Though tailgating in the Mods before football games is a long-standing tradition on the Heights, a policy implemented last year excludes a sizable group of underage seniors from doing so.
For the last home game of the season, however, the Quality of Student Life Committee, in concert with the Office of Residential Life, has initiated a trial run of an altered policy. During the three hours prior to Boston College football game against Miami on Nov. 24, seniors under the age of 21 will be allowed into the Mods to tailgate with their peers.
Around 250 undergraduates begin their senior year while under the age of 21 and at the end of the football season about 100 students remain under 21. By the time senior week arrives, this number decreases to a range of 20-40 underage seniors.
Underage seniors wishing to attend the Miami game will not be allowed to enter the now-fenced-in Mods freely. In order to avoid a potential influx of students who are neither of age nor seniors from entering the Mods, those encompassed in the proposed policy are asked to acquire a new Eagle-One card stating their class year at Student Services in Lyons Hall no later than Tuesday.
Those attempting to enter the Mods will be asked to present their new BC ID in addition to their license, and the officer at the gate will check their name against a list of underage seniors. Those given permission to enter will receive a wristband that they must wear at all times. The BC Police Department, the Boston Police Department, and Residential Life staff members will all patrol the area; any underage senior caught drinking will face removal from the Mods and judicial action.
Henry Humphreys, director of residential life, asked that students not abuse the opportunity that is being given to underage seniors for the Miami game. "Hopefully seniors understand that this is a special program and every time a minor is found in the Mods drinking underage during tailgating that they could be banned permanently from the Mods and will be ineligible to live in the Mods their senior year," Humphreys said.
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