Drinking? In college? What an uncharted idea!

Hey, students of LSU! You like being what’s regarded as a perennial party school, right? Well, it’s time to do your academic duty and contribute to that pride, possibly on campus.

Louisiana State University’s chancellor has an idea for an on-campus microbrewery. Solely for academic purposes, of course. The plan is for the building to serve as a laboratory for food science students.

“‘At some schools around the country, they have mini breweries on campus,” says president and CEO of the LSU Alumni Association, Charlie Roberts, pausing to clarify his pronunciation: “That’s m-i-n-i breweries, not m-a-n-y,’ he adds helpfully.”

Mind you, there’s also the marketing purposes of such a venture. Chancellor Michael Martin thinks a LSU-branded beer might generate funds for the school.

“Planning’s still in a preliminary stage, so nobody’s quite sure yet what kind of beer might bear the LSU name. ‘I’m not even familiar with the different types, light and dark,’ Roberts admits, ‘but we joked and said we’d make a purple-and-gold beer.'”

Obviously, the proposal has created quite a buzz among the students. Not that it wouldn’t be able to create a buzz in the students too.