Perhaps the most controversial decision was limiting tailgate parties at Blue Hen football games to before the games. Next year, no one will be allowed to leave the stadium during a game and return. Criticism of stadium rules angers Dr. Roselle. He cites the number of people taken to hospitals by ambulance with alcohol poisoning, not all of them students. Alcohol-free entertainment is offered on and off campus.
Counseling is available.
But abuse continues. The university, Newark government and business people have done about all they can to curb unhealthy demand for booze. Now they are working to limit the supply side. Until cheap drink specials are eliminated, binge drinking won't be curtailed. The best solution would be for Newark bar and restaurant owners to stop offering cheap drinks on their own.