SectionsPolicy says tailgating no longer just for football
Sarah Erst
Issue date: 10/7/08 Section: News
A policy passed by the Board of Governors last spring allowing tailgating before all sporting events has yet to be utilized.
"The new policy is just an updated version of the old one which only allowed (tailgating in) football," said Earle Doman, vice president for student affairs.
The new policy allows all sports to have tailgating events as long as they coordinate with Intercollegiate Athletics and follow the same procedures as tailgating events for football games, he said.
According to the Annual Notice to Students and Employees, coordinated by Acting Dean of Students Mike Jungers, someone who wishes to organize a tailgating event must first have it initiated by the Athletics Development Office.
They then must plan in advance with the offices of Safety and Transportation, Facilities Management and the Student Activities Council, according to the annual notice.
The notice states that alcohol can only be present in selected lots and cannot be consumed more than four hours before the start of the sporting event.
The annual notice also states that the consumption of alcohol must end when the event begins.
Community organizations participating must register three days in advance with the Athletics Development Office, and student organizations must register three days in advance with the Office of Student Activities, Doman said.
Those wishing to hold tailgating events also have to solve practical challenges like parking.
Doman said parking lots are usually shut down for tailgating, so there may be issues with space.
Doman said the discussion about letting other sporting events host tailgating events came up when someone had an interest in tailgating before a soccer game.
Policies are constantly being updated, so we did, he said.
"Letting more sports host tailgating events before games puts an emphasis on more school spirit," he said.
One exception to the policy is ice hockey games.
"Ice hockey is a club sport, not intercollegiate," Doman said. "Those wishing to tailgate would have to coordinate with management of the ice arena."
Senior accounting major Richard Monroe said tailgating is good for patrons and vendors at sporting events.
"It's fun and exciting to have something to do relaxation-wise before sporting events," he said.
Brent Cook, a junior secondary education major, said as long as tailgating events abide by the policies, it will be good for sports other than football.
"It could draw in more fans and students to the various sporting events other than just football," he said.
"The new policy is just an updated version of the old one which only allowed (tailgating in) football," said Earle Doman, vice president for student affairs.
The new policy allows all sports to have tailgating events as long as they coordinate with Intercollegiate Athletics and follow the same procedures as tailgating events for football games, he said.
According to the Annual Notice to Students and Employees, coordinated by Acting Dean of Students Mike Jungers, someone who wishes to organize a tailgating event must first have it initiated by the Athletics Development Office.
They then must plan in advance with the offices of Safety and Transportation, Facilities Management and the Student Activities Council, according to the annual notice.
The notice states that alcohol can only be present in selected lots and cannot be consumed more than four hours before the start of the sporting event.
The annual notice also states that the consumption of alcohol must end when the event begins.
Community organizations participating must register three days in advance with the Athletics Development Office, and student organizations must register three days in advance with the Office of Student Activities, Doman said.
Those wishing to hold tailgating events also have to solve practical challenges like parking.
Doman said parking lots are usually shut down for tailgating, so there may be issues with space.
Doman said the discussion about letting other sporting events host tailgating events came up when someone had an interest in tailgating before a soccer game.
Policies are constantly being updated, so we did, he said.
"Letting more sports host tailgating events before games puts an emphasis on more school spirit," he said.
One exception to the policy is ice hockey games.
"Ice hockey is a club sport, not intercollegiate," Doman said. "Those wishing to tailgate would have to coordinate with management of the ice arena."
Senior accounting major Richard Monroe said tailgating is good for patrons and vendors at sporting events.
"It's fun and exciting to have something to do relaxation-wise before sporting events," he said.
Brent Cook, a junior secondary education major, said as long as tailgating events abide by the policies, it will be good for sports other than football.
"It could draw in more fans and students to the various sporting events other than just football," he said.
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