To: All Undergrad Students <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Chancellor Richard Herman" <chancellor@uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: chancellor@uiuc.edu

 Subject: MASSMAIL - Unofficial St. Patrick's Day

While we know that the majority of students do not participate 
in "Unofficial St. Patrick's Day" activities, the students who do 
participate warrant my writing. During Unofficial, the drunken demeanor of 
many students endangers the lives and safety of participants and community 
members and blemishes the reputation of the University of Illinois at 
Urbana-Champaign and the surrounding communities.  

The University does not sanction this bar-sponsored commercial event and 
we discourage participation by our students and others.  Excessive 
consumption of alcohol can result in unintended injuries, emergency room 
admissions and deaths.  Last year, over 90 participants went to the 
hospital and two years ago a recent alumna died as a result of an 
Unofficial-related traffic accident. 

We urge all students to take pride in our University community.  Start by 
discouraging your out-of-town friends from coming onto campus to 
participate in this event on Friday, February 29 for the day or the 
weekend.  If you choose to participate, we encourage you to be aware of 
the legal repercussions of violating the law and the Campus Code of 
Conduct. Disrupting classes will not be tolerated.  

Keep in mind the importance of your own health and safety, as well as the 
health and safety of others, and remember, too, that inviting people from 
off-campus to participate in this event only encourages the possibility of 
more health- and safety-related problems.  And finally, don't drink and 
drive or ride with someone who has been drinking, and obey traffic laws 
even when walking.  

Be safe, be smart, and watch out for one another.
This mailing approved by:
The Office of the Chancellor

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