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Students who have been exposed to interpersonal trauma—physical assault, sexual assault or unwanted sexual experiences—prior to college are more likely to engage in risky alcohol use. But romantic relationships mitigate these effects of trauma on a student's drinking behavior, according to a new study led by Virginia Commonwealth University researchers.

The author of this, who wishes to remain anonymous, has asked me to post these observations he has made at a large universityI attend a large public university. I am but one man and one iota of the vast conservative minority on campus. I speak here because I know full well what I say here cannot be said on campus, based on the very nature of the environment. It is quite literally the belly of the beast. There has been a lot of issues in academia, but most recently is the debate of contraception available on university campuses across the...