A Family Affair Topless Club Bytheresa GAVLIN Staff Writer
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Eastern Illinois University The Keep November 1995 11-3-1995 Daily Eastern News: November 03, 1995 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1995_nov Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: November 03, 1995" (1995). November. 13. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1995_nov/13 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1995 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in November by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. SPORTS e Home VERGE Dally finale Beach No. 15 Panthers FRIDAY Eastern Illinois University season with Charleston, Ill. 61920 Boys November 3, 1995 win against Vol. 81, No. SS ·Westem Band member Mike Wilson 32 pages, 3 sections talks about his band's travels SECTION and the road to stardom. SECTIONC "Tell the truth and don't be afraid" 8 nvestigation looks to cut A family affair topless club ByTHERESA GAVLIN Staff writer City Commissioner Greg Stewart said he is looking into different licensing procedures used by other communities to control or eliminate topless daneing. Several communities have attempted to control adult businesses by allocating zoning districts. As part of these districts, adult establishments could not be built within 1,000 feet of a church, school or playground, according to the Charleston Times-Courier. By using these districts combined with a licensing procedure, police would have access to the estab lishment at any time to see if restrictions of the license are being up held, according to the Times-Courier. Panther's Lounge, 1421 Fourth St., began offering topless dancing in August while appealing revocation of the establishment's liquor license earlier this year. Mike Bickers, the owner of Panther's, said he is prepared for any action the council takes-. ---- - TETSUYA KIKUMASA/Staff photographer "Anything they do, I wilUile a multi Wendy Weinstein, a junior elementary education major, peels Halloween stickers off tlie window.of her Stevenson Hall room Thursday as million dollar lawsuit against them," she cleans in preparation for Family Weekend. Weinstein's parents will stay with her today. Bickers said. Stewart could not be reached for comment Thursday. Students make their plans for Family Weekend According to the Times-Courier, most By REAGAN .BRANHAM . is kind of a way for them to get an idea of city commissioners are waiting to decide if and MELANIE McCLAIN • Diverse events ready for chilly what college is like on the weekends." the ordinance is an infringement on Staff writers Family Weekend . "I might take them to the Alamo .someQDe's constitutional rights and to view (restaurant) and get a good meal out of other options .S.tewart gets .. ,Tb.e com Students and parents are gearing tip for , , page3 them;• she· said. -, . - : • •. missioners want to be certain the the first-ever Family Weekend, a time set ·• Beach Boys, other concerts ~igh- · Weiler said her- par~nts will· be staying ordinance, if passed, would not result in aside to let relatives of Eastern students visit light activities. ..- with her in her suite at Stevenson Hall. any costly court battles. Charleston and learn more about the On the Verge of the Weekend One of the most popular activities for the Stewart -said in the Times-Courier he university. weekend is the Beach Boys co,-icert. sees a need to regulate adult businesses Even with the many university-planned Morris said. "My dad wants to go to the Many stud_ents said they are more excited such as Panther's Lounge because studies activities available for the weekend, students football game and my mom wants to see me for this year's concert because the Beach allegedly show an increase in crime and a have a variety of events they can attend. since she hasn't seen me in a month." Boys appeal to a larger audience than last decrease ~n property values around the Mendi Morris, a sophomore psychology year's group, Diamond Rio. area. Morris said her brother is considering major, said she and her parents will not be going to college at Eastern and is excited Steve Mefford, a senior busine·ss A rural Charleston man who was attending the Beach Boys concert, however, administrative manager major, agreed with arrested by Charleston police on charges of about the weekend. she will be going to the football game. Junior sociology major Kim Weller said, disorderly conduct has been the only See FAMILY page 2 "My dad and I are big football fans," "(My parents) never went to college so this incident of violence at the establishment. aturday night last call for longtime Charleston bar Dr. Wu & Review, which in then-owner John Ward renamed it students;' Isbell said. "And believe "It's always very hard to keep up cludes former members of Page One, according to a Daily it or not, the students were actually with modern music; but Kevin Shadoobee, will play on Friday Eastern News April 1990 article. a lot easier to deal with (than some (Kramer) always knew how to read Saturday night will be the last night as part of the weekend's The bar originally opened in oftheolderclientele)." a crowd," Isbell said. "He could li8ll for a Charleston tavern existing closing events. 