The Waltham License Commission issued The Stein a warning at a hearing Tuesday for being caught serving alcohol to underage students during a November sting. Under Massachusetts law, the campus restaurant could have received a one to three day suspension of its liquor license.

"I thought it was a fair decision," said Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan, who helped represent the University at the hearing. "I think Aramark has made strides as far as training and education for employees and managers, so my hope is that this situation will not occur again."

Waltham License Commissioners Wayne F.X. Brasco Sr., Kenneth W. Sumner and Robert J. Hardiman decided to issue only a warning, given that the Brandeis community had "been good neighbors" to the Waltham community, had no previous violations and had taken proper action since the citation, they said at the hearing.

Head of University Services Mark Collins spoke on behalf of the restaurant at the hearing. "I don't come with an excuse about what happened," Collins told the Commission. The Stein managers and servers have undergone additional training on checking IDs since the sting, Collins said.

"They admitted that they were wrong, and that they were going to take action against it," said Lieutenant Joseph Brooks, who represented the Waltham Police Department. "And in this case, the server actually looked at the ID, she just didn't peruse it enough."

Associate Director of Conference and Events Services Roman Cermak and Sherman Food Services Director Aaron Bennos also came to represent the University.

Stein Manager Brian Wilson declined to comment on the outcome of the hearing.

Five establishments were cited on Nov. 10 for serving underage customers alcohol, Brooks said. Four-The Stein, Village Market, Bombay Mahal and Tuscan Grill-were represented at the hearing.

Village Market and Bombay Mahal each received a one-day suspension of their liquor licenses. Brooks said that the cashier at Village Market did not even ask for ID, while the waitress at The Stein did. Tuscan Grill received a warning.

Maggie Korn '08, 20, said she felt the decision was fair and a three-day suspension would have been too harsh. "I know that Massachusetts is particularly strict with the whole alcohol business," she said. "A 20-year old drinking alcohol-I mean, really, is that such a terrible thing?" The Waltham Police Department is conducting training sessions next month for police officers regarding alcohol sales to minors. Brooks said he welcomes the Brandeis police to attend the sessions.

"We're just trying to cut down on underage drinking, that's our intent," Brooks said.