The Paper Trail

Iowa Tries to Tame Thirsty Thursdays

November 12, 2007 RSS Feed Print

In an effort to curb binge drinking on Thursday nights, the University of Iowa is doling out monetary incentive for academic departments to hold more classes on Fridays, the Daily Iowan reports. According to the policy, which will take effect fall 2008, the school will pay departments $20 per student per switched class. Suddenly, Friday has become the new Thursday.

Tags:
University of Iowa

Reader Comments

Add Your Thoughts
Your comment will be posted immediately, unless it is spam or contains profanity. For more information, please see our Comments FAQ.

The Paper Trail

Nobody knows a college better than its student newspaper. And nobody knows campus newspapers better than this blog. We sift through thousands of student newspaper headlines every day to bring you the latest, most important, or just plain weirdest news from campuses across the country. Heard bigger news or a crazier story? Send tips to papertrail@usnews.com.