<p>I am a sophomore at W&L. I wanted to present my view on the matter as a current student. This thread would make it seem that the police are arresting everyone and are present at every party- that simply is not the case. Like every college campus I’ve been to (both small or large), there is a presence of police in town. Contrary to what this thread says the police in Lexington are not out to get students. The mission is instead to keep the small town peaceful and hence has a motivation for removing incoherent 18-20 year olds. Although Washington and Lee is a very challenging school I have participated in much of the social life since entering the campus and I have never once had a problem with the police. I can estimate that Ive been to at least 5 dozen major parties in my time and can count on my hands the amount of times the police broke up an event I was at. Lexington is a very small community and W&L is known as a party school. If the cops really wanted to arrest students they would be able to find hundreds every given party night but the horror stories of people who have gotten arrested are occasional and rare and in most cases justified. If your child is considering the wonderful school that is W&L please do not let this so called “situation” harm that decision. If they choose to participate in underage drinking just being smart, utilizing the schools amazing traveler buses, and sticking with friends will let the police not hinder on their college experience. Please let me know if you have any questions.</p>