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...With its corrugated iron roofing, bare concrete floors, and red plastic tables and chairs, there's little to distinguish the coffee shop that regulars call "HQ" from other similar establishments on Indonesia's Batam Island. But this is not just another place to eat noodles and drink beer. Batam is only a 15-minute ferry ride away from Singapore, the world's busiest port, and "HQ" is the rendezvous for scores of Indonesian sailors looking for work. Legitimate jobs are hard to come by, however, and that's why, says a thin, short man who calls himself Nurdin...
...years ago. There were more lines for food this time, preventing excessive waiting time for hungry tailgaters. And although the Athletics Department banned U-Hauls and the College banned kegs from the tailgate venue, House Committees and student groups were given ample room, and ample though under-utilized beer, to make up for their loss, at least in part...
...hard alcohol. “People were just carrying jugs around with Jack Daniels, vodka and tequila,” he said. But the presence of hard liquor at The Game was directly attributable to Harvard’s ill-conceived ban on kegs. As predicted, the official beer supply, funded in part by the council, HoCos and the College, was no substitute for private kegs. To be sure, we understand that the College cannot condone underage alcohol consumption, and thus it is unlikely to rescind the ban. But without the option of kegs at future tailgates, student groups...
...week at Arizona State University in Tempe. Two of the suits have been resolved in the society's favor. "These students have the right to restrict membership based on their beliefs," says Steven Aden, who represents the Hastings chapter. Gay students there responded to the suit by organizing a beer bash to "toast diversity" and signing a petition calling for Hastings to stand by its policy. Dina Haddad of the Hastings chapter is hoping the group's legal winning streak will continue. But until the issue is resolved, she says, "we'll just keep on praying." --By Peter Bailey
...won’t deter anything. Buying 30 packs of beer will go up, buying cheap vodka will go up,” Dolin said. “You may have more alcohol overdoses and possibly more deaths,” Dolin said...