Jared Kenyon learned a hard lesson last Thursday morning.

Kenyon, 19, a freshman in engineering, woke up at Mary Greeley Medical Center at about 6 a.m., after drinking a fifth of vodka Wednesday night.

Sunday, Kenyon said he definitely will not be drinking again any time soon.

He said his blood-alcohol level was .364. A person is considered legally intoxicated when his or her blood-alcohol-level reaches .10, according to Iowa law.

Jason Keen, resident assistant for Larch Hall, reported a possible alcohol overdose in Kenyon’s room, 5310 Larch Hall, Thursday at about 12:30 a.m.

“Another one of the residents on my floor had seen him, and was in his room with him and came to get me,” Keen said.

Keen said he went down to Kenyon’s room when he was informed of the situation.

“He was there, and he was completely unresponsive to any talking or yelling or touching him at all,” Keen said. “He couldn’t be woken up so I just called emergency services and stayed with him until the ambulance arrived.”

Department of Public Safety officer Lt. Isra Harahap responded to the call.

Upon arrival, Harahap reported he found Kenyon unresponsive. Kenyon was transported to Mary Greeley Medical Center by ambulance for an alcohol overdose.

Mary Greeley reported Kenyon was admitted at about 2 a.m. and dismissed later that morning at 10:15 a.m.

Keen said he has dealt with similar situations (in which a resident was unresponsive due to alcohol) during on-duty RA responsibilities, but had never had it happen to someone who lived on his floor before.

“To be honest it was kind of scary,” he said. “It being one of my residents, I was concerned about him and I wanted to be sure that he was okay.”

Kenyon said he was given six liters of saline at the hospital. He said he did not go to classes the next day, although he could have.

Most of the guys that live on his floor in Larch have been “really good about it,” Kenyon said.

“It’s the parents thing, you know,” he said. “They’re not happy about it, especially when they’re going to get the hospital bill and the ambulance bill.”

Kenyon said his roommate called his parents that night and his dad came to the hospital, even though he does not live very close.

Keen said he now has to file a report about the incident with the Department of Residence.

Keen said he does not know exactly what will happen next, but he said a typical handling of any underage resident involved in drinking is to require the student to undergo an alcohol assessment.

Based on the assessment, Keen said, Kenyon may receive sanctions or be removed from the residence halls.