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Utah event expands sober social options--and it's actually popular!

By U.S. News Staff

September 28, 2006 RSS Feed Print

At the University of Utah, frats and bars are no longer the most popular Friday night hangout. "Crimson Nights"--weekly social events that feature carnival games like Velcro walls and themes like "Wild Things" and "Hollywood"--now draw crowds of 8,000, making them the largest late-night student program in the nation, a director told the Daily Utah Chronicle.

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Tbmfabug of ND 10:08AM July 15, 2009

this is very nice story

the students bring new to campus to daily to campus is very nice plan it is very helpfull for them.

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jessica of WA 4:35AM August 12, 2008

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