Word: kegs
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...death of anyone from alcohol poisoning. But those drinking puritans, hailing from Boston and University Hall alike, who claim that their draconian new policies towards underage student drinking at the Game (and across campus) will help to prevent alcohol poisoning may have had a few too many themselves. The keg ban in 2002 only made many tailgates switch to serving hard alcohol—a far more dangerous brew than anything Harpoon can cook up. Renewing the keg ban will renew this danger...
...this year’s Harvard-Yale tailgate, not only will the infamous keg ban remain in place, but also the Boston Police Department will be stepping up its presence, possibly forcing an ID check at the pregame festivities...
...piece, Lewis crafted a careful argument which pointed out that kegs often lead to overconsumption of alcohol and thus more alcohol poisoning relative to cans, because the quantity of beer consumed from a keg is difficult to track. He also pointed out that “the higher cost of canned beer than kegs is actually an argument in favor [of the ban],” because it could lead to the purchase of a smaller quantity of beer due to the higher cost...
...policy than “out of tailgate sight, out of mind.” It’s time for those folks in University Hall to take a realistic view of the situation and enact policies which, rather than being token jabs at the perceived problem like the keg ban, actually show some regard for student safety...
...Dean Gross has suggested to me that he may be open to lifting the keg ban,” Mahan said. “I think it’s possible that we can find a solution that would allow the deans to drop the keg ban as long as other safety precautions are in place...