Going Solo: The Anti-Red Cup Brigade

Waking up today, I knew things weren't going to be easy. Fittingly called Hump Day, my Wednesday is exactly that; the cumulative high point of my week, consisting of 2 back to back morning classes starting at 8:30am, and a 3 hour afternoon class. After finding out that the school's shuttle bus was out of service this morning,  I was ready for the weekend.

Regardless of your age, you are probably aware that college is the ideal scene to kick back and relax, most effectively with some sort of beverage.  With these beverages comes the necessity of housewares to hold = liquids in, most specifically Solo cup brand-esque containers that are typically red in nature and hold around 16 fl oz.  Purchased in packages of 100, and usually fairly cheap, they are a great way to avoid stolen or broken glassware in your college dorm or apartment. I also find them to be extremely helpful on rushed mornings, by throwing orange juice or cereal and a spoon into them on my way to class. A staple on campuses everywhere, they are helpful as much as they are "classy" (by co-ed definitions.) When you think college, you think John Belushi, partying, escaping the cops, and of course, of these convienent canisters.

Oh, and I guess trying to make it to your 8:30 Monday morning class too.

It has recently come to my attention that my educational institution is no longer supporting the use of Solo cups, especially on Thrusdays through early Sunday mornings. The school has voiced concerns that these little red guys are TOO closely associated with partying, binge drinking, and drinking games. While I understand the college wanting to keep ragers at bay, I don't believe that the no-tolerance attitude toward a cup to be the answer.

From what I have been told (official updates to come later), Solo cups, and similar looking products, will be reason enough for campus security and res.life to question you, enter your living space, or discard of your beverage. All of these tread on the grounds of fines or stains to your personal record with the school, which is never something people want to deal with.
It's one thing for people to be walking around with their 6-tiered wizard staff's of keystone or pbr cans, but it's another thing to assume that such a generic product means underage drinking. I don't feel like it's my job to supply friends who are coming over, for a variety of reasons, with glassware. I'll be surprised to see how this goes this semester, but if you plan on coming to Vermont, BYOC(up).

UNTIL NEXT TIMEEEEEE

textually frustrated