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BeWell Campaign Seeks to Redefine Alcohol Norms

By Laura Zhang September 14, 2012

Georgetown’s first-ever Social Norms Campaign, which aims to promote responsible drinking on campus, will begin this Monday. Health Education Services is launching the campaign as part of its annual...

Shake it Up: Tools for a Novice Bartender

By Preston Mui August 31, 2012

New York City does drinks fancy. At the first bar I visited there this summer, I spent an unreasonable amount of money on a tequila cocktail made with clarified peach juice. It was poured over a two-and-a-half-inch...

Condoms, Alcohol found on Dahlgren Chapel Steps

By Sarah Kaplan May 2, 2012

The steps of Dahlgren Chapel were found littered with condom wrappers and cups of alcohol late Tuesday night. Ron Boehmer (COL '12), who was studying in Macguire Hall at the time of the incident,...

Pint by Pint

By Mairead Reilly February 21, 2012

As the first commercial brewery to operate within the District of Columbia in decades, D.C. Brau is spearheading the push to revive Washington’s beer culture while also fighting for the political...

DPS Blotter

By DPS Blotter January 27, 2012

Thursday, Jan.19, 2012 Alcohol Violation, Village A, 1:18 a.m. A Department of Public Safety officer investigating a noise complaint discovered the underage occupants of a room consuming alcoholic...

Aiming to Boost Tax Revenues, DC Revises Liquor Sale Hours

By Tyler Sanborn October 25, 2011

Select bars and restaurants are now permitted to start serving alcohol at 8 a.m. on Sundays in accordance with new Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration policies effective Oct. 1. Liquor...

After Drop, Alcohol Violations Spike 30% in 2010

By Kelly Church October 4, 2011

Reported crime on-campus began to decline in 2010, but alcohol violtions jumped 30 percent in the same period, according to the Department of Public Safety's 2010 Crime Awareness and Campus Security...

Report: Alcohol, Studying Key to GPA

By Jacqueline Wangel April 5, 2011

A study by Todd Wyatt, a doctoral student at George Mason University, has found that the "work hard, play hard" attitude of students at many elite universities negatively affects their GPAs. The study...

Georgetown’s Alcohol-Related Incidents 50% Higher Than GWU’s

By Glenn Russo March 29, 2011

Medical responders treated 50 percent more alcohol-related incidents per student at Georgetown than at nearby The George Washington University last semester. When adjusted for the relative sizes...

‘Whipahols’ Rise in Student Popularity

By Kelly Church December 3, 2010

With companies now releasing "whipahol" - alcohol-infused whipped cream - many speculate that the new product may be filling the void left by the ban on Four Loko. Brands of the whipped cream such...

4 Loko Frenzy Hits Campus

By Lili Dodderidge November 2, 2010

Local liquor stores report significant increases in sales of the popular alcoholic beverage Four Loko, and most students praise the product, which is known for its potentially dangerous combination of...

A Smarter AlcoholEdu

By The Editorial Board October 15, 2010

AlcoholEdu may be a rite of passage for students, but it's time to shake up the close to three-hour ordeal. Designed to provide alcohol safety education, AlcoholEdu perennially becomes a running joke...

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