Wisconsin should rethink its drinking age

Christian Schneider

When she rolled out of bed on the morning of Aug. 31, University of Iowa student Samantha Goudie probably didn't expect to end the day as a national Bluto Blutarsky-style college binge drinking mascot. But after Goudie was arrested trying to run on the field during an Iowa football game, she blew an astounding .341 into a police Breathalyzer -- more than four times the legal limit.

Yet Goudie (whose now-defunct Twitter handle was, appropriately, "@Vodka_samm") was coherent enough to tweet while being arrested. Sitting in the police station, she imparted wisdom like "I'm going to get .341 tattooed on me because its so epic." Not exactly "Letters From a Birmingham Jail."

Not to be outdone, one 19-year old woman with a blood-alcohol content of .33 was found staggering outside Camp Randall Stadium in Madison on Saturday before the Badgers football game. Another 19-year old female with a .37 blood alcohol level was found passed out on campus. "If no one called for help, this student may have died," said University of Wisconsin-Madison police Chief Susan Riseling.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at September 10, 2013 12:28 AM
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