An anticipated 10 to 15 UW-Madison students will participate in the Show and Blow"" program Saturday at the Badger football game because of alcohol-related offenses at the first game against Akron, university officials said Wednesday.
Pre-game Breathalyzer tests will be given to the students as part of UW-Madison's Offices of the Dean of Students' program implemented last fall. Underage students must blow .00 percent to enter, and of-age students must blow below .08.
University of Wisconsin Police Lt. Bill Larson said four UW-Madison students received underage drinking citations at the game and police ejected six students in total.
Tonya Schmidt, an assistant dean of students, said 12 to 15 people, some of them students, had to leave the game for non-alcohol related disturbances like sitting in the wrong section or wearing the wrong wristband.
Schmidt said she hopes ""Show and Blow"" will help control the intoxication level of students entering the stadium.
""We hope to make the atmosphere at the stadium a little better,"" she said.
Larson said the number of citations decreased in comparison to the first football game against Washington State last year.
""I think the Dean of Students' involvement is wonderful '¦ The tickets help people behave in a better manner, and the number of citations is becoming less and less,"" he said.
Schmidt said the low numbers did not surprise her because she believes the program is working, but Larson said the numbers were low for the first Badger game.
Both Schmidt and Larson said they expect the numbers to increase, however, because night games typically have a higher number of ejections.
""[Students] have more time to drink throughout the day and, unfortunately, that can make students more intoxicated when they come to the game,"" Schmidt said.
The Badgers football team will play back-to-back night games this season versus Ohio State Oct. 4 and Penn State Oct. 11, both at 7 p.m. Students ejected for alcohol-related reasons at these and other games will also need to comply with the program.
