Colleges Try To Discourage Binge Drinking Among Freshmen

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The Hartford Courant (CT)

By Kathleen Megan

"A few weeks into freshman year, and Erika O'Leary wants out of her dormitory. There is too much partying, too much drinking. She's finding it hard to sleep and to study."

"She's applied for transfer to the "wellness" dormitory, where students have agreed not to drink or smoke, but she's on a waiting list. ..."

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