alcohol

FIU and Bacardi USA Launch New Online Learning Platform on Alcohol Spirits

Maritza De Armas/Staff Writer Anyone can now learn about hospitality entrepreneurship and different alcoholic beverages thanks to a new online learning platform, BacardiTeach.  The hospitality industry, one of the largest in South Florida, was hit hard by the pandemic. Thousands of people within the industry have been laid off. In response, the FIU Chaplin School […]

Uber Drivers May Soon Deny Rides To Drunk Users

Damielys Duarte/Staff Writer In 2016, Uber submitted a patent application for an AI that would determine if a rider is drunk or high, and possibly deny their request for a ride. As Miami gears up as a prime destination for nightlife extravagance and large events that will most definitely involve liquor (such as this weekend’s […]

Football tailgating rules to change in response to focus groups

By: Fernando Marca/Staff Writer   The University has updated and revamped its tailgating experience by changing rules and creating designated drinking zones for the upcoming Fall 2018 Football season. In April 2018, the University began to review its current tailgating policies with the intention of bettering tailgates, according to Anthony DeSantis, assistant vice president for […]

Alcohol is not to blame for violent actions

Priscilla Ferreyra/ Contributing Writer During Memorial Day Weekend at Miami Beach this year, Homestead resident, Ladarian Tyrell Phillips, 30, lost his life over a parking space. Two days after, Mayor Philip Levine held an emergency press conference where he stated stated that he is reconsidering an old proposal that bans the sale of alcohol after […]

Toxicology report shows student died of accidental alcohol, cocaine overdose

“If you like going skiing your going to love fiji lmao,” read a text message using a euphemism for the drug that was sent to Fullilove from the phone of fraternity brother Sean Velazquez. “We practically supply fiu.”

It is not always happy hour

Image by Inertia Tours Spring Break via Flickr Stephanie Piedrahita | Opinion Director steph.piedrahita@fiusm.com   The four years we are given in college are meant to be used wisely. Aside from the career field we choose, we learn how to balance our social and professional lives through making good decisions and reflecting on the bad ones. Finding […]

Students Speak: intoxication and getting intimate

Is being intoxicated an excuse after hooking up

Laws on underage drinking and their repercussions

Contributing writer Shehryar Effendi believes laws on underage drinking lead young adults to move on to harder drugs.

Ladies, know your limits

Staff writer Lauren Bana is concerned that more college women are drinking beyond their limitations.

Art Exhibit reflects portraits of belonging

If pictures are worth a thousand words, then Rolando Dal Pezzo’s speak in several different languages.
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