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Drugs

Drugs/Alcohol are a big part of campus life for some students, but there are a whole bunch who do not partake in any form. There is no pressure to use, and users/non-users often exist in the same friend groups. The College is big on cigarettes, not a good place to try and quit. Smoking is a very social thing, and can be seen on the quad, walking to class, outside your dorm, pretty much everywhere. However, most students are very mindful and "green" so the campus isn't too littered with butts. not to mention there are ashtrays at basically every other doorway and bench. Alcohol is a big part of the social scene on weekends, but it is at most schools. Parties are usually confined to 6-15 people in a dorm room, and often hop from place to place. In the warmer weather the entire campus becomes an outside party. People tend to start drinking a little earlier, and by 1 or 2 am mostly everything has died down. Marijuana is also used by many, but again thats pretty much anywhere you go. Recently Public Safety has been getting tougher about weed, so I wouldnt recomend smoking in your room. As for other drugs, there is a moderate sized psychedelic scene (LSD, Shrooms, E ect.), but if you aren't friends with those people, you probably won't notice it's existence. In the last two years that scene has gotten a lot smaller, partially due to the increase of drug busts, also due to dealers graduating. You can get cocaine, herione, pills ect pretty easily off-campus, there is some use on campus, but it isn't very visable or wide-spread. Again, there is no pressure to try or use anything. no one judges you if you don't use. users and non-users can easilly be friends. There is a good number of people who do not use at all.