On drinking and drugs, schools share ‘best practices,’ tailor other policies to each campus

There’s no shortage of alcohol-soaked traditions at college campuses across the country, even within the UW System—whether that’s Oktoberfest at UW-La Crosse, UW-Whitewater’s Spring Splash or the biannual pub crawl in Oshkosh. And for every event, there are dozens of guidelines, strategies and campaigns in place to educate students about the risks they take when engaging in heavy drinking. But those at UW-Madison who seek to promote healthy habits face hurdles other UW System schools do not.