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Published on: 3/1/2005
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The gathering was more about the camaraderie of tipping your glass with others who won't judge -- a group of like-minded folks achieving what Frank Rich, the magazine's founder, calls a "pristine state.", , Experts say this type of unabashed drinking is scarce these days -- outside the college campus -- and the roaring, rollicking drunk is becoming a rare breed., , The pendulum of societal norms has swung in favor of sobriety, said Peter Adler, a sociology professor at the University of Denver.He said there are new expectations of how and when people can feel good about drinking., , "We've changed a lot," Adler said.