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Letter to the Editor

Abstract:
In response to the Oct. 28 article titled "Partying too hard?," I want to clarify the quote "that the problem is the freshman class." My faculty, staff and administrative colleagues, and student leaders are all concerned about the increase this fall in the underage drinking and hospitalizations of first-year students....

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concerned alum

posted 11/02/09 @ 10:50 PM CST

I commend the administration for their efforts to reduce substance abuse both on and off campus. Hopefully there will be some meaningful results to report in the near term which will help SMU serve as a template for other universities.

For what it's worth and to illustrate that this is not just an SMU problem, it seems that Yale is facing the same sort of tough challenges SMU encountered after the rash of drug/alcohol related deaths in 2007. Eight students were hospitalized in one evening after a party last week and a sophomore was found dead in his dorm room Sunday morning (sources point to an overdose). Should be a relevant comp for us to see how the administration in New Haven reacts...

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