Student on Life Support: Alcohol (Rider U. Phi Kappa Tau Event)

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Yeah, i'm like Shinerbock. I agree with you for the most part.....except for the part about prosecuting the fraternity.

First the first time, IIRC , all three of us are in agreement.
However, in one way or another, the chapter is toasted (no pun intended) just over RM issues.

[jon1856]

Some updated news links:
DeVercelly Sr.: `A single mistake does not define a man's life'
By Kevin Butler, Staff writer
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_5562738

Hour after passing out, 911 is called

Rider freshman incoherent before falling unconscious
Sunday, April 01, 2007 BY DARRYL R. ISHERWOOD AND LISA CORYELL

LAWRENCE -- Gary DeVercelly fell unconscious nearly an hour before medical help was summoned to the Rider University fraternity house where he had been binge drinking, friends said yesterday.
http://www.nj.com/news/times/index.s...700.xml&coll=5

04/01/2007Rider remembers Gary JOE D’AQUILA , Staff Writer
http://www.trentonian.com/site/news....id=44551&rfi=6

04/01/2007Editorial: Help is available for problem drinkers
One of the biggest issues facing America today is alcohol abuse. Just look at the tragedy that occurred on the campus of Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J., last week in which 18-year-old Gary DeVercelly died of alcohol poisoning. DeVercelly, who was a freshman at Rider, died at a Trenton, N.J., hospital Friday of alcohol poisoning, a little more than a day after drinking excessively at a fraternity party that began Wednesday night.
According to the Associated Press, Rider’s 15 Greek organizations are expected to register parties with the university and follow campus rules against underage drinking. Wednesday night’s party wasn’t registered. Many on campus said DeVercelly’s fraternity, Phi Kappa Tau, was known for its Wednesday-night parties.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?n...id=18168&rfi=6

[exlurker]

CBS3 in Pennsylvania is reporting that the blood alcohol test results have been released, and Mr. DeVercelly's BAC was .426.

http://cbs3.com/topstories/local_story_092192145.html

Edited to Add: For more information on what the various levels of BAC typically mean in terms of symptoms and likely outcomes, one place to check is this Michigan State U. site:

http://www.healthmed.msu.edu/snc/bac.htm

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by exlurker

CBS3 in Pennsylvania is reporting that the blood alcohol test results have been released, and Mr. DeVercelly's BAC was .426.

http://cbs3.com/topstories/local_story_092192145.html

Edited to Add: For more information on what the various levels of BAC typically mean in terms of symptoms and likely outcomes, one place to check is this Michigan State U. site:

http://www.healthmed.msu.edu/snc/bac.htm

Follow-up links:
Dead frat pledge had alcohol level five times legal driving limit

By CHRIS NEWMARKER
Associated Press Writer

April 3, 2007, 5:03 PM EDT

TRENTON, N.J. -- The blood alcohol content of a Rider University freshman who died last week after drinking at a fraternity house was more than five times the legal limit for driving, authorities say.

Gary DeVercelly, 18, of Long Beach, Calif., had a blood alcohol content of .426, and died from his alcohol intoxication, according to autopsy results released by the prosecutor's office.

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wi...on-apnewjersey

A rather interesting side bar story:
Paterno makes a point

One may not agree with everything he says, but Joe Paterno, Penn State's iconic football coach and National College Football Hall of Fame inductee, has, if nothing else, earned the right to be heard.
That's not usually a problem, as his current and former players will attest. Paterno's shrill voice cuts through any noise that dares to compete with him during Nittany Lion practices and on game day.
But when the rest of us have the chance, and he's not screaming, "Block somebody, for crying out loud," we owe it to Paterno -- and more importantly, to ourselves -- to listen.
http://www.centredaily.com/145/story/58165.html