After losing Amanda, talk about drinking             Article        

Kids don't know as much as they think they do about alcohol..Published: November 03, 2007

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Minnesota State-Mankato Drinking Death Victim    BAC Minnesota woman drinks to death on 21st birthday in Mankato

 Last Edited: Friday, 09 Nov 2007, 2:17 PM CST Created: Friday, 09 Nov 2007, 2:17 PM CST        Top of  page                  Article         

MANKATO, Minn.  -- Amanda had a blood alcohol level of 0.46 according to an autopsy.

"Mankato police say they have rarely seen a level of intoxication so high -- five times the legal limit to drive.

Mankato, binge drinkers 'dodge a bullet' many times

By Jeff Shelman, Star Tribune          Article

Last update: November 17, 2007 – 4:01 PM                 Top of  page

"Policing the streets of Mankato, home to a university campus with 14,000 students, means dealing with underage drinkers. For Jerry Huettl, Mankato's director of public safety, it's surprising that more of them don't suffer the same fate as Amanda Jax, who died of alcohol poisoning after she turned 21 last month. "To us it was not a matter of if, it was a matter of when," Huettl said."

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Jeff Shelman • jshelman@startribune.com

A dangerous rite of passage           Article

Reaching legal drinking age is a milestone for many young people. But wild 'I'm an adult now' partying can lead to serious trouble - or death.

 By Jeff Shelman and Tom Horgen, Star Tribune

 Last update: November 17, 2007 * 5:13 PM

 Comprehensive article regarding alcohol based birthday celebrations.

 Jeff Shelman * jshelman@startribune.com

Our View : Bingeing is not just a local issue

Published December 26, 2007 05:43 pm - MSU's campus summitt on binge drinking was not a solution to the problem, but it was a start on one.

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Editorial with the following conclusion:

"These are the kinds of suggestions we are hearing in Mankato, or have already discussed. We are, of course, fully aware that persons determined to binge drink will find a way with or without stricter community controls, but by understanding that we are not alone — that other communities grapple with the same challenges — we can perhaps steel ourselves to tackle the issue of binge drinking and insure that we are moving toward seriously addressing this societal problem, knowing that we cannot afford to allow forums and conferences to end there."

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Amanda Jax: Rum, whiskey, vodka, beer, more

The Blue Earth county attorney provides a vivid picture of the free-flowing booze that led to Amanda Jax's death.                                            Article

By PAUL WALSH, Star Tribune                            Top of  page

Last update: January 1, 2008 - 6:00 PM

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"Amanda Jax's fateful night of drinking with friends to celebrate her 21st birthday started with a beer or two at an apartment, then more beer at a Mankato bar, then a whiskey shot, a shot of rum and a cherry schnapps drink, according to a report from the Blue Earth County attorney's office. Even after Jax started passing out, someone bought her a "stoplight" made with vodka."

"When the young woman from Mayer, Minn., lay down on a bar stool next to a bartender, he and another person carried her out to a car, and Jax's friends declined an offer of more help. By the next morning, Jax was dead and tests later showed her blood-alcohol level was 0.46 percent."