2F - - New Student Edition - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 6, 2000 NAKED MILE Continued from PageIF Another senior girl ran with two of her friends on either side. "One person-slapped my ass," she said.. "But I felt safe for the most part." The event had an overwhelming sense of jubilation to it, contradict- ing the debate that has surrounded the run's safety and the manner in which laws would be enforced. "I feel great," said Engineering senior Damon Brunson immediately before turning cartwheels for the crowd on the lawn in front of Angell Hall. "Invigorated and liber- ated. But I need some clothes." "I think its all done in good spir- it," said a California man who was visiting campus with his son, a prospective freshman. "I saw all these people. Only when I got here I saw people running butt naked." Others agreed that the run is a more harmless tradition than some say. "I would hope (the police) have got better things to do than arresting students," said a 1958 University alum and Ann Arbor resident. " If anyone here was going to be offend- ed they'd go someplace else. We do have real crime problems in Ann Arbor, and this isