[ExI] heehaw for the day

[spike]

This news story gave me a good hardy har.  In all fairness, student activist
Bevan merely claimed the existence of thousands of responsible, mature BU
students.  He never actually claims to be one of these hypothetical
students.


http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/16/student.charged.ap/index.html


Student leader charged with DUI after defending party
     
BLOOMSBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Bloomsburg University's student government
president was charged with drunken driving just weeks after saying the media
has unfairly portrayed students as irresponsible.

Christopher Bevan, 21, was pulled over last weekend after a campus police
officer said he saw the student driving more than 50 mph in a 15-mph zone.

A breath test showed Bevan's blood-alcohol level was .147 percent,
authorities said. The legal limit for drivers in Pennsylvania is .08
percent.

Bevan recently wrote a letter to the Press Enterprise of Bloomsburg about
media coverage of the central Pennsylvania college's annual Block Party, an
event critics have described as rowdy and alcohol-fueled.

The stories have "painted BU students with a broad and negative brush and
are both inaccurate and extremely unfair to the thousands of responsible,
mature Bloomsburg students who are an asset to the school and this
community," Bevan wrote.

Reached Friday, Bevan declined to say if he would step down from his
position. He also would not comment on the arrest.

College spokeswoman Liza Benedict called the arrest out of character for
Bevan.

"Up to this point, Chris has set a great example for the students and worked
well with the university," she said.

Bevan was charged with driving under the influence, driving at an unsafe
speed and careless driving.