1976 WIU Yearbook

87a-Girl and Guy at bar. Guy striking match; Some text: "With all those barflies jostling and fraternizing, breakage and damage are inevitable." between the ages of 18 and 22). With all those barflies jostling and fraternizing, breakage and damage are inevitable. The Back Bar must account for a half case of broken and stolen glasses each monthly time Out averages two dozen pilfered glasses and pitchers. Curiously, the most e age is to the women's washrooms. Rolls of toilet paper are invariably stuffed or plastered onto the graffiti-covered walls. "No classes on Friday and Western's quarter system are two reasons th crowded on Thursdays," says James Murphy, manager of the Gin Mill. cramming a week of classes into four days, and he needs to unwind on Thursd One contented Gin Miller suddenly came alive, shifting his attention from glass of Ouzo. "Without bars," he proclaimed, "Macomb wouldn't be what it "It's great to drink in Macomb on a Thursday afternoon," added his uncol ion, "but it's too damn crowded at night." The owner of Ski's Pizza maintains that students go where their friends however, for Macomb to change to a nicer type of bar," he declared. As the walls of the bars vibrate to Elton John's thundering rendition of "E Jets," it is easy to empathize with Ski and his hope for a quieter, more pleas°, Meanwhile, thousands of students continue to swarm into downtown bars, statistics from the 1974 U.S. Census Report which indicate 10 per cent of c dents are currently alcoholics. Is it possible they took their survey last Thu Macomb?