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Since Harvard-Yale will, in theory, be keg-less (worst idea since Ernest Goes to Africa), it would be good to have some idea ahead of time where you’ll have gotten smashed. Despite the number of cans and bottles that will fill the tailgates this weekend, it’s still best to show up at the Stadium at least halfway there already. You never know...
...Speaking of being drunk, it’s your last chance to tailgate with all of the—uh—provisions provided. There’s no such thing as a “keg ban” at Penn. So, buy your Philly cheese steaks, bring the lawn furniture and hope for nice weather as you prepare for the game in the City of Brotherly Love...
...enjoy drinking without drinking in a way that beer ads on TV have taught [us] is the fun way to drink.” What does this mean, exactly? Does he mean to say that we, the smartest students in the country, have been brainwashed to think that kegs are the answer? Besides the obvious fact that very few if any commercials actually picture kegs, this argument carries no weight. Even if we were to have been somehow manipulated by commercials to think that a certain kind of drinking is the way to go, a keg ban would do nothing...
Second, a keg ban will not limit the amount of alcohol students will consume, but it will change the delivery systems. Yes, students will drink just as much from bottles or cans, which though they cost more, will not deter more alcohol consumption...
Lastly, there is the simple reasoning that tailgating is not the same without kegs. The Game has always been about a fun rivalry and a great time, and to take a huge part of the tradition out of that time is contrary to the ideals of the event. Sure, it can be justified—the keg ban is not just some attempt to limit our fun—but the reality is that it will not change the amount of alcohol consumption, and so its intended outcome will prove a failure, and its unintended outcome—changing...