Capone's Still Dry; Owner Clarifies Issue

Eastern Illinois University The Keep December 1993 12-1-1993 Daily Eastern News: December 01, 1993 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1993_dec Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: December 01, 1993" (1993). December. 1. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1993_dec/1 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1993 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in December by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Layzell pores over funding with senate By AMY CARNES The remaining half is divided Administration editor between the BOG, the Board of Regents and Southern Illinois The state governing board University, he said. that oversees Eastern receives The BOG governs Eastern, 17 cents of each dollar appro Western Illinois, Chicago priated by the state for higher State, Governors State and education, Board of Governors Northeastern. The BOR over Chancellor Thomas Layzell sees Northern Illinois, Illinois said Tuesday. State and Sangamon State. Layzell, who addressed the Layzell said research insti DEE ANN VILLECCO /Staffphotographer Faculty Senate in a two-and-a tutions such as the University Rehearsal half-hour meeting, said the of Illinois have historically had Wiemerslage, playing Ebeneezer Scrooge in Eastem's production of Christmas Carol" Paul "A University of Illinois receives higher appropriations because rehearses his lines BradPugh, play part of Bob Cratchit, Tuesday night in the half of each state-appropriated with who will the Continued on Page Building. play starts Thursday and through Dec. • 2A FineArts The will run 10. dollar for higher education. Capone's still dry; owner clarifies issue By ROBERT SANCIJEZ after-bar parties at Capone's is something that has your-own-beer events as long as they are for pri Cityeditor never been addressed by the city. vate purposes and not open to the public. And as "I'm trying to work it out with (City Attorney long as Capone's does not continuously rent space · Mike Bickers, owner of the newly-constructed Brian Bower)," Bickers said. to the same private groups to hold events where Capone's, 1100 18th St., insisted Tuesday his Mayor Dan Cougill said anyone attending bring alcohol is consumed, it does not violate the liquor establishment never has been and never will be in your-own-beer events at Capone's would violate the code. violation of the city's liquor code. general public restrictions in the city's liquor code. Bickers said he has, over the past few weeks, Capone's had come under fire because of a Nov. According to the liquor code, it is illegal for any rented Capone's for "several" private parties, 19 newspaper ad that said the establishment one to possess or consume alcohol on the premises sorority/fraternity functions and a wedding recep would host "bring-your-own-beer; after-bar" parties of a non-liquor-licensed, commercial establishment. tion. every Friday and Saturday from midnight to 4 a.m. "The ad read that (Capone's) would be available "That's _how we've been having it out there." When Bickers was informed by the city that to the general public," Bickers said. "After a con Bickers said. "There haven't been any problems." anyone attending such after-bar parties would be versation with Brian Bower, I agreed with him He said alcohol at these private events was ticketed by police for public possession and con there was a possibility that there could be a viola allowed but never promoted by him or any other sumption of alcohol, he chose not to host any after tion the way the ad read. Capone's employee. bar parties until his lawyers had time to discuss "I personally canceled that ad because I did "That's strictly optional," Bickers said. "I am not the issue. In the meantime, Bickers has only word it where it was open to the public and that telling anyone to (bring alcohol)." allowed alcohol at the private events held at was a mistake on my part," Bickers said. "I made Bickers said he has several private meetings at Capone's. the mistake and I'm paying the price for it" .,. Continued on Page Bickers said the legality of bring-you-own-beer, Bickers contends that Capone's could host bring- 2A Clinton signs Flags may be lowered gunWASHINGTON control (AP) - As the White House bill press secre in dead student's honor James Brady turned in his tary who was gravely wound ByJOHN FERAK Kennedy Expressway in national policies here," Smith wheelchair to watch, Pres ed and left disabled in the Student o ent editor Chicago. said of Eastern's Student g vernm ident Clinton signed into law 1981 assassination attempt "I think it would be some Government. "We have peo the most sweeping handgun against then-President A resolution asking thinggood to do for his family ple, though, who are hurting, control bill in a quarter cen Reagan.