<p>"[P]rovide many students a support system when they are far from home."</p>
<p>Yes, because Dartmouth is so big and scary and nobody pays any attention to you. It’s so intimidating that many boys find it necessary to retreat into a welcoming drink-and-vomit club. It’s the best way to produce “corporate leaders,” who by the way apparently were so homesick they couldn’t stand on their own.</p>
<p>The “baby-with-the-bathwater” argument, and the “just a few idiots” angle have been trotted out for decades. It’s time to drain most of the bathwater and get rid of 80% of the idiots.</p>