<p>just in case anybody hasn't read this yet, here's the link. </p>
<p>Just to put the thing in perspective. My daughter was outside ( on her way to dance) when the newspaper person was setting up the beer bottle to take this picture. She was also at the dance and danced all night with a guy that had a shirt and tie on. She had a great time. I didn't panic when I saw the article, because I know her so well and am not worried that she would ever be taken to the hospital for drinking.</p>
<p>How does that put anything in perspective? D was also at dance, had a great time, and I think acts responsibly. But, the Dyke Ball was exactly like this last year too, don't know about prior years. I understand they're college kids, but that level of irresponsibility is BS. For that night, their irresponsible actions probably severely incapacitated the emergency services of Wellesley (the town) and neighboring towns where medical services are located. The town should come down hard on the college, and the college should come down hard on the sponsoring organization. And, if there's any way it can happen like this next year, it shouldn't happen at all.</p>
<p>It puts it in perspective just in case there's anyone reading this who doesn't know that the Boston Herald is a tabloid...</p>
<p>i know this is ridiculous...i thought it was amusing and wanted to pass it along</p>
<p>Hey Sneveu, wake up! Just because the Herald has the same physical format as the Enquirer, it doesn't mean it's a tabloid. It's a regular daily Boston newspaper that probably has been around a hundred years. It has a daily circulation in the hundreds of thousands, and it's suburban satellite newspapers also add probably another 100,000. Besides, whether it was the New York Times or Mad Magazine reporting, the irresponsible actions connected with the Dyke Ball were a travesty.</p>
<p>What I meant by my comment was to point out that the paper made it out to be a drunken brawl. There were young men and women in attendance who were not responsible in their drinking.....that is sad and a problem. But don't generalize the entire student body or all of the 2000 young people there because of the misdeeds of a few. There are 250,000 college kids in the Boston area. I would doubt this is an uncommon occurance that happens EVERY weekend in other colleges around the area. Wellesley is known for the fact that it is a generally quiet campus, So the paper took advantage of making a big deal about it. BTW, the girls involved are being call into account by the school!</p>
<p>Megsdad, all your points are well-taken, except I don't see how the Herald took advantage of the situation. It looks to me like they reported the news, and were very evenhanded in doing so. Every year it seems that there 1 or 2 college campus deaths in the Boston area (and I'm sure in other big college areas) directly related to alcohol poisoning or abuse, not to mention the strain put on emergency resources that could be used elsewhere. Maybe the newspapers are doing a service in making people think about their actions and consequences.</p>
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Hey Sneveu, wake up! Just because the Herald has the same physical format as the Enquirer, it doesn't mean it's a tabloid. It's a regular daily Boston newspaper that probably has been around a hundred years. It has a daily circulation in the hundreds of thousands, and it's suburban satellite newspapers also add probably another 100,000. Besides, whether it was the New York Times or Mad Magazine reporting, the irresponsible actions connected with the Dyke Ball were a travesty.
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<p>I live near Boston, and for a while I bought the Herald every day. My opinion stands, but certainly it's just my opinion. It's not so much the story I object to (though it's interesting that the Globe, for example, didn't find this newsworthy to report...) but the sensationizing tone. And putting a bottle in the snow to photograph is creating instead of reporting news. But I am glad that Wellesley is taking action to try to stop dangerous underage drinking.</p>
<p>Actually a tabloid refers to a paper that folds in half and is read like a book. I didn't think the artical was that scandalous, a college had a party and before the party some kids drank too much. I hope the college looks out for the yougn women who overindulged and gets them clear on what behavioral expectations are at the school, and what the dangers of drug abuse are. </p>
<p>I am surprised that someone hasn't smuggled a camera in to post photos on the internet.</p>
<p>The DJ was secretly filming, but had his equipment taken away. Why no cameras anyway???????</p>
<p>Sneveu, propping beer bottles in the snow is not making news, alcohol poisoning of 11 students is news.</p>