UM SHOULD REVIEW POLICIES ON STUDENT ALCOHOL ABUSE

I read with sadness about Daniel Reardon's death from alcohol poisoning
("Family of UM student to remove life support," Feb. 13). As I read
further, my sadness was shadowed by outrage.

Mr. Reardon was trying to be accepted into a fraternity because he had been
expelled from his dormitory for possession of marijuana. I'd like the
University of Maryland to go back through its records and compare how many
students have died from alcohol (too many) with how many have died from
marijuana (none).

Maybe the university should re-evaluate its policies to reflect which
[substance] is the more dangerous drug.

Rosie Behr

Baltimore