Hard liquor to be barred from U of Nebraska frat events

Hard liquor will be barred from University of Nebraska-Lincoln fraternity events in the next school year.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the university's Interfraternity Council voted unanimously last month to enact the ban. It won't affect fraternity events at a restaurant or hotel in which alcoholic beverages are provided by a third-party vendor.

Justin Henry is the council's president, and he says safety concerns are behind the decision. He says more than 90% of alcohol-related trips to hospitals from fraternity events are caused by the consumption of hard liquor - anything more than 30 proof.

Henry says an attempt to ban hard alcohol at fraternity events three years ago failed within weeks, mostly because of a lack of enforcement. He says enforcement will be tougher this time around.