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Binge Drinking and Safety in Schools

Torch Magazine

Last month the University of Iowa was ranked as the #1 party school by The Princeton Review.  Binge drinking is a problem on not only the Iowa City campus, but on college campuses across Iowa and the U.S. What is the nature of binge drinking and what can be done to curb it?

Also, since last year's tragic shootingat Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut many public schools in Iowa are considering increased safety measures including fencing and gates. What are the pros and cons?

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River