- Eastern President David and friends," Smith said. "We and we need to look out for tury Tuesday. - Reading slowly from notes Jorns to lower campus flags did it a couple years ago them. I didn't know (Rouse), "Americans are finally fed as his wife, Sarah, held a to half-staff in honor of a stu when Pete Giese died of but I had known people who up with violence," the presi microphone for him, Brady dent who was killed in a car meningitis." did." dent declared. called the ceremony "the end accident over the Thanksgiv Smith was referring to Rouse and 20-year-old Cheers and applause of unchecked madness and ing holiday weekend will be Giese, a 19-year-old sopho Vincent Voda were killed erupted in the East Room as the commencement of a on tonight's agenda at the more from Batavia,who died Saturday when the 1989 Clinton signed the long heartfelt crusade for a safer Student Senate meeting. in February 1992 from Toyota Celica they were rid fought bill before an audience and saner country." If the flag resolution is meningitis, a bacterial infec ing in slammed into theblunt law enforcement officials, The emotion-filled ceremo passed, Senate Speaker tion that causes inflamation end of a guardrail. Police of Bobby Smith said thesenate mayors, governors, members ny marked the end of a near of the lining surrounding the arrested the driver of thecar Congress, and familieswho ly seven-year battle by the will ask Jorns to lower the brain and spinal cord. for driving under the influ of flag in front of Old Main and have lost relatives to gun vio Bradys and gun-control advo Smith said because ence. Witnesses toldpolice a the flag at the South Quad to lence. cates with the National Rifle Student Government is the second vehicle cut offthe car half-staff out of respect for The new law will require a Association and its congres representative branch of Rouse andVoda were in. sophomore Bryan Rouse, 20, five-day waiting period and sional supporters. Every Eastern's student body, this Rouse was a member of who died early Saturday background check on hand major law enforcement orga is one way to show it repre the Pi Kappa Alpha fraterni fromin juries he suffered in a gun buyers when it takes nization had endorsed the sents Easternstudents. ty, Eastern's cheer team and traffic accident on the effect in 90 days. bill. "We don't set state or the Easternhockey team. It was named for Brady, Continued on Page • 2A Wednesday, December 1, 1993 The Daily Eastern News � Danville rappers film video close to home DANVILLE (AP) - No one can accuse Da the Carver Park housing project. The group ing to get the total feel of Danville." Nappy Headz of ignoring their roots. rounded up 40 to 50 friends and relatives to Da Nappy Headz didn't know they were get The teen-age rappers are using hometown serve as extras. ting a recording contract until they appeared on scenes, including a condemned housing project, Da Nappy Headz manager Anthony Thomas the Winfrey show. The show's producers were for their first music video, "The Nappy Song." A believes the "local feel" will help sell the group's searching for some good news that they could New Yo rk film crew hoped to finish the job music. spring on unaware people. Tuesday. "All the stops are pulled from here on out," he Thomas and partner Doc Brown got wind of The group - Armmondo Spriggs, Jonathan said. "Things are going to happen very quickly the theme and sent the rappers to Chicago, never Mason and Tyrone Robinson ·_ is on the move for them now." revealing the surprise. Winfrey played their after appearing recently on "The Oprah Winfrey "The Nappy Song" will be a five-minute video music in the studio and announced the record Show." Da Nappy Headz have landed a recording that will probably air on the BET cable network deal. contract with Polygram. and possibly MTV, Thomas said. Thomas hopes other young entertainers are The video will feature the group in several "We've been going at this since 7 this morn inspired by Da Nappy Headz to "push themselves Danville locations: a cornfield, Teepak Inc. and ing," the weary manager said Monday. "We're try- to expect the best . ... It will happen if they do." FROM PAGE ONE Layzell _________ Clinton ________ From Page universities and it would time as far aslooking at pro • lA • From Page lA and he will devote a lot of still have to build coalitions gram recommendations com attention to it during of their graduate, doctoral to support its interests with ing out of the IBHE," Layzell It was the first major gun December.

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