Mum’s the word on the drunken Halloween party in the law school that led the school to impose a prohibition until the end of the semester.

In response to the Oct. 26 party during which some students reportedly drank to the point of vomiting or going to the hospital, the Washington University School of Law will not host student-sponsored events in which alcohol is served for the rest of the semester. Though some students disagreed over the exact nature of the policy and whether it was actually being upheld, or if the school was simply working harder to maintain its existing standard of chaperoning events.

And neither administrators nor professors nor students are talking about the decision—with at least one professor suggesting they were not permitted to disclose information on the ruling.

Though the party was not supervised by a professional staff member of the law school, the general student consensus was that it was reasonably well-managed, at least for most of the night.

“It really wasn’t that crazy,” second-year law student Randy Brachman said. “What it was is, there was a lot, lot, lot of booze—a giant collection of alcohol—and people drank a lot.”

“If you were too drunk, you managed to somehow stumble away from the party,” he added.

“It [was] just a traditional American party, I think,” a first-year, international law school student who would not share her name, said. “Just like a party that maybe we have seen in TV drama, something like that.”

At least one student was transported to the hospital after drinking to the point of barely being able to speak or stand, though Brachman said friends were taking care of the student until strangers by the law school’s entrance decided they needed more professional care.

Two days after the party, law school leadership sent out a letter to students, addressed from Dean Kent Syverud, Associate Dean for Student Services Elizabeth Walsh and Cort VanOstran, president of the Student Bar Association, explaining the circumstances that led them restrict alcohol and apologizing.

“Our primary duty at this school is to ensure the safety and success of our students. Our performance this weekend fell short,” they wrote.

Some students said few were taking the announcement seriously, saying the decision to restrict alcohol at all events held in the law school—later changed to be all unsupervised events held there—was simply a move to save face.

“Everyone’s laughing about this,” one student, speaking under condition of anonymity, said. “It’s a joke. It’s a big joke.”

Law school leadership declined comment, releasing a statement that it is currently looking to address the problem.

“A series of events raised concerns about the safety of our students and motivated us to examine the way in which we structure our student events at the law school facility. Working with students, we are currently reviewing and reevaluating our policies related to student events. This review will help us better manage our events in the future,” the statement read.

The party was originally supposed to be held off campus, but the Student Bar Association changed the location at the last minute to Anheuser-Busch Hall as no off-campus venues were available or willing to host it.

The letter mentioned that no professional staff member of the school was present for the party despite the law school’s policy that one must be present for every event that takes place in the law school buildings. Brachman said that at the beginning of the party, he saw a faculty member who was not there to supervise, and Brachman did not see him there at the end of the night.

The letter sent out to students said the school is currently reviewing its alcohol policies and practices, holding training in those policies and revisiting them as well.

“It’s something that people are already are laughing about, and it’ll be something that people will have forgotten by March,” one student said.

Another student felt that law school leadership was punishing the whole student body for the actions of only a few students, adding that the students didn’t ask for the event to be held at a law school building.

“The administration’s reaction is a bit much,” the student said. “We are all adults and of legal drinking age at the law school. The fact that a few students decided to imbibe too much should not burden the majority of the responsible students at the law school.”

With additional reporting by Michael Tabb and Divya Kumar.

Editor’s note: This article originally stated that the law school will not host unsupervised events in which alcohol is served for the rest of the semester; it was already policy to supervise events, and it has been amended to specify that the change applies to student-sponsored events.