Students report that the talks offer the insight needed to motivate them to stay within safe drinking limits. These programs occur in residences, Greek houses, gatherings of athletic teams, community centers and academic classes. All freshmen attend orientation programs, including an upbeat student theatrical production that addresses alcohol risks and related issues of student health. These efforts, along with our party-planning workshops, have reduced problems on campus. This year we launched a seminar for students involved in alcohol-related incidents, with promising results.
More extensive treatment is available for students with ongoing problems.
We also offer seminars and consultation for staff, faculty and parents who have concerns about individual students. Alcohol-related legal offenses are taken seriously, and we work closely with Stanford's public safety and legal affairs departments. We cannot claim to have untangled all aspects of the alcohol problem, but we are optimistic that we are developing effective solutions. BUT . . . Mitchell Leslie brings out complexities and controversies often overlooked.