Nondrinkers break college stereotypes

Thursday, October 11, 2007 | 10:39 p.m. CDT; updated 2:21 p.m. CDT, Monday, July 21, 2008

COLUMBIA — It’s the weekend of the Missouri-Nebraska football game, and tailgaters crowd the parking lots and back porches of Columbia, singing their team songs and proudly displaying their home colors. In a sea of black and gold, the lyrics to “Bartender” by T-Pain mingle with the aroma of alcohol and hot dogs. Cheers erupt as MU senior Justus Arnett of Farmington pours a waterfall of beer from a mini keg down a friend’s throat in a parking lot.

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