Lamont Café has placed its Red Bull energy drinks—a top-selling item and all-nighter standby—behind a glass counter after drinks began disappearing from their former open-air home in front of the bar.

Café operations manager Mark A. Terrelonge ’10 said from his perch behind the counter late last night that even when the cafe was locked-down after 2 a.m., desperate students appeared able to pilfer fuel for their cram sessions.

"People with small hands were able to squeeze their hands into the grate and steal the Red Bull," he explained.

"Just people with hands!" added Halle K. Phillips ’11, who was working the late shift at Lamont Café and is also an associate Crimson photo editor.

Terrelonge declined to describe any known instances of Red Bull robbery, but he said that Harvard University Dining Services administrator Kim Smith—who manages the illustrious library café from the HUDS side—had urged the student managers to put the Red Bulls behind the glass. Smith could not be reached for comment.

In spite of this increased wariness, Terrelonge, a neurobiology concentrator in Lowell House, said that Lamont Café still provides "the top entertainment for customers."

"We dance 10-2 on Tuesday evenings—for tips," he said.