Your source for news, sports, entertainment, and opinion. No one doubts that UW-Madison is a party school. N.Y. After studying binge-drinking habits of college students in 1982, Perkins discovered that students almost always thought their peers were drinking more than they actually were. This finding led Perkins to make a connection.
Students overestimate how much their peers drink.
UW students said they relate to Perkins' message. I know someone who's a prime example. Before she came here she didn' t drink at all, but now that she's here I think she feels like she has to drink to fit in with everybody else. Perkins put this information to use, working with other faculty to start the Alcohol Education Project at his college. This program sought to spread the message that most students were in fact drinking responsibly.