WVU Board Votes in Favor of Stadium Beer Sales

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By a 10-5 vote Friday, the West Virginia University Board of Governors agreed with the university's president and athletic director that beer sales should be allowed at Mountaineer football and basketball games beginning with the 2011-12 school year.

Athletic director Oliver Luck, in particular, argued that the controlled sale of beer at Millan Puskar Stadium could serve to quell tailgating excess and combat the increasing "coarseness" of WVU football crowds. His theory is backed by Jill Pepper, executive director of TEAM Coalition, which provides alcohol management strategies and training to professional and college sports entities. "With today's change in policy, I believe we have taken a step forward toward our goal of a safer, friendlier and more civil game day experience," Luck said in a statement Friday. "We can now follow the path of many of our Big East colleagues and control the sale of beer in our stadium. We have much planning to do with our public safety officials and event staff, but we will be ready to implement our plan for the 2011 football season."

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