Campus/Community Bar Meeting - Purdue University

Attendance:
Dan Adams, Where Else/Wabash Yacht Club
Jennifer Bushore, Coalition for a Drug-Free Tippecanoe
County
Sheila Cochran, Neon Cactus
John Copeland, Indiana State Excise Police
Ron Fosnaugh, Purdue University Police Department
Mike Francis, West Lafayette Police Department
Luis Gaeta, Pete’s Bar
Malkit Gothra, Bombay Express
Tony Hawkins, Office of the Dean of Students, Purdue
University
Wayne Hilt, Card Services, Purdue University
Laura Killian, Family Inn
Whitney K., Purdue University student
Missy Lewis, Purdue graduate student researching
smoke-free bars
Notes/Comments:
Campus/Community Bar Meeting
Tuesday, January 15, 2002
Summary
Corey Linkel, Student Wellness Office, Purdue University
Pablo Malavenda, Office of the Dean of Students,
Purdue University
Dan Marvin, West Lafayette Police Department
Sandy Monroe, Office of the Vice President for Student
Services, Purdue University
Patti O’Callaghan, West Lafayette City Council
Dee Owens, Indiana University
Coral Potts, Neon Cactus
Tim Rumple, Office of the Dean of Students, Purdue
University
Dan Steiner, Alcohol & Tobacco Commission
Chris Watson, Boiler Room
Jim Westman, Purdue University Student Health Center
Bridget Williams, Office of the Dean of Students, Purdue
University
Dan Steiner—Alcohol & Tobacco Commission (317) 232-2472.
There are four members of the commission. After Cliff Ong stepped down, Marie DePrez took over as the new chair.
Dan is the attorney who represents the commission. The office issues permits and enforces laws. Enforcement is
done through the 55 excise officers for 100,000 service/bartender permits and 9500 liquor license holders.
Tammy Loew—Alcohol Risk Reduction Coordinator, Student Wellness Office (496-6780, tfloew@purdue.edu):
Last summer, the Alcohol & Tobacco Commission sponsored four binge-drinking roundtable discussions around the
state, in college communities (Ball State, Notre Dame, Purdue and Indiana University), focusing on the problems of
high-risk and underage drinking. Afterwards, the Alcohol Tobacco Commission provided an executive summary of the
four meetings and offered recommendations—one involved forming a coalition with university officials, retailers,
citizens, elected officials, and law enforcement to focus on solutions.
Working together—ideas, recommendations, discussions:
Server Training
John Copeland (447-7066) of the Indiana State Excise Police shared information about the server training programs.
Training is offered free-of-charge. The 19-20- year-olds that serve alcohol in restaurants represent the only group required
to attend server training in Indiana, but many Tippecanoe County permittees voluntarily participate in the program.
Customer Code of Conduct/House Rules
Several communities have standard “House Rules” posted in their establishments and have seen a decrease in
neighborhood problems. Some permittees at the meeting also have their own house rules displayed at the door. The
group discussed coming up with campus/community/bar “House Rules” and writing a grant to the Coalition for a Drug-
Free Tippecanoe County to fund it. See attached document.
Identification Cards
This was the most widely-discussed item at the meeting. By and large, the permittees’ biggest challenge is addressing
underage drinker and fake ID’s in their establishments.
During the discussion, permittees asked the University to move toward putting birth dates on student identification
cards. Wayne Hilt, Card Services Manger at Purdue University (494-8960, wlhilt@purdue.edu), discussed this issue.
At this time, birthdays are not verifiable because they are self-reporting. Some other issues: birth dates on
identification cards would raise the value of the I.D., the ease of reproducing them, students who don’t want their date
of birth on their cards, and identity theft.
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The group discussed ideas like creating their own identification cards specific to a particular bar, such as club
memberships like they have in Utah, finding out a way to verify birth dates through the University, and scanning
machines like they use at cruise lines.
The liability issue with taking I.D. cards was also addressed. The permittees feel this is a major way to impact the fake I.D.
business. Dan Adams mentioned one way to get around this issue is to ask people to leave their ID so that information
can be verified. However, the overall issue of taking ID cards would have to be addressed through legislation.
Alcohol Compliance Checks:
John Copeland shared information about alcohol compliance check training in Tippecanoe County. On January 31 st ,
Tippecanoe County will become one of seven communities in our state that offer alcohol compliance check training.
There will be a press release before the checks start. Anyone interested in participating can call John at 447-7066.
Other Campuses:
Dee Owens (deeowens@indiana.edu) talked about how IU is examining the roundtable discussion report. The
chancellor of IU is actively involved and supports the recommendations of the commission. Two areas where IU is
different than Purdue—they are moving toward requiring all freshmen to live on campus, and there are off-duty officers
working at the bars.
Coalition for a Drug-Free Tippecanoe County:
Jennifer Bushore (471-9916 or drugfree@dcwi.com) invited permittees to become involved in the Coalition for a Drug-
Free Tippecanoe County. Meetings are held at Grauel Enterprises (100 Saw Mill Road) on the first Wednesday of
every month from 4-5:30 p.m. Those who can’t attend the meetings were encouraged to sign up to receive the
monthly newsletter.
Educational Materials:
Corey Linkel (496-2624 or linkel@purdue.edu) works at the Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Education Coordinator in
the Student Wellness Office. He talked about partnering with permittees to provide material about drunk driving, daterape,
alcohol poisoning, etc. and can tailor any message for a particular group. He presented ideas about coasters,
posting flyers in the bathrooms, etc., and encouraged anyone to contact him with ideas/suggestions/needs.
Whitney a Purdue University student, (can be reached through Corey), shared her story about receiving an OWI after
leaving a bar in West Lafayette. She is interested in educating students about drunk driving issues. She discussed
how she was concerned that her car would be towed if she left it in the lot overnight—some permittees mentioned how
students can park in the parking garages on the weekends and their cars won’t be towed.
The group discussed the feasibility of breathalyzers in bars. Pete’s has one, and Luis mentioned how some students use
the breathalyzer in an opposite way—to try for a higher number. Their reliability was discussed, and although they carry
a disclaimer listing that they’re for entertainment purposes only, Dan Steiner mentioned the possibility of liability issues.
Ideas from Purdue Student Government:
Bridget Williams (494-1231, bkwilliams@purdue.edu) spoke on behalf of PSG. PSG thanks those bars who provide
snacks to students who are drinking. Also, they asked if the bars would consider reduced cost or free water and soda
for the designated driver. They also offered suggestions about wristband programs (worn by the designated driver) or
not charging for the designated driver. The permittees said most places offer free water to the driver. The wristband
program was in place a few years ago, and someone may want to investigate what happened with it.
PSG is interested in helping the bars promote smoke-free bar nights, and a letter from Matt Newton, PSG vicepresident,
was passed around to the attendees. Some permittees suggested putting together a survey for customers
about smoke-free nights. They would like to see a sample of responses from bar attendees, not just the overall
student body. Missy Lewis (mclewis77@hotmail.com), a graduate student working on smoke-free bar surveys,
discussed this issue.
The Future:
We plan to meet again before the end of the semester, and give permittees and others plenty of notice. Although
talking about issues is nice, we want to move forward with action steps – think about what is most feasible and do it.
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