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Rosewood BY CHUCK CROMER AND TERRY DUGAS Of The Gamecock staff If he has a means of tran sportation, the average student will find that "the city" is a veritable hot bed of sin. Un fortunately, "the city" is not Columbia. Nevertheless, within a short drive is Columbia's own-42nd Street-Rosewood Drive. This week the villainous round-about town boys surveyed the establish ments located on Rosewood and now offer these "overly critical" impressions. We started the descent with The Warehouse, located on Heyward Street. The interior of the bar resembles a wood paneled barn with tables on the floor. The vast floor space and expanse of tables and chairs prohibit rny sense of intimacy. This doesn't bother the clientele though. The Warehouse is strictly a beer palace, serving anyone over 18 and enjoying a fairly straight class of patrons. It is a good place to get drunk and listen to the latest USC sports gossip, if that's your thing. The Warehouse is set up similar to the Twilite, with a jukebox featuring golden oldies located centerstage against the wall. There is a dance floor in front of the jukebox and-tables surrounding that. The bar is noisy but not too loud. Unfortunately, when a crowd is present there is very little privacy. We next moved down Rosewood to the Tabard Inn. This establish ment has become the main fraternity-sorority gathering place. According to the manager, 80 per cent of their patrons are Greeks and the bar is structured towards their tastes. Formerly known as the Other Place, the bar has changed management and the interior has been remodeled. Carpet and paneling now abound. The iron framework that had enclosed the dance floor has been moved into 'the back and now surrounds a footsball-pool table area. The sound system has been improved but the jukebox features some of the more forgettable oldies. The Tabard Inn is a private club with a $5 membership fee. The bar stocks both liquor and beer with bottled beer priced at 60 cents. There is usually a good crowd, with a fair percentage being single women. One should, however, watch out for the massed sorority women. They usually arrive in packs of 6 to 14. The sorority tables are easy to spot. You will often see a dozen inebriated "sisters" grouped together singing their sorority fight song and asking the single guys what fraternity they are in. The Tabard Inn is crowded, somewhat garishly decorated, Study in Guadalajara, Mexico The GUADA LA JA RA SUMMER SCHOOL. a fully~ accredited UNI VERSITY OF ARIZOA program. will offer June 30 to August 9. anthropology, at.,education, folk lore, geography, historT govern ment,Ian e- itnd ature. Tuition an e,$190; board and room with Mexican family $245. Write to GUADALAJARA SUMMER SCHOOL. 413 New Psychology. UnieritvofArizona. Tucson. I bars offe Patrons of a 1 celebrating the t often interesting, and the headquarters for the lastest Greek gossip. After surveying the Tabard Inn we walked downstairs to Slaggers Saloon. Slaggers is the most successful student oriented, members-only bar near campus, but not always the best. It was the suecess nf this bar that motivated others in the area to adopt a membership policy. It is probably the most popular bar for students and attracts customers from every walk of student life. Bottled beer is 60 cents and the mixed drinks are standard Columbia rates. Slaggers contains a bar within a bar. The main one starts at the door with standing room only and tables placed in the rear. The second bar is like the eye of a hurricane. Located in the room separate from the main area, it has a more relaxed atmosphere with people eating and drinking at the bar or at the numerous tables. This is the best place to hide from the multitudes to drink and talk with your friends or date. There is an excellent tape system with numerous speakers throughout the establishment. Thankfully, there is no jukebox. Slaggers is usually crowded,with many single people frequenting the facility. Despitt. its mem EnADk THE PLACE TO LOO WnrHEas r somethi cal bar relax and enjoy a few ,nd of another long, hard week. bership-only policy, the doorman often allows single girls to pass without membership cards. Anyone want to charge discrimination? ' The main drawback to Slaggers is that it is often too crowded. Singles tend to loiter at the door, causing a large, immobile, traffic jam. With large crowds, the bar is sometimes hot, stuffy, and smokey. It is often a relief to leave. If you travel a few blocks down Rosewood you are liable to drive past the Opus. It is a small, quiet, relatively unknown bar located in a former gas station. The bar is very unappealing on the outside, and from appearances, is easy to miss. .The Opus is beer oriented, with the patrons prefering Bud or Busch and usually has capacity crowds. The customers are an older crowd, many of whom were regulars at the Old Opus on Main Street. They are fairly quiet, content to talk, drink, play cards, and listen to music. A few blocks further down Rosewood, the infamous Twilite Lounge looms on the horizon. Our first impressions of this place are always the same: noisy, smokey, old, strange, and crowded. This was the first bar to become a Greek gathering, place. The crowd is beer and jukebox oriented :PARTMENT OF THE X. CAMPUS BOOKSTORE ack our "Red Heart " acials for Feb. 14th. Great Values N YOU NEED A BOOK got vour! ship toether DISCOVER BRIARGATE 1, 2. 3 & 4 Bedroomis Broad River Rd. at I-20 ~ Ask about out springt break specil entert, ng for ev( beers while A4ry Se and the building design makes it difficult to find a spot to stand. Men outnumber women here and singles outnumber couples. There is no privacy at the tables and conversation is impossible because of the general chatter. The newest and most expensive bar on the strip is the Left Guard. Located across from the Copper Door, it has a simple design but an attractive interior. There are about one hundred tables running the length of the building and facing a stage located in the center of the opposite wall. 7te bar, serving both beer and liquor, is stationed at the back of the building. The building boasts of a second story gameroom complete with carpet and a second bar. There is a band playing six nights a week. P.O. Sem 4US Women's Educati non-profit ogenc 0 Fe PregaOMy T w Free Abortion ReM * Referrals to Social o Problem Pzemane * Family Planning I, f r a woman and has F . nnaServices totat '1benmib to call is 779.4 am five o'cloek cal ass. (ex.,T O..m e oL%t'JeIMI IT . inment .ryone The weekday crowd is not too large but the place is packed on Friday and Saturday nights. The two biggest drawbacks of the Left Guard are the expense and the loud music. It is not a club where you go specifically to drink unless you have a fair amount of money. With a membership fee of $1 a cover charge varying from $1 to $2.25 a night, beer at 60 cents, and mixed drinks at Columbia rates, you go either to see the band or to impress someone. The Left Guard does present some of the best bands that come to Columbia, but, being rock orien ted, they are very loud. When the bands are playing it is impossible to talk, even by shouting. If you try to carry on a conversation you may loose your voice completely as Cromer did. The Left Guard, though, is a relatively exclusive and enjoyable spot to drink and listen to music. The expense insures that the "undesirables" are kept out. The manager described the bar as a "nice boogie lounge." The description fits well. We wanted to end our descent into purgatory with the Copper Door. We were, however, refused admission for lack of a mem bership card. When we identified ourselves and explained our purpose, the owner said, "NO PRESS". We wonder why? The Rosewood Strip can be called a drinker's paradise and a driver's nightmare. Aside from the obvious danger of a drunk trying to climb into your trunk with his car, parking spaces are almost non-existent at all of the bars. Once again, this article is strictly our own personal observation of the bars near camp. set Semic. 9m onot Services is a that offers: now lrraisa v Counmedinw e a problein call Woes's k with sngne whos cases. Bss. FOR EMRGENC0!:S eeu.., i.e iT! DON'T SIT AROUND!! Peace Cerps and VISTA eed graduates in business, ducation, engineering, law, wa Ing, usic and other. See the recruiters en campus Februar'y is, 11, 12-9 am -4:30 pm at USC StmisaUIa