Colleges wrestle with the complicated question of alcohol and athletics

November 17, 2011

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Columbia Daily Tribune (MO)

By David Briggs

"For Missouri football fans, alcohol — or at least reminders of which beer they should be swigging — is part of the game-day experience."

"Tailgaters drink openly in campus parking lots while advertisements for Anheuser-Busch products are aired during games on the school’s statewide radio network and displayed on the Memorial Stadium scoreboard. The back page of the program features a full-page ad touting the 'FAVORITE BEER OF TIGER FANS.' ...”

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