Alexis Unkovic and Riley McDonald

Students hold 5K to prevent fourth-year fifth

Before going to Scott Stadium and cheering the Cavaliers to victory over Maryland on Saturday, many students participated in events aimed to deter them from drinking the fourth-year fifth. In the fourth-year fifth, as tradition goes, fourth-year students attempt to drink four-fifths of a liter of alcohol before their final home football game. Events geared toward preventing the continuation of this tradition included the 11th annual Fourth-Year 5K, which included more than 400 runners, and a free tailgate in the Amphitheater. With specific statistics still unavailable, however, it remains unclear whether the Fourth-Year 5K and subsequent tailgate had any impact on the number of students partaking in the fourth-year fifth.