IOWA CITY, Iowa — What to do about college students who drink heavily on Thursday night? Put a price on their heads.
University of Iowa officials are so concerned about binge drinking among students, they’re offering departments extra funds to hold more classes on Fridays. The spur for that? A study that found early Friday classes reduced heavy drinking the night before.
Only around 1,400 classes are held on Fridays, compared with about 2,400 on Mondays through Thursdays. Because professors often schedule classes between Monday and Thursday, many students are free to make merry on Thursday night and recover Friday, thus allowing them to get drunk again that night.