Friday, March 27, 2009 A Penn State Behrend Student Publication POLICE WARRANT SERVED BY STATE POLICE AND LIQUOR CONTROL OFFICERS By Matthew Schwabenbauer news editor mjss3B7(u psu.edu State police and liquor con trol officers gave out 82 under age drinking citations at a party on Buffalo road this weekend. The police gave out the cita tions at a warehouse com Police and Liquor Control Board raid the Shaggy Dog Tavern By Elista Burneisen staff writer esbso9 1 r« psu.edu The Shaggy Dog Tavern was raided early Saturday morning by the Nuisance Bar Task Force and Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board officers, result ing in 65 minors receiving cita tions for underage drinking. The Shaggy Dog Tavern, otherwise known as "The Dog," sits at 414 West Bth Street, just five blocks away from an Erie Police Station. According to the Nuisance Bar Task Force, a unit of the Erie Police Department which specializes in dealing with bars and taverns, 96 people under the age of 21, including Penn State Behrend students, were at the Shaggy Dog at the time Lions defeat By Connor Sattely managing editor cisso6o«/ psu.edu Coming off a close defeat against Fredonia State just one day prior, the Behrend Lions retaliated with a two CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The Lions defeated Medaille 13-2 in game one and 4-1 in game two. Contact Us Newsroom: 898-6488 Fax: 898-6019 Visit us on the web! www.thebehrendbeacon.com , E-mail:,, rcrsos7@psu.edu • qlonly referred to as the "Sigma Kappa Nu warehouse" by students. According to information re leased by the Pennsylvania State Police and the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement, officers served a search war rant for the building at 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 22. In addition to the citations, au thorities seized 30 gallons of beer, tap equipment, six beer kegs and $395. "One of my friends told me the cops were outside," said an eyewitness. "The next thing I know, the cops burst through every door. It was the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen." One individual was charged with disorderly conduct after of the raid. Some of the minors cited at the bar were as young as 17. For years, the local college hot spot has been criticized by many as being notorious for supplying to minors. More re cently, the establishment has experienced structural and management issues. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board issued 65 under ages after giving all 95 of the minors a Breathalyzer test. Each underage drinker will lose their license and face a fine of up to $3OO. According to The News Now Network, Erie Police Lt. Kirk Werner counted 11 17-year olds, 25 18-year-olds, See DOG on page 3 Medaille in home opener game sweep of Medaille at the 2009 home opener on Thurs day, March 25. Behrend won game one 13-2 and game two 4-1. Starting the day off with two strike outs would be Charles Zimoski, who prevented Fre- Friday Saturday Sunday r4r*: Y` F ok, High: 54°F High: 53°F High: 46°F Low: 35°F Low: 42°F Low: 36°F Mostly sunny skies. Cloudy skies give way to Rain showers, otherwise PM rain. cloudy. Forecast courtesy of student meteorologist Matt Alto Forecast continued on Page 4 CITE 82 attempting to flee from the "Someone tried to run and a cop grabbed him and threw him against a wall," said an eyewitness. "They had a bunch of people pinned up against the wall and things like that." Once the authorities appre hended everyone present, they began issuing citations. "First, they separated the 21- year-olds from the minors and let them leave," said an eyewit ness. "Then they separated everyone who said they weren't drinking and tested them with a breathalyzer and let them leave. They took everyone else's identification and called them out one by one to give them their citation." coNnoßti t) Pl 1( )1 o The Shaggy Dog Tavern on West Bth Street donia from getting on base in the first inning. At bat, the Blue and White started the game off strong with three runs scored within four hits. Zimoski then pitched a com plete game, giving up only four hits and two runs. The Lions kept up the mo mentum, and 13 runs later they would be 10-2 on the year. In game two, Behrend would be the first to score when Dustin Dubensky drove in Harry Latta on a single. The lead would be short lived, as Medaille responded in the top of the fourth. The Blue and White weren't phased, as two hits brought in one runner in the bottom of the fourth. Stopping the Mavericks in the fifth would be Zach Shef fer, who would sit three batters in a row. Sheffer kept it up in the sixth, sitting down the first two and grounding out the third. After bringing in two in the bottom of the sixth, Ryan Smith took the mound for Behrend. With one inning left in play, Smith didn't let Medaille get a single hit to improve the Lions to 11-2 on the year. With a 4-0 conference record, the Blue and White's domination of the AMCC does n't look to end anytime soon. On Saturday, March 28, Behrend will take on Mt. Aloy sius at home. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m. Director of Student Affairs Dr. Ken Miller claims that de spite rumors, his office had no involvement in the arrests. "Someone tried to run and a cop grabbed him and threw him against a wall," -Eyewitness "I didn't know it happened until news agencies talked to me," Miller said. "We didn't Checkpoint disrupts traffic By Connor Sattely managing editor cisso6o' , / psu.edu Students traveling on Station Road on Monday, March 23, were subject to a "traffic safety check," courtesy of the Penn sylvania State Police. During the check, cars were stopped for a minute or two as police officers checked for li cense and registration, and ve hicle inspection stickers. Though it was a relatively pain less process to go through, AT SKN know this was going to hap pen.- According to Miller, the uni versity is not likely to pursue disciplinary action against the students involved. "We are looking at this as we would any off-campus inci dent,- Miller said. "We don't know what students are in volved. We're not going to bring 82 students in here and say we're going to charge them under university policy.- Eyewitnesses claim members of the Sigma Kappa Nu frater nity organized the party. According to Interfraternity Council President Todd Erics son, Sigma Kappa Nu has no affiliation with Behrend's fra ternities or sororities. account BRACKET INS PAG many students expressed shock and anger at having to submit to a police search. The supervisor of the safety stop said that it was a routine operation carried out many times a month on varying roads in Erie. Usually, roads at Behrend are selected for traffic stops twice a year, according to the state police. During such stops. most drivers are asked to provide a license and registration. For those who are not wearing The traffic stop on Station Road Vol. LV No. XXII "The Interfraternity Council and the fraternities at Penn State Behrend are not associ ated with the off-campus or ganization, Sigma Kappa Nu," said Erics'son. "As an off cam pus organization, SKN is not a part of the IFC at PSB and as such this situation should not reflect upon the fraternity and sorority community at PSB." Penn State Behrend has not officially recognized the frater nity, commonly referred to as "Skins," for several years due to a lack of affiliation with a na tional organization and violat ing recruiting rules. seatbelts during the traffic stops, warnings are usually is sued. When a driver does not have his or her license or reg istration with them, officers normally issue a warning and the driver must present the documentation within ten days of the incident. According to the police at the stop, the most common infrac tion at the stop were out-of date vehicle inspection stickers. JEREMY KORWEK The Behrend Beacon Contents News 1-4 Arts 5 Perspectives 6 Sports 7-9 Local Dining 10 See TRAFFIC on page 3
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