UGA to decide if alcohol ban is out in right field

<p>Hooch or no hooch?</p><p>That is the question facing the University of Georgia athletic department, which will have to make a decision on alcohol regulations at Kudzu Hill, where Bulldog faithful can be found beyond the right-field wall for Diamond Dog matches.</p><p>Until last week, Georgia fans were allowed to bring bottles and alcohol to Kudzu Hill. Admission to the hill is free. Alcohol is typically not allowed at Southeastern Conference sporting events, but university officials believed Kudzu Hill was private property.</p><p>"When the fence was put up, you assumed it might be the line," Athletic Director Vince Dooley said.</p><p>Last weekend, though, UGA employees handed out flyers to Foley Field fans at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington game. No more booze, the flyer said.</p><p>The athletic department is now surveying the property to determine if Kudzu Hill is part of Foley Field, or if it's part of a nearby tract containing houses and apartments.</p><p>Several fans will be disappointed if UGA maintains its no-alcohol policy. Georgia fan Thomas Hinson said it's a shame the university would take this privilege away from the fans.</p><p>"The people who made this decision have very little interest in the game of baseball," he said.</p><p>But Diamond Dog fans may soon be quaffing cold ones again. Information from the tax assessor's office states several yards of Kudzu Hill belong to adjacent property owners.</p><p>UGA athletic officials have cited no specific incidents prompting their decision to ban booze. Dooley said there have been concerns among campus police, but added he's not fond of nixing a Bulldog tradition.</p><p>___</p><p>Information from: Athens Banner-Herald</p>

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