WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!! It's Unofficial

• From the News-Gazette

Other schools have halting efforts at launching Unofficial

A rundown of Southern Illinois, Eastern Illinois, and Illinois State's attempts to start something like Unofficial.

• From WCIA 3/ Illinois Homepage.net

Undercover for Unofficial

Out of the 23,000 expected to join in on the fun, some of the partiers may be keeping their eyes out for trouble. They're called "decoys" and can be as young as sixteen. They're looking for any illegal activity.

On the biggest U of I party day of the year, it's not sitting well with some students.

"It's just unfair I don't know why they would put students in that awkward situation or ask them to do that," says freshman, Michelle Morrison.

That's right, there are students out there watching for you to get drunk, so they can call the cops.

Officers have recruited students from all over Central Illinois. They say some students are actually volunteering to crack down on the excessive partying.

• From WICD 15 ABC

Police, Partygoers prepare for Unofficial

Currently on the main page for WICD, not sure how long it will be there.

Police prepare day before Unofficial

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA--Local police departments say thanks to an organized plan all hands are on deck and they are ready for Unofficial 2011.

As local law enforcement agencies prepare for a busy day of patroling students are gearing up for a celebration that only comes to U of I once a year.

Lt. Frost says last year increasing patrols for unofficial cost the University Police Department about $5,000 in overtime.

Urbana Police say they expect to spend a couple thousand dollars on overtime patrols this year for Unofficial.

(same story is on Fox 55)

• From the Daily Illini

Police, University prepare for "Unofficial" student holiday

Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day is finally here.

While this is a de facto celebratory holiday for most students, the police will be out in full force to ensure the safety of everyone involved.

Police monitor Facebook Unofficial event

Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day might have never become the celebration it is today if Facebook was never created.

The Champaign Police Department has been monitoring the “UNOFFICIAL 2011” Facebook event, which has just over 23,000 attending.

Secondary events and pages have been discovered with as many as 13,000 attending, according the Sgt. Scott Friedlein of the Champaign Police Department.

Officially staying away from all the partying

Green beer, beads and celebratory T-shirts. These are among the things some students won’t be donning come Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day.

For students who choose to not celebrate “officially” for the day, several Registered Student Organizations and residence halls will host alternative unofficial events.

Listings of other things you can do instead of Unofficial.

Know your rights for Unofficial

The fact that not many students know the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution on a typical weekend is a problem.

This is even more so for Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day, where the officers “are going to stop this in the beginning before it gets out of control,” said Illinois State Police Sgt. Bill Emery. Student Legal Services has outlined the rules and regulations for this event through various advertisements. Student Legal Services does not condone this event, but it also wants to let the students know that they have certain rights, according to Thomas Betz, attorney and director of Student Legal Services.

Read this one, if you are drinking today.