orlandosentinel:

One by one, higher-education institutions nationwide are offering “medical-amnesty” or “alcohol-emergency” policies that shield students from punishment if they seek help while they or someone they’re helping is drunk.

Some Florida universities are considering such policies, following the lead of Clemson University in South Carolina and Kenyon College in Ohio, where students have died from alcohol overdosing.

The University of Central Florida will take the idea to its students for a vote this week — a month after freshman Ann Hefferin was found unresponsive in her on-campus apartment after attending a fraternity party.

University of Florida football practice was delayed nearly two hours today after a player reported finding an unknown white powdery substance on the practice field. Coach Muschamp immediately suspended practice while police were called to investigate. After a complete analysis, experts…