An enlarged photo of bartender Trent Reid rests in a corner of the Oui Lounge, where family and friends gathered Saturday to celebrate his life. Reid, 56, died of gastrointestinal cancer on March 1. |
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With patrons abuzz in conversation, beer in hand, and cigarette smoke snaking into a haze above the din, this might appear to be a just another Saturday night at the Oui Lounge, a staple neighborhood hangout in Blue Bonnet Circle. But a familiar face - one with a cowboy hat and a foot-long graying beard - is missing.…
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A bartender well-known among university students will be honored by friends and his family at Oui Lounge this weekend. Trent Reid was a bartender at the Blue Bonnet Circle location for 28 years before he died of cancer March 1 at the age of 56. Co-workers and "regulars" will hold a memorial for him Saturday night with music by guitarist Bill Hamm, a friend of Reid's, and barbecue.
Usually when you pick up the Skiff, you'll notice a sports picture on the left-hand side inviting you to flip to page 6. Or maybe you just want to check the weather forecast at the bottom of the page. Unfortunately, that space has been devoted to housekeeping this week with a slew of corrections and clarifications, which is something we are not proud of.
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There are just some things students would rather not experience during spring break. Getting caught up in a foreign country's judicial system; worshipping the porcelain god before, during and after a hangover; and waking up next to a stranger might compete for the top spot on that list.
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