Hawkeye tailgaters are alcoholics?

-jennifer hemmingsen
-gazetteonline.com

An anti-21 leader sent out a curious press release today, accusing the University of Iowa and Iowa City Council of teaching 18-year-old college students how to binge drink:

“Even though most are not of age to enter a bar, freshman witness firsthand and participate in the same dangerous levels of drinking committed by alumni, older adults, and various fans, all while the University of Iowa and the City Council turn a blind eye,” he wrote. “This sends a dangerous message to the newly arrived students that binge drinking is not only tolerated, but celebrated.”

“ I love tailgating and hawkeye football with all my heart, but when you have 7 year olds bartending, middle aged people fighting, and mothers of two winning chugging contest and the city and school encourage it, what kind of message does that send to someone who is 18 and has only been on campus for a few weeks,” Pfaltzgraf asked me when I e-mailed him for more information about YESS position (it’s that current laws should be enforced).

But what Pfaltzgraf apparently missed was UI President Sally Mason’s announcements, as recently as last week, that the school is keen to clean up the home tailgating scene.
Mason didn’t go into detail, but said the UI would take steps to reclaim the family atmosphere outside Kinnick Stadium on game days. Still, it looks like she and Pfaltzgraf are on the same page on this one.

Reclaim the family atmosphere? What is there to reclaim? I don't think there will be any changes made anytime soon. Will somebody get Mr. Pfaltzgraf a beer and tell him to worry about more important things? Like the game, beer pong, how many beers are left, and who's going to clean up that puke?

***To all Iowa Hawkeye Tailgaters: Step it up this year!!!

Comments

That's so Favre

"While Iowa continues its preparations for the season, sophomore running back Brandon Wegher remains at home in South Dakota , making his status uncertain. Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz is waiting for word from Wegher about whether he will join the team. "I guess all I can say is we all have periods in our lives where we reflect a little bit and think about things," Ferentz said. "I think that's pretty much where he's at right now, sorting through some things. We're certainly hopeful that he chooses to come back. It's going to be his decision, either way." Wegher ran for a 641 yards and set a school record for freshman with eight touchdowns last season. He was to compete with fellow sophomores Jewel Hampton and Adam Robinson for playing time." Bro, enough with the Brett Favre like drama. Make up your mind already. Check out more coverage of the Wegher drama here: Black Heart Gold Pants

A Heartless Woman

Mindy Greany WATERLOO,IA --- A Grundy Center woman has been sentenced to prison for stealing from people with disabilities. As a credit counseling company employee, Mindy Sue Greany, 31, oversaw the funds of the blind and mentally challenged --- people who needed help keeping track of their money. Instead, she siphoned more than $100,000 from their accounts at Family Management Credit Counselors in Waterloo. On Friday, District Court Judge Margaret Lingreen sentenced Greany to spend up to 10 years in prison for her pleas to six counts of first-degree theft, eight counts of second-degree theft and one count of third-degree theft. One of the credit counseling clients had a simple question for Greany when he took the witness stand during sentencing. "He said 'Why did you steal from me?'" said Roger Goldsberry, director of Family Management Credit Counselors. Greany was an administrative assistant at the organization and took money between July 2003 and July 27, 2...

"Love it or Leave it Color Coordination"

From BHGP.com: [Memo dictated by Tad Shamarharhar, Assistant Athletic Director for Color Coordination, Wave Production and Rhythmic Chanting, for general release] "The Penn State game was a great success. I don't think anyone thought we could get the Kinnick crowd to pull off the stripe effect, but we did it. Note to self: if I ever realize my lifelong dream of pulling off a coup d'etat in this country, remember that the Iowans follow directions well. Very well. Don't write that last part down. It was an impressive effort, but I think we have just touched the tip of the iceberg in terms of fan color coordination. We can, nay, we must go farther. Here are the color coordination instructions I have prepared for the Wisconsin game: If you are sitting in section 122, row 45, seats 1-15, you should wear navy If you are sitting in section 122, row 45, seats 16-25, you should wear royal blue If you are sitting in section 122, row 45, seats 26-40, you should wea...

Jimmi Jerx

Search This Blog