Wow. There are a lot of very thought-provoking posts on this thread, which in itself is very hard to make a decision on.
However, here are some of my thoughts:
A team should ultimately be the one responsible for who they want as their sponsors. If a team does not mind having an acohol or tobacco-related sponsor on their side, more power to them. People come from all different places and backgrounds, and therefor their opinions on which sponsors are "right" and which sponsors are "wrong" are also different. In my own opinion, I am against any form of underage drinking and/or tobacco use, so I probably wouldn't want a sponsor from one of these industries. Of course, this does not mean that because a team could be sponsored by one of these industries, the students are all going to go pick up a six pack and smoke twenty cigarettes, either. It's just my personal opinion that it is better to steer clear from such influences all together.
However, I know that there are many other people who would say differently, and feel completely okay with being sponsored by such companies. Like I said before, the outcome of whether or not we should allow them to sponsor should vary from team to team, depending on their personal preferences.
I hope that made sense and that I wasn't just babbling!
