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...Wechsler, whose study involved 720 first-years at 13 colleges across the nation, said yesterday he was disturbed by the implications of his findings...
...study, which was conducted by Henry Wechsler, director of college alcohol studies for the SPH, found that 84 percent of college firstyears viewed heavy alcohol use as a problem on their campus after being there just a few weeks...
...those who are fed up with binge drinking, the experts offer this advice: don't get even, get mad. "They must speak up for their rights," says Henry Wechsler, a public health expert who led the Harvard study. "If your roommate gets drunk every night, you demand either a new roommate or that you be moved." Wechsler is quick to point out that he doesn't want to get rid of drinking, just drunkenness. With up to 85% of college students imbibing at least some of the time, total prohibition is not practical, he says, but colleges can insist...
While at Harvard, Wechsler resided in DunsterHouse and concentrated in economics. The classyearbook lists him as a member of the Harvard GleeClub, but also of the John Reed Society and theLiberal Union. Wechsler said most of hisactivities gravitated toward "left-wing studentorganizations...
...Wechsler was secretary and later president ofHarvard Youth for Democracy, a sociallyprogressive student organization with Communisttendencies