More Schools Embrace Selling Alcohol at Football Games, but Pockets of Resistance Remain
When the University of North Texas (UNT) announced recently that it would begin selling beer at Apogee Stadium this fall, school officials were armed with some carefully worded messages.
UNT President Neal Smatresk said in a statement, “At University of Nevada - Las Vegas, my experience was that selling beer helped to more carefully regulate alcohol consumption and encouraged more fans to watch the game in the stadium.”
UNT Athletic Director Rick Villarreal added: “In a marke