And about two-thirds of the bar and liquor ads appear in Thursday's and Friday's issues of the Colorado Daily. Officials have tried to get tough on drinking before, especially after fatalities. In 1997, students at both CU and CSU rioted because police were cracking down on underage drinking. The big-stick approach will continue this fall. The State Patrol is targeting university towns to catch drunk drivers.
Resident advisers keep trying to enforce a no-alcohol policy.
But other campus programs begin with acknowledging that most students will find a way to drink. CSU is about to unveil a new alcohol-reduction initiative. This fall, a club called Undergrind in the Lory Student Center will be open from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. every Saturday night, offering a mix of music, dancing, food and alcohol-free drinks. Maust said bar owners have done next to nothing to limit happy hours, which he says encourage people to drink a lot in a short time. When women are tossing down drinks for 50 cents apiece, men hear about it, the places are packed and the nights can end with very bad decisions about sex, Maust said.