<p>That is an unfair statement, and the misconceptions people have about Brown are dangerous, especially on a board like this. Certainly like at any college there will be people who choose to smoke. But by no means is it everyone and by no means is it a pervasive pastime.</p>
<p>Brown's open curriculum and experimental academic style are not synonymous with "hippie," "druggie," or "slacker"...rather, they are a widely varied bunch because the new curriculum allows them to be whoever they want to be. That means they excel at a variety of things and, for the most part, do not need the "cloud" of marijuana for support. They have each other and their ambitions and their curiosities. And if anyhthing THAT would have more to do with why Brown's suicide rate is low.</p>
<p>I don't know where these misconceptions about Brown emerged from. I just finished four years at the school and I hang in a variety of circles and never did I see any proverbial cloud of smoke or feel that everyone around me was high. It's simply not how Brown is.</p>