Orientation Week-Parents

[drmambo]

<p>I didn’t really feel that much pressure to drink (and that’s coming from someone who doesn’t usually drink). I occasionally skulled off versus a few friends of mine, but that was in fun, and without anyone shouting that “here’s to <strong><em>, here’s to _</em></strong>” song.</p>

[atomicfusion]

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atomicfusion, if youre at harvey mudd how can you talk about mcgill’s orientation? were/are you there?</p>

<p>and if youre going by what a few kids (mostly incoming freshman) say here, then i’m surprised that you are so easily influenced. there are about 6000 incoming freshman at mcgill. i wouldnt consider these few voices a representational sample

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<p>I was there. My gf goes to McGill and was in orientation and I lived in the ghetto.</p>

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atomicfusion: you’re surprised Frosh events are all about drinking? What planet are you from? The first week of (or prior to) class in every cegep/university in the province is all about drinking for new students. The only difference between here and the US is that here it’s actually legal for the students to drink.

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<p>No… the main difference here is that McGill funds and obviously supports the drinking. I don’t think you get it. Of course there is partying at most other universities during frosh week, but the universities don’t fund it!</p>

[Blobof]

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No… the main difference here is that McGill funds and obviously supports the drinking. I don’t think you get it. Of course there is partying at most other universities during frosh week, but the universities don’t fund it!

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<p>Zah? Are Frosh activities free? So SSMU’s got a contract with MacAuslan and Boreale breweries (a much better deal than with Molson, in so many ways). How’s is that different from McGill’s contract with Charter’s for food management? Or that Coca-Cola exclusivity deal they tried to pass n times? How is that “funding” and supporting drinking? All students 18 and up have the right to drink alcoholic beverages, McGill has no reason to interfere with perfectly legal activities. What would be the point anyway?</p>