Drinking in uni halls can sometimes lead to sexual misconduct, but alcohol curbs may be hard to enforce

NUS will consider tougher enforcement against consumption of alcohol in campus housing. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
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SINGAPORE - There is a culture of drinking in university halls which can sometimes get out of hand and lead to inappropriate behaviour, but this is not widespread, say undergraduates here.

While most of the 21 undergraduates The Sunday Times spoke to on the issue of drinking on campus agreed there was a link between alcohol and sexual misconduct, they also said the root cause of such conduct likely lies elsewhere.

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