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1) what is the legal drinking age in MN?
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<p>It's 21, just like every other state in the country. </p>
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2) Isn't there a little strip of a street just outside of campus where alcohol is served? Why wouldnt the students choose to drink in those places? Or is question #1 affect this answer?
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<p>There are several bars on Division Street, which is the main street through downtown Northfield. Some people do drink there. </p>
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3) how prevalent is drinking at Carleton? I believe I read in Princeton Review that on any weekend about 33 pct of the carleton campus is drinking alcohol.
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<p>There is a below-average amount of drinking at Carleton compared to similar schools, and certainly compared to any school with a frat scene. </p>
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It sounds like, then, that this segment of the student population would be drinking in their rooms, assuming the rooms are on a 'dry floor'.
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<p>If your room is on a dry floor, you can't drink or even have alcohol in it. That's the entire point of designating it sub-free.</p>