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...over the Elis, the Harvard tailgates still had many of the same drinking problems as two years ago. In fact, the Harvard University Police Department said that, based on preliminary information, there had been more ambulance transports for intoxication this year than during the 2000 game. The newly-implemented keg ban did not accomplish its goal: to decrease problems associated with drinking...
Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 instituted the keg ban after four students got severe alcohol poisoning at The Game two years ago. Yet, preliminary numbers reveal that this year, even more students got sick—up to 30 students overall were taken by ambulance to local medical facilities and at least two were intubated for extreme intoxication, according to a source close to Professional Ambulance...
Ultimately, unless students have a stronger hand in the shaping of campus policy, success will elude the Harvard administration and satisfaction will elude Harvard students. We know what can work. A keg ban at Harvard-Yale does not work: students drink more hard liquor. Taking a tough-guy stance on alcohol in first-year dorms does not work: it sends them elsewhere. Blaming final clubs does not work: they are free to ignore the warnings...
Although alcohol abuse needs to be addressed, previous heavy-handed attempts to deal with problems on campus—including this year’s keg ban during the Harvard-Yale game—have encountered strong criticism because they have failed to take into account the needs, rights and inevitable tendencies of students. Although Gross will not be able to completely change Harvard’s alcohol culture, better education, an improved student-UHS relationship and social alternatives are small steps towards enhancing the safety, health and enjoyment of Harvard students—whether or not they have chosen...
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