After yet another weekend of incidents outside of Tony's Big Easy, Lulu's Nightspot and Candy Bar & Lounge, all located at 129 1/2 S. Pugh Street, enough may finally be enough.

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board voted against renewing the liquor license for Sammark, Inc., owners of all three bars, earlier this month. One reason the board cited for its decision was the large number of incidents ending with police being called to the scene.

The worst of these altercations occurred in February 2006, when Penn State student Michael Donahue was stabbed to death inside Club Love, now known as Lulu's Nightspot.

Even a death hasn't been enough to slow down the alarming amount of charges at the location.

The biggest problem facing the popular weekend drinking spot is simply having three bars on top of one another. Tony's and Lulu's are already two of the largest bars in State College, so having them together only adds to the number of people stumbling outside the doors at closing time.

Police officers are not equipped to handle the scene outside the bars at closing time as 200 or more patrons are leaving, many intoxicated. One wrong move could cause a chain reaction resulting in bloodshed and a riot-like situation. The location already sees constant fights -- four this past weekend -- but the worst may still be on the way.

In February, the area on Pugh Street saw 200 people congregate outside the bars, which resulted in four arrests. With no end in sight, there may be only one solution to the problem.

While it may be easy to blame bar owner Tony Sapia for the unruliness, one can imagine the difficulty of trying to control an area that contains hundreds of people. There is no need for all three of the establishments to be bars of such a large capacity.

If Sapia must sell his liquor license to an outside buyer, it's imperative that he not sell them the property as well. No matter who owns that location, if he or she owns a liquor license and sells alcohol, the problems will continue.

This buildup has been a long time coming, and the owners have been riding down a slippery slope for years. Pugh Street is becoming a ticking time bomb that has the potential to blow any weekend.

Students do enjoy the cheap drinks served at these bars, but if it comes at the price of their safety, it might not be worth it.