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Holy Cross Extending Hours & Allowing 18-Year-Olds In Campus Pub

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- A Massachusetts college is addressing drunken rowdiness by students off campus by encouraging them to drink on campus.

The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester has extended the hours of its on-campus pub and started allowing students under 21 inside.

Tension between the Jesuit school and the surrounding neighborhood has been simmering for years, leading to an agreement last year to address problems.

Edward Augustus Jr., the college's director of government and community relations, told the licensing commission Thursday that pub hours were extended until 2 a.m. last weekend. Students below the legal drinking were given different colored wristbands to ensure they are not served alcohol.

The Telegram & Gazette reports that Augustus called the experiment a success.

The college and city will continue to monitor the situation.

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Information from: Telegram & Gazette

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