We come in contact with people who may just be passing through on Washington Avenue or University Avenue. McKinley Boston, vice president for student development and athletics, echoed Troupe and said there are a lot of opportunities for students to drink in the metropolitan area. He complimented police for their work. A 1996 Boynton Health Service survey found one-third of all undergraduates do not drink in an average week. Boston said though he would like to see this statistic increase, these numbers suggest the University is doing something right.
Residence halls are often a source of underage drinking problems.
University criminology junior and Frontier Hall resident Andrew Libert said residence halls with many freshmen may be part of the problem. He added that there are many people in the dorms who are repeat offenders and could push the number up. Boston, who is putting together a task force to study drinking in residence halls, said the University might be better served by keeping upperclassmen in the halls to act as role models for underclassmen.