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Focuses on the death of Scott Krueger, a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Shortage of dorm rooms that requires MIT to funnel its students into unsupervised fraternity houses; Krueger's 40 hour coma and subsequent death on the evening of his initiation into Phi Gamma Delta; Attempt to assign responsibility for his death; Comments of Eugene D. Gulland, a Washington lawyer who advises colleges on how to develop legally sound alcohol policies.

Reports on the decision of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts to settle a lawsuit over the hazing-related death of its student Scott Krueger. Breakdown of the settlement fee; Policy of the institute on campus housing; Details on the events that led to the death of Krueger; What led to the settlement.

Discusses the results of a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggesting that rampant drinking collegiate drinking may be exaggerated. Use of breathalyzer tests for the study; Criticism of the method by Henry Wechsler, director of college alcohol at the Harvard University School of Public Health.

Reports that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) revoked the diploma of Charles Yoo, accused of serving alcohol at an event where Scott Krueger, a freshman consumed a fatal dose of alcohol. Details of the case; Comments by Timothy M. Burke, Yoo's lawyer; Criticism of MIT.

Discusses a survey conducted by the Harvard University School of Public Health. Number of undergraduate students who own handguns; Relation between student drinking and gun possession; Publication of the report in the July issue of the 'Journal of American College Health'; Profile of the students with handguns; Alcohol use among students; Warning for colleges.

Reports on the alcohol consumption of college students. Survey released by the Harvard University School of Public Health and published in the `Journal of American College Health'; Increase in the number of students that abstain from alcohol; Increase in the number of students that drink heavily; Problems of students that do drink alcohol.