A Duke senior who asked not to be identified walks West Campus with a drink in hand and a 'beer belt' around her waist. The photo was taken April 26, the last day of classes for the semester, traditionally a day for partying at Duke. Staff Photo by Chuck Liddy
At Duke, alcohol culture and ambivalence at the top coexist
Faculty groups find university often tolerates violations of its own policies A Duke senior who asked not to be identified walks West Campus with a drink in hand and a 'beer belt' around her waist. The photo was taken April 26, the last day of classes for the semester, traditionally a day for partying at Duke. Staff Photo by Chuck Liddy Faculty groups find university often tolerates violations of its own policies
Jane Stancill, Staff Writer
DURHAM - When tailgate parties outside Duke football games began to get too rowdy in 2003, university officials decided to take control of the events to try to curb excessive drinking, foul language, vandalism and altercations with opposing fans.
Their plan: to rope off the parking area, provide food and nonalcoholic drinks, and establish a police-free zone. But Duke officials did not patrol the area looking for underage drinking. Their goal, said a faculty report released this week, "was only to keep drunken students safe and alive."