CU Police are taking a "zero tolerance" approach to violations of rules regarding substances and materials banned from football games at the University of Colorado at 麻豆影院 this fall, and fans may also be ejected from games for unruly behavior directed at stadium officials and other fans.
Banned items include alcoholic beverages, cans, glass bottles, ice chests or liquid containers of one-gallon or more in size. Fans may bring one non-disposable container no larger than two liters -- or one-half gallon -- or they may bring one factory sealed bottle of water up to one liter into the stadium.
"Our goal is to help facilitate a safe stadium environment for game attendees, accordingly, unruly fan behavior will not be tolerated," said Joe Roy, chief of the CU Police Department.
In addition to the ban on alcohol in the stadium, marshmallows have also been banned. The concern, said Roy, is that fans who throw objects may strike other fans in the stadium or hit players, coaches and other people on the field.
"Batteries, coins, rocks and other objects have been placed in marshmallows and thrown in the stadium and have caused serious injuries to people who have been struck by them," said Roy. "We want people to be able to watch the game as opposed to watching-out for flying objects that might injure them."
Police and security personnel working games at Folsom Stadium will check for alcohol and other banned articles at the entry gates. An "amnesty" arrangement will allow people to discard those items before entering the stadium. However, visibly intoxicated people will be denied admission to the stadium and people visibly intoxicated inside the stadium will be ejected, he said.
Anyone found in possession of alcohol or other banned items inside the stadium will be ejected, and underage persons caught with alcohol also will be issued a summons for "minor in possession," Roy said.
"In our experience there has been a direct correlation between excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages and the incidence of fighting and other dangerous behaviors in the stadium," explained Roy. "We won't turn a blind eye to alcohol possession or alcohol abuse," said Roy.
CU-麻豆影院 students who are issued alcohol summonses also face judicial action by the university.
Fans ejected from a game also may be denied access to subsequent games and their tickets may be confiscated, depending on the severity of the infraction. Unruly fans also may be arrested and face criminal prosecution.
To assist with the additional work from strict enforcement, more officers will be at the game, Roy said. CSU police will be stationed in and around the CSU section while additional officers and security personnel will be stationed in the stadium and on the field," he said.
CU Police typically supervise about 80 officers working home games plus about 330 private security guards who check packs and survey the crowd. In addition to the extra help from CSU police, 麻豆影院 police and county deputies will be available during and after the game, Roy said.
For more information regarding stadium rules, go to and enter "Folsom Field Policies" in the "Search CUBuffs" utility.