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Sin City Spring Break

I was in high school when MTV debuted its first-ever foray into spring break mayhem complete with beer-bonging and half-naked college coeds dangling from stripper poles on Daytona Beach. In the 25 years since, the cable network has visited practically every spring break hot spot from Mexico to the Caribbean.

This year MTV decided to bring its seasonal debauchery to Las Vegas where it would go largely unnoticed by the usual acts of hedonism that take place there. Sin City survived MTV’s madness which included five days of live concerts, wet t-shirt contests, boozing and babe oogling. The party just wrapped up on Ash Wednesday (how appropriate), and now the city is hoping that the excessive cable exposure will encourage other spring breakers to choose the Strip as their next vacation destination.

I’m sure there is an excellent reason behind MTV’s choice of Las Vegas as its spring break party headquarters… cha-ching! Apparently, money trumped good sense because given strict state laws on drinking and gambling, the average college student can’t legally partake in the MTV-inspired madness. You need to be 21 to get into the casinos, purchase alcohol and gain entry into topless pool parties and night clubs. So where does that leave most college freshmen, sophomores and juniors?

In the past those kids would head south to sunny spring break vacation destinations with relaxed laws, like Cancun, where college coeds only have to be 18 to drink without penalty of law. However, this year owners of Sin City hotels say they want to host college students looking to let it all hang out on spring break. MGM Resorts International, which operates 10 properties on the Las Vegas Strip, is letting guests stay at any of the resorts and access amenities and events at all of them, including tonight’s concert with Cee Lo Green and The Ting Tings.

Maybe I’m just old, but my idea of a fun spring break doesn’t include gambling and beer bonging on a concrete beach with bad Elvis impersonators.

Where are you going for spring break?

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About Michele Cheplic

Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism. She spent the next ten years as a television anchor and reporter at various stations throughout the country (from the CBS affiliate in Honolulu to the NBC affiliate in Green Bay). She has won numerous honors including an Emmy Award and multiple Edward R. Murrow awards honoring outstanding achievements in broadcast journalism. In addition, she has received awards from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association for her reports on air travel and the Wisconsin Education Association Council for her stories on education. Michele has since left television to concentrate on being a mom and freelance writer.