The problem here seems cultural, not legal. College dorms and frathouses seem like the perfect climate for creating a culture of binge-drinking.
1. A bunch of dumb, young adults.
2. Sent away from home to live together, with only their peers for role models.
3. With few responsibilities, and not enough schoolwork to do to keep themselves busy.
I'm not sure why anyone would expect any outcome that didn't include way too many drugs and way too much partying. The drinking age isn't a problem, that set of inputs would produce the exact same thing, whether it was 18, 19, or 35.
If you actually want to solve college binge drinking, kill the frat life, close down all the dorms for local students, and have them commute to school.
1. A bunch of dumb, young adults.
2. Sent away from home to live together, with only their peers for role models.
3. With few responsibilities, and not enough schoolwork to do to keep themselves busy.
I'm not sure why anyone would expect any outcome that didn't include way too many drugs and way too much partying. The drinking age isn't a problem, that set of inputs would produce the exact same thing, whether it was 18, 19, or 35.
If you actually want to solve college binge drinking, kill the frat life, close down all the dorms for local students, and have them commute to school.