Too much alcohol at Rice?

thelonius
Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:45:00 +0000

I don’t know how much Rice students actually drink in comparison to students from other universities, but I would argue that it has a more visible presence on campus here than a lot of other schools.
Rice’s alchohol policy is crafted with the goal of promoting student safety, with the philosophy of “they’re going to drink no matter what we do, so let’s try to make it as safe as possible.” Alcohol is allowed on campus and, though it’s obviously still illegal, even underage students can find a drink without too much trouble. As a result, students tend to drink more on campus rather than going off campus to bars and clubs (which I’d argue is a possitive thing since it reduces the chances of drunk-driving and campus EMS is very responsive in the unfortunate event that they are needed).