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Thursday, March 30, 2006
Insta-overdose Clearly rattled at having been overtaken by Duke, perennial university-scandal frontrunner Chico State has come roaring back with a headline-grabbing approach to undergraduate depravity. Already notorious for its homicidal hazers and fraternity-cast porno films, Chico is again in the news with its no-wait policy on alcohol poisoning. In this latest case, a high school recruit to Chico’s baseball team who had not yet begun attending the university, let alone playing for it, was hospitalized with an overdose after a team party: A 17-year-old student on a recruitment trip was attending a Friday party hosted by some team players. She spent five hours at Enloe Medical Center for alcohol overdose after becoming lethargic and unresponsive at the party. At Chico State the hooch begins hurtling down your gullet the moment you get that special call that says, “You’re admitted.” |