Summer ban on hard alchohol lifted
In a reversal of last year’s experimental and unpopular policy, hard alcohol will not be banned from campus during the 2013 summer session.
Ralph Castro
OAPE administrators cite overall progress despite winter uptick
A rise in winter quarter alcohol incidents has prompted University administrators to warn freshmen about the consequences of dangerous drinking, even as overall numbers show an improvement on previous years.
Uproar at Senate meeting over Palestinian-Israeli divestment presentation
At a meeting that lasted over two and a half hours, the ASSU Undergraduate Senate approved 46 special fees funding bills, gave feedback to representatives of the Office of Alcohol Policy and Education (OAPE) and put a bill on previous notice that, if passed, will urge the Board of Trustees to reevaluate Stanford’s endowment investments.
Freshman transports decrease; zero reported from Wilbur
In an apparent vindication of the University’s efforts to improve alcohol-education outreach to freshmen, no students were transferred from Wilbur Hall due to alcohol consumption during fall quarter. Wilbur had averaged five transports over the previous three fall quarters.
Substance-free housing to continue in 2013-2014 year
Stanford’s substance-free housing program, which was launched this year in the Mirrielees apartment complex, will likely continue next year, according to Residential Education Mirrielees Area Coordinator Tiffany Taylor.
Stanford alcohol policy unique among peers
Stanford administrators have supported the University’s current alcohol policy while focusing on increased outreach to students, particularly towards freshmen.
Impact of OAPE’s letter to parents about alcohol hard to gauge
For the first time, the Office of Alcohol Policy and Education (OAPE) sent a letter to parents of incoming freshmen on Aug. 7 to encourage conversation between students and their parents about college drinking.
FMOTQ alcohol transports down from seven to four
A total of four alcohol transports occurred at Full Moon on the Quad (FMOTQ) on Monday night, a notable improvement from last year’s seven, according to Ralph Castro, director of the Office of Alcohol Policy and Education (OAPE).