Poring over WVU’s beer sales proposal

By Tony Dobies

"In his effort to get approval for beer sales at football games, West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck has sold local officials on the idea that doing so would improve fan behavior and curb binge drinking."

"'Tailgating in many areas has gotten out of hand,' said Morgantown Mayor Bill Byrne, who has been critical of the university's fan-behavior problems. 'This may be a way to say to people, 'Hey, you don't need to be overindulging out in the parking lot. You can go into the stadium and have a beer with your friends.' ..."

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