Auraria campus pub crawl

Despite its prestigious demeanor, Auraria offers a few locations where students can get smashed—the Advocate does not endorse getting smashed, we just realize that it happens. In honor of St. Patty's Day, or Easter, or Steve's birthday, here are some campus destinations where you can wet your whistle. 

The Cimarron: The reputation is that the food here leaves a lot to be desired, but you really can't mess up beer from a tap or wine from a bottle. With prices ranging from $3 to $5 for these drinks alongside the ability to purchase two drinks at once (buy two, and when you're done with the first, you go back for the other), you can do some serious drinking in a short amount of time without spending too much money. 

Pete's Arena: After you start things off at the Cimarron, crawl on over to Pete's for their special of two slices of pizza and a beer for $6. You can add an additional beer for $3, or, if you want to get a little more exotic, drink up the plethora of Mike's Hard Lemonades in all their glorious flavors. Although one of these costs around $5, it still beats $8 martinis and you get to eat yummy macaroni and cheese or baked potato pizzas with it. 

The Quick Zone: If drinking isn't really your style, or if you want to combine your four or more glasses of alcohol with something else for a bigger kick (once again, the Advocate does not endorse this, but it happens), stop in the zone and get Bulled. That's code for "Go buy lots of Red Bull." And if you're really masochistic you can top everything off with a dosage of DayQuil—but be careful, because you might end up barfing all over your lab partner, or passing out on the bus, or performing horrible music in the Tivoli commons.

In the end, your professor really can't be that angry if half the class shows up drunk. It's not our fault that they hold class on St. Patty's Day, or Easter, or Steve's birthday. And thanks to the Tivoli's convenient location, at least there won't be any driving involved.