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...although the message came through student as well as official voices, many students remained unclear about alcohol policies...
...more than well-versed in treating cases of alcohol poisoning, but the only problem is getting students treated in the first place. Logic would seem to dictate that turning oneself over to employees of the University after losing 12 consecutive games of beer pong must result in disciplinary action. As such, many freshmen interviewed for this story said that, prior to treatment, they would not have gone to UHS for alcohol-related maladies except, perhaps, as a very last resort...
...Director David Rosenthal stresses that no punitive action is taken against anyone admitted to UHS for alcohol poisoning, even if they have violated the Harvard rules and regulations concerning alcohol use. All this is, of course, explained during freshman week, but of those freshmen interviewed who have spent a night at UHS, most said that prior to their stays they believed disciplinary action would be taken against them...
This year, the message was sent to the Class of 2008 twice: on their first night at Harvard, in a mandatory proctor meeting, and a few days later, in a video on alcohol use, drug use and sexual harassment. In the video, two students have a conversation about serious issues, breaking frequently to shots of administration officials expounding the virtues of Room 13, HUPD...
Everyone knew the consequences of calling the cops to help a friend with alcohol poisoning when they themselves were probably not far short of the condition themselves, and it is that sort of programming that UHS needs to combat. While those interviewed all described the UHS staff as helpful, friendly, professional and experienced and acknowledged that no disciplinary action had been taken against them, it shouldn’t require a drunken trip to UHS to convince anyone of their intentions...