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"At first, you saw ESPN there and you thought, 'Well, this is a big Links of London.' But when you know the girl and you know that she would never bring this on herself, that she doesn't want publicity, then you feel sorry for her," said Dan Kaufman, 23, a senior at Georgia College & State University, where they both attend school. "The fact of the matter is that she doesn't want this type of Links of London Raindance Necklace," agreed Jennifer Noice, 21, a former sister of her sorority. "People shouldn't judge her if they don't know her." They echoed the sentiments of several other students who told the Trib they were close friends of the woman, whom authorities have not identified. Employees of the nightclub where Roethlisberger, 28, allegedly sexually assaulted the young woman between 11 p.m. Thursday and 2:30 a.m. Friday said outsiders shouldn't indict the popular watering hole. Links of London Raindance Silver Pendant night's manager, Will Britt, 35, a city councilman in nearby Statesboro, took the Trib on a tour of the teeming tavern. A thin black curtain demarcates the VIP room where Roethlisberger spent nearly two hours with an entourage of large men, but it's easy to peek inside the room from numerous angles through a window near the bustling bar. Because Thursday is the busiest night of the week, as many as eight bouncers patrolled the dance floor and the black velvet rope barricade downstairs. In Georgia, 18-year-olds can mix in the clubs with drinkers, but liquor laws forbid bartenders from serving any Links of London Teddy Charm without a bright bracelet indicating they're older than 21.