No booze for U sports fans

By Alex Ebert

"Thirsty fans will be limited to water and soft drinks at all University of Minnesota sporting events, the Board of Regents decided Wednesday."

"Under pressure from legislators angered by the university's plan to sell alcohol only in the private suites and premium seats at the new TCF Bank Stadium, the regents voted 10 to 2 to make all athletic events on campus alcohol free. ..."

"Athletic Director Joel Maturi said that selling alcohol to the students isn't allowed at any Big Ten sporting events held on university campuses. Minnesota has been an anomaly in recent years, allowing all fans to buy booze at football games since the team moved off-campus to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in 1982. ..."

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