Christian college in southwest Missouri bans student alcohol use, even if over 21 and off campus

[pstokely]

Source: STL Post Dispatch

The Springfield News-Leader reports that College of the Ozarks, a private Christian institution in Point Lookout, sent a recent email alerting students to a change in the college's "zero tolerance" alcohol and drug policy. The longstanding rule prohibits students from using alcohol or drugs.

But now the college, which has about 1,400 students, has clarified the rule to say that students legally allowed to drink alcohol if they are at least 21 aren't allowed to do so while they're a College of the Ozarks student. That rule is in effect even if they are not on campus.

College spokeswoman Valorie Coleman says the change was administrative and not prompted by any event.

The college is near Branson, about 200 miles southwest of St. Louis.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/christian-college-in-southwest-missouri-bans-student-alcohol-use-even/article_a51c8a7f-09db-5787-b9e0-9b3e94b580e0.html

[LisaM]

1. Yeah, that's going to work out well.

Stupid.

[rusty quoin]

2. Try to keep them from having sex too.

[alp227]

3. Who wants to go to Branson, MO for college anyway?

Perhaps the biggest squares of students would go anyway, so this is probably no big deal.

[longship]

5. The entertainment on campus is Lawrence Welk, 24 hours a day.

It's mandatory. Piped into all the dorms after the cells are locked up for the night. Lots of Lennon Sisters and Myron Floran on the accordion.

[Feeling the Bern]

7. Don't forget Pat Boone.

[longship]

8. At least Pat has the requisite bad toop!

Here! See him lose it!

[bluesbassman]

23. Probably have censor this tune though...

[LuvNewcastle]

27. Welk called it "a modern spiritual!"

[pstokely]

11. students work in exchange for free tuition at this place

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might be slightly less batshit crazy than liberty u

[pstokely]

12. The Duggars possibly?

?

[Mike Daniels]

21. One of my favorite Simpsons lines

When Bart, Milhouse, Milton and Nelson were on a road trip using a fake ID they passed through Branson which Bart referred to as "Las Vegas if Flanders were in charge".

[longship]

4. And NO KISSING!!!!

Didn't you hear me? NO KISSING!!! OR HOLDING HANDS, EITHER!!!

Christian side hugs are the only approved signs of affection.

[TheMastersNemesis]

6. Look Like The Friggin Taliban. Will Offenders Be Burned At The Stake.

This college is what Us theocracy would look like. Would go back to Prohibition.

[AllyCat]

9. Good luck!

[Hekate]

10. It's not a public college -- they get to make their own rules, and those who disagree ....

....don't have to go there.

I wouldn't attend such a college, but it has nothing to do with my personal habits and everything to do my freedom of thought and freedom of choice. I would find the atmosphere pretty repressive.

[Festivito]

13. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and Jesus: you're outta here! Zero tolerance for whinos!

I think that all zero-tolerance rulings are done by ignoramuses.

[dembotoz]

15. soooooo is this a place kids want to go or a place parents want to send em

i wonder if you had a kid with substance abuse problems if this would be a good place to send em.

i wonder if they would be able to get in.

[leftyladyfrommo]

16. Sounds like BYU. Nt

[Turbineguy]

17. No worries

there's always kinky sex and bondage.

[Upin]

18. Anyone who chooses to go there deserves what they get...

I do hope that eventually all of these schools get their accreditation reviewed properly.

[jmowreader]

30. There's a Christian college "accreditation" agency

It is the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, which will accredit any young-earth creation-teaching institution that brings enough money. It is the accreditation home for colleges that used to be "proudly unaccredited to preserve their religious freedom" until scholarship issuers started demanding their recipient schools be accredited. Liberty used to be in it, but realized the real world won't hire someone with a TRACS-college sheepskin and sought real accreditation.

[Upin]

32. I heard an interesting podcast abou the BYU law accredidation...

The national law accredidation board reviewed if BYU was violating equal protection requirements of religion but they let it stand because you can stay if you aren't mormom but you have to pay double or triple.

It's crazy that some place like Liberty can get accredidation for science etc...

[romanic]

20. Regular colleges are bad enough.

But a Christian college, yeesh.

[PufPuf23]

22. But the eternal Truth that Jesus turned water into Kool-Aid and later

served the leftover Kool-Aid at the Last Supper is the basis of the College of the Ozarks alcohol policy.

That is why.

[E-Z-B]

28. "Zero tolerance" with alcohol means no wine during communion. Right?

[jmowreader]

31. Yup, if they take communion at all

Churches like the Baptists and Pentecostals use grape juice in their communion ceremony.

[Ellen Forradalom]

29. This is a tuition-free college

Where students do work shifts. CotA pays the bills, they make the rules.

The student population is also self-selecting as well as accepted based on the college's goals. They are unlikely to be party crowd to begin with.