Protesters held signs in front of Y-Bar during the protest in front of the business. Spencer Mathews, Photo Editor
âFâ Y-Bar,â some passerby yelled from their vehicles as they drove down Howard St. Western Michigan University students and Kalamazoo community members gathered on the street near Y-Bar Kalamazoo to protest the establishment following allegations of drink tampering.
Bailey Crist, a WMU graduate student, organized the protest. She was sitting in her living room with her roommates when she first watched the viral TikTok where a WMU student explained how she and her friends were drugged at Y-Bar & Bistro.
âWe want to educate the public that this is not a good place to go,â Crist explained. âEncourage others if they have had a bad experience here to come forward⦠to know you re not alone.â