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A party to praise

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At a time when students are buckling down for finals and graduation, there is always a need for a diversion. For the past four years, the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board (WASB) has organized the All Campus Party, an event that has grown to become the nation’s largest alcohol-free celebration on a college campus. We praise the organization of this event for it’s offering of alternatives to drinking and its devotion to developing campus unity.

Unlike Halloween, the All Campus Party offers safe entertainment for this campus community and a comfortable setting for those who refrain from using alcohol. ACP is also a much finer organized operation than that notorious evening of costume-clad mayhem in late October/early November.

Moreover, while students doubtlessly look ahead to the festivities of this weekend’s upcoming Mifflin Street Block Party, we must note that ACP is a far more safe, socially-oriented event, and one of little burden on the wallets of students.

Such commitment to safe, free activity from WASB is in large part dependent on the increased involvement of sponsoring from university institutions. The event would not play out on such a large scale if it were not for sponsors who contribute thousands of dollars to benefit the party. Such commitment from these various sponsors is indicative of ACP’s commitment to foster campus unity.

Stacy Hicklin did not participate in the crafting of this editorial because of her involvement in the planning of All Campus Party.

The Badger Herald is a proud sponsor of All Campus Party.