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...data show that weight gain in a close friend or relative may significantly increase a person’s likelihood of becoming obese themselves, a conclusion that suggests anti-obesity efforts that focus on group programs—such as weight loss support groups or jogging clubs??will be more effective than individual-based interventions...
While drinking at Harvard often verges on the “hardcore,” few students would intentionally drink themselves into a 0.4 blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and an emergency intubation. The policy, however, rides on the principal finding of the Committee on Social Clubs??a body established by Dean Gross—that declares “undergraduates view excessive drinking…as an accepted feature of college life, and do not appreciate the very real risks that this kind of behavior entails...
...reveals the skewed logic and justification behind their recommendations. Reading the policy between the lines yields one very obvious goal: The College is trying to crack down on hazing and final clubs. This is made obvious by the inclusion of “unrecognized” student groups. Final clubs??which are unrecognized by the College because they are single-sex—are Harvard’s social powerhouses and traditionally involve heavy drinking during their “punch” events and at their parties. (One of the near-fatal drinking binges this fall...
...Committee on Social Clubs??the ad hoc body responsible for the alcohol policy revision—ignored Travia’s statement to the detriment of the student body. Rather than focus on the positives of the College’s new amnesty policy, this committee—unsurprisingly commissioned by the General Counsel of the University and not the Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Services—centered its attention on two near-death incidents last fall...
Travia said his office plans to launch a new Web site this fall and will offer training for student groups on party and alcohol safety. Leaders of non-recognized and recognized campus social groups—including final clubs??could not be reached for comment yesterday...