“It’s a pain to arrange for designated drivers when you want to go to the bars and the party bus to New Bedford gets back to campus really late. “I love that UMass Dartmouth has an on campus bar,” said Vallier. Students enjoy having this alternative made available to them on campus. “Again, the goal is to create a safe environment on campus to drink responsibly, meet other students and have a great time.” “We feel great about offering this service to the students,” said Rooney. They are happy to have this safe option promoting drinking responsibly to the students of age. Our bartenders are fully trained on preventing this.” “The UBar is not a place to guzzle beers and get intoxicated. “We do encourage drinking responsibly,” said Rooney. The UBar is a safe and fun environment where a drink is something to enjoy without going overboard. “Our drinking prices are better and this year we are offering karaoke for additional fun and laughs,” said Rooney. They also added karaoke this year which is awesome! That added a super fun element to the experience.”Īs college students, the ever so popular issue of money is something that can prevent students from having an unwinding experience from the everyday tasks of studying, homework and class lectures. “The prices are great and the bartenders are fellow students-it’s great to be supporting a fellow student. This year they have a few cocktail options in addition to the beers which is great,” said Vallier. “I attended this semester’s grand opening and it was a great time.
Psychology major and minor in business administration, Annie Vallier said she enjoyed the re-opening. The look and feel is that of a real club. “Miller Lite was on hand and did tastings and gave away t shirts. “We had a good turnout for the reopening,” said Rooney. This past Thursday, the UBar celebrated the grand re-opening of the bar with giveaways and a special night for college students, who did not need to travel in order to have a good time. “The UBar is a place on campus to relax, have a drink and enjoy time with your friends…and not having to worry about drinking and driving or relying on bus schedules to and from downtown,” said Rooney. “They wanted a bar to go to on campus and we reacted.”īy having a bar on campus, it helps to keep students safe while enjoying a drink with friends. “We opened the UBar first semester last year,” said the Director of Sales, Catering and Special Events, Sean Rooney. The UBar at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is reopened and back for another year after first opening last year.
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