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Runners cross the start line of the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Hopkinton, Mass.

Safety

How to Celebrate Marathon Monday While Staying Safe and Healthy

April 16, 2025

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Local

The Weekender: November 21 to 24

November 20, 2024

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Nightlife

Six Bars to Try Now That Allston’s Tavern in the Square Has Shuttered

June 3, 2024

Photo: A fully stocked bar with dozens of different bottles of hard alcohol.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Massachusetts Has a Budget Shortfall: Raising Alcohol Taxes Could Help

January 25, 2024

Photo: A group of people sitting at a table in a restaurant hold up their wine glasses for a toast.

Voices & Opinion

POV: Scrapping the State’s Liquor License Law Makes Economic Sense

January 8, 2024

Image: Composite photo of three jug gallons of water. Each jug is in it's own column and overlaid with a bright color. From left to right, the columns are colored bright green, blue, and a light red.

Safety

Students May Think BORG Drinking Is Safe. It’s Not

April 11, 2023

Photo: Friedland, a woman with shoulder-length black hair and a white button up top on, stands over the crowd at her wine bar, Rebel Rebel. She is smiling. The table is set with a tablecloth and candlesticks that are lit. A white man sits in front of where she stands and looks across the table.

STUDENT SOMMELIER

At Somerville’s Rebel Rebel, MET Student Pours a New Outlook on Wine Bars

March 28, 2023

Supporters cheered in June as the Massachusetts Senate overrode a veto of licensing undocumented drivers, but repeal of the license law is on the November 8 ballot. Photo by David L. Ryan/Boston Globe via Getty Images

Politics

Should Undocumented Immigrants Be Allowed to Get a Driver’s License?

October 21, 2022

A bartender pours a cocktail out of a shaker and into a high glass

Voices & Opinion

POV: Will Bringing Back “Happy Hours” Make Us Happy?

September 19, 2022

Student Health

What You Need to Know about BU’s Good Samaritan Policy

September 1, 2021

Collage of photos from Boston University Collegiate Recovery Program Instagram

Recovery

Recovery@BU Photo Project Aims to Promote Awareness

December 15, 2020

View of 'the grotto' by Nickerson Field on the Boston University Charles River Campus

COVID on Campus

Six Students Given Deferred Suspensions after Weekend Party

October 2, 2020

View of 'the grotto' by Nickerson Field on the Boston University Charles River Campus

COVID on Campus

Students Could Face Suspension for Weekend Party Violating COVID Rules

September 28, 2020

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Voices & Opinion

POV: New Federal Recommendations for Alcohol Use: Less Is better

September 5, 2020

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Addiction

Students in Recovery Face Challenges from Social Distancing

May 27, 2020

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Public Health

Alcohol Transports Increased This Past Semester over Fall 2018

January 28, 2020

A group of women march holding signs that read "We want beer 1933" and American flags.

Voices & Opinion

POV: The 100th Anniversary of Prohibition Reminds Us That Bans Rarely Work

January 17, 2020

Detail photo of red and blue police car lights lit up at night.

Alcohol

Fall Alcohol Patrols Resume This Weekend

September 6, 2019

police officers patrolling at kenmore square near the finish line of the boston marathon

Safety

Boston Marathon Security: No Backpacks, Drones, Rooftop/Porch Gatherings

April 12, 2019

boston marathon onlookers poking their heads out of windows

Safety

FAQs about Hosting a Safe Marathon Party

April 10, 2019

FAQs about Hosting a Safe Marathon Party