Dartmouth bans hard liquor on campus
Dartmouth College President Phil Hanlon has announced that the school will ban hard alcohol. The news comes after a number of reports about sexual assault at universities across the U.S.
The hard alcohol ban, which will forbid the consumption and possession of alcohol that's 30 proof or above, will take effect in the spring term. Social events on campus will also require bartenders and bouncers.
Hanlon also announced that Dartmouth will develop a "mandatory four-year sexual violence prevention and education program" this fall. Specifics about the program "have yet to be determined."
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In his announcement Thursday, Hanlon threatened to remove fraternities and other student groups that fail "to elevate and not denigrate the Dartmouth experience."
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