Reported Anthony "Tony" Gerald Villella of Bowie died unexpectedly Feb. 10 at an area medical center in Towson. He was 19.  Previously that night, 15 to 20 people partied at Villella's apartment . A friend saw Tony drink approximately 10 beers and four shots. 

Also reported that "29 students were transported to the hospital for alcohol-related incidents in 2006. The same number were transported in 2005, and 28 were transported in 2004."

 

Sophomore dies following Colony party   

By: Brian Stelter          Top of  page                       Article

Posted: 2/19/07

Four last shots (& a pill)

Tony Villella's death raises concerns about TU's alcohol and drug use  

After a night of drinking, the police report described the following:

"Once on the floor the victim began to 'vomit through his nose.' His breathing then became slow and irregular. After [the friend] continued efforts to make the subject alert, he contacted 911 for assistance." Medics were on the scene by 6:45 a.m.  "They tried to revive him for an hour and it just didn't work," Villella's mother, Judy said.

"Each year, 12 to 15 percent of on-campus alcohol-related incidents led to hospitalizations. In 2006, 143 incidents were recorded, 53 students were charged (usually with a citation), and 185 students were referred to judicial affairs. Of those students, 83 percent were under the age of 21."  "My colleagues on campus have always said that we are lucky in that we haven't had that happen to us," Donna Cox, director of the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Center at Towson, said. "That's why we take the efforts that we do so seriously."

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