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...there is no evidence that lowering the drinking age will result in healthier or safer drinking habits among young people, according to Harvard’s current Director of the Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Services, Ryan Travia...
...said Anita J. Joseph ’12, the chair of the National Campaign Committee, the group within the Institute of Politics that sponsored the discussion. Joseph is also a Crimson editorial board editor. The discussion featured guest panelists from several walks of University life, including Ryan Travia, director of Alcohol & Other Drug Services at UHS, and Economics Department Director of Undergraduate Studies Jeffrey A. Miron. Stefan K. Muller ’12, the president of the National Youth Rights Association, a group that advocates lifting legal restrictions that are imposed on minors, was also a panelist. IOP Fellow...
...infractions, none of which were related to alcohol. Converesely, in 2006, when Harvard barred all alcohol and other liquids from being brought to Allston and segregated students who were of legal drinking age, ten students were ejected for underage drinking, smuggling alcohol, and possessing false identification, according to Ryan Travia, Harvard’s director of alcohol and substance abuse services. The stark contrast between the two tailgates provides evidence that safe drinking is not all about law enforcement. It is unfortunate that the University did not pushback harder against the Boston Police Department for students. According to a Yale...
...Travia said that by some measures, Harvard has less of a binge drinking problem than its peer institutions. While other universities report that 40 to 45 percent of their students engage in binge drinking, Travia said that only 30 percent of Harvard students reported consuming more than four drinks in a single evening...
...Travia in turn created the Drug and Alcohol Peer Adviser (DAPA) program, a group of about 21 undergraduates that educates students about the effects of drugs and alcohol and attempts to change the culture surrounding drinking at Harvard...