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Interviews Robert L. Carothers, president of the University of Rhode Island and David Hardesty, president of the University of West Virginia, on whether a culture of alcohol coexist with a culture of learning. Policies enforced to address alcohol abuse; Involvement of faculty with students outside the classroom; Implementation of a freshman seminar to help with freshman transitions and transfers.

Presents the concerns and stories of college students and staff about alcoholism in U.S. college campuses. Reactions to the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study; Observation that heavy alcohol drinking is the norm; Students' interpretation in substance abuse as a moral question rather than one of avoiding risks; Program for addressing the drinking problem on campus.

Interviews Henry Wechsler, author of the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study. Number of students that engage in heavy, episodic, or binge-drinking; Experiences, concerns and insights by students and college staff into the drinking problem on campus; Factors that influence students' drinking behavior; Observation that the fraternity house is like an additional alcohol outlet in many campuses.

Focuses on the importance of a comprehensive environmental approach to address alcohol use by college-age students. Involvement of offices and off-campus collaborations on education, prevention and intervention; Aspects of intervention; Steps of the alcohol education intervention program.

Introduces essays in the May-June 1997 issue of the journal 'About Campus.' Consequences associated with alcohol abuse on campus; Implications of the College Alcohol Study; Suggestion of ways to help students connect their academic work and life experiences; Value of mobile computing; Difference between student customers and student learners.