Page 6 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 8, 1988 STUDENTS AND ANN ARBOR ...And a ticket for $10 KAREN HANDE.MAN/Daily These newly-renovated, electronic revenue-makers collect $567,000 in change for the city each year. But the city collects $2.4 million annually in parking tickets from those drivers who don't adequately feed their meters - or can't find one and park illegally. Chuck Fritts (above) has been leaving these expensive notes on Ann Arborites' cars for the past two years and says, "It's the best job I ever had." Cops BY JULIE ZIEGLER When they come to the Univer- sity, students expect to encounter dorm food, long-winded professors, and the dreaded CRISP line. They usually don't, however, count on dealing with the Ann Arbor police. Ann Arbor Po- lice Capt. Robert POLICE Conn said the ove- rall student-police relationship is pos- itive, but admits some problems do arise as a result of the size of the University population. and cups don't mix in A2 "We deal with the minority who do not conform. We will issue code vi- olations where the activity disrupts others," Conn said. Two citations often issued to stu- dents are related to alcohol laws. A minor in possession, or MIP, ticket is issued to those students under the legal drinking age caught drinking alcohol. The other common violation in the campus area is the open alcohol policy. Conn said anyone, regardless of age, is subject to a citation if they are found to have open alcohol in any public area. Conn said the only way to avoid receiving a citation is to drink on your private property or if you drink on a street that has been blocked off for a party. Elise Holland, an LSA senior, said she received an MIP ticket last September. Holland and a friend, each carrying a glass of beer, were walking down Washtenaw Avenue when a police car cut them off. "We were walking really fast down the street. Both of us put our beer down and (the police) told us to pick it back up," she said. "They said, 'You can dump out the beer but you'll get a ticket anyway."' Holland, who was 20 when she received the $50 dollar ticket, thought the citation was petty - but necessary. "It seemed like (the police) had nothing to do," she said. "But it's a college town. There's a lot of illegal underage drinking. If they let us go, they wouldn't be making a state- ment. "The officer wants some assur- ance that a lesson is learned," Conn said, but added that the decision whether to issue a ticket is a discre- tionary one. As for fraternity parties, Conn said police will not go into group or fraternity housing unless they re- ceive a complaint. Mary Beth Seiler, president of the Panhellenic Association, said an in- formal meeting between Ann Arbor member of Chi Phi fraternity, said the police are "pretty lenient" over- all LSA junior Steve Brown, a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, said police occasionally patrolled near the house during the fraternity's 'It's a college town. There's a lot of illegal underage drinking. If they let us go, they wouldn't be making a statement.' -LSA senior Elise Holland DORM LIVING NOT' THEN ANN ARBOR We Offer You: e Apartments YOUR STYLE? REALTY IS. -efficiencies -1, 2 or 3 bedrooms " Houses -3, 4,5, or 6 bedrooms " Locations -central, south and off-campuses. -medical center area JINC * 24 Hour Maintenance CLASSIFIED ADS! Call 764-0557 GOD IS ALIVE AND WELL IN ANN ARBOR!!! THE CHURCH OF CHRIST W WELCOMES YOU SUNDAY...9:30 AM, 6:00 PM & WEDNESDAY...7:30 PM TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE CALL 662-9928 Phone 662-2756 530 W. Stadium Blvd. Mayor Gerald Jernigan, the police chief, and heads of fraternities and sororities helped to find ways the groups can avoid conflicts with each other. Fraternity members said they have few encounters with police. John Lawniczak, an LSA junior and happy hours, but didn't come into the Sigma Nu house all year. "We have good students and we have a good student relationship," said Conn, a former South Quad resident. "I'm sure they are not act- ing much differently than when I was a student there 20 years ago." Lit cfi4 The Student's Restaurant We specialize in serving traditional American breakfasts We also serve the following: " Hamburgers " Cold Sandwiches * Fallafel * Mexican Dishes * Hoagies * Humus * Fried chicken * Babaghnooj Open 7 days a week, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. 808 S. State St. 662-2028 between Hill & Packard for pick-up Listings available at the office or at the Off-Campus Housing Office. M-F 9-5 Sat. 10-2 663-7444 616 Church St. (across from Rick's) U Howto pick checking a a better ccount GREAT LAKES SBANCORP A Federal Savings Bank Your Partner in Life At a glance, all banks' checking accounts may look alike. But when you compare apples to apples, picking Great Lakes just comes naturally. Check what the other banks offer. Then check with Great Lakes. Apples to apples, you'll find we're the best pick in the market. V XX X.