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...these days, that excess isn't so endearing as levels of concern about boozing have reached heights not seen since Victorians decried the evils of cheap gin. Unlike most of their Continental counterparts, whose consumption is falling, the British are drinking more than ever--9.6 L of pure alcohol per person last year, which is 42% more than the amount consumed per American. Binge drinking, defined as putting away the equivalent of a whole bottle of wine in a night, is practiced at least once a week by 36% of British men ages...
...funds to choose from; now there are 222. For Catholics, there's the Ave Maria Catholic Values Fund, which invests in keeping with Vatican teachings on abortion, marriage and other issues. For Muslims, there's the Amana Growth Fund, which invests in firms that aren't involved in gambling, alcohol and other businesses considered out of step with Islamic principles. So far this year, it has posted an impressive 24.22% return. And for the environmentally minded, there's the Winslow Green Growth Fund, which posted a solid 20.40% return year-to-date...
Director of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services Ryan M. Travia advises that it is important to find a safe place and time to bring up your concerns with your friend, and says it is particularly important to avoid speaking to the person while he or she is under the influence...
...more encouraging to our introverted students than the system at most schools. Other schools’ most social housing, fraternities, have their own drawback in that they require an even higher level of effort for involvement than in the House system and their social life revolves primarily around alcohol. At Harvard, no one has to rush his or her residential House...
...encourage such gatherings; no longer will freshmen feel that their only social option at 11 p.m. on a Saturday night is to jump on the Quad shuttle and hope for the best. Of course, the FDO, in accordance with Massachusetts law, hasn’t changed its rule about alcohol in the freshman dorms, but we find it likely that responsible, discreet freshmen will continue to pass around a stein on occasion. And should they get caught beer-handed, first-time freshmen offenders will now be asked to have a chat with their proctors, in what will...