College Parties, Minus the Beer Binges

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Wall Street Journal (NY)

By Sue Shellenbarger

"As more schools offer increasingly creative alternatives to shots and beer pong, they say they see noticeable declines in drinking."

"Surveys at Purdue University, for example, show a sharp drop in binge drinking among students, to 37.3% in 2009 from 48% in 2006, says Tamara Loew, health-advocacy coordinator. ..."

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