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It has caused headaches.
nausea, slurred speech,
staggering and poor study
habits, but beer remains
Drinlc.ing it dry.
The larg•t crowd at most any party can be
found at - or near - the kegs of beer. M011t
large parties provide two to three kegs. which
are generally dry before the music stops. (photo
by D. Fredericks)
A campus favorite
R
umor bas it that the beer consumption
at the University of Idaho is
greater than at any university in
the country. When asked if it were true,
sophomore Kim Lenz from Boise laughed
and said, "In the entire U.S.? Well maybe
not. But in the Northwest area, I'd say it's
definitely true.
Whether or not this is fact cannot be
verified, but a large percentage of the
students here do drink the golden brew.
Most of the beer drinking that goes on
is done Friday and Saturday nights. The
Wednesday night "peak" parties and
Greek exchanges are also places where
beer is often found.
At parties, kegs seem to be much more
popular than bottles or cans. Local beer
distributors said that on a normal
weekend, they each sell an average of
15-30 kegs. The Wednesday sales
averaged out at 10 kegs per seller.
Weekends with special events often
double or even triple the number of kegs
sold. An unidentified Rosauer's worker
said that he thought that the majority of
beer they sell goes to university
students, but that there was no way of
really telling.
The cost of a single keg can be
anywhere from $30 to $50, depending
upon the beer inside. The most popular
beer sold is Miller High Life.
In answer to the question "Why do you
drink?" Lenz replied, "Why do I
breathe?"
Teresa Pepin, a sophomore from
Anchorage, Alaska said, "I drink
because it's THERE. Plus, it releases a lot
of tension from studies and the mega
tests I have."
On the other hand, there are those who
don't drink. Dan Quinn, a freshman from
Salt Lake City and a member of the
Vandal football team is one.
"I don't drink much, and never when
I'm playing or training. The
concentration level you have to have is
so high, I need the confidence without
the hangovers.
"I get a lot of crap for not drinking. The
other guys ask me what I'm trying to be. I
want to be a player, and if I drink, I can't
play."
The question of whether to drink or not
to drink is one that arises every weekend
for many UI students, and one which
each student deals with individually,
with an apparent majority deciding
"y-.·
Merry Breckon 0
Underclassmen/ Beer 81