This is sad. 1,000 students at a Catholic college rioted last night. Why? It seems because they were all drunk.
Sadly, it seems that this isn’t the first time University of Dayton students rioted on Saint Patrick’s Day. In fact, it’s happened so often that the university has worked to change the time of spring break so that students are home and not on campus for St. Patrick’s Day. (That’s getting to the root of the problem!?)
If this were just a dozen or so idiots that would be one thing. But according to reports this was 1,000 students. 1,000. That’s crazy. This is a terrible black eye for the university as well as Catholic higher education in general.
But don’t worry, it wasn’t the students fault. As seems so stereotypical, at least one student blamed the cops.
“We weren’t out there trying to cause trouble,” Matt Kolb, a 19-year-old student said, according to The Cardinal Newman Society. “We were out there trying to have fun. The cops caused the crowd to go a little bit bananas.”
Yeah, it’s the cops fault that students were jumping on top of cars and throwing beer bottles.
The administration has promised to “evaluate” what the problem may have been. That makes you feel better, right?
The story starts at 1:08 so just go right there.
March 18, 2013 at 9:07 pm
The few Irish Americans left who feel that St Patrick's day is a significant part of their heritage need to wake up. I refuse to do anything that doesn't take place in a church or a sensible chair. It's almost enough to drive me to a Kingdom Hall.
March 19, 2013 at 2:51 am
Given I'm an alumnus and know the level of immorality and liberalism being either deliberately ignored or openly encouraged, this does not at all surprise me. The once truly Catholic university is among those I now consider apostate institutions. So sad.
March 19, 2013 at 2:53 am
Given I'm an alumnus and know the level of immorality and liberalism being either deliberately ignored or openly encouraged, this does not at all surprise me. The once truly Catholic university is among those I now consider apostate institutions. So sad.
March 20, 2013 at 1:52 am
Normally, this university has timed Spring Break with this day. too bad they didn't do it this year.