Showing posts with label Campus Pub. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Campus Pub. Show all posts

Friday, July 1, 2011

Campus Pub to feature a large pile of dirt

Dr. Urgo posted this photo recently of construction going on regarding the Campus Pub.


As you can see there is a large pile of dirt inside.  I spent about two minutes trying to determine why there would be a large mound of dirt inside the pub but ultimately I have no idea at all.  This should be an interesting feature though for the new pub, although I would have preferred sand via sand castles.

A lot of discussion regarding the pub was what theme the pub should have so I imagine they went with  a mining town theme.  Hopefully there will be hardhats and authentic workers with the black lung.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

LQ Eatery

Have yall been to the Lewis Quad Eatery/Pub.  They serve food there!  And sometimes alcohol!  My friends and I were worried about the prices of alcohol, but it's not that bad

  • Corona (kinda ew) 1.75
  • Heineken (I like this beer because Ken is in the name) 2.50
  • Various Sam Adams's 3.00
  • Wine 3.00 (Note that a cup of wine is a small cup.  Also apparently the 'glass of wine a day' rule does not apply to pint glasses, but rather only wine glasses')
All the stuff comes from bottles (woo) but they pour it into cups (lame).  There is also food
  • Nachos 3.00 and they are delicious
  • Nachos with meat 4.50 if you are into that
  • Burrito 6.00 these were okay but I'd rather get more nachos
WHAT SHOULD IT BE NAMED?!?!

Last week they had a survey.  I liked 8th Wonder and The Pub.  Someone last week made a fake edit to the SMCM wikipedia regarding the pub and called it The Sloppy Oyster which made my roommates and myself laugh a lot.

Anyway every thursday (including today) there will be alcohol.  Hopefully professors will show up to discuss academic topics/buy us boooze.  

Not much else to say, except that they really need to dim those lights.  Also there is free popcorn.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

SGA Meeting 4/5/2011 Recap

Cool long meeting of the SGA.  Linda Wallace came to talk about Plan B.  You can get Plan B, at cost (soon) in the health center on mondays and tuesdays.  Which is great if you have an accident Sunday night.  But not great if it's on Pint Night.



JAG and Chip Jackson came to talk about the Pub and its inability to serve alcohol.  As you've probably seen in emails, it'll be open Friday and the next three thursdays.  They also still need a new name that isn't "The LQ Eatery."  Also apparently people have been trying to bring in handles of liquor and 30 packs...this is kinda stupid but also really funny that someone would try that.  Like I can see sneaking in a beer or a mixed drink, but those other things are large and hard to hide objects...

Anyway this brings up an interesting discussion of drunkenness at the eatery.  One of the appeals of the late night food option, as it was advertised was us, was a means of providing a safer alternative of obtaining warm food than driving to Sheetz drunk.  But, at the meeting on Tuesday (and in Bayless's email recently) there was discussion of not being inebriated at this venue.  I think there's a difference between showing up to the Pub drunk (which is not it's purpose) and showing up just to the eatery drunk, when you want food but don't want to risk drunk driving.  But this was just my view of how it played out, so feel free to discuss this in the comments.  Obviously, no one should be bringing drinks into the LQ Eatery ever, or acting obnoxious in there.

Then some blah blah blah boring legislation.  Clubs can't send all student emails anymore.  Student fees are going to go up by $25.  SGA wants people to walk with majors (I don't really though).  Budgets for clubs next Fall got passed.

Most importantly, Senator McGrath gave his report in a southern drawl ala True Grit.  ‎"As the Sam & Dave song goes, 'If you've got the lovin', I've got the time. Sub 'student fee meeting' for 'lovin'' here." - Kyle McGrath

Overall a good meeting!

Friday, March 25, 2011

Campus Pub!

Wooo legal drinking on campus.  The Campus pub, as yall probs know, will be opening up Thursday the 31st.  Some quick facts

  • Alcohol (beer and wine in cups) will be served from 4-10 and will be charged via cash
  • The beer will come from bottles (not from a tap, le sigh) and then poured into cups.  Pretty lame but I think logistically it's easier for them
  • Food will be served until like 1AM
  • Food will include stuff like pizza and subs and fries etc.
  • Food can be paid with debit or cash
  • It's in the LQ Common Room
  • Capacity of about 30
  • It will be called NAME WITHELD
It's a pretty interesting idea!  Of note is that it is a pilot program, and if professors and staff never come to drink/interact with students it will probably be shut down (just the alcohol aspect, food will continue to be served next year).

What do you guys think about this?  I really like the idea of having a place to meet with professors and hang out with beers and discuss academia.  Hopefully it will survive!