Towson University Tailgating Under Fire

For the past several days, Towson University officials and students have been discussing whether tailgating will be permitted at this Saturday’s football game.

Vice President of Towson University’s Student Affairs Deb Moriarty proposed banning tailgating altogether at home games for the remainder of the season in an effort to “get students’ attention” after measures to cut down on underage drinking and excessive consumption were ineffective, The Towerlight—Towson University’s student newspaper—originally reported on Tuesday. The paper later reported that the ban would not hold up, and instead students and university leaders were discussing a compromise to allow the tradition of tailgating to continue.

Towson University police reported that last Saturday, there were two hospitalizations, one arrest that included assaulting an officer and four citations for underage drinking, according to WBAL TV, which reported the President’s Council at Towson began a review of ways to curb the behavior in the ensuing days.

Possible changes in policy will be announced Friday, according to The Baltimore Sun, which reported proposals included more police presence, enforcing the one-six-pack-per-person rule or adjusting the tailgating area perimeter.