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It's a sad/interesting story as despite students being increasingly sensible and drink averse these US style rituals are on the increase, which is worrying.
I have to admit I mainly posted it for the nominative determinism though.
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these US style rituals are on the increase
Is there actual data on that? Or is it possible we just hear about it much more, and it's less seen as just a 'normal' thing precisely because a lot of students are being increasingly sensible?
Not arguing either way, I just hadn't heard about this being on the increase.
SwissChap
Remember hearing about this case at the time. Was really sad to read. I seem to recall in my years at Newcastle a few years before this initiations were banned by the Union. Can't say we carried them out in the Surf Club but we'd still do Edward Ciderhands/Amy Winehands at the Newquay surf trip at the start of the year so not really much difference I suppose when you're a new student trying to make friends. The agrics were always notorious throughout the University though.