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mokey Joe's may be snuffed out by Chris Pesotski and Sharlene Sephton Young women urinating in the street, broken glass littering neighboring properties and loud raucous behavior late into the night, are just a few of the problems currently being associated with Smokey Joe's Bar and Restaurant on Lancaster Avenue in Wayne. Police Chief Maurice Henessy of Radnor Township states that 37 violations have resulted in citations issued to patrons of the establishment since the beginning of September.These violations include a death by auto, two hit-and-run accidents and 16 disorderly conduct incidents. The bar is frequented by a college-age crowd, often numbering nearly 300 on · a weekend night. "It's mostly a Villanova bar, but at least 30 Cabrini-people go there regularly,'• said Kelly Walsh, junior. Philadelphia sports teams• banners adorn the rafters; a pool table is spotlighted by a beer sign and a basketball game is tucked in one comer. A sports atmosphere seems to be the main drawing point for patrons. "Most of the customers I see are involved in Villanova football or basketball,'• said Steve
trons. On a busy night, cars can be Reichle, a Radnor patrolman. seen parked on side streets and in A sign posted at the entrance reads, "To our customers, in con- the lots of neighboring businesses. sideration of our neighbors, please Recently, Radnor police have keep quiet when leaving the area. begun barricading the Lancaster Thank you.•' Residents of nearby A venue entrance to Louella Court. houses claim this sign is ignored. Numerous community complaints "We haven't slept in six years," led to this action. Thirteen tickets, Mrs. Samuel Candelora of Louella have been issued in the area in the last two months. Court, said. According to Sergeant John Outside, an unlit parking lot and crumbling sidewalks surround McGeehan, district commander of the bar, which is adjoined by a bank the Pennsylvania State Police's and an auto-body shop. Houses Bureau of Liquor Control Enon Midland A venue share the back forcement, resident complaints fence and are visible from the es- have centered on the conduct of tablishment. Tire tracks mark patrons leaving the bar at the 2 a.m. closing time. nearby strips of grass. "Several recent investigations Pat Ryan, manager of Smokey have initiated citations for noise Joe's,admitsthere are someprobviolations at Smokey Joe's," lems with the parking area. "Yeah, it's dark back there, McGeehan said. "What the 21- to but our lot is not the problem," . 23-year-olds do when they leave is a problem. Their activities could Ryan said. Reichle, who often works the cause the bar to get closed down.'' For that to occur, Pennsylvania beat around Smokey Joe• s, disState Police must find a bar to be in agrees. violation of the definition of a "I've seen people breaking bottles, and peeing in bushes back "nuisance bar." The legal definition of a nuithere." Other Radnor police officers sance bar is, • 'Acts of the bar and work £ post across the street from or its patrons inside or outside the establishment do not allow resithe bar from l l:30p.m. to2:30a.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Satur- dents of the area to use their properties as intended and cause a general day. It also appears that the lot is decline of the neighborhood.'' "We have had a meeting with undersized for the number of pa-
the owners of Smokey Joe's about problem areas,'' McGeehan said. "However, there is no legal problem that has turned up with the way they run the bar. "In the last month, a raid did turn up eight or nine minors inside the establishment. Smokey Joe's was not cited because it was determined that they were Jet in by a 21year-old through aside door." An arrest is pending on the patron who allowed the minors to enter the bar. "I go to work every day and make sure we're not serving minors," Ryan said. "When dealing with a college crowd, a young crowd, they're comingatyoufrom all angles. We try to stop those we can.'' Ryan stations two doormen at the front door, and mopitors each of the side doors with a single employee. If the weather permits, a doorman stands outside, according to Ryan. "We're effective 98 percent of the time," Ryan said. The bar has a policy of holding any questionable ID on file while a patron is on the premises. "Have your ID ready," Ryan said. According to Smokey Joe's waitresses, doormen routinely check their ID's when off-duty.
"Yeah, I think we're getting a bad deal," Ryan said. "We've done everything Radnor township has ever asked us to do. I don't think we're doing anything wrong." "I don'twanttoseeabarclosed if someone is trying to run a business on the up-and-up," McGeehan said. "I think the Ryan's are trying to do that in Radnor." "I don't see it as a tremendous problem, but · they have their difficulties," Reichle saj.d. "The patrons have absolutely no respect for the police or the community. Out of 27 liquor licenses in Radnor, this is the only one that gives us a problem. •'I've never had a problem with Cabryni or Eastern students, but I have a totally different perspective of Villanova kids." Resident--<:en1plaints were heard at a Dec. 6th meeting arranged by the Pensylvania State Police at the Radnor Township building. Follow-up meetings have been scheduled to address on-going concerns. ''Wedon'tthinkthisisanything out of the ordinary," Ryan said. "It's just part of owning a bar."
Stories of devastation and separation brought to campus by Melissa Landsmann and Jennifer Morrison Imagine living in a world without freedom. You have no rights, no opinions and the government controls every facet of your life. Your family is tom apart. Although you are the majority, your life is ruled by the minority-controlled government. To many Americans, this world is difficult to picture. But to 23 million blacks in South Africa, this is an everyday reality. The tragic lives of South Africans were brougbt to life recently during Apartheid Awareness Week, which was co-sponsored by resident life and student services offices. The activities included films, lectures and letter-writing campaignsthat, to many students, brought a better understandingof the injustice of apartheid in South Africa. Apartheid is a system backed by law, which was intended to separate black native Africans from the Afrikaaners, who are descendents of the early white Dutch settlers. Apartheid is an Afrikaan word which means seperate but equal.
The history of South Africa is a story of conflict between two settling countries and the natives. In the late 1600's, the Dutch explored South Africa. They found the colony deserted and rich in fruit, a necessity when preventing the ships' crews from acquiring scurvy. Cape Town became their
themselves and their children while keeping the Africans in the gold and diamond mines without giving them an education. The blacks who did receive an education, were allowed to·only attend small classes and were not permitted to learn En~lish. This left political uprise impossible.
"It is important for students to learn as much as they can and become aware of the problem." -Lulama Kunene and John Mokonyama, of Eastern College home. 200 years later the British tried to claim the same land. Neither were happy to see each other and thus started the Boer Wars. An agreement was set and the two gruops fonned Pretoria. One aspect that these countries overlooked were the natives of this land. The Zulu tribe came from the north, thus putting the colonists on the defensive. The African tribe, who spoke Bantu, were defeated by the colonists and became slaves for the British and the Dutch. The colonists then began to educate
Separationwas more apparent when apartheid came into power. Blacks were not pennitted to travel in the same train as a white and had to be out of the major cities of South Africa before a certain curfew hour. If a black did not make the last train they were detained. Being detained was a horror to experience. ".:Thetorture that the blacks encountered, can be compared to the Nazi concentration camps," said Rita Calicat, director of student activities. During Apartheid Awareness week, several speakers shared their experiences of
South Africa in its' time of trouble. Nancobo Sangweri, a prisoner of conscience, was · the first speaker. Sangweri shared the pain and suffering that she acquired while being detained in a prison camp. Asked if she would ever go back to live with her husband in South Africa and join in the fight, Sangweri responded, '' I will not go back until the three political parties are dismantled.'' Reverend Carl Kunz of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware, was the second speaker. Being a white American who lived in a black South African township, Kunz was able to offer a totally different perspective about the apartheid situation. Kunz was appalled at the treatment of the blacks and the whites who sympathised with the plight of the blacks. According to Kunz, a cu~ous teenage white girl who attended an apartheid rally to gather information about the problems was identified and reported to police. The next the day she was interrogated for six hours. Because of her curiosity she will be labeled a black sympathizer for the rest
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