Gypsy Bar managers complain to college
Smoking students obstruct daytime deliveries, bar staff say
Maria Chutchian
Issue date: 11/20/08 Section: News
"It's a historical building, and that's the original glass. It's not very thick," he said.
Should the glass break because of a student, he said, the college would be responsible, not the bar, which rents its space from Emerson.
Noonan disagreed, saying the responsibility would fall on the student if they had been warned about the windows but continued to lean against them anyway.
Gypsy's general manager suggested students enjoy their break between classes in the square near Remington's, which is where his customers are told to go when they want to smoke.
The issue has escalated within the past two years, according to Cavazza. She and and the general manager have complained to the ECPD several times.
Noonan said Boylston Street is getting more crowded as the college's on-campus population grows. The crowds will become even more dense when 100 Boylston St. is converted into a dormitory.
Officers have asked students to go elsewhere to smoke and Dean of Students Ronald Ludman has asked them to show some courtesy, Noonan said.
The two have discussed imposing a fine on students who fail to comply when asked to move, but no official steps have been taken toward the motion yet. Right now, he said, he would like to see students stop smoking altogether.
"It's not going to happen without peer pressure," he said.
Noonan said the Gypsy Bar is not the first nearby business to complain about Emerson students loitering in front of their entryways. The music store, Steinert Hall, adjacent to the Piano Row dormitory, has gone to the ECPD about students sitting on their steps and leaving cigarette butts everywhere.
Sophomore Alexandra Appel said she and her friends always move when asked, but that the Gypsy Bar is the most convenient place to smoke because it's right outside of the Walker Building, where many classes are held.
"Where are we supposed to stand? In the middle of the sidewalk?" the marketing major said. "It's a city, everyone needs to get through."
Should the glass break because of a student, he said, the college would be responsible, not the bar, which rents its space from Emerson.
Noonan disagreed, saying the responsibility would fall on the student if they had been warned about the windows but continued to lean against them anyway.
Gypsy's general manager suggested students enjoy their break between classes in the square near Remington's, which is where his customers are told to go when they want to smoke.
The issue has escalated within the past two years, according to Cavazza. She and and the general manager have complained to the ECPD several times.
Noonan said Boylston Street is getting more crowded as the college's on-campus population grows. The crowds will become even more dense when 100 Boylston St. is converted into a dormitory.
Officers have asked students to go elsewhere to smoke and Dean of Students Ronald Ludman has asked them to show some courtesy, Noonan said.
The two have discussed imposing a fine on students who fail to comply when asked to move, but no official steps have been taken toward the motion yet. Right now, he said, he would like to see students stop smoking altogether.
"It's not going to happen without peer pressure," he said.
Noonan said the Gypsy Bar is not the first nearby business to complain about Emerson students loitering in front of their entryways. The music store, Steinert Hall, adjacent to the Piano Row dormitory, has gone to the ECPD about students sitting on their steps and leaving cigarette butts everywhere.
Sophomore Alexandra Appel said she and her friends always move when asked, but that the Gypsy Bar is the most convenient place to smoke because it's right outside of the Walker Building, where many classes are held.
"Where are we supposed to stand? In the middle of the sidewalk?" the marketing major said. "It's a city, everyone needs to get through."
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