April 9, 2004

Students Sue for Right to Drink Cheaply

By BETHANY BROIDA

Faced with higher prices at local bars, many students might simply have embraced an American campus tradition by drinking in their residences or at their fraternities. But two students at the University of Wisconsin at Madison opted for a different American tradition. They sued.

In a complaint filed in state court last month, the students allege that 24 local bars illegally fixed their prices -- an agreement that would violate antitrust laws -- by voluntarily eliminating

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