Speaks Out

Friday, October 10, 1997

Speaks Out

UCLA is one of only two UC’s that doesn’t have an on-campus bar.
How do you feel about this? Should UCLA have a bar, and if so,
would it contribute to alcohol abuse?

Karen Minasyan

Third Year

Biology

"It’s not bad to have a bar on campus. It won’t contribute to
alcohol abuse. Underage drinking won’t be a problem as long as
people are asked for identification."

Ben Kotnik

Third Year

Applied Math

"A lot of colleges have bars on campus. It would be sort of fun
to have that type of social focal point on campus, like on Monday
nights during football season. It would be a great thing for UCLA
to have."

Nhi Tran

Second Year

History and Italian

"I think it’s consistent with UCLA’s homogenous conservative
popualtion, but I’d really want a bar on campus. I don’t think
having a bar on campus would contribute to alcohol abuse among
students – fraternities do. Hopefully, the campus would be more
fun, with roudy drunk people in class, making fools out of
themselves. That would add excitement and motivate me to come to
class."

Yadira Aceves

Third Year

Sociology

"I think there’s enough things on campus to do, without having a
bar. And Maloney’s is just down the street. Yeah, I think it would
contribute to alcohol abuse because it would be more
accessible."

Sam Bailey

Third Year

Geography

"It sucks. It would help the school financially. It would help
people drink more responsibility. Underage drinking will happen
regardless."

Christina Havens

Second Year

Anthropology

"Having an on-campus bar would be a really bad idea because we
already have drunk people going from frat partties back and forth
across campus all the time, it would cause a lot of problems that
could be avoided."

Jin Yi

Third Year

Psychology

"No. In the first place, I don’t think students should be
drinking anyway, and there are plenty of bars off campus. But I
don’t think having a bar would have a big impact on the
campus."

Chan Lai Kwan

First Year

Economics

"I was surprised when I found there wasn’t a bar here. But it’s
good not to have a bar on campus because it makes people go out of
control."

Nathan Gathegi

Third Year

Communications

"Well I don’t drink, but if there are enough students on campus
who want one, it should be considered. According to things I’ve
read, there’s some alcohol abuse on campuses where there are bars.
There would be more police activity on campus if we had a bar. But
if other campuses have bars and don’t have big problems, it
shouldn’t be any different from us."