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Binge drinking is a big problem on America's college campuses. Congress, in the Higher Education Act passed last week, took a long overdue step to address the problem. The legislation will require colleges to report to the government all liquor-law violations, including incidents which do not result in arrest. Colleges will now also be permitted to inform parents of any alcohol-related offenses committed by their children...
...example, Harvard reported "0"liquor-law arrests, despite numerous reports thatstudents had been disciplined by the Ad Board forunderage boozing that year...
Added to a list that already included murder,aggravated assault and robbery are now arson,manslaughter and non-forcible sex offenses. Andany liquor-law violation, even when students arenot charged with a crime, must now be reported tothe federal government...
...Soviet-era state monopoly on the alcohol industry, they hope to get as much hard currency as possible into state coffers," says TIME Moscow correspondent Andrew Meier. "The problem is there's little chance that they have the infrastructure to enforce it." The state machinery required to police liquor distribution is in disarray, while the Russian underworld -- which has a huge stake in the market -- is stronger than ever...
...even a liquor monopoly couldn't save Russia's cash-strapped government, which is why the central bank's printing presses continue to roll. The government refuses to disclose how many rubles have been churned out, but with the monthly inflation rate at 67 percent and rising, Russia looks set for another season of hyperinflation. In the face of a hemorrhaging ruble, Primakov has promised to look out for the needs of the poor; seizing the vodka supply may be the best way he knows of doing that...