Loyalist’s students concerned with long pub lineup

By Shelden Rogers

BELLEVILLE ­– Some students at Loyalist College are frustrated with the lineup at Loyalist College’s latest pub night.

Halloween pub is one of the busiest pubs of the year, and as students have learned, the line to the entrance can get long.

Jasmine Papoutsis waited for over an hour to get into the bar last Thursday. She said the weather and lineup put a damper on her night.

“Being outside in the freezing cold and pouring rain was just horrible. I don’t know if there is some way that we could stand under something so it wasn’t as bad,” said Papoutsis.

Jenna Watt waited for well over an hour, but she didn’t even get to see the party.

“I did wait in line for over an hour before giving up because security said my chances of getting in were slim to none,” said Watt.

The president of the Loyalist College student government, Chantel Johnston, said she understands that students are frustrated, but there is nothing she can do.

“I feel bad truly, because I want them to come in. But when it comes down to it, this facility, just like any other facility, has a fire code. You can only have so many people in here – for legal reasons, alcohol-restriction reasons, for many legal purposes we cannot have over a certain amount of people in here,” said Johnston.

She said she wants to assure students that she and the rest of the Shark Tank Pub’s staff does everything they can to make sure the line moves as quickly as possible.