Graham Parish, a British man celebrating his 26th birthday pretty much ticked all the boxes of what to avoid when enjoying a big night out. Breakingnews.ie reports that:

"A Tipperary court has heard that a hotel guest downed up to 10 shots of spirits in one glass for a party trick before he died from acute alcohol poisoning."

So what are the lessons for students about to hit it hard on their summer or winter holidays.... 

Choose a member of the Royal Family as your partner, any close-up of your partner deserves a 1 x Drink cheers

1 x Drink for anytime the commentators say Britain/British with gusto

1 x Drink anytime you see a Kate and Will tea-towel 

1 x Drink for the naming and onscreen shots of any current or former Head of State

1 x Drink for any time the Charles Diana wedding is mentioned

1 x Drink for any tears, drink again if the person is a member of the Royal family, male or old. E.g Prince Charles = 4 drinks

1 x Drink for anytime Prince Charles looks awkward

Any time Prince Harry appears all players must produce a Nazi salute. The last player to do so must drink

1 x Drink for anytime the Queen purses her lips and looks as if a doctor is using some ice-cold implements on her nether regions

If Elton John is spotted the last person to shout "Candle in the Wind" must drink

Finish vessel and lower Union Jack if the Bride runs 

Finish your vessel if/when the Bride gets given away

Sink your vessel and sing "Rule Britannia" for the balcony kiss

The winner of the game is the last one singing "God Save The Queen" who actually means it.

Are you playing our drinking game? Are you feeling feverently British? Tell us and remember....Disqus!   . . read more

That 'problem' is the innate human desire to get fucked up and remove mind from body. 

How frequently this is done defines you. Once a year you're a saint, once a week you're a binger, a day and you're an alcoholic. The way it's done is also important, but we all know the tags we give for addicts. The fact is that this need is in everybody.

And if it's not you've probably replaced it with some transcendental crap like religion that supposedly gives similar highs to true believers. Fuck that, who has the time or the will to worship something so destructive.

Instead I say this to the government or anybody who scorns me.

What business is it of yours what I take into my body - as long as I do not harm another human being on this planet?

My body is my temple and I'll repaint the walls with vomit when I want to. 

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Combining the intense rigour of investigative journalism with self-harm, abuse and larrikinism the boys in Mexico bring you the first Homepagepresents, travelling halfway across Mexico to the picturesque Puerto Vallarta, we take a serious look into the lives of young Mexicans as they struggle to make it through the difficulties and obstacles faced as a University student.

"Poignant, moving a piece of documentary brilliance, this is only a preview of what homepageDAILY can do" The Herald

"Bringing tears and laughter at the same time, Sean Maguire is an absolute genius who's work shall surely spiral him into the Hollywood A-list of Directors" - Entertainment Los Angeles

Have you recently returned from Spring Break? What are your stories of glory? Watch, think and remember... Disqus!!!  . . read more

While a lot of what McCreevy spoke about in regards to how peace was achieved wasn't revelatory, there was one point he mentioned that really struck home for me.

McCreevy recounted how impossible it would have been 25 years ago to imagine an Ireland that was as peaceful and prosperous as it is today.

Really makes you wonder which of today's 'impossible problems' will be solved by people who have the vision to never confuse what the world is to what it can be. 

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Students that join the initiative started last month by freshman Brian Pilchik can download a program that allows scientists to remotely harness energy from their computers and use it to power computations for research in a wide variety of fields- by Sarah Tralins (The Tufts Daily)   . . read more