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Pub 500: Mankato’s First Safe Bar

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at MNSU chapter.

Pub 500 is located in the heart of City Center Mankato’s Entertainment District and is the perfect spot to gather with loved ones, grab a bite and order a drink. They have a wide selection of beer and drinks, appetizers, sandwiches and entrees so that there is something on the menu for everyone! On top of being a well-known establishment in the community, Pub 500 is also Safe Bar certified. They are the first Mankato bar to be certified by the Safe Bar Initiative and have been for a year! The Safe Bar Initiative is a prevention effort to help reduce sexual harassment/violence in local bars by training the staff at establishments in bystander intervention. As if the homemade potato chips and entertaining events weren’t enough to draw you in; there’s nothing better than knowing that there is a safe place to drink where the staff is genuinely concerned with your well-being, not just your bar tab.

Elise Pawlak is a double major in Creative Writing and Mass Media with double minor in Gender Women’s Studies and Nonprofit Leadership at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is constantly running around campus with being the President of Society of Professional Journalists, Treasurer of Public Relations Student Society of America, Treasurer of Gender Women’s Studies club, the Communications chair for the Women of Action Committee, and the Public Relations intern for the MNSU Women’s Center. When she does have a free moment it is spent rewatching Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes and connecting with her spirit animal: The Bloody Mary. After she graduates in May of 2016 she plans to pursue a career in the world of writing… hopefully landing a job that will help her pay off her student loans before she starts collecting social security.
Hello! My name is Leah Rost and I'm a senior Gender and Women's Studies major double minoring in Creative Writing and Sexualities Studies. This is my second year as an intern for the Women's Center and I am President of Gender and Women's Studies club. In my free time I write poetry, do yoga, hike and love to laugh a lot!