There’s no fun allowed at Harvard – well, at least none that involves the consumption of alcohol in or around campus.

The crux of the matter is that the administration implemented an amnesty policy that makes organizers responsible for anyone and everyone who becomes intoxicated at their event. And so, no one planning a party at Harvard wants to incur the potential risks that come with providing alcohol to their guests.

However, according to The Crimson, the worse aspect of the policy isn’t that it discourages alcohol consumption on campus; it’s that it encourages students to avoid the University Health Center, even if they are in need of medical attention.

The Crimson reports:

Unfortunately, the current policy discourages students from receiving this potentially life-saving treatment, as students are reticent to help their peers to the hospital when the threat of Ad Board sanction looms over their student group leaders and party hosts. This is an absolutely unacceptable situation—the health and safety of all students at the College should be the Administration’s first priority.

Furthermore, it is unrealistic to assume that responsibility for a student’s condition can be fairly attributed to any one student or party. When one considers the sheer number of registered, unregistered, and totally private social events held across campus, it is utterly ludicrous to assume that the elected leader of a student group can be held responsible for the behavior of their sometimes uninvited guests—who may barhop for hours before vomiting at said student group’s function.

Will the administration hear the cries to amend the policy? Possibly. The Crimson raises many valid questions that simply cannot go unanswered.

However, the news rag hopes that the administration will act with complete transparency when the time comes to review the policy, but that appears unlikely.