across the nation. Some worry whether the values and beliefs they’ve instilled in their children will be diluted by jungle juice and Jello shots amid the trappings of parties and peer pressure. College parties (and their companion, drinking), after all, are sometimes thought of as virtual rites of passage for freshmen students, most of whom are underage. The drive to college should not be the first time parents talk to their children about partying and drinking, said Darnita Killian, vice president for student affairs at Spelman College. Conversations now should just reinforce the lessons that have been taught at home already, she said... The first few weeks of college can be make-or-break times for neophyte students who find the transition difficult, according the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a Bethesda, Md., agency. Heavy drinking during the first six weeks of the semester can hinder a smooth transition to campus life, a contributing factor to why about one-third of first-year students fail to enroll for their second year, claims NIAAA."
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