5 students hospitalized for alcohol intoxication

Five students, including four freshmen, were arrested and sent to Bloomington Hospital for alcohol intoxication this weekend, bringing the total number of alcohol-related hospitalizations to 14 since Wednesday. IU Police Department officials said the number of cases is much higher than in the past, even for Welcome Week. \nAmong the hospitalized students were: a male student found lying in the parking lot behind Kilroy's Bar & Grill, a male freshman found unconscious at Teter Quad early Sunday morning, a male freshman found unconscious at McNutt Quad early Sunday morning and a student who re-injured his shoulder after consuming alcohol while on pain medication. \nAdditionally, police found an extremely intoxicated male student vomiting while unconscious in a Teter formal area. When a residence hall manager told police the male student might have been drinking at the Sigma Pi fraternity, Dean of Students Dick McKaig was contacted and subsequently visited the fraternity house to investigate. Members of Sigma Pi said they had found the subject passed out on the sidewalk and offered him a ride home, according to police reports.