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Last week, after the Cambridge Police Department (CPD) accused owner Cheng-San Chen of selling booze to four underage undergraduates, Chen announced his intention to close the superette’s doors forever if his liquor license is suspended for more than a few days. Like the change in College diplomas from Latin to English, the end of Louie’s would signify the poignant passing of an era in Harvard lore...
...Chen has been asked to appear before Cambridge District Court on Feb. 25 for the charge of selling alcoholic beverages to persons under 21. According to Massachusetts law, if found guilty, he could be forced to pay up to $2,000 and spend up to six months in prison. In the meantime, the Cambridge Licensing Commission (CLC) is conducting an investigation into the matter; at a March 9 hearing, the CLC plans to consider whether to suspend Louie’s liquor license depending on whether the violation is found to be “blatant, unintentional or a mistake...
...TIME: Beijing sometimes refers to you as a separatist. Chen: I understand it very clearly that they dislike me, and I'm not surprised that they call me names. [But] as the leader of this country, it is my duty to defend and safeguard Taiwan. I cannot betray the people of Taiwan, nor can I betray my own conscience...
...TIME: What political leaders in history inspire you? Chen: I draw much inspiration from former U.S. President John F. Kennedy. I still recall a speech delivered by Kennedy in June 1963, about six months after the Cuban missile crisis. He elaborated on what is true peace: True peace is not the peace of enslavement, nor a dead peace. True peace comes when all people can live meaningful lives...
...TIME: If you lose the election and the KMT takes the government, how bad would that be for Taiwan? Chen: I will be re-elected. I am a person that writes history and creates new chapters in history...