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University to host four 'Pub Nights' for faculty, students and staff
Posted April 14, 2006; 04:50 p.m.
Four "Pub Nights" hosted at the Chancellor Green Café beginning
Friday, April 14, will give Princeton faculty members, students and
staff an opportunity to come together to enjoy conversation, alcoholic
and nonalcoholic beverages, food and music.
The Pub Nights are part of a pilot proposal to test the feasibility of
student requests to establish a permanent campus bar. The pub will be
open from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. on four Fridays, April 14, April
28, and May 12 and May 19.
The four pub events will be open to members of the University community
who are 21 or older, and all patrons will be required to show a
P.U.I.D. and government-issued identification to enter. Dining Services
will provide the beverages and food, while the costs not covered
through the sale of beverages and food throughout the trial period will
be underwritten by the Office of the Vice President for Campus Life.
"We envision the pilot pubs as creating a setting which might bring
together faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduates of legal
drinking age for conversation while they enjoy beer or wine, something
to eat and good music," said Janet Dickerson, vice president for campus
life. "The hope is that the pub nights become a social gathering place
akin to Café Vivian or Murray-Dodge Café on campus."
A committee made up of students and administrators began planning the
events after undergraduates seeking social alternatives to the eating
clubs brought their concerns to the attention of Dickerson's office
last spring.
While the University typically has given permission to groups to serve
alcohol to students of legal drinking age on a single-event basis, the
Pub Committee recommended four "themed" event nights where alcohol
would be served in a pub atmosphere: Opening Night, Latin Night,
Italy-France Wine Night and Beers of the World Night.
At the Pub Nights, patrons will be able to purchase beer selections for
$2.50 and $3, and wine by the glass for $4.25, in addition to bar fare
such as nachos and chicken wings.
"This presents our community with another social option, and we do hope
that the pub serves as a model for responsible alcohol consumption on
campus," Dickerson said. "If the Pub Nights can provide an opportunity
for members of our community to have a good time while enjoying safe
drinking behavior, then it will have enjoyed a measure of success."
The Pub Committee will use the Pub Nights to evaluate the feasibility
of future events where alcohol is served on campus. The committee is
made up of staff from the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students,
Dining Services, Conference Services, the Frist Campus Center, the
Graduate School, the Office of the Vice President of Campus Life and
also undergraduate students, some of whom are members of the
Undergraduate Student Government.