Carnage UK, one of Britain's most notorious student pub crawls, certainly lives up to its name.
Hundreds of university students hit the streets for a night of drunkenness in Wales' capital Saturday to celebrate this year's event, which boasted a "Pimps and Hoes" theme.
The booze-soaked night in Cardiff, predictably, didn't end well for all parties involved.
Some scantily clad revelers spent the early hours in the passionate embrace of another, while others welcomed dawn slumped over on the street in the hands of paramedics.
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This hard-partying student spends the early morning sitting in the street.
Cardiff's Carnage UK is just one of the many events the organizers have been planning in 44 university towns and cities, many of which will take place over the next two months, for Britain's newest crop of freshmen, The Mirror reported.
As many as 2,500 students turn out for each event, which offers a souvenir T-shirt and admission to select bars and clubs for about $16.
The widespread event, however, doesn't have everyone saying cheers.
Andrew Misell, a spokesman for Wales' Alcohol Concern Cymru, said that the alcohol-filled celebration "doesn't encourage a sensible attitude to alcohol."
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A reveler is restrained as she lashes out at fellow party-goers.
"All the evidence seems to be that people who take part in stuff like that quite often have far too much to drink and end up in a vulnerable state out on the street," Misell told Wales Online back in February.
Some students have earned a rap sheet thanks to the organized benders.
In 2009, student Philip Laing, then 19, was charged with public indecency after he urinated on a poppy wreath at a war memorial following the seven-hour drinking binge. He was sentenced to 250 hours of community service and required to pay a fine.
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The new party hat? A university student dons a traffic cone while participating in the pub crawl. Such carefree behavior is encouraged at Carnage UK, but the event doesn’t end in fun for all. Some end up passed out on the streets or in the care of paramedics.
Misell said that while there is no real "legal basis" to halt the tradition, universities can at least take steps to curb it.
"My understanding is that student unions don't allow Carnage to advertise or recruit on their premises, and that is an example that student unions and universities would be wise to follow," he told Wales Online.
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At Carnage UK and related events, students pay about $16 for a souvenir T-shirt and access to select bars and clubs.
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Students live it up at Carnage UK. Andrew Misell, a spokesman for Wales' Alcohol Concern Cymru, said that the alcohol-filled celebration ‘doesn't encourage a sensible attitude to alcohol.’
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Hundreds of UK university students hit the streets Saturday for a night of drunken revelry in Cardiff. The popular booze fest is among dozens planned throughout Britain to welcome freshmen.
