Fake ID necessary for decent nightlife in Dallas
Kelsey McKinney, Contributing Writer, kelseym@smu.edu
Issue date: 4/26/07 Section: The Mix
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I'm turning 21. Finally! Everyone seems to focus on the legal drinking aspect of the milestone birthday. All I can think about is the convenience.
Obviously, it takes everyone the same amount of time to turn 21, but I have an April birthday. I'm the last one of my friends to turn 21.
In Dallas, being underage and having a nightlife may as well be mutually exclusive. Dallas boasts a whoppin' 14 bars and clubs for us under-agers, according to citysearch.com. None are attractive options.
Freshman and sophomore year, it was easy enough to fill my weekends with fraternity parties, but come junior year I've already attended the theme parties and a second or third go-around of dressing like some variety of "ho" is a bit old.
The first semester of this year, I spent several weekends in College Station visiting my boyfriend. It is a college town, and the bars cater to college-age students. There are only a few bars that are 21 and up because most college students don't turn 21 until their junior year. So for the first semester of this year, I actually had some semblance of a nightlife.
And since returning from Christmas break, I've just been waiting out this birthday thing. I can't bring myself to go to any more lame, smoky bars where I will most likely waste an evening and undoubtedly pay an overpriced cover charge. And I'd have to pay at least $5 to park. Oh, and I almost forgot to factor in dry cleaning. Any of the times I've been to these bars, I've left smelling so much like an ashtray Forrest Gump wouldn't even kiss me.
It's just not worth the hassle, which is why so many SMU students have fake IDs. I hopped on the fake ID bandwagon too. Guided by Boaz-ian ethics, I reasoned that it was okay since I would really just use it to get into bars or clubs, not to actually buy drinks. And for the most part, that's what I did.
Getting the fake ID was never about buying alcohol. It was about choices. Without a fake, my choices were limited to fraternity parties, random house parties and about 14 mostly seedy bars and clubs.
Obviously, it takes everyone the same amount of time to turn 21, but I have an April birthday. I'm the last one of my friends to turn 21.
In Dallas, being underage and having a nightlife may as well be mutually exclusive. Dallas boasts a whoppin' 14 bars and clubs for us under-agers, according to citysearch.com. None are attractive options.
Freshman and sophomore year, it was easy enough to fill my weekends with fraternity parties, but come junior year I've already attended the theme parties and a second or third go-around of dressing like some variety of "ho" is a bit old.
The first semester of this year, I spent several weekends in College Station visiting my boyfriend. It is a college town, and the bars cater to college-age students. There are only a few bars that are 21 and up because most college students don't turn 21 until their junior year. So for the first semester of this year, I actually had some semblance of a nightlife.
And since returning from Christmas break, I've just been waiting out this birthday thing. I can't bring myself to go to any more lame, smoky bars where I will most likely waste an evening and undoubtedly pay an overpriced cover charge. And I'd have to pay at least $5 to park. Oh, and I almost forgot to factor in dry cleaning. Any of the times I've been to these bars, I've left smelling so much like an ashtray Forrest Gump wouldn't even kiss me.
It's just not worth the hassle, which is why so many SMU students have fake IDs. I hopped on the fake ID bandwagon too. Guided by Boaz-ian ethics, I reasoned that it was okay since I would really just use it to get into bars or clubs, not to actually buy drinks. And for the most part, that's what I did.
Getting the fake ID was never about buying alcohol. It was about choices. Without a fake, my choices were limited to fraternity parties, random house parties and about 14 mostly seedy bars and clubs.
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Matt
posted 4/26/07 @ 10:38 AM CST
How lovely that Ms. McKinney is willing to confess to multiple crimes in the student paper.
www.smu.edu/healthcenter/alcoholeducation/adp_fakeid.asp
Chris
posted 4/26/07 @ 3:23 PM CST
"Getting the fake ID was never about buying alcohol. It was about choices."
This is the most arrogant, ridiculous and idiotic statement in an 'article' filled with stupidity and selfishness. (Continued…)
Lance
posted 4/26/07 @ 10:22 PM CST
So, yeah, the article is incriminating. However, it's honest. That's pretty lovely too, especially for those who live and think beyond dictations of conduct handbooks. (Continued…)
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