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Student Binge Drinking

Re: ââ?¬Å?Wisconsin Cityââ?¬â?¢s Revival of Downtown Has a Downsideââ?¬Â (news article, Jan. 1):Our national research involving 120 colleges in 40 states has shown that the greater the number of alcohol outlets near colleges, the higher the rate of student binge drinking, and the higher the rate of secondhand effects in neighborhoods surrounding the college.