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Ugh, I’d written a huge response to this but accidentally deleted it or something. Anyway… The LSD being made in a dorm room thing is probably more of a rumor than anything else. I’ve tried looking up actual information on this event— which, allegedly, ended up in an FBI bust, go figure, that lets you know the extent to which this is probably shit— and nothing came up. The rumor dates back to the 60s-70s, which is too far back for it to be relevant to your article because the fact that it *might have in some alternate universe* happened at some point does not mean the admins right now will let it slide. MIT admins are lenient when it comes to some things, but wouldn’t let drug production on campus slide. Imagine the shitstorm that would be if the media found out about it— and they would, given that they hover around campus all the fucking time. Take it as someone who knows people who do drugs: If people at MIT were able to make it, I’d probably have heard about it. Kids at MIT get their drugs elsewhere, usually sketchy alums.
In short, please inform yourself a bit better before making a statement like that that makes not only MIT admins look like they don’t do their job, but it also makes us MIT students as druggies so hardcore that we DIY. Fuck, I wouldn’t have expected that comment from someone who comes across as intelligent as you.
