Encouraging Alternatives, Non Drinking and International Students
The provision of alcohol free social and recreational alternatives was one of
the major themes discussed in the national framework document but, as
already pointed out, almost none of the individual college policies gave any
indication of concrete commitment to this ideal. Not surprisingly, therefore,
focus group discussion largely confirmed that more effort and funding was
needed within colleges to provide students with venues and events outside
of a drinking environment. It was reported that some colleges had common
rooms  which  did not serve alcohol, but all felt that more could be done in
this regard.  There were reports of isolated initiatives   for instance, one
college had banned alcohol on campus for Rag Week, while another had
provided dance lessons one night a week.    but  by and large discussion on
this topic was discouraging: 
We still can't give them an alternative   in the evenings, in an alcohol 
free area.  
[Student Services Administrator]
It was felt particularly that international students (and to some extent Irish
students who were either total abstainers or moderate drinkers) were in
danger of being excluded from social and recreational activities which
tended to revolve around heavy drinking scenes, and it was reported that
some colleges had begun to hold  International Week  or  International
Days  which largely consisted of alcohol free events  and  were aimed at
including international students in the social life of the college:  
I think there is probably a huge pressure on international students
because they are excluded.  
[Student Health Service Director]
We have three days of international student days and they show our
students different cultures and that, without alcohol.  
[Student Services Administrator]
Drinks Industry Links with Colleges 
Focus group discussion confirmed that staff who worked on college alcohol
policies had invariably accepted the public health position and viewed the
relationship of the industry with students as being predatory rather than
benign or altruistic.  Some participants described offers from the industry to
support campus alcohol education programmes (including the controversial
social norms marketing programmes referred to above in the literature
review) which they contrasted with offers of support extended to them from
the Health Promotion Unit (HPU) of the Department of Health and Children.
Perhaps of all the themes discussed this was the one on which participants
were most emphatic and unanimous, as indicated in the following quotes: 
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