Alcohol on Campus
校園飲酒
In the United States, the legal age to drink alcohol is 21.
在美國,法定飲酒年齡是21歲。
Americans debate whether it should be lowered,or whether young drinkers would only drink more.
許多美國人在這個問題上一直爭論不休。
In parts of Europe, the legal drinking age for beer, and sometimes hard liquor, is 16.
在歐洲部分國家,喝啤酒,有時是烈性酒的法定年齡是16歲,
Yet France may raise the age limit for beer and wine sales to 18,the same as for hard liquor there.
而法國則將飲用啤酒,葡萄酒以及烈性酒的年齡限制提高至18歲。
Rules on alcohol differ from college to college in the United States.
美國每所大學對學生的飲酒規定是不同的。
Many schools require all first-year students to take an alcohol prevention and education program.
許多大學要求所有大一新生都必須學習禁酒教育課程。
Some have a "zero tolerance" policy where alcohol is banned from all buildings.
有些學校采取零容忍政策,禁止所有學生喝酒。
Parents are informed of violations and students may be suspended.
一經發現,就會通知家長,并可能對學生進行休學處分。
Campus police and local police report underage drinking violations to administrators.The university judicial committee decides punishment on a case by case basis.
學校或當地的警察就向學校行政人員匯報情況。大學司法委員會按情況給予處分,
For example, the committee might suspend or expel a student.It might require an alcohol education program.
例如;委員會可能會讓學生休學或退學,也可能要求其學習禁酒教育課程。