<p>“Louisiana Tech (whatever do they do on Mardi Gras?)”</p>
<p>Um, probably nothing. They’re about 5 hours from NOLA. North and South Louisiana are quite different. They don’t do Mardi Gras so much up north :)</p>
<p>I would probably lean against a dry town/county/parish. Partly for reasons others have articulated. And also, such places are, in general, more socially and politically conservative. My son certainly does not want to be in a very conservative community. I would guess my daughter’s preference would be similar. She is more easygoing in general and probably wouldn’t care as much, though.</p>
<p>I live on the border of a dry town, which we work in…there are liquor stores at both major bridges entering this town.
What if a student is drawn to the college because of the dry status ?
I too am troubled by the drinking age …I think that we as a society should be teaching and placing much more emphasis on NOT getting behind the wheel of a car for any age.
Denmark has no drinking age and yet they have little trouble with their population drinking excessively. They have a zero tolerance for drinking and driving</p>
<p>Monroe is wet. But I doubt their Mardi Gras parade has much drinking. Most small town parades are quite different than Bourbon Street, and usually pretty family-oriented.</p>
<p>I actually did a quick google, because I seem to remember my husband mentioining having a beer in Ruston when he was briefly there for work. It is not totally dry, actually. Looks like restaurants can be permitted to sell alcohol.</p>
<p>Wellesley is in a dry(-ish) town. There are no liquor stores or bars but restaurants can get liquor licenses. The campus is not dry and we have a pub that serves beer and wine. I think at least one poster has mentioned Wellesley without saying the name, and others have described towns that sound similar to Wellesley. It isn’t a big town and there is a liquor store like a 5 minute drive from campus and another like 10 minutes away. If one was planning a party, one would travel to the liquor store and purchase libations while sober–just like, you know, a regular adult (hopefully!!!). There is mass/organized transportation between the campus and Boston, so the temptation to drink and drive is not high. I am very surprised by some of the responses to this thread–I cannot imagine vetoing Wellesley because it is in a dry town! </p>
<p>Anyways, coming from the Midwest where you can buy alcohol in every supermarket, in Walmart, in CVS, in gas stations, etc etc etc I find the very notion of HAVING to go to the liquor store quaint (of course if one wants a full range of alcohol one still goes to the liquor store). Drinking to excess and drinking and driving are sadly problems all over the place–I would focus on the drinking climate at the college itself, not particularly on the town laws.</p>
<p>I would have no problem with it–not a major issue. One of my sons went to a dry college. We lived in dry counties for years. We don’t drink much, but definitely bought alcohol more often when we lived in places where it was available in the grocery store. (Sales are restricted where I live now–you can only buy 3.2 stuff in the grocery.)
The inconvenience of going to the next state to buy alcohol hardly seems worth it. This has certainly saved me some $ over the years. Also, after living in a dry county for so long, buying alcohol makes me feel like a “sinner,” --even though I’m Catholic There seems to be some stigma attached-- as if small town gossips would be quick to report, “Her car was seen in the liquor store parking lot!” (That’s why I always send H. . .)
btw, I’m happy with the drinking age at 21 and don’t want it to change.</p>
<p>I looked at the article about dry counties. While many suppose that having dry counties leads to more impaired driving, a study on the subject showed no difference in alcohol related accidents. I imagine the vast majority of customers drive home first. Then open the bottle.</p>
There seems to be some stigma attached-- as if small town gossips would be quick to report, “Her car was seen in the liquor store parking lot!” (That’s why I always send H. . .)