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THE RED AND BLACK
An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community
Athens, Ga. Volume 94, No. 1 7
Tuesday, October 21,1986
News 543-1809 Advertising 543-1791
Chrb llarmon/The Ked and Black
Two bars open to underaged
T.K.’s and 40-Watt change admission policy
By Christy Richards
Itrd 4 ltd Itlaik Senior Hr poll n
Two more Athens bars have
opened their doors to University stu
dents under the legal drinking age,
despite the increased burden of en
forcement the move places on the
bars, owners said Monday.
T.K. Harty's Saloon began al
lowing minors, aged 18 to 20, in the
bar last Wednesday, owner Richard
Middleton said
The 40-Watt Club started a plan
last night of having all-age shows
Mondays through Wednesdays, said
owner Doug Hoechst.
During the rest of the week, the
club is too busy to monitor and en
force the drinking age effectively,
he said
"It’s been a lot of work and head
aches setting up the new system,”
Hoechst said. “It creates a lot of in
conveniences when we have un
derage people in because we can
only sell one drink per person and
have to monitor who is drinking "
At t.k Harty's, people 21 and
over wear hospital bracelets that
can only be removed by cutting
them or breaking them, Middleton
said.
The wrist band system is more ef
fective than hand stamping because
the bands are easier to see, he said.
"We have two or three people
each night checking to make sure
that only those with the bands are
drinking,” Middleton said. “Also,
we sell only one drink at a time per
person and serve only alcoholic bev
erages in cups, so they are easier to
spot.”
Security increases needed to en
force the drinking restrictions have
increased the costs to the bar, he
said.
However, much of T.K. Harty's
business is with the college-age
First down
War mi Kulbn i/Tht* H«l and HU k
Tate's not five. 10. 15 and he's brought down at the 40
yard line by the referee. Actually, the referee was
brought down by Georgia running back Lars Tate (32)
and part of the Vanderbilt Commodores defensive
squad in the third quarter of Saturday's gridiron clash
between the two teams. Hopefully, the referee knew
what he was getting into before he took the job. Hut
then, such are the hazards of calling a football game.
At least, something good happened Saturday: the Bull
dogs walloped Vandy 38-16. But how many people would
feel a (ieorgia victory is worth being tackled by a run
ning back? The referees probably will be more de
fensive themselves in (Georgia's nest game against the
I'niiersit) of Kentucky
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11CIV/1 UCC •
VGA police crack down on drinking
By Bill Kent
Hrd and Hlat k Senior Itt-pui tn
University police proved this weekend that they are
serious about enforcing the new drinking age. officials
said Monday.
“The campus police had their third major drive
across the entire campus on Friday night to try to en
force the law more effectively," said University police
Chief Luther Smart.
University police arrested 54 underage students
Friday, and 27 of these were taken to the Athens-Clarke
County jail for failure to provide identification, he said.
Officers placed tilers on bulletin lioards throughout
the University and informed local radio stations to in
sure that students knew of the planned enforcement, he
said.
"We weren't trying to surprise or hassle students. We
are just doing our job of enforcing the law," he said. "I
can't promise you how long those fliers stayed up
though"
However, misunderstandings have caused problems
for students, Smart said.
"Some students think lhal we can’t arrest them if
they are not carrying identification to prove their age,
but this is just not the case,” Smart said.
The law slates that a person is required to prove his
age with legitimate identification or go to jail until the
police discovers his true age. he said
"Also many students think that they can give their
drivers license to the policeman and go pay their fine
like with a traffic violation, but violators of drinking
laws are required to appear in court," Smart said
Student opinions on enforcement of the drinking age
law varied.
University junior Penny Hughes, 20, said she is upset
about the enforcement because she feels it will cut
down on how much she can go out to bars and parties.
Some students said they felt the police used selective
enforcement in their alcohol-related arrests this
weekend.
"The (studentsi caught were not really drunk and
were not causing trouble and I think that is unlair en
forcement." said Brumby Hall resident Jyoti Gupta, a
sophomore business major
But police denied the allegation of selective enforce
ment.
Although Smart said 15 to 20 officers were on duty
this weekend instead of the usual eighl officers lhal
work an ordinary shift, they weren’t congregated in
any particular spot
"The force distributed itself all over the campus to
check for offenders, but the majority of arrests occured
outside residence halls and fraternity houses because
that was where the drinkers were, said Lisa Boone,
administrative assistant for the Universtiv Police De
partment
Smart said his department made no arrests inside
any of the campus buildings because University policy
is to allow residence halls to enforce the drinking age
inside the building unless the University police receive
a complaint.
