Branner staff clears up misconceptions

As the resident staff of Branner Hall, we’d like to counter the perception expressed in the Daily (“Frosh find holes in dry week policy,” Sept 25) that there was an alcohol-fueled party here every night of NSO. While we had to break up some excessive activity in the halls on Friday and Saturday nights, our residents not only cooperated, but actually helped the staff remove the numerous non-Branner residents that were causing problems in the dorm. We can honestly say that the majority of our residents had an alcohol-free NSO and that we experienced far fewer alcohol-related problems than in past years (and no serious incidents at all). This is a testament to the maturity and good sense of everybody living in Branner, and we want to thank and honor them for it.

It is unfortunate that an article read by students all across campus, many of them forming their first impressions of Branner Hall, presented an exaggeration of the facts. There was little firsthand information in the article, and the quotes that were in the article were not accurate, and in one case, blatantly misleading.

Branner is a wonderful residence where we love to have fun, but where we also respect the rights of all our residents. We value Branner’s right to have an upstanding reputation among the Stanford community, and we will continue to work throughout the year to see that Branner deserves this right.

Branner Resident Student Staff