1919 but didn't gain an official Roe's, under Isbell, reached its sense what kind of music they Since World War I. At this time, Isbell would not license until Prohibition was peak as one of the premier wanted to hear." Roe's Tavern, 410 Sixth St., has comment on what his intentions are repealed in 1933. Charleston bars in 1993 when Isbell said Roe's had an been a part of Charleston history to do with the building but will later Isbell said he has mixed reactions former disc jockey Kevin Kramer outstanding year of business in since 1919, but Saturday. it will make a public statement about the about the closing because he will was employed there. However, 1993, because of Kramer's ability ~se permanently. matter: miss conversing with Eastern when Charleston's bar-entry age to mix techno music to attract Roe's owner, Dave Isbell, said Isbell has owned Roe's since students. He said college students was raised from 19 to 21 in the crowds. e bar will close after Saturday 1990 when it was then called Page usually behaved proper and summer 1994, Roe's never regained Shadoobee was also a big crowd mght's finale- featuring fofk-rock One. The barwas called Roe's civilized at Roe's. , the popularity it previously pleaser that packed the place. d Smart Alice. Lounge from 1919-1972, when" "I really liked dealing with the enjoyed. • ~ "' • • • ·w • "' • ............ \r ,. .. ·• ·,, '- .,. •·· ., ~ ., " ~ " • "· ~ "' . .... , , .See BOCSpage.Z . ··" · Friday, November 3, 1995 The Dally Eastern News Court: All live-in couples Dr.WUBam Schubert- Ophthalmolo&tst can adopt in New York Dr. Robert J. Blumthal-·optometrlst ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - In a rul children actually being raised in ing hailed by gay rights advo homes headed by two unmarried 1605 Reynolds Drive, Charleston cates, New York's highest court persons could have only one legal declared Thursday that unmarried parent, not the two who want people - gay or heterosexual - them," Chief Judge Judith Kaye 348-0221 have a right to adopt their ,part wrote. ners' children. New York becomes the third Since state laws recognize that state after Vermont and Largestframe selection in the single adults can adopt, regardless Massachusetts whose highest area including Calvin Klein & of sexual orientation, the right court has recognized the right of a must also be extended to partners person in a homosexual relation Armani,s. in gay or heterosexual relation ship to adopt the other partner's ships, the Court of Appeals decid child, according to Suzanne Free Vision Screening for All Students thru the ed in a narrow 4-3 vote. Goldberg, a spokeswoman for the "To rule otherwise would mean gay rights group Lambda Legal end of November. Please mention this ad when that the thousands of New York Defense and Education Fund. calling for an appointment. With college I.D. eceive an additional 10% off all optical merchan dise selections. many other students that the Beach technology major, said his parents Boys was a good choice for Family will not be coming down for the Weekend. weekend because they can see him "I think it's much better than whenever they want. Diamond Rio," Mefford said. Hughes said Family Weekend is "Diamond Rio didn't appeal to as just a ploy by the university to big of number of people. The make money. Beach Boys offer cross-genera "It's a joke in the fact that it is a tional music." way for the university to make Although many students are money," Hughes said. 'The univer ready to begin the weekend and all sity has Parent's Weekend to boost the events planned, others are not economy for the city. It should be a as thrilled to pay for the entertain time for parents to spend time with ment. their kids, and not for the university Todd Hughes, a senior industrial to make money." ROCS---- "During 1993 on Thursday, room included pool tables and Friday and Saturday nights, you benches, and the "north room" couldn't move in this place - it had ample space to dance or jam was·filways packed wall to wall," to live bands, he said. Isbell sailil.. •.. : : • . - ., . Isbeff said he Isn't sure· if he'll Isbell said he isn't exactly sure have. a p~cked -noiis'e 'for ' this . ·. why his bar business dropped weekend's finale since the Beach immensely since 1993.