Problems with underage drinking
Drinking age in U.S.
Movie review: The Proposal I do
Problems with underage drinking
Zach Bush
Staff Writer
With the holiday season fast approaching many students will be heading home to spend the holidays with their family and friends. One thing that young adults tend to do when getting together is go to parties where alcohol is consumed.
“Sometimes in Battle Creek there isn’t much to do. I can understand how drinking could become a problem,” said KCC freshman Travis Padelt.
Drinking in general, regardless of age, can cause many problems when not done responsibly. You might say things that you normally would not, get into fights or do plenty of other things that could end badly.
Possibly the most dangerous thing to do while drinking is to get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. Not only are you potentially endangering yourself, but you are also endangering anyone else in the car or other drivers on the road.
When the age of the drinker is below 21 the situation is even more dangerous. Young adults’ bodies and brains are still developing. Drinking can cause severe problems with development, and increases the chances of alcoholism as an adult.
“I think most of the problems with underage are because when teenagers drink they are at parties,” said KCC sophomore Efren Salinas.”When you go to parties you usually drink to get drunk, you’re not doing it to socialize.”
Another big problems with teenagers is binge drinking.
Underage drinking is something that is very hard to control and might not ever be stopped, so if you are going to go out and drink with friends, especially this holiday season with the weather getting worse, be conscious of the risks you are taking for yourself and the danger you may be putting others in.
Drinking age in U.S.
Zach Bush
Staff Writer
When a teenager takes a large step into adulthood by turning 18, he or she will be required by law to sign up for the draft. Although The United States’ draft is not active as of now, if it were, any of these teenagers could potentially be drafted into the Army and shipped off to war.
However, it would still be illegal for these same teenagers to go to the bar and have a drink.
This has struck a chord with many U.S. citizens who believe that if you are required at age 18 to be eligible for the draft, with the potential of being sent into a war zone, you also should be allowed to drink alcohol. There have been plenty of proposals to fix this perceived inequity. Some suggest changing the drinking age to 18, others say allow those drafted in the army to be able to drink at age 18.
At that age however, a person’s brain is not fully developed and is more susceptible to damage by drinking alcohol. One proposal that is less talked about, however, is changing the age a person may be drafted into the military. If the age is raised to 21, the legal drinking age, then it seems that this debate could be settled once and for all.
A problem that some people may see in this change is that it may decrease the number of people joining the military. After attending a recruiting meeting for the National Guard, in which the message that was being delivered was that the military has plenty of people applying to join, this hardly seems like a problem.
Still, if it did become a problem the age of joining the military could still be 18, with the draft age being changed to 21.
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Paige Gordeneer
Staff Writer
“It’s here!” is the only way to describe Margaret Tate, the overbearing, dragon-woman, in the Blockbuster hit, “The Proposal.” Portrayed by Sandra Bullock, Margaret Tate is everything you would hope not to have in a boss.
You can only feel sorry for the poor soul who is stuck being her assistant, Andrew Paxton. Played by Ryan Reynolds, Paxton does everything he can to keep his boss happy but Margaret crosses a line when she finds out she is being deported. Poor Andrew is blackmailed into marrying his manic boss.
Margaret and Andrew manage to come to an agreement, which ends up taking them on a trip to Andrew’s hometown in Sitka, Alaska.
Upon their arrival, Margaret discovers how much she doesn’t know about her assistant of three years. She meets his amazing family, who loves him very much, including his wacky Gammie, played by Betty White. Andrew and Margaret soon discover much more about each other than they ever thought they would.
Although the DVD lacks in special features, offering only the director commentary from Anne Fletcher, the movie itself is all you really need.
Nominated for three Teens Choice Awards, including winner of Summer Romance Movie, this quirky adventure reveals so much about each character, and shows their true colors.
Andrew learns that Margaret may not be the total psychopath woman he thinks she is, and Margaret learns that she just might be a softie underneath her harsh façade.
With witty dialogue, humorous interaction, and a dynamite cast, “The Proposal” proves to be a film that can win your heart. It’s definitely a movie worth renting or even owning.