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Drake University Student Dies Celebrating Her 21st Birthday

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A Drake University student celebrating her 21st birthday died on Saturday afternoon after consuming alcohol in excess. The student, Lydia Clark, was a junior majoring in international relations and rhetoric.
 
The Des Moines Register reports that Clark had taken about 16 shots of alcohol Friday night. A police report links alcohol consumption to her cause of death.
 
The student’s father, Brad Clark, said that an undiagnosed heart condition may have also contributed to her death, but did not deny that his daughter had had too much to drink on the night before her death.  
 
The Iowa State Daily published an editorial shortly after her death, warning of the dangers of binge drinking. 

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Lauryn Paiva
Lauryn is a senior at Northeastern University majoring in journalism. She has written for Boston.com as well as the HC branch at Northeastern. Lauryn is also a teaching assistant for International Affairs students at Northeastern. In May and June of 2011, she embarked on a reporting trip to the Middle East, where she mastered the art of "man on the street" reporting and gained a new appreciation for falafel. In her spare time, Lauryn enjoys writing, walking around Boston aimlessly, traveling and a unhealthy obsession with her Kindle. She loves eating, French bulldogs and Anderson Cooper. After graduation, she hopes to pursue a career in foreign correspondence or magazine journalism. You can follow her on Twitter @laurynpaiva.