The city of Wellesley's recent tightening of its underage drinking
policy will probably have only a marginal impact on campus alcohol use, students at Wellesley College said yesterday.
The strict new policy, which authorizes police officers to issue a summons to underage drinkers on the first offense and to make an arrest on the second offense, went into effect on November 15, according to the Wellesley News, the college's weekly newspaper.
The policy replaces a three-strikes-and-you're-out policy on underage drinking like the one currently used in Cambridge.
While Wellesley Dean of Students Geneva Walker-Johnson said she thinks students are taking the new policy seriously, students said they were skeptical that the new policy would have much of a deterrent effect.
Christine L. Dobridge, a Wellesley sophomore, said the city's promotional campaign appears to be aimed at Wellesley High School students, rather than at the college.
"I think people drink responsibly here," she said.
Dobridge said she doesn't anticipate an increased flow of Wellesley students coming to Cambridge to drink, especially in light of MIT's recent crackdown on alcohol.
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