Last week tragedy struck the campus of Bloomsburg University when freshman Jared Drosnock lost his life. An abundance of beer and hard liquor skyrocketed his blood alcohol level to 0.4, causing him to go to sleep and never wake up.

So what are they going to do now? Will Bloomsburg officials spend more money and time towards lame anti-drinking campaigns like we see all over our campus? At freshman orientation next year, will they bring in two guest speakers instead of one to talk to students about the dangers of drinking?

"What more can we do? If anyone has a great idea, we're willing to hear it," said Bloomsburg University spokesperson Jim Hollister. Well, today that anyone will be me. I think there is something that can be done. The other day my sociology teacher commented on how there was drinking on college campuses before he went to school and when he went to school. Now, there is drinking while he is teaching at school and, it will continue to go on for a long time after he is finished teaching. Maybe it is time for university officials to understand this and take a different approach to dealing with alcohol abuse. That different approach could be along the same lines of what Planned Parenthood does.

The people at Planned Parenthood realize that no matter how many ads, statistics and speeches you throw at teenagers, many will choose to have premarital sex. So they put themselves in positions to aid those who do have sex by providing young couples with birth control, emergency contraception, medical care for sexually transmitted diseases, counseling, pregnancy tests and much more. There aren't too many teenage girls out there who would be willing to admit to their parents that they are sexually active and need such things like birth control. That is what makes Planned Parenthood such a popular and important resource — their policies of confidentiality and sometimes free services. Rather than doing nothing about it for fear of what their parents may say, teenagers still have the option of seeking help without the worry of their parents grounding them for life. I believe universities across the country could use some of these same principles that the people at Planned Parenthood implemented for dealing with teenage sex to address the drinking problems on their respective campuses.

If Jared Drosnock's friends knew that he may have had too much to drink and could be in medical danger, why didn't they call an ambulance? The reason is simple, and it is the same reason no one ever calls for help. If you call an ambulance out to a party to pick up a drunken underage student, you may as well phone the police while you are at it. After treatment, the student and fellow partiers are sure to wind up with hefty fines, if not in jail. As ignorant and idiotic as that reason may sound, that's the way it is and, it happens all of the time. I urge someone here at Penn State to do something about this problem so our school won't be the next one in the news. College students aren't doctors; so when the time comes and a doctor is needed, give us the option of calling a doctor and not the police.

Create a place where someone can go and seek medical attention after they have drank themselves stupid. There should be a place where students can go free of charge, without the fear of repercussions from authorities. Create a place so that next time someone passes out in a drunken stupor no one will be afraid to get him or her the help they need. They will leave with just their lives and a future — two things Jared Drosnock no longer has.