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by Nevermark 1178 days ago
> Yes, it's called an off-campus apartment. Students have been drinking in them for centuries.

Agreed as a generality. But we are discussing Stanford in particular and you were replying to this:

> Sure, there are just very few Stanford undergrads who live off-campus. And most Stanford undergrads would not choose to live off-campus in order to be able to party more.

The local effectiveness and externalities of rules, no matter how widespread or time honored, still depend on their local context.