Breathalyzer system will be used for under-age drinkers at new U of M football stadium

By JoeKimball

"No alcohol will be sold at the new Gopher football stadium when it open this fall, so the word has been that students and others might choose to 'load up' before the games."

"But Shelby Rhodes in the Minnesota Daily reports that underage students who are caught intoxicated and ejected from the stadium will be subject to breathalyzer tests if they return to another game. Police have come up with a breathalyzer system -- called 'Check BAC,' as in Blood Alcohol Content -- in their quest to prepare for the coming season when football returns to campus. ..."

"The University has also set up rules for tailgating outside the stadium. To prepare for the games, University police will use dozens of police officers from more than 20 other jurisdictions to help out on game days. With the University's own 46 full-time officers, there will be about 100 officers on duty during games."

Full article available at http://www.minnpost.com/politicalagenda/2009/07/15/10252/breathalyzer_sy....
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