[2006alum]

What should Stanford do? Eliminate all social events with alcohol?

Some campuses have done exactly that.  When 90% of your undergraduates are underneath the legal drinking age, there should not be unsupervised, open access to alcohol.  However, given the seniors, grad students, and employees who are of age, the better solution might be to have a real bar on campus that cards people in lieu of allowing frats to leave unsupervised liquor around at their parties.

Where did you get 90%? Most of my friends turned 21 early to mid-way through junior year, so if you assume nearly all seniors can drink and by junior spring close to 75-80% of juniors can drink, that seems more like approximately 65%, not 90%?

http://www.stanforddaily.com/2016/04/06/...versation/

Students rejected the ban 91% to 9%.  Doesn't mean it won't happen.  Apparently the ban was ONLY going to apply to freshman dorms.  Sheeesh.

I can only speak for myself, but I am nearly certain I would have enjoyed my undergraduate experience substantially less if alcohol were banned. I didn't drink at all until I was 21, but it nonetheless contributed to a festive environment that generated many of my favorite memories from Stanford.

And let's be realistic - all that would happen is that it would go underground. When I was an RA my attitude was that I would tolerate underaged drinking as long as people kept their doors open. When people close their doors and try to hide the drinking, that's usually when the problems start.

[2006alum]

What should Stanford do? Eliminate all social events with alcohol?

Some campuses have done exactly that.  When 90% of your undergraduates are underneath the legal drinking age, there should not be unsupervised, open access to alcohol.  However, given the seniors, grad students, and employees who are of age, the better solution might be to have a real bar on campus that cards people in lieu of allowing frats to leave unsupervised liquor around at their parties.

Where did you get 90%? Most of my friends turned 21 early to mid-way through junior year, so if you assume nearly all seniors can drink and by junior spring close to 75-80% of juniors can drink, that seems more like approximately 65%, not 90%?

http://www.stanforddaily.com/2016/04/06/...versation/

Students rejected the ban 91% to 9%.  Doesn't mean it won't happen.  Apparently the ban was ONLY going to apply to freshman dorms.  Sheeesh.

I can only speak for myself, but I am nearly certain I would have enjoyed my undergraduate experience substantially less if alcohol were banned. I didn't drink at all until I was 21, but it nonetheless contributed to a festive environment that generated many of my favorite memories from Stanford.

And let's be realistic - all that would happen is that it would go underground. When I was an RA my attitude was that I would tolerate underaged drinking as long as people kept their doors open. When people close their doors and try to hide the drinking, that's usually when the problems start.