SUMMARY:

The ranking by the College and University Review of MU as the #1 "party school" is an irresponsible action because it causes students to have distorted ideas about the school, such as expressed by Janie Adams who believes the ranking is a good thing.

A recent study has concluded that the kind of attitude expressed by Ms. Adams is widespread and it seems the numbers bear this out because 72% of college students have admitted to using alcohol at least once a month and 84% have admitted to using alcohol during the past year (Schultz, 2006, p. 98).

The mother of a college-aged son who died because of using alcohol on campus has admitted that she would have had second thoughts about sending her son to the school.

Following a recent meeting at MU, President Harrison created an Alcohol Awareness Task Force made up of students whose task was to research and develop solutions for the drinking culture at MU.

1. The ranking of MU as the #1 "party school" is an irresponsible action.

2. The...

Parents would be advised to do some research on the use of alcohol by students at all colleges/universities.
4. President Harrison's Alcohol Awareness Task Force is now searching for solutions related to the drinking culture at MU.

PARAPHRASING:

1. According to the SEDL, the risk of failure in school is directly related to a student's family and personal background (2003, p. 3).

2. As Covey points out, putting first things first is the prime responsibility of effective management (1989, p. 1).

3. As Spinello points out, the role of the government related to regulating the Internet is an expansive question (2003, p. 1).

4. According to Heller (1998), the secret of successful team leadership is to match the skills of team members to the task they are required to perform (p. 1).

5. As Palloff and Pratt relate, the creation of an electronic learning community is dependent upon…