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Some things are good in concept but awful in practice. Like “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang,” Sprite Remix, and Communism. Or Alcohol Edu, the “online prevention program” that all rising freshman were required to suffer through this year to teach us how not to kill ourselves by alcohol. A course which supposedly takes “2-3 hours to complete,” Alcohol Edu is so rife with technical errors and misleading information that it is more likely to be a complete waste of twice that amount...
...it’s not,” Thapa said. The program also includes a new event focusing on sexual violence in homosexual relationships, Thapa added. “Sexual assault is a very prominent issue, particularly on college campuses,” said Ryan M. Travia, director of Alcohol and Other Drug Services, one of the program’s 18 co-sponsors. “This is one of the most under-reported crimes out there.” Daniella T. Gilbert ’09, who chaired last night’s Kick-Off Study Break, said...
...College must also realize that when it comes to college drinking, the decision to imbibe is a personal choice, and therefore responsibility must fall primarily on the drinker. Instead of writing up any more shortsighted committee reports, the focus should be on developing better alcohol education, particularly for freshmen who enter Harvard without much experience with alcohol. Instead of humdrum handouts and dreary lectures, alcohol education should come in the form of interactive hands-on learning...
...while UHS may see some of dangerously ill students, overall, Harvard students are fairly practical when it comes to drinking. Most college students who want to drink will find a way to do so; Harvard’s alcohol policy should accept this premise and be crafted to mitigate the dangers of overindulgence. A strict and punitive policy will simply push drinking underground, and could well have a chilling effect on campus social life as a whole...
...Bolivians deem such steps unnecessary because if not chemically transformed into cocaine, coca itself is harmless. On the contrary, studies point to nutritional benefits from a leaf packed with vitamins, minerals and protein. "It's like banning corn because you don't want people to drink alcohol," says Rolando Vargas, a coca grower union leader...