In an email Thursday morning, Bowdoin administrators urged students partaking in Ivies festivities to consider using an IV filled with vodka instead of a BORG to maintain safety while enjoying the weekend of parties saying, “While we enjoy a Black Out Rage Gallon as much as the average Bowdoin student, there’s simply too much risk involved. Think of all the alcohol you lose if you accidentally leave the BORG somewhere, or worse: spill it. Instead, we are recommending that students use an IV filled with vodka, which will allow the alcohol to be delivered intravenously,” Bill Hardwood, the Associate Vice President of Safety and Security, explained in the email. 

Speaking with “reporters” from The Harpoon about the new guidance, Hardwood remarked that, “in years past, students would get tired of drinking halfway through their BORG and not even finish it. Randy might have been ok with that, but I promise that no students will be sober at Ivies under my watch.” So far, the response from the student body has been mixed. In a post on YikYak, one student said, “using an IV filled with vodka instead of a BORG seems pretty dumb. I mean, won’t people get alcohol poisoning because it’s just gonna be flowing straight into their bloodstream?” 

However, another student replied to the initial post, “shut up loser,” so there are good arguments on both sides.