Green Beer Day
Green Beer Day (GBD) is a day-long
Tradition
Students begin to drink as early as 1 to 5 A.M. on Green Beer Day;[6][7] bars in Oxford open at 5 A.M.[8] Many students embark on their first successful entrepreneurial venture on Green Beer Day, selling iconic green shirts[6] to drink in throughout the day. The rise in popularity of this annual celebration has given rise to many pop up apparel companies that sell Green Beer Day apparel in the weeks leading up to the event.[9] One of the consequences of drinking green beer is that it will turn the tongues of party goers green.[10]
University and City of Oxford response
Miami University actively tries to fight Green Beer Day's binge drinking culture and encourages instructors to remove students who arrive to class inebriated on the day.
After the death of a student in 2017 from alcohol-related issues, Miami University President Gregory Crawford met with community leaders to combat binge drinking culture in preparation for Green Beer Day.[11] Oxford liquor license holders agreed to open fewer bars early in the morning, and fraternities agreed to avoid serving hard liquor at parties.[11] Before Green Beer Day, Miami's student government launched a campaign called "Life is Priceless" encouraging students to call 911 and highlighting Miami's Good Samaritan policy.[14]
Students have criticized the University for refusing to recognize one of its biggest traditions, and the Miami Student editorial board has criticized the University for trying to destroy it as a yearly event.
See also
- List of food days
- Beer Day (Iceland)
- Beer Day Britain
- International Beer Day
- International Women's Collaboration Brew Day
- National Beer Day (United States)
References
- ^ "Wild Irish Fun . . .Uptown Oxford". Miami Student. March 10, 1981. p. 6.
- ^ "Green Beer Day at CJ's: Special Drink Prices All Thursday". Miami Student. March 9, 1982. p. 7.
- ^ "Loyal Irish and Others Join to Honor Good Saint Patrick". Miami Student. March 14, 1952.
- ^ Schneider, Brett (February 22, 2010). ""Hunt" embodies Miami spirit". The Miami Student. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ^ WCPO. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ a b Caskey, Liz (February 25, 2010). "Are you smarter than a leprechaun? GBD trivia!". The Miami Student. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ^ a b Williams, Ariana (March 1, 2010). "Oxford preparing for "green beer day"". The Oxford Press. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ^ Fleming, David (April 20, 2009). "The hot highs and cold lows of the Frozen Four". ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ^ "The Green Beer Day Company". Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ "Green Beer Day: A Guide". 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ^ WCPO. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ a b "Green Beer Day tradition ought to be perpetuated". The Miami Student. April 26, 2005. Archived from the original on March 14, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ^ Segell, Tom (February 20, 2009). "Painting the town green". The Miami Student. Archived from the original on March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ Schneider, Brett (February 22, 2010). ""Hunt" embodies Miami spirit". The Miami Student. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ^ Bernard, Noëlle (March 3, 2009). "Graduates celebrate Green Beer Day in Chicago". The Miami Student. Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010.