Word: alcoholism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...letter calls open non-alcohol parties a"financial risk" because House committees wouldhave to provide other attractions besides alcoholat parties...
...council also approved a letter critical of the financial burden Houses will bear when complying with the new alcohol policy. The letter will be sent to the Dean of the College, L. Fred Jewett '57 and the Committee on Housing...
...Undergraduate Council this week sparred over sponsoring a comedy show this fall and decided to send a letter to the Dean of the College in opposition to the new prohibition on open alcohol parties in Houses...
Fraternity members defended the striptease acts, saying they were necessary to attract pledges in an alcohol-free rush. But women's groups around the campus and the city have condemned the shows as potential contributors to violence against women...
Legal experts are dubious about the prospects of an alcohol-related defense, though many believe it could be used to win some leniency for Deaver in sentencing. "This defense has been frequently used and has almost never been successful," says Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz. "It's a defense of the last resort." Explains Lawyer Michael Kennedy, who cited his client's drug dependency in unsuccessfully appealing for a new murder trial for Schoolmistress Jean Harris: "Juries tend to look at addiction as something for which you must bear the responsibility. Therefore they are disinclined to let people...