Columns, Opinion

STUDENT COLUMN: Party culture in a small town

Living in a small town has its perks. We live boldly and loudly. But teens who develop unhealthy habits hide in the shadows.  

In this day and age, partying is idolized in social media, and unfortunately, that mentality has been allowed to run rampant in our small town. We, as a society, have developed an unhealthy obsession with normalizing the use of illegal substances and bad decisions in general. Substance use could have serious…