Party in the UGA indeed.

According to the Athens-Clarke County jail log, 20 University of Georgia students were arrested overnight Thursday on variety of alcohol-related charges, including underage possession of alcohol, DUI and open containers.

A story in The Red & Black Friday reveals that in the last two weeks since UGA was named the No. 1 party school, University police reported 23 drug- and alcohol-related arrests, which was up from 15 arrests during the same time period in 2009, 13 in 2008 and 18 in 2007. The 20 arrests overnight Thursday bumps that to 43 arrests.

Tonight University and ACC police departments are conducting checkpoints to ensure the safety of drivers on Athens’ streets and highways.

Last May, around the Cinco de Mayo holiday, these vehicle checkpoints resulted in 23 people arrested on alcohol-related charges, 11 of whom were affiliated with the University community. With last spring’s St. Patrick’s Day traffic stops came 45 alcohol-related arrests. Ten of those were University students or staff.