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
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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.
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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-
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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."
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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
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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
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"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
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