Drinking it in

Some teens have traded in their childhood party games like Twister mats and fictitious Monopoly money for redSolo cups and beer funnels as social expectations transform with age. Drinking games, such as beer pong and rage cage in which players try to bounce ping pong balls into cup, usually involve consuming alcohol as a penalty. “Sophomore year I switched friend groups and started going to parties,�...

Although San Francisco’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration attracts nearly 100,000 attendees every year, the party only lasts a few hours for hoards of intoxicated attendees who promptly pass out on couches after “celebrating Irish pride.” “The city holds these big events for holidays, like St. Patrick’s Day, where people dress up and have fun, but lately it’s turned into a ti...