The White Menace

“…national studies have found that next to having a large Division I sports program, the single most highly correlated factor with alcohol and substance abuse on college campuses is the percentage of students who are white: the whiter the school, the bigger the problem. Not because there’s something wrong with white people, per se, but because privilege encourages and makes more likely all kinds of self-destructive behaviors, and allows those who enjoy the privileges to remain cavalier about their activities all the time.”

-Tim Wise, White Like Me, page 40.