--- description: This student didn't let a DWI stop her from getting where she needs to go title: Student With a DWI Uses Barbie Jeep to Get Around Campus image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Student With a DWI Uses Barbie Jeep to Get Around Campus by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 3, 2015 10:44 PM CUT by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 3, 2015 10:44 PM CUT When life handed this Texas State student a DWI-sized lemon, she made lemonade. Tara Monroe, a junior at Texas State, was spotted zipping around campus in her tiny Barbie Jeep after having her license suspended for refusing to take a breathalyzer test after a rap concert, according to [MySanAntonio.com](http://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/article/College-junior-rides-her-Barbie-Jeep-adound-6478450.php#photo-8564702 "undefined"). Her dad brought her a bike to replace the car she could no longer drive, but Monroe thinks biking around campus “sucks.” “Like really sucks,” the 20-year-old told the website. So, she got innovative. She tracked down a little girl unloading a Barbie Jeep via craigslist, bought the car for $60, and drove off in the sunset. > [](https://twitter.com/THECOUNTnews/status/639484797899771904) Folks around town (and on the internet) have really gotten a kick out of seeing the 20-year-old buzz around campus, living out the fantasy of Barbie girls across the globe and Monroe relishes the attention. > [](https://twitter.com/SallyPancakes/status/639544558993473536) “This is the best way I could have gotten my 15 minutes of fame,” she said. “Basically, it was the best decision I’ve made in college, yet.” \[[MySanAntonio.com](http://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/article/College-junior-rides-her-Barbie-Jeep-adound-6478450.php#photo-8564702 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4022451/barbie-jeep-dwi/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4022451/barbie-jeep-dwi/"},"headline":"Student With a DWI Uses Barbie Jeep to Get Around Campus","datePublished":"2015-09-03T22:44:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:24:17.728Z","description":"She's living in a Barbie world","url":"https://time.com/4022451/barbie-jeep-dwi/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Barbie"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4022451/barbie-jeep-dwi/","name":"Student With a DWI Uses Barbie Jeep to Get Around Campus"}}]}] ```