Remember the good ol’ days? The days when dull-brained college students could slam back a case of cheap domestic swill, yet suffer only fleeting embarrassment?

“Tyler, bro, do you realize what you did to the statue near the campus promenade last night? Things got weird. Jennifer says she never wants to hang out with us again now. Thanks a lot!”

These days, however, getting ripped out of your mind on Pabst Blue Ribbon, bottom shelf whiskey, and other goodies can lead to long-lasting public shame and ridicule. Just ask the North Carolina State University students featured on “Wolfpack Passout,” a Twitter page loaded with up-close pictures of college students who have, you guessed it, passed out due to heavy partying. An ABC news affiliate in Raleigh reported on it and the reaction from students and campus officials here.

Partying is not new. Being an immature college student isn’t new, either. But the phenomenon of becoming an overnight social media sensation for all of the wrong reasons is. And while I may laugh hysterically at the idiocy of these amateur booze hounds, the parents and taxpayers who are paying for their tuition probably don’t (and shouldn’t) share my lightheartedness on the matter. Future employers may take issue with the pictures, too.

Of course, these Twitter-famous students are not in the minority; debauchery like this happens at universities all over the country, and not infrequently.

College used to be reserved for serious students and future intellectuals. Now it’s flooded with boobs representing the lowest common denominator.