<p>To the OP and SV2:
By all means, follow this through the Record. There will be a great deal of public discussion of the issue, as there is at Williams on any important issue. That’s the way they do things. In fact, you might want to search the archives back to fall of 2003, which is when the ball started rolling, resulting in this student survey. I reject any assertion that Williams is unique among its peers as far as drinking. However, the college feels that it can present a danger there, as it can elsewhere, and has chosen to address it publically. Last year I expressed the hope that the college would use other criteria than the flawed Wechsler Study definition of “binge” drinking; Unfortunately, they didn’t, and I’m pleased to see from the student editorial, and the original article, that the students taking the survey recogized its shortcomings, and objected. This subject has been discussed ad nauseum, here, as any search in this Williams forum for the SNs “driver” “mini” or “interesteddad” or the word “wechsler” will reveal. In fact, I’ve come to the conclusion that Williams’ reputation for “a huge drinking problem” was almost single-handedly created right here.</p>