A student governing body at WKU is working to amend the university's alcohol policy.
The Student Government Association and its executive committee have approved a resolution to expand alcohol sales to on-campus restaurants and at some catered events. William Berry is an SGA senator-at-large. He co-authored the resolution and argues more than half of the student population at WKU is of legal drinking age.
Berry says it’s also a safety issue because students drink off campus and return to their dorms intoxicated.
"I surveyed a pool of around 200 students, and the research I found was that 74% of students have themselves or know of someone who has driven home while under the influence of alcohol," Berry explained.
WKU already allows alcohol sales at sporting events and during tailgating. "We're asking them to make it fair across the board and to give us a clear policy," said Berry. "We're a moist campus in a wet city in an otherwise dry county."
Berry says the SGA's goal is to eventually get a simple wet or dry designation campus-wide.
For now, the resolution allowing alcohol sales at campus restaurants is headed to the Board of Regents for a final decision.