Response to: Georgetown Students Bristle At New Restrictions on Parties

Support for restrictions: These restrictions are overall a good idea. While the majority of college student are "adults" because they are over 18 years of age, many of them are still immature and do stupid things, especially abuse alcohol by drinking to much, drinking while intoxicated, etc. These restrictions should hopefully make parties on campus safer for students involved. While it may force some parties of campus those who remain will be safer. Since colleges are some-what responsible for the safety of their students these new rules are justified. Better safe than sorry. Also hopefully these new rules will reduce underage drinking which is rampant on college campuses.

Argument against restrictions: These restrictions are an assault upon the rights of college students. Most college students are adults and have the right to peacefully assemble wherever they desire, if they want to all meet up and have a party with alcohol, that's ok as long as all the participants are over 21. If college students get hurt as a result of their choice to drink in excess then it is their fault. Also, this won't stop much of the underage drinking, it will merely move it off campus where partiers for the most part will be less safe, because for most of them they will have to come back to the university after they are done partying. This could pose a serious safety risk. Apart from being unenforceable, the university has no right to tell adult students when and where they can drink alcohol. That choice should be up to each individual person.