A letter, in response to the Article "Leave the drinking for after parents leave"
Homecoming...*sigh*...a time honored tradition of alcohol and school pride. Don't blame the participants, blame society! Hell, blame the generations of the 60's and 70's who's culture of abuse still plagues us today...oh wait, unless I'm mistaken, that's who we need to protect.
I spent the entire parade stationed on Fourth Street, just down from Bearcat Express. Let me tell you, it was cold and miserable, so I can honestly say, "I've never seen so few drunk people before 10 a.m. on a homecoming weekend." Giant gaps lined Fourth and clumps of people were few and far between.
But back to the serious reality of the situation; shouldn't we, the students, be responsible for protecting the 40-somethings and up? Shouldn't we drink behind closed doors, acting like we have something to hide? Isn't it better if we hide society's flaws rather than flaunting them? I mean, hiding a problem is more than adequate when dealing with it; i.e. anyone find any WMDs lately?
I'd imagine that over the homecoming weekend, they didn't see anything they hadn't seen, possibly even partaken in, once or twice before. I can't imagine that anyone over 30 has ever partaken in the debauchery that occurred during homecoming. That's just unthinkable. Although...unless I'm mistaken, their college years are about the time students would go streaking across campus on Walkout Day. But I'm sure no alcohol was involved in that little stunt, it was just innocent silliness.
But for real-real, I suppose parents could take their children on campus, where alcohol is prohibited, but in my opinion, they decide to stay in the midst of drunkenness out of a sense of nostalgia. A, "Oh, to be young-again" mentality. If they were truly offended by the alcohol, there was about a quarter of a mile stretch up Fourth that was absolutely sober, and a relatively short walk.
As for a kegger, I didn't see the keg, but I wish I had. I was out of hooch by the time the D-Chi Float meandered by.
So I challenge everyone to take part of Living History. Go out and enjoy Northwest. Enjoy drinking with your comrades, and enjoy attending a game w/o alcohol (by the way, how many "events" do you think homecoming entails?). It's about being a twenty something in a time clearly devoid of character and originality. What else do you expect us to do at homecoming, research for an opinion piece?
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Question about this Lindsay Jacobs, is she a freshman? Because I have to agree with the Stalker, there were not as many drunkards as there usually are on homecoming morning. In fact, it was the tamest homecoming I have been to, and that one was number 6 in my books. Sure people may stroll by with a 40, but does that make them a bad person?
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