Students were seen carrying gallon jugs of alcohol, electrolytes and water, known as 'borgs' or 'blackout rage gallons,' over the weekend.
University of Massachusetts Amherst is warning against a TikTok trend after the Amherst Fire Department received 28 calls for ambulance transports over the weekend.
UMass and Amherst officials said in a press release that numerous students were seen carrying “borgs” or “blackout rage gallons,” gallon jugs filled with alcohol, electrolytes and water, during off-campus student gatherings on Saturday. The binge drinking trend gained popularity on the social media app TikTok and has been seen at colleges around the country.
Amherst Police Department and UMass Police responded to numerous calls and arrested two people for underage possession of alcohol.UMass officials said this was the first time the school had seen notable use of borgs, and will assess the events of the weekend and consider changes to alcohol education and intervention.
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