As of 8 p.m., 157 notices to appear were issued, of which 78 were issued to University students, according to Jennifer Payan, staff member at the University of Illinois Police Department.The nature of the citations were as follows:

• 14 citations for adult responsibility, or providing alcohol unlawfully to minors
• 3 cases for possession or purchase of kegs
• 83 notices to appear for minor in possession of alcohol
• 3 notices for open alcohol
• 45 cases of public possession of alcohol
• 1 notice for public urination
• 4 notices for sale to a minor
• 3 cases of throwing objects from a balcony
• 1 citation for unlawful use of identification

Photo Courtesy of Kelsey Kirkley

Unofficial goes global:

Illinois students studying abroad in France pose in front of the Chateau de Versailles during their own Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day festivities on Friday, Mar. 4, 2011.

-Joshua Beckman, The Daily Illini

Tickets cited to students of other universities as of 3 p.m.:

• Iowa State University: 1
• University of Michigan: 1
• Illinois State Universities: 2
• Washington University: 1
• Oakton Community College: 1
• Triton Community College: 2
• Michigan State University: 2
• Depaul University: 2
• University of Wisconsin-Madison: 2
• Harper College: 1
• University of Iowa: 3
• Lewis University: 1
• Marquette University: 1
• Saint Xavier University: 2
• Roosevelt University: 1
• Elmhurst College: 1
• College of Dupage: 1
• Northpark University: 1

Age:

• 18 years: 6
• 19 years: 22
• 20 years: 7
• 21 years: 11
• 22 years: 16
• 23 years: 3
• 25 years: 1

Gender:

• Male: 35
• Female: 33

Through the leprechauns, the beer bongs and excessive green, participants of Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day said some moments stood out from the rest.

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-Joshua Beckman, The Daily Illini

Audra Poslick, senior in Business and Hospitality, has been up since 8 a.m. for “kegs and eggs.” 

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