Penn State has decided any student throwing objects at Beaver Stadium will be ejected, referred to the Office of Judicial Affairs and possibly arrested.

If the student is found guilty, that individual will be permanently banned from attending another Penn State football game until after graduation.

Finally, the university is taking a proactive stance against these people. For far too long, students have had to worry about flying water bottles and getting hit with nacho cheese after a Nittany Lion touchdown.

These problems take away from every fan's enjoyment of the game. During the game against Louisiana Tech, there was a time in the third quarter when students from two different sections were throwing various items at one another while the game was going on.

All in all, 35 people were ejected and two people were treated for injuries, including one woman who had a fractured orbital bone.

The people tossing water bottles didn't have any intentions of causing injuries. But if they were not throwing anything, injured students as well as hundreds of fans could have really gotten their money's worth last Saturday.

Right now Penn State said its new plan will address this problem. However, words are just that -- words. Enforcing this policy will be a difficult task. The lines entering the stadium were already long and the full enforcement of Beaver Stadium's security policy has exacerbated that problem.

University officials can prevent those thrown out from buying new season tickets next year, but what is to prevent these people from buying alumni tickets or buying student tickets from scalpers?

The university must set a clear and practical policy to prevent these hooligans getting around the rule.

If security guards have to check a list to see which students are forbidden from watching a game at Beaver Stadium, then the lines and the wait could be hellacious.

Speed is important in enacting this new policy, but without careful thought and solid planning, this idea might not be that successful.

Students who obey the stadium's policy shouldn't worry about the crackdown. For the minority that take it upon themselves to ruin a Saturday afternoon for others, grow up or face the consequences.