Five students required medical attention because of alcohol-related incidents on Thursday, Newman's Day, according to University Public Safety's media log.
Three students were transported to Princeton Medical Center, the log said. One intoxicated female was found unconscious outside of McCosh Health Center, and was transported there by Princeton EMS. An intoxicated and combative male was transported from 1901 Hall to PMC, and one additional student was taken from McCosh to PMC via ambulance.
Two students were taken to McCosh for medical attention. One female was picked up in Brown Hall after she urinated in a hallway there, and a male student was transported after an anonymous caller notified Public Safety that he was sleeping outside a room in Scully Hall.
The origins of Newman's Day, a tradition in which participants attempt to drink 24 beers in 24 hours, have been linked to a quip attributed to Paul Newman, "24 hours in a day . . . 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not."
Other students gathered at Prospect Street Thursday afternoon to listen to live bands and enjoy barbeques, causing fewer disturbances in the University community this year as compared to last.
"Last year faculty had to cancel classes or leave their offices early because they couldn't even hear their phone ring because it was so loud," Kathleen Deignan, Dean of Undergraduate Students said Thursday afternoon, referring to the live bands and "excessive noise" last year.
The University did talk to the presidents of the eating clubs to request them to be mindful of their noise level, University regulations concerning alcohol use, and students who may need medical attention, Deignan said.
The University took no other special precautions.
"I think our regulations about the responsible use of alcohol and the consequences of excessive consumption speak for themselves," Deignan said.
"It's obviously not an act we approve of. We take a dim view of it. It's an unfortunate underground act that I don't think any University administrator would condone and I encourage students not to participate in it."
The media log also noted an unconscious male at the Dinky station who was transported to McCosh, but it is unclear if the incident was alcohol-related.
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