Drinking debate extends beyond MSU

By Dan Linehan

"The school recently decided on academic sanctions for off-campus drinking violations. School intervention had typically been reserved for crimes with a more obvious tie-in to MSU, such as hazing, fraternity violations and students as victims."

"But if underage drinking affects the university's reputation as a center of learning, then it ought to be able to widen its jurisdiction to alcohol-rated offenses, officials reasoned. Minnesota public universities are allowed to punish behavior that 'adversely affects educational, research or service functions...'"

"The school's educational sanctions are research-based programs that have been shown to work elsewhere, Dowd said..."

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