A Lafayette student dressed in a full-body green leotard was arrested after he ran out onto the field during the halftime festivities and boogied with the Lafayette dancers.
Easton police escort a man in a green costume out of Fisher Field during the Lehigh-Lafayette game Saturday.
Six Lehigh University and Lafayette College students arrested Saturday for alcohol-related violations were hospitalized, police said today.
As Lehigh went on to achieve its fifth straight win over its rival, police were involved in their own struggle to keep highly intoxicated students under control, Bethlehem police Chief Jason Schiffer said.
Bethlehem police arrested eight Lehigh students for underage drinking, one for public drunkenness and two for other violations.
Schiffer said police took a tolerant approach with the students.
“We only made eight arrests, which in and of itself is not that much … and isn’t all that astonishing,” he said. “At least four out of those eight required individuals to go to the hospital for high levels of intoxication, and that’s what I find the most alarming.”
Easton police Capt. Scott Casterline said his patrol had a more peaceful evening. Police arrested five during the game and only two were students.
“The rest were either alumni or people there watching the game,” he said. “One guy who I think was there with family members … I don’t think he had any affiliation with either of the colleges at all.”
Casterline believes only three went to the hospital, two of which were students, and he said that wasn't too bad.
"It's not unusual for a few students to end up in the hospital," he said. "During the course of the game, it wasn't much higher than usual."
A Lafayette student dressed in a full-body green leotard was arrested after he ran out onto the field during the halftime festivities and boogied with the Lafayette dancers.
"He just received a disorderly conduct citation and was ejected from the game," Casterline said, who did not have the name of the student immediately available.
Bethlehem police said several of the Lehigh students arrested were found passed out in streets, two were yelling and throwing furniture into the street, and one was banging loudly on the front door of an unoccupied residence.
Schiffer reiterated that the police don’t intend to keep the students from enjoying themselves.
“They need to be smart and consider their own safety,” he said. “A lot of us are out there trying to look out for them, and it would be a big help if they helped us out.”
Representatives from Lafayette and Lehigh were unavailable for comment Sunday night.