UW-Madison's recently implemented ""Show and Blow"" program at Badger football games will continue to be in effect for Saturday's game against Northern Illinois.
According to Assistant Dean of Students Kipp Cox, any student who is forced to leave the stadium for alcohol-related reasons will be required to pass a Breathalyzer test in order to gain admission into Camp Randall for any future games.
Cox said if students get removed from a game for alcohol violations, they are kept track of based on their voucher. If a different student were to use that voucher for future games, he or she would still be required to pass the Breathalyzer test to gain admittance into the stadium.
Cox said the program's main goals are to make attending football games a safer, more positive experience, and to encourage students to arrive at the football games before kickoff.
""The players really don't like it that the student section is empty at kickoff,"" he said. ""The first thing the opposing team sees is that empty student section. It's not very intimidating and it's embarrassing.""
Ben Hoegh, a UW-Madison junior who participated in Show and Blow during the 2008 football season, said he thought the program was effective for only those who were forced to participate in it.
""For people who have gotten kicked out and are in the program, it definitely prevents them from acting out of line in the future,"" he said. ""But as far as for other students who have not yet been in trouble, I don't think it is very effective at deterring them from drinking.""
Cox said although the program is fairly new to UW-Madison, he feels the program will prove to be successful at decreasing the amount of alcohol related incidents during games.
He added that several other universities like the University of Minnesota have adopted similar policies.
""Over the last two years the student section has gotten better, so anecdotally I think that there was an impact,"" he said.
