9. September, 2003 - and now, in local news…
- Police crack down on illegal alcohol consumption, sales this weekend. One of the problems with living around the U is that you have to deal with a new crop of kids every year who are away from home for the first time, and who are exploring the limits of what they can do. That often includes boozing it up, and with no real experience in how to hold their alcohol, and a society which often lets people use intoxication as an excuse for bad behavior (
Sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you up with loud music at 4am, but I was drunk
as if turning the stereo to 11 is somehow quieter when you’re sober). It’s nice to see something being done about it, even if the police are targeting underage drinking, rather than the real problem, which is people who don’t take responsibility for their own actions or consider how those actions affect others.
- U-area bars upset by proposed liquor license restrictions which Paul Zerby is moving forward with. But again, the felons from the hockey riots, who are one of the reasons for these proposed changes, were not of legal drinking age in the first place. If you’re going to crack down on drinking near campus, it’s the house-parties that need the focus, not the bars.
- Increased illegal drinking puts more police on campus details some of the arrests from last weekend. Hey, house parties got busted.
- New signs will help direct residents and visitors alike to the Mississippi, which I think is a good thing. Also be sure to check out the related content in this article. There’s a lot going on by the river right now. [strib]
Copyright 2008, Dave Polaschek.
Last updated on Tue, 09 Sep 2003 08:12:19.