In addition. University police don't enter fraternity
houses to enforce drinking laws, unless the fraternity is
having an open party, he said.
The Athens Police Department also arrested several
underage drinkers this weekend, several of whom were
University students, a police official said.
“We arrested 17 people who were under 21 for alcohol
possession on Friday night," said Maj Mark Wallace,
uniform division commander for the Athens Police De
partment.
Punishment for violating the drinking age law varies,
depending on several variables, said Judge Kent bn
rence of the Athens State Distict Court.
"If convicted, first offenders face a maximum of :to
days (prison 1 confinement or a maximum $300 fine or
both, Lawrence said. "After a second conviction, an
offender can receive up to a 12-month prison sentence
pr a $5,000 fine or both
After an individual is taken to jail, he must pay a $500
bond before being released This fee is refunded after
the case is resolved in courts, said Major Lyon, jail
commander for the Athens jail
people who can drink no longer,
Middleton said
The 40-Watt Club and O'Malley’s
also serve only one drink per
person.
O'Malley's Tavcrti was the first
bar in Athens to admit underage
people, owner Ken Fulgham said.
"On March 1, we started
stamping hands to distinguish be
tween those who can and can’t
drink," he said. "It has been very
effective, and we've only had two
incidences of underage people being
caught drinking."
Fulgham has doubled his security
staff in an effort to enforce the rule
All the bar owners agreed that the
law unfairly limits the social lives
of 18 to 20 year olds.
I don't know too many 18 to 20
year olds who want to hang around
with teenagers," Hoechst said. "It's
unfair."
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-A.’s Wasted Youth stand outside the Wall which will now be open to minors
Construction of Bio-Sciences
Complex may begin
By David Winfrey
Itrd ami Black Senior Itrptu Irr
Work on the long-awaited Biolog
ical Sciences Complex could start
n<*xt summer if the Georgia General
Assembly approves funding early in
their next session, a University offi
cial said Monday
“We are hoping that some time by
next summer we can begin con
struction,” said Robert Bugbce. ad
ministrative director of the
University budget division.
Once completed, the complex will
house the genetics department and
the biochemistry department on the
site where Fain, Dudley and Griggs
halls now stand behind Tucker Hall
on Green Street.
The Board of Regents have asked
Governor Joe Frank Harris to rec
ommend to the general assembly
the approval of $24.5 million to
finish funding of the complex, said
Fredrick Branch, vice chancellor
for facilities said.
i know of no indications that it
won’t (passi," Branch said.
The legislature's session begins
Jan. 12 and after approval from the
legislature, a bond issue will be
made and construction will begin
after the University recieves money
from the bonds, he said.
“In all likelihood, we won’t have
cash until April or May of next
year," he said.
Operating expenses will be a pri
mary concern after the building is
summer
constructed, Bugbee said Oper
ating costs budgets are allotted on
the state level by a ‘square tootage
formula," and Bugbee said he ex
pected the allotment for the com
plex to fall short because it's a
"high cost building "
"When you have a lot of labs,
your maintenance expense is
usually double.” Bugbee said
Relocation plans for people cur
rently working in Fain. Dudley and
Griggs halls are uncertain, he said
The University Art Department
uses Griggs Hall for jewelry
making, a painting lab, individual
offices and graduate painting stu
dios Fain and Dudley halls house
administrative offices in the College
of Education
Weapons ID’d as Soviet rocket fuses
JUPITER ISLAND, Fla (API -
Army experts Sunday identified
weapons that drifted ashore as fuses
for Soviet rockets, but whom the de
vices belonged to and where they
were headed were mysteries"'au
thorities said
Authorities closed beaches where
the weapons washed ashore in
crates Saturday, and warned citi
zens to stay away from any more
boxes of explosives that may be
found, said Palm Beach County
sheriff's spokesman Michael Mc-
Namee
"They have been found to be fuses
for 122mm Soviet rockets" and of
Soviet manufacture, said Me-
Namee. "The markings on the
boxes were identified as Soviet and
Czech, but your guess is as good as
mine as to how they got here."
"It appears that it is some type of
clandestine or illegal type of ship
mont,” said Robert Neumann,
cial agent in charge of the F
West Palm Beach office
The silver and blue fuses, wl
arm the rockets, arc about the
of beer bottles, said McNamec
Forty-seven fuses have been
covered from the three crates
washed ashore intact Saturday,
authorities believe at least 13 o
fuses are missing from the cr
that held 20 fuses apiece.
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