The annual "Less You Wear, the Less You Pay" dance cannot be held again in its present form, administrators said, after this year's dance saw three students transported to the hospital for alcohol intoxication.The administration has already indefinitely postponed Modfest, a popular outdoor party, this semester because of concerns over excessive drinking and increased ambulance calls in recent semesters.

This year's dance, which was sponsored by Liquid Latex Sept. 30 in the Levin Ballroom, charged students between $1 and $4 depending upon how much clothing they were wearing.

But after alcohol bottles were found on the floor when lights came up, Alwina Bennett, the assistant dean of student life, said the event is in "[Dean of Student Life] Rick Sawyer's time-out corner" for several reasons, including the large number of drunken students, inappropriate behavior of some attendees, the event not benefiting charity, as was the case in past years, and that students might object to the student club funding money being used to hold an event that does not appeal to everyone.

But first and foremost, Bennett pointed to the three students transported to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for alcohol intoxication, adding that many others were also very drunk, but refused care from BEMCo.

Bennett attributed the large number of drunken students to the "culture of pregaming," which also led to the administration's decision to not allow Modfest to occur this semester.

"Pregaming is all over the place," Bennett said. "Why are people making these choices? Why do people think they have to be hammered to have fun?"

Zach Handler '09, who attended the dance, said it was not fair to punish the entire campus by eliminating the dance.

"There were people there who were obviously very intoxicated," he said. "But, there were many students who were responsible."

But Bennett disagreed: "The event lost its focus," she said. "There used to be lights and a focus on creative dress, but now it's sort of just naked people in a dark room."

Bennett also said there were reports of students "being accosted by drunken people."

Scott Frost '09, a co-coordinator for Liquid Latex, said the Department of Student Activities contacted the Liquid Latex board to express concerns about the event, many of which were shared by the two organizations.

"Unwanted sexual advances [are] one of the things that we're working to counter in the future," Frost said.

"All the groping I saw was consensual," Handler said.

But Bennett said she worried the combination of alcohol and skimpy dress puts students into "harmful situations."

"Regarding the argument of promiscuity, that's hard to counter," Frost said. "We're going to be trying to make sure people make safe decisions."

Bennett also pointed out how the event differed from previous years, when some of the proceeds went to charities, including research for breast cancer.

This year, the dance was simply a fundraiser for Liquid Latex, which was granted over $1,200 by the Finance Board to hold the event. Bennett said that with money collected at the door, the group broke even.

"It doesn't make any sense to me," Bennett said. "I don't understand the point of this program anymore."

Frost said the group did not know how many people would attend, as the event was in a new venue, so they did not know how much to charge.

He said in the future-if the event is held again-the group will either charge less at the door or request less from the F-Board. The group might also consider giving a portion of the proceeds to charity, he said.

Handler said the dance is a perfect example of what a college party should be like.

"This kind of event is something that is only going to happen to us in college," he said.