The Michigan Daily -Friday, September 6, 1991 - Page 3 The tide *is dry as U-Club revamps by Gwen Shaffer Daily Staff Reporter The University Club upperclass 0 students once knew has ceased to ex- ist. What used to be primarily a dance club, where students of all ages could socialize, is now a full- service restaurant. As part of a campus-wide effort to reduce alcohol consumption, the U-Club is no longer serving alcohol during evening entertainment. The lunch menu was revised this past summer and alcohol was eliminated except during lunch hours. The addi- tion of a dinner menu is the most re- cent of the changes made at the club. , "We are trying to provide a non- alcoholic atmosphere. Across the board, there is concern to go to no alcohol," said manager Chuck Piet. Although eliminating the bar at night was an internal decision made 0) by U-Club management, the Uni- versity Task Force on Alcohol and Other Drugs has recently raised con- cern about alcohol consumption on campus. "When the task force report on substance abuse came out, President Duderstadt asked whether the Uni- versity should be running a bar," said Walter Harrison, executive di- rector of University Relations. "The task force recommends that education is the best way to address 4lcohol consumption and that is what we are doing," he added. The changes are a blow to many itudents on campus, as the U-Club was one of the last remaining bars on campus which admitted minors. Although Prism Productions and the University Activities Center will continue to provide evening en- tertainment Wednesday through Saturday, many students said they will miss being able to drink in a Qar atmosphere. Some upperclass students hear- ing about the U-Club's elimination of alcohol for the first time said they were upset about the new pol- icy. "Its really the only place to dance around here, and now it won't be as good for people who are 21," said LSA senior Colette Cassidy. LSA senior Karen Kalat said she doubts she will continue going to the U-Club if they are not serving alcohol at night. "There are going to be a bunch of young people there now. Anyway, I am old enough to make the decision about whether or not I want to * drink," Kalat said. Piet said he does not expect the lack of alcohol to hurt club's atten- dance levels. Additionally, Piet said fie hopes new crowds will be at- tracted by jazz music during dinner, an all-you-can-eat buffet on Sundays, and the acceptance of Entree Plus. The new lunch menu will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. week- days. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Copy business, students hurt by court decision You want me to sign it where? Big Ten Playboy bunnies, Engineering senior Sara Zeilstra and LSA junior Tracey Phillips, grin and bare it yesterday as they sign copies of their issue at Wolverine Campus Market. by Stacey Gray This year's court decision impos- ing new regulations on the coursep- " ack industry is leading more profes- sors to avoid coursepacks, and forc- ing students to pay more for their study materials. The Southern New York U.S. District Court ruled last March that Kinko's Graphics Corporation violated the Copyright Act by pro- ducing and distributing unautho- rized coursepacks. The court's decision requires that all copy shops receive permission of publishers before material can be reprinted in coursepacks The permission process can take up to 10 weeks, said Alphagraphics employee Chris Sheets. Sheets said the court's decision has definitely affected their business. "Relative to last year we proba- bly have 30 percent of the coursepa- cks that we had this time last year," Sheets said. Other shops said that while the ruling has changed the way they produce coursepacks, it has not re- ally affected the volume. "We've got about 90 percent of what we had last year," said Albert's branch manager Kim Valentine. "We are going to make it but it is going to be a slow comeback," said Douglas Kempton, regional manager of Kinko's. "This is not go- ing to cause us to go out of busi- ness." Kinko's has hired four employees who do nothing but get copyright permission. Kinko's also uses a cen- tralized service in California. "The cost of the packets stayed relatively the same but the size of the packet is generally smaller," Kempton said. "It's only a couple bucks higher," said Valentine. Copy shops are not the only ones being affected. Professors and stu- dents are also feeling the crunch. "The copy shops have gotten much more formal about their re- quirements so it is taking longer to get permission," said History Professor Martin Pernick, who is still waiting for his coursepack to be completed, which he submitted in June. Medieval History Professor Sabine MacCormack has resorted to using materials whose copyrights have expired. Anything published before 1916 is free from copyright limitations. "I would prefer to do more modern translations but the mate- rial I needed was too expensive," MacCormack said. "I think the coursepacks seem more expensive than in the past," said LSA junior Don Burkhardt. One local copy shop strongly disagrees with the court's decision. "We're not adhering to the deci- sion that the court made in the Kinko's decision. We think it will be appealed and won," said Jim Smith, owner of Michigan Document Service Inc. Smith said his business will not obtain permission but will send the publishing houses one cent for each page they copy. "We are not accepting the rights of the copyright holder to say how much they want," Smith said. "They (publishers) are trying to use the courts to destroy the coursepack industry so professors are forced to use their books," he said. "Kinko's has not filed an appeal as of yet," said Kempton. Many professors are using the reserve desk at the Undergraduate Library rather than ordering coursepacks. "We've had numerous calls from faculty members to see what we could do to help them," UGLi ad- ministrator Barbara MacAdam said. MacAdam said they have received approximately 30 percent more ma- terial than last year. Woman attacked Thief takes bite of in I.M. shower A University student was at- tacked while showering at the I.M. building Wednesday. PO0LIC E The woman told University Department of Safety and Security (DPSS) officers that the attacker aproached her from behind, threw a towel over her head and pushed her to the ground. The towel did not silence her, however, and reports said the at- tacker fled upon hearing her scream. Police have no suspects and in- vestigations are continuing. Acquaintance as- saults woman in campus bathroom A man was released from University police custody pending results from a medical examination on the woman he allegedly as- saulted in the men's bathroom of Mason Hall last week. Officers from DPSS classified the attack as second degree criminal sexual conduct. The victim told police that the attacker was an acquaintance. Armed robbery - what a drag A man wearing a dress, a wig and makeup robbed the Michigan National Bank, located at 395 Briarwood Circle Monday at 4:21 p.m. According to reports from the Ann Arbor Police Department, the suspect told the teller that he had a weapon. He escaped by car after tak- ing approximately $1,800. The investigation is continuing. dental drugs A School of Dentistry staffer reported the theft of prescription drugs from a dental building stor- age room Tuesday morning. . According to reports from DPSS, the doors to the pharmacy showed no evidence of forced entry leading officers to believe the thief had a key and perhaps is affiliated with the University. Police have no suspects in the burglary. Investigations are contin- uing. Police: where there's garbage there's fire Ann Arbor Police responded to two dumpster fires on the south side of campus early Tuesday morn- ing. The blazing garbage illuminated the corner of S. Forest Ave. and S. University at 12:05 a.m. Within an hour officers were called to another combusting trash receptacle on the 1200 block of Washtenaw Ct. Although there are no suspects Ann Arbor Police Lt. John Tinsey said similarity of the arsons and their close proximity leads officers to suspect the same suspect com- mited both crimes. Wednesday, DPSS officers ex- tinguished a burning diag kiosk. Three strikes for computer bandit According to University police reports, a compumr valued at $4,000 was stolen '(m a locked room in the Medica, W;nce Library last Friday. A computer worth $3,000 was stolen from a locked room in the Student Activities Building the fol- lowing day. A carton of computer discs val- ued at more than $100 was stolen from a loading dock at West Quad. Storeowner blows whistle on fluto- nious assault Ann Arbor police charged a store owner with felonious assault after he struck a shopper with a flute case during a struggle resulting from an alleged shoplifting attempt on Monday. - by ': Crime Reporter Melissa eerless PERSONAL SECURITY NON-LETHAL SELF DEFENSE WEAPONS. THE MICHIGAN DAILY .yard . ,body er oas zer ON . has has G" d ., FROM X598 0 4 U PJ Y * Look in the CLASSIFIEDS under HELP WANTED for details, or call 764-2547. il Correction A piece about the Baker-Mandela Center in yesterday's Perspectives Section was written by Emery Smith, co-director of the Center. The Daily does not print unsigned submissions. T HE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Meetings Sunday U-M Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Mass mtg for "The Yeoman of the Guard." League, Henderson Rm, 7 p.m. Speakers Friday "Synthesis and Cross-Linking of Liquid Crystalline Oligomers; Enhanced Mechanical Properties," Dr. Frank Jones, director, National Science Foundation, EMU. Chem Bldg, Rm 1706, noon. "Chemzyme for Carbonyl-Ene Reactions," Koichi Mikami of the Symphony Orchestra. Call 994-480 for info. Hill Auditorium, 8 p.m. Graduate Christian Fellowship Cookout, free. Call 663-9549 for info Campus Chapel, corner of Washtena and Forest, 6 p.m. Drum Circle, rhythm and percussior playing. Guild House, 802 Monroe every Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday "Deadly Deception," film. St. Aidan's/Northside Church, 7:30 p.m. Ann Arbor Figure Skating Club, registration. Yost Ice Arena, 3-5. The Graduate Employees Organization Invites all Graduate Students to the 5th Rnanualj GEO Order your college ring r JO STENS AM ER I CA S CO L LE GE R I NG ! Stop by and see a Jostens representative, September 6