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Mitter says he and a group of Currier residents will petition the house committee Sunday night to negotiate some settlement between the pro-and anti-Juke factions. Putting a lock on the machine's volume, prohibiting its use at night, or trading it in for a regular juke box are some of the compromises Mitter says he will propose...

Author: By Christopher J. Farley, | Title: Currier's Got Music Videos | 11/7/1986 | See Source »

Located in front of the Currier House grill, the Juke stands seven feet tall and sports a 22-by-16 inch sceen. Its speakers are loud. Very loud. And, whether it's fed money or not, the Juke is programmed automatically to play videos and televised alcohol advertisements...

Author: By Christopher J. Farley, | Title: Currier's Got Music Videos | 11/7/1986 | See Source »

Jennifer St. Louis '88, who works at the Currier House grill, says "it makes the grill more like a party, instead of like work." Viki Hom '89, who lives down the hall from the Juke, says "I think it's interesting. I never thought something like this would be here...

Author: By Christopher J. Farley, | Title: Currier's Got Music Videos | 11/7/1986 | See Source »

...reactions to Currier's first pay-MTV have been favorable. Around Currier House, several residents have hung posters reading: "It's ugly. It's noisy. It's in bad taste. Nuke that Juke...

Author: By Christopher J. Farley, | Title: Currier's Got Music Videos | 11/7/1986 | See Source »

...have someone else's musical tastes blaring at you and covering all other sounds is essentially obnoxious," says Mitter, who distributed some anti-Juke posters...

Author: By Christopher J. Farley, | Title: Currier's Got Music Videos | 11/7/1986 | See Source »

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