All this talk of a company organising drinking nights for undergrads is news to me - never heard of them while I was studying. But then at my uni the students didn't need help from outside influences, they were capable of getting bladdered all by themselves (especially the rugby team).

Carnage would have only been used to describe the scene on Wednesday nights in the bar. Or the sports teams after a few go's with that funnel thing.

Anyway, this news of an undergraduate who relieved himself on a war memorial (tasteful, really. Not) during one of these events has bought out moralists calling for this company to be banned from organising these binges.

Fair enough, they've got to accept social responsibility. Not sure it will stop young students going out on drinking binges and pissing in places they shouldn't be pissing in. I knew two people at uni who, after getting alkie-numbed, decided to go to the toilet by the side wall of the local mosque (very respectful, not!). That was without a company organising their binge!

So what can they do? This behaviour will still go on without the presence of Carnage or any other company.

Getting rid of cheap drinks and promotions will only punish the responsible - the one's who want to binge will find more expensive ways to do so.

Lecturing young people by saying "don't do this, it's bad for you" won't stop anyone. They're young and they still have plenty of mistakes to make - getting so drunk that they forget what a public toilet looks like is generally regarded as a mistake. And you know what the wonderful thing about mistakes is? They are experiences you learn from.

Like, the room spinning is not a nice experience.

Tequila after wine, cava and vodka is probably going to make you ill.

Doing stupid things when we are young is an important part of growing up. If we all did exactly what we were told, and were always very sensible then we'd be very dull grown ups with no stories to tell.

These are people who have just reached adulthood and are finding their way in the world. Okay, they're bumping around a fair bit but how else do you find your way?