Cornell College
- Drug Safety

Its Iowa What Else Is There to Do Besides Drink.

Everyone drinks and some dormitories are wet unlike the freshman dorms which are dry. You drink if you want to and people respect you. If you want to smoke that option is up to you and if you want to know the people that do.

Partying Dominated by Greeks

Cornell's drug scene is mostly restricted to drinking and weed. Unfortunately, Greek Life controls almost all of the parties that take place on campus. If you want to go to a really happening party, you're going to either have to throw your own or find the fraternity/sorority that's least despicable to you.

CornHell.

There is a reason why some of the students who attend Cornell refer to the college as CornHell. Yes, I'll admit Cornell has some great opportunities. I mean, going to the Bahamas in February?! Come on, it doesn't get much better than that. But there are many down sides to Cornell. One, the time commitments and work loads for class lead many students into making "bad life choices." Out of all the students I know at Cornell, over half take part in substance abuse. Many prefer alcohol, and it's not just on the weekends. It's not abnormal to find a group of students drinking on a Tuesday night. Alcohol isn't that big of a deal, because everyone does it at Cornell. But, I've found in the last year and a half there has been an increase in marijuana and harder drug use. SO many students smoke weed and no one even knows about it. It too is not that big of a deal, but most of the students I know who used to just be "pot heads" are starting to use harder drugs, like cocaine. I don't know why these people do this, if it's just to act cool, or because they actually have a problem, or if it's just something to DO (there's really not much to do in The Middle of Nowhere, Iowa.) The time commitments and deadlines for one class at a time ARE tough, but the OCAAT isn't for everyone. I guess each student just finds their own way to deal with it...whether it be good or bad.

My friends have a saying about CornHell: "Cornell does offer many extraordinary opportunities...Opportunities in addictions!" Many students I know turn to substances to deal with everything. But, there are also many students who stay away from that scene, and make it out perfectly fine!