"Today In UB History - Feb. 16, 1983"
By DON COOPER | Feb. 15, 2011The 19 year old drinking age that went into effect last December has had little effect on the student body as a whole because of the sluggish enforcement by university officials, but vandalism is apparently on the way down because of less drinking. "The policies put into place tend to meet educational standards," Associate Vice-President for Student Affairs and Chairman of the Alcohol Review Board (ARB) Anthony Lorenzetti said, with the enforcement of the drinking law being placed secondary. The first part of the implementation of the new law was a success because most students were aware of the restrictions for 18 year olds drinking alcohol, according to Lorenzetti. Students sponsoring a party must make sure that guests under 19 years of age do not bring alcohol to the party, or receive any, Associate Director of University Housing Garry Soehner said.
