The other day, I was reading through the Office of Safety and
Security's crime log when I came across a report that an
underage student had used a fake ID, bought alcohol, and
provided it to other minors in Osher Hall. It reminded me of the
strange role that alcohol plays, not only on our campus, but
also in this country. Our school has a strange relationship with
alcohol: On the one hand, as we were all told during
Orientation, possession of hard alcohol in College housing is a
violation of the Social Code. However, the school also provides
tacit approval of underage consumption through its description
of chem-free dorms: "There is no alcohol consumption in the
common and private areas of the residence." The United States
has the highest drinking age in the developed world. And what
does it have to show for that? Nothing. According to the
Amethyst Initiative, an organization supported by 135 college
presidents (not including our own), which advocates that current
drinking laws be reconsidered, "21 is not wor