Students might be fined for violating new alcohol policy
ASG
Mary Robbins
Issue date: 10/19/07 Section: News
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Pugh described alcohol use on the campus is a "public health crisis" and said the concept must be accepted before other things can fall into place.
One of the measures for the alcohol policy Pugh described as "comprehensive with conviction" was to send a letter to the tailgaters at football games, Pugh said. The letter asked the tailgaters to use "discretion and propriety," he said.
"We don't want to see open bars in the back of your tailgates," Pugh said.
Pugh explained the UA received complaints that walking through the parking lot in front of the stadium before games was not family friendly. Things have been better this year, he said, but it will take "years to change that culture."
Pugh denied the rumor that the new approach to the drug and alcohol policy was a step to make the UA a dry campus.
"We've never discussed a dry campus," he said. "The conversation we've always had has been mature management."
Francis said Pugh's talk was helpful to see the reasoning behind the policy. Over the last six months, the administration has worked to make students aware of what the consequences are, she said.
"They're not making it worse," she said. "They're making them aware of it and allowing students to make an educated decision."
One of the measures for the alcohol policy Pugh described as "comprehensive with conviction" was to send a letter to the tailgaters at football games, Pugh said. The letter asked the tailgaters to use "discretion and propriety," he said.
"We don't want to see open bars in the back of your tailgates," Pugh said.
Pugh explained the UA received complaints that walking through the parking lot in front of the stadium before games was not family friendly. Things have been better this year, he said, but it will take "years to change that culture."
Pugh denied the rumor that the new approach to the drug and alcohol policy was a step to make the UA a dry campus.
"We've never discussed a dry campus," he said. "The conversation we've always had has been mature management."
Francis said Pugh's talk was helpful to see the reasoning behind the policy. Over the last six months, the administration has worked to make students aware of what the consequences are, she said.
"They're not making it worse," she said. "They're making them aware of it and allowing students to make an educated decision."
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