Last week, Stanford University received criticism for banning hard liquor for on-campus parties in order to combat "high risk behavior". According to the University, hard liquor (defined as any drink with over 20 percent alcohol and any bottle larger than 750 mL) is banned on campus. Undergraduates can only serve beer and wine for on-campus parties, while graduate parties can serve mixed drinks. You may remember that, only two months ago, Stanford University was scrutinized for the handling of the high-profile Brock Turner sexual assault case. Stanford has not responded to sexual assault prevention with meaningful policy changes.

While there are many flaws with this alcohol rule, I decided to summarize the four main issues with this inappropriate solution to a serious problem.

1. Alcohol equals rape

Universities, like most businesses, operate and manage based on what needs to be improved. The public overwhelmingly chastised Stanford's handling of sexual assault prevention in the wake of the Brock Turner case. In response, Stanford proposes this alcohol ban. According to Stanford's administration, alcohol leads to rape. "So if we ban alcohol, this whole 'rape' thing and bad publicity will go away, right?" No, because instead of blaming the perpetrator, you blamed a liquid.

2. You can't get drunk on beer and wine

Let's say that there is a connection between alcohol and rape (banning alcohol for a sexual assault problem is still not the way to go) and that this is a productive solution for a destructive problem. Stanford's mandate just prohibits hard liquor. Beer and wine? Perfectly acceptable. So if Stanford believes less drunks = less rape, then why not make it a completely dry campus? Apparently someone drunk from vodka is more likely to rape than someone drunk on beer.

3. Regulation?

It's pretty obvious that underage drinking is one of the more flexible laws in this country, and virtually every college student will be given the opportunity to drink at school if they want to. This rule will not prohibit college students from drinking hard liquor, even in the on-campus residence halls. This is no ban, it's merely a suggestion.

4. Blaming the victim

The saddest truth for last, the victim is blamed for sexual assault once again. If living through that horrific act and that highly public trial wasn't enough for the student, she witnessed her university blaming her for the decision to drink. Drinking has consequences, yes. The terrible hangover the morning after and possible liver complications later on are consequences of drinking. Rape, however, is not.

Stanford, focus on sexual assault prevention before alcohol prevention.