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The article named "Getting Serious about Eradicating Binge Drinking" by Henry Wechsler (2007) discusses a regular phenomenon in many college campuses that eradicating binge drinking is getting serious day by day. The author made his points that how it is serious nowadays and what reasons cause this problem. Another important point, which is related to decrease this behavior, was showed in this article. The author discussed :"Rather than search for contraband alcohol, a college would be wise to engage student leader in helping administrators work out a clearly worded code of conduct that penalizes drunken behavior-and then to enforce it consistently.” It is also the best solution that I can image. As a college student, I really understand what the big influent effects the student leader can bring us. For the main group of college students, they are more willing to accept some suggestions like this from contemporary. Consuming that less binge drinking were put forward by school presidents, more students would let the speech go after a while. At the end of this article, Henry Wechsler put another solution about how to decrease drinking, he said: “making new rules, but not enforcing even the old one-for example, banning alcohol on dormitories, but allowing it to be carried in unmarked cups-tell students that the college is not serious about eradicating the problem.” It can decrease the alcohol in some way; however, it cannot prevent the college drinking outside because they just are forbidden from external factor not from their heart. Here are many ways they can continue drinking, such as in the bar and in their house. In general, the author discussed the problem of eradicating binge drinking. In my opinion, every solution that he mentioned can be worked in reality. Especially asking student leaders’ help, this serious problem should be improved, no matter how difficult it is.