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But academics are divided as to whether Animal House-style antics have meant a rise in binge drinking in the last 20 years.
H. Wesley Perkins, a professor of sociology at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, argues that excessive drinking is considered a long-standing cultural tradition with no real reason. “On any night in any campus the majority of people are sober,” he says. ?...
Just chatting about kegstands might give the impression that binge drinking is the status quo.
But Chang is emphatic about dispelling the rumors. “We do not condone binge drinking,” he says. “We enforce this [policy] and take action when needed.”
Indeed, most studies indicate college binge drinking has not increased since the legal drinking age rose to 21 in 1984 and Animal House was released in 1978.