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...next evening, the boys focus on physical and mental recovery. Lannon slumps in an armchair in his Dewolfe suite, a museum of sports and beer memorabilia. “I finally relaxed around 11:30 last night,” he says. “You just run through everything in your head—every worst case scenario...
...miss two things from home. One is definitely sheep. While 40 million sheep roam freely upon the green pastures of New Zealand, I have not yet spotted one of these creatures in Cambridge. Not even on my plate in any of our dining halls. The other is having a beer with fellow students on the river bank. I suppose I could carry a pack of Budweiser and head down to the Charles. But given the attitudes of many Harvard students towards alcohol, I know that it would not be the same...
...river. In addition to student common rooms and offices, the center hosted a cafeteria and a sizeable bar, which was open until the wee hours of morning. Sometimes on weekdays, but usually on a Friday, many friends and I would gather in the afternoon over couple of jugs of beer. Some did not drink but sat around anyway to chat about their week. It was a comfortable atmosphere for catching up with old friends and meeting new people...
While some young adults in New Zealand still abuse alcohol, the vast majority choose to respect its dangers. Per capita consumption of beer in New Zealand has fallen to 81 liters, less than the 84 liters per person consumed each year in the U.S. Back home, age was less important than proper education in determining young people’s response to legal drinking...
...impression that drinking was not widespread and that, for those who did drink while underage, discipline was swift. I was very wrong, and as everyone but me probably realized, drinking is a standard part of Harvard life. Many of us can recall the odor of spilled beer and sweaty walls at dorm parties, where first-years flock by the dozen. Underage drinking laws are rarely enforced on campus, while restrictions at bars and nightclubs are easily circumvented by the extensive use of fake...