<p>Elite colleges (Ivies and others) have indeed had students arrested for drug offenses. </p>
<p>If there ever really were days when this was true
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But because of family connections, Ivy League students are free to walk away even if they are caught.<a href=“and%20I%20don’t%20think%20there%20were”>/quote</a>, they are long gone. Also, private schools can keep a lid on some news, but arrests are a matter of public record. </p>
<p>I think 07DAD is correct: This is news because of the scope and the type of drugs.</p>