Source: Sanburn, John. "The University of Kentucky Will Allow Drinking on Campus Again." Time. Time, 25 Apr. 2014. Web. 18 Nov. 2015.
Summary: This article is about how the University of Kentucky is revoking their dry policy after off campus riots. This article shows how the university discovered why the dry policy wasn’t getting rid of the alcohol problem, and instead moving the problem off campus, which has disturbed the off-campus community.“The thought was that you could monitor this, that it was a more controlled environment, so allowing more drinking on campus may be a way for universities to regain some of that control.” (Usdan) says co author of the survey Stuart Usdan.
Quality: This article references a study published in the American journal of health studies showing that the data they gathered was accepted by professionals in this field. It is also a newer article and study referring back to only last year. Furthermore it references the University of Kentucky's local paper, The Lexington Herald Leader.
Issues: This article seems a bit vague in the reasons why the University of Kentucky lifted its ban, making it seem that the riots were the only reason. Unfortunately, this article was written just when the university decided to lift the ban so there isn't a way of knowing whether or not this decision has proven to be effective at fixing the alcohol problem.
Key Words:
Dry policy
off-campus drinking
harm-reduction policy
on-campus bar
controlled environment
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