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    Downtown State College Taverns and Restaurants Will Not Serve Alcohol on State Patty's Day

    Alcohol will not be available to patrons of downtown State College restaurants and bars on Saturday, otherwise known as 'State Patty's Day,' after an agreement was reached between members of the Tavern Association and Penn State and State College Borough officials.

    The Partnership: Campus & Community United Against Dangerous Drinking announced via press release Tuesday it will provide a $5,000 subsidy "in acknowledgement of the lost revenues these businesses will undoubtedly suffer," Penn State said.
    The money will come from parking fees collected during past State Patty's Day weekends, Penn State vice president for student affairs Damon Sims said.

    Halting the sale of alcohol on the student-created holiday is an effort to curb dangerous drinking among students by The Partnership, which is made up of university, local and student leaders. They said establishments will continue to serve food and non-alcoholic beverages, "maintaining downtown's appeal for responsible visitors."
    http://www.statecollege.com/news/loc...s-day,1248236/

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    So they buy their alcohol on Friday and sit in front of the library drinking it on Saturday. LOL

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    this seems like it would encourage drinking and driving since the walk to establishments will not be serving

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    Halting the sale of alcohol on the student-created holiday
    St. Patty's day is a student-created holiday?
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    Quote Originally Posted by dannno View Post
    St. Patty's day is a student-created holiday?
    St. as in State.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dannno View Post
    St. Patty's day is a student-created holiday?
    St. Patrick's Day is in March the article says the "State Patty's Day" is Saturday

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    Quote Originally Posted by CaseyJones View Post
    this seems like it would encourage drinking and driving since the walk to establishments will not be serving
    Great point.



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    Sounds like a private, free market deal. I think I'm OK with this. However, if the kids did a serious boycott of the Taverns for the rest of the year it would be a formidable response.
    Last edited by anaconda; 02-07-2014 at 07:02 PM.

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    The Partnership: Campus & Community United Against Dangerous Drinking announced via press release Tuesday it will provide a $5,000 subsidy "in acknowledgement of the lost revenues these businesses will undoubtedly suffer," Penn State said. The money will come from parking fees collected during past State Patty's Day weekends, Penn State vice president for student affairs Damon Sims said.
    So what are they going to do in the future if revenues plummet because people are going elsewhere than downtown on "State Patty's Day" ... ?
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    OP - This is from last year.

    Quote Originally Posted by Occam's Banana View Post
    So what are they going to do in the future if revenues plummet because people are going elsewhere than downtown on "State Patty's Day" ... ?
    It's a rural college town in the middle of nowhere. Downtown is about all there is.

    Most of the places on the list are so tiny they wouldn't even make $5,000 on a good day, so being paid to close is actually in their interests. Others (like The Tavern and The Corner Room) are not places trashy drunks will patron. The Tavern is a fine dining restaurant that's super expensive and The Corner Room is like a family friendly old-fashioned restaurant.

    Quote Originally Posted by dannno View Post
    St. Patty's day is a student-created holiday?
    State Patty's Day is a dumb student-created drunken "holiday". It's important to note that most of the people arrested where from other universities. The goal of having an alcohol-free environment is to discourage rowdy visitors from staying/coming back.
    Last edited by I<3Liberty; 02-21-2014 at 07:13 PM.



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