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Dartmouth College last week revealed that it will be banning hard liquor from campus, becoming the latest US school to make a policy change in an effort to cut back on party culture and sexual assaults. | Dartmouth College last week revealed that it will be banning hard liquor from campus, becoming the latest US school to make a policy change in an effort to cut back on party culture and sexual assaults. |
The Ivy League school is also attempting to reform its fraternities, which have a long and boisterous history that has led to some recent bad press for Dartmouth, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. | The Ivy League school is also attempting to reform its fraternities, which have a long and boisterous history that has led to some recent bad press for Dartmouth, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. |
Dartmouth’s ban, along with similar policies at schools like Brown University and the University of Virginia, among others, are in a response to an increase in sexual assault cases on US college campuses. | Dartmouth’s ban, along with similar policies at schools like Brown University and the University of Virginia, among others, are in a response to an increase in sexual assault cases on US college campuses. |
The University of Virginia was thrust under the spotlight when a Rolling Stone article published last fall described, in detail, the brutal gang rape of a female student at a fraternity event. The story was later disproved, but it hasn’t stopped universities from going on the offensive to try and curtail binge drinking and sexual assaults. | The University of Virginia was thrust under the spotlight when a Rolling Stone article published last fall described, in detail, the brutal gang rape of a female student at a fraternity event. The story was later disproved, but it hasn’t stopped universities from going on the offensive to try and curtail binge drinking and sexual assaults. |
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism found that each year 1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die alcohol-related deaths and about 97,000 students are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault in the US. | The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism found that each year 1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die alcohol-related deaths and about 97,000 students are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault in the US. |
Dartmouth’s ban goes into effect March 30 and includes any liquor higher than 30 per cent proof. The new policies also require bouncers and bartenders at all college-related social events and will include a code of conduct to guide student behaviour. | |
All student organizations will undergo annual reviews to ensure the groups are following the code of conduct. Dartmouth has created a task force to oversee the changes. | All student organizations will undergo annual reviews to ensure the groups are following the code of conduct. Dartmouth has created a task force to oversee the changes. |
Follow Payton Guion on Twitter @PaytonGuion. | Follow Payton Guion on Twitter @PaytonGuion. |
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