Beer Bike parade undergoing vast changes, new plan to be selected

In recent years, the format of the Beer Bike parade has been the subject of intense scrutiny by student leaders and administration alike. With increased concerns about liability and rising costs to safely operate the event, we are forced to reevaluate the event yet again.Dean of Undergraduates John Hutchinson asked me to seek ways to ease concerns about the safety of the parade. I elected to approach the Campus-Wide Beer Bike Committee, which is composed of myself, the area coordinators, Rice Program Council executives and the college coordinators, to open a dialogue about this issue. The committee discussed several options and agreed that student input was absolutely necessary before any final decision could be made. Learning from mistakes made in previous years, we are seeking your input on how to best change the parade.