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MSU fans encouraged to pick up, clean up after tailgating |
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Saturday, 01 November 2008 |
For the Daily News
The increased popularity of fall tailgating at Mississippi State--especially in the densely populated Junction area adjacent to Davis Wade Stadium--is causing university officials to call for more fans to bag their trash before departing for home.
“We believe most Mississippi State fans are responsible and don’t want to leave unsightly trash and litter behind,” said Jim Jones, chair of the campus Game Day Committee. “The university is providing more free trash bags at more locations around tailgating areas, and we’ve increased the number of garbage receptacles to make it easier to dispose of trash.”
The Student Association also is encouraging recycling by providing blue trash bags for aluminum cans at various locations around the stadium and Junction. While some universities assess tailgating fees to defray the costs of extensive post-game cleanup, MSU has depended on individuals to assume responsibility for their tailgating areas, Jones said.
“Because the Junction, in particular, is such a highly populated, high-energy environment on game days, we’ll be increasing the visibility of our security personnel throughout,” he added.
Officers now will pass through the area in designated golf carts, and security foot patrols also will increase.
“We want to be available to answer questions, provide assistance or discourage potential problems,” said Dean of Students Mike White.
White said other student affairs personnel, including uniformed officers, regularly staff the university police tent on the Junction’s north side, adjacent to the MSU Alumni Association. For easy identification, the tent is clearly marked and will be designated Saturday by a blue light. “We encourage anyone with questions to visit us,” White said.
White said football fans seeking quieter tailgating experiences should consider other suitable campus areas both nearby and more distant.
The lawns of Bell Island and surrounding McArthur Hall would be among those in the former group; Allen Hall, the latter.
“We want everyone who attends football games at Mississippi State to enjoy their tailgating experience, and we ask our fans to be considerate of others as they enjoy the day,” White said.
For more about MSU game days, visit http://www.gameday.msstate.edu.
‘Maroon Out’ set at Davis Wade Stadium
The MSU Student Association will sponsor a “Maroon Out” for the MSU vs. Kentucky football game today.
The event is titled “True Maroon” and T-shirts are available for $10 through Barnes and Noble on the Mississippi State University campus.
T-shirts may also be purchased inside Davis Wade Stadium during today’s game.
Partial proceeds of the T-shirt sales will go to the Golden Triangle Area United Way.
True Maroon and Maroon Out are sponsored by the Student Association History and Traditions Committee in hopes to encourage students and alumni to support MSU football by ‘marooning out’ Davis Wade Stadium today.
The Student Association is located in the Colvard Student Union on the campus of MSU. It serves as the governing body and liaison between students and university officials.
Downtown shuttle bus offered to today’s game
A free shuttle bus service from downtown area parking lots to Mississippi State’s Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field will be offered for today’s home football game against Southeast Louisiana and for all Bulldog home football games.
The shuttle service is round-trip and will run two hours prior to kickoff with pickups ever 15 to 30 minutes. The shuttles will run two hours after the conclusion of the game.
Passenger pickup locations will be the Oktibbeha County Courthouse Annex (Circuit Court building) parking lot on West Main Street and at the Corner of Jackson and Lampkin Street behind Regions Bank.
The shuttle buses will drop passengers off at the four-way stop northwest of Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field.
Those riding shuttle buses are asked only to use designated parking lots in the downtown area.
Shuttle bus riders should not use on-street or other parking blocking downtown merchants or other businesses.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 02 November 2008 )
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