NEW YORK TIMES, 6 April 1995, page A-11, "Entering a Drinking Culture, College Freshmen Soon Copy it: Binge Drinking before Books Are Even Bought," summarizes a new study by the Harvard School of Public Health. The study surveys 720 freshmen at 13 campuses with have reported the highest drinking rates, mostly in the northeast and north central states. This study was a follow-up to a larger Harvard study published in the JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Dec. 1994. The TIMES article does not report the location of the publication of the new study. David M. Fahey History Department Miami University Oxford, OH 45056-1618, USA tel. 513-529-5134 FAX 513-529-3841 e-mail: <[log in to unmask]>