How is it that when a student passed out from dehydration at the game against William & Mary that she had to purchase water at the first aid station? Why was free water not available?
This woman fainted and was treated by medics in the stands, then taken to the first aid tent. My husband, a physician and U.Va. alumnus, observed her treatment and was concerned that in the heat conditions that existed Saturday, there was not free available water at the first aid facility.
The initiative by Student Council to provide 7000 free water bottles when the heat index is 90 or above is a good step to addressing the high cost of water bottles provided at the games by vendors; however, the logistics of handing out the water may not meet the need. May I suggest that students with a valid ID should also have the option of purchasing discounted water from the vendors regardless of temperature? My average cost when purchasing a case of water is 30 cents a bottle. It would be a reasonable "profit" to sell water to students for a dollar a bottle. Leave the cost as it is for alumni and other adults who are able to afford the price, but make water affordable and available to students. We do not need students to risk their health because they cannot afford a few bottles of costly water during a three hour football game.
Sally Boucher Snedden \nCLAS '76
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