The University of Massachusetts in Amhurst warned its students about a new drinking trend after 28 ambulances were called to off-campus parties over the weekend.
The drinking trend entails mixing and drinking gallon jugs with a mix of alcohol, electrolytes, flavoring, and water, known as “blackout rage gallons” or BORGs. The university said students were observed carrying these jugs of alcoholic drink mix on Saturday during the annual “Blarney Blowout,” an unsanctioned drinking party that precedes St. Patrick’s Day.
