The Impact Of Stadium Alcohol Sales On Drinking Behaviors...

In the Journal of Alcohol Drug Education is the letter â€Å"Tapping into College Football: The Need for Research Examining the Impact of Stadium Alcohol Sales on Drinking Behaviors and Incidents† written to the editor by Adam E. Barry, Texas AM; Steven M. Howell, Northern Illinois University; and Steven Salaga, Texas AM University. Barry, Howell, and Salaga give background information on the alcohol sales and alcohol related incidents. They focus on the West Virginia University Case findings heavily. The research provided shows a decrease in alcohol related incidents in 2010 which was the year before allowing alcohol to be sold in the West Virginia stadium (Tapping into College Football). According to Jenni Carlson, a sports columnist for the Oklahoman, â€Å"West Virginia decided to start selling beer at concession stands in 2011. That was its final season in the Big East before jumping to the Big 12. The first year that it sold alcohol in the stadium, sales added $700,000 to the athletic department coffers. But there were more benefits, benefits that should interest other schools. In 2011, the campus police at West Virginia reported an across-the-board drop in game-day incidents. Calls. Cases. Arrests. Charges. All of them went down, including a 35 percent drop in arrests,† (Cheers to Selling Beers at Football Games). With younger colleges, emerges new sports programs, like the University of South Alabama (USA), a Division I, Sunbelt football team that started in 2005. As aShow MoreRelatedIndian Social Structure and Values Ethics in Business13564 Words   |  55 Pagesmostly informal, social control in the urban society is more formal. The rural people feel no need for secondary social control because family and kinship ties, customs and mores among themselves act as social pressures. Responsibility for controlling behavior in urban areas is largely shifting to the police, the courts and others agencies of the government to enforce the norms of certain groups. Demographic aspect : In India population concentration has been one of the key features of urbanization.Read MoreFundamentals of Hrm263904 Words   |  1056 PagesOversight Fails 81 Working with a Team: What’s Your Perception? 82 Learning an HRM Skill: Investigating a Harassment Complaint 82 Enhancing Your Communication Skills 83 DID YOU KNOW?: Suggestions for Recruiting Minorities and Women 60 Adverse Impact 61 Chapter 4 Employee Rights and Discipline 84 Learning Outcomes 84 Introduction 86 What Other Laws Affect Discrimination Practices? 61 Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 62 The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 62 viii Read MoreMarketing Mistakes and Successes175322 Words   |  702 Pagesmerchandise management. His first textbook, Marketing: Management and Social Change, was published in 1972. It was ahead of its time in introducing social and environmental issues to the study of marketing. Other books, Marketing Fundamentals, Retailing, Sales Management, and Marketing Research, followed. In 1976 the first Marketing Mistakes book was published and brought a new approach to case studies, making them student-friendly and more relevant to career enhancement than existing books. In 1983