The politics of non-alcoholic beer - a continuing saga of misinformation
When our number 1 son, Wesley, left for college in 2011, we were pretty sure we gave him the skills to avoid the "Animal House" style of binge drinking. Except for 1 or 2 times over 4 years (that he admitted), I think we were successful. At the University of Utah, as with all state colleges and universities in Utah, there is a policy that prohibits drinking on campus: "Under University policy, students are subject to discipline for use, possession, or distribution of alcoholic beverages of any type on University premises except as expressly permitted by law and University regulations." The regulations for the dorms are even more specific: "The University of Utah is a dry campus. Use, possession or distribution of alcoholic beverages of any type, including beer, on University premises is prohibited except as expressly permitted by law and University regulations. This includes empty alcohol containers, as well as alcohol paraphernalia, such as, but not l...