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Heath Carfrey's avatar

I was subbing as a Security Aide on West Green in 1997 when the 1st “event” happened. I remember standing with my “partner” on Richland Ave. by Treudley and students coming down saying there was a riot uptown. Everyone coming down Richland were perfectly fine but several students mentioned the events uptown. Was an eventful night for sure!

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Chris's avatar

So glad to finally have a reliable account of this. I graduated in 1995 and only heard rumor and legend - specifically that the frat brawl is what closed the Crystal early.

That always made sense to me, since DST technically starts at 2:00 AM - there’s no reason to close a bar at 12:59 AM.

In any event, RIP Joel Rudy.

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