Some maintain the sentiment that State Patty’s Day should live on. The opponents of the drinking holiday have won some battles, but the war is not yet over.
More organizations continued to release their State Patty's Day statistics yesterday, and there's unquestionably a common theme -- the drinking holiday was much less destructive this year than in years past.
Preliminary data from Penn State Police, State College Police and the Centre County Alcohol Task Force revealed a big drop in crime on State Patty's Day as compared to last year -- total crime was down 47 percent and arrests decreased 61 percent.
The initial State College Police crime numbers are in, and it looks like the drinking holiday might be losing its luster. Through 8 a.m. this morning, police are reporting a 45 percent drop in crime. Only 20 arrests were made all day Friday and into Saturday.
It has already been one of the coldest winters in recent memory, and it's about to get even worse. AccuWeather is calling for a foot of snow through Monday morning and beginning tomorrow night.
Not all Penn State students will be partying this Saturday for State Patty's Day. For the fourth year in a row, many students will be countering the drinking event with the State Day of Service, which will include community service projects on campus and throughout State College.