Send us your Feedback For our privacy policy, click here . For our user agree- ment, click here . The state board that regulates liquor sales wants to help this college town shed its boozy image. We're not trying to pick on you. WSU is often cited as among the nation's top party schools, and school leaders have been trying to restrict liquor consumption by students.
People are afraid of overdrinking.
We know we can't eliminate it, but we have to work together. Prince is a former state legislator and longtime Whitman County resident who was appointed to the Liquor Control Board in January. Nine liquor control agents work in Eastern Washington, but only one is specifically assigned to monitor Whitman County's approximately 70 licensees. Some bar owners complained that student hangouts are unfairly targeted with undercover sting operations and more aggressive oversight. WSU student body President Steve Wymer said students complain that their drinking lands them in conduct hearings and before tribunals, while alcohol flows freely at university-sponsored events such as parties before football games.