,Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 17, 1989 Pretzel Bell updates old rite by Mike Sobel Your 21st birthday, and you de- cide to celebrate the "coming of age" at a local bar. Arriving at midnight, you hand your driver's licence to the bouncer. He examines it, looks puzzled as he tries to remember what the date is, and finally grunts "happy birth- day" as he stamps your hand "Over r.." Your friends order you a beer and you remind yourself that it is the age and not the event that is impor- tant. This same, often anti-climactic, birthday scenario is repeated almost every night at local bars. But the newly re-opened Pretzel Bell Bar on 311 N. Main St. hopes to offer a birthday alternative. The original Pretzel Bell, which had been around for 50 years, had a rite of passage ceremony for those who turned 21, said Andy Guvezan, the owner of the Full Moon Cafe, (he City Grill, and the new Pretzel Bell.. "You would go to the bar, ring the bell and and then you would have to get up on a table and drink a pitcher of beer in front of everyone," Ouvezan said. ' The original Pretzel Bell was lo- JONATHAN LISS/Daily Poised to receive its guests, the new Pretzel Bell bar and grill on Main Street silently awaits the return of the crowds that used to fill the old restaurant. cated on E. Liberty St., where fraternity crowd and centers around Grandma Lee's Bakery and Restau- sporting events. rant is now. The original bar, however, went Guvezan acquired many artifacts bankrupt several years ago as popu- from the original bar at an auction, larity waned. Guvezan is trying to including the original Pretzel Bell recreate the flavor of the old bar bar, the bar's official bell, several "which revolved around U of M paintings, and the actual tables in sports." which people used to carve their The new Pretzel Bell Bar, located names. above the City Grill on N. Main St., is equiped with nine television Opened four weeks ago, the new monitors and two satellite dishes. bar does most of its business on the Guvezan said the bar draws mostly a weekends, while weeknights are gen- erally reserved for private parties, he Guvezan said the new place is "a very casual restaurant. We emphasize food as much as drink." He also said he would like to bring back the tradi- tion for people turning 21. Guevzan has one warning, though. "I think I'm going to make a rule that if you ring the bell and it's not your 21st birthday, then you have to buy a round for the entire bar," he said. IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and staff reports Shuttle cleared for mission CAPE CANAVERAL - The space shuttle Atlantis, freed from tech- nical and legal barriers, was declared ready for a launch today with its nu- clear-powered cargo. NASA said it expected neither weather nor demon- strators to interfere. "The vehicle is in good shape, the crew is ready to go fly and the weather looks like we'll have a good chance to get airborne," NASA ad- ministrator Richard Truly said yesterday. "It's been a long haul for this mission." The launch from the pad at the Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 12:57 p.m. EDT. Environmental activists, concerned that an accident could spread nu- clear poison into the atmosphere, demonstrated at a gate leading to the Kennedy Space Center headquarters, and eight were arrested. First East German refugees become West Germans WARSAW, Poland - The first 46 of the more than 1,300 East Ger- mans trying to reach the West through Poland renounced their citizenship yesterday and in return got exit permits from the East Berlin government. "We are free," read a hand-lettered banner unfurled as the cheering refugees emerged from the East German Embassy clutching new identity cards. They were taken in two buses to the West German embassy for the cit- izenship papers the West Germans automatically provide to East Ger- mans. The refugees said they expected to leave Warsaw today. East German authorities required the refugees to give up their citizen- ship in exchange for the new ID cards, allowing them to leave Poland for the West without crossing East German territory. Columbian paper bombed BOGOTA, Colombia - A car bomb wrecked the Vanguardia Liberal Newspaper building in northeastern Colombia yesterday and killed four employees of the paper, which had joined in a condemnation of cocaine barons. The Vanguardia Liberal is the main daily of Northeastern Colombia. The newspaper's publisher blamed drug traffickers for the bombing in Bucaramanga, a city of 400,000 people 175 miles north of Bogota. He said he did not know whether the paper could continue publishing. "Although I can't identify the perpetrators, I can say that, basically, they are the same group of drug traffickers that have carried out these types of attacks in the past," Alejandro Ramirez said in a radio interview. State Dept. hires blind man WASHINGTON - A blind man who has been trying to join the State Department for more than a decade said yesterday he has been told his wish will be granted under the reversal of a policy that dates back to the 18th century. Avraham Rabby, of New York City, said in a telephone interview he was informed of the decision last Friday after the State Department noti- fied Congress of its intention to hire qualified blind people for the career diplomatic service. State Department officials said the decision was based primarily on technological advances which improve efficiency, including optical scan- ners capable of "speaking" written words through a conversion process. Another factor contributing to the policy reversal was a federal law that states that the government cannot disqualify prospective employees be- cause of blindness or other handicaps. EXTRAS, U of M vs. MSU The Damage War The following is a comparison of the damage inflicted by overzealous fans at Michigan after the NCAA championship last April and at Michigan State following their 10-7 loss to the Wolverines last Saturday. 0 0 Activists plan to continue boycott on Domino's by Karen Akerlof The Coalition to Boycott Domino's Pizza is planning to an- nounce on Thursday its intention to continue boycotting Domino's Pizza Inc. even if owner Tom Monaghan sells the company. Coalition Director Jeff Gearhart, t Ann Arbor resident, said he did dlot believe Monaghan was truly considering selling the company, but if he is, the Coalition wants to en- sure that the next owner will change some aspects of the company. "Monaghan is only part of the picture," said Gearhart. He said the company has unfair labor practices and sexist policies which must be changed before the boycott will be lropped. Jan BenDor, president of the Ann Arbor/Washtenaw National Organi- zation of Women chapter, said NOW will also continue the boycott. She said, "The corporation has a lot of problems: discrimination against women and minorities, random drug testing, policies requiring women to wear pants, and anti-union stuff." However, Becky Belknap, co- owner of eight Ann Arbor Dominos' franchises with her husband Gene, said she was not aware of the plans to extend the boycott. "I am a little confused why they would continue a boycott," she said. Belknap said only 2.75 percent of the net income from seven Ann Ar- bor stores, and 5.5 percent of the in- come from the Domino's on 1141 Broadway St. goes to the central Domino's corporation. This percent- age, she said, covers the corpora- tion's support services to the fran- I Tuesday, October 31, 1989 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Michigan Union chise such as help in the case of robbery, programs to aid in the train- ing and safety of drivers, and an in- house publication. She said she didn't know if any of the Ann Arbor stores' money went toward the central corporation's profit, but speculated that none did. In other words, she said, Domino's franchises like those in EDUCOM Continued from Page 1 "Apple, IBM, NeXT, all of the companies involved with higher edu- cation computing are here in force," said EDUCOM Review editor Shel- don Smith. The event has proven to be a feat of planning and logistics. In 40 to 60 buses from the University, AATA, and Tower Bus, participants will bused back and forth between campus and 23 area hotels. Buses will run continuously from Detroit Metropolitan Airport to registration sites at Ann Arbor hotels and the Alumni Memorial Hall. The buses will continue to run until Thursday, and drivers are advised to avoid the campus area because of the traffic. An even more significant accom- plishment ic InfoNet, a joint project between IBM, Apple, the University and 17 other technology firms. In- foNet is a computer network which provides conference information, way-finding, and electronic mail for EDUCOM participants. One hundred and sixty-nine InfoNet stations have been set up at hotels and various campus locations. Even after the conference leaves, the University will continue to make FOR THE BEST: Crew Cuts-Flat Tops Princetons-Military THE DASCOLA STYLISTS Liberty off State 668-9329 -50 years of service- Ann Arbor probably do not fund Monaghan's personal policies. Thus, she said the coalition may be protesting in the wrong places. Domino's Community Relations Director Dick Brunvard said he also was not aware that the Coalition planned to extend the boycott. "Their argument is with Tom Monaghan and his beliefs," he said. use of the new facilities installed to make InfoNet possible, said Univer- sity Information Technology InfoNet Manager Cole Whiteman. "We've made substantial physical extensions to the U-M computer network infrastructure, such as fiber optic cable between buildings and within buildings," he said. University students may enter the conference grounds Thursday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the track and ten- nis building with a University I.D. card Last night, IBM hosted a lavish dinner for participants in the Intra- mural Building gymnasium, trans- formed by the national firm Summit Productions into a blue-and-white big top circus. The banquet featured performances by the University of Michigan Northcoast Jazz Ensemble and the Michigan Marching Band. At the same time, Executive Chef Uwe Borgeest supervised 170 workers in the preparation and serving of "over a ton of food," enough to feed 3,000 people in the space of two hours. A 300-pound cake, topped with vanilla cream-orange marmalade ic- ing for the event will be donated to a home for the elderly. EDUCOM runs through Thurs- day at noon. . Graduate School MICHIGAN MICHIGAN ST. and MBA Day Meet kvith recruiters to inveti< ate adk anced deyr c opticons Compare costs and connlntiof procrams arn a e cc um r Preconference highlights: (onsidcrin an Ad\anced Dcgree: \ Lok a t hcre. WA i hat & eceai iren clct n.,d.ic ( s7 _1- (ionrcincc B icifins LBook Bonfires Roofs/awnings Mopeds Street signs Stop lights Couches Newspaper boxes Taxi cabs Fire trucks Parking meters Cars Trees Trash cans Balcony railings Light posts Power lines Arrests Total damage V V V V ~ ~ ~ 8 $85,400 ~ 4 Yet to be determined - by Noah Finkel and Alex Gordon 0 Wart.,i,1 ;Ft !'1!11 a:e cd xid .:dmi -irnN recrnr,:rtc n,. ....,. , d .c, ; 5, < :.: t . 3!c. Ni smomm "Tuesday is $200 United Artists Day" All day Tuesday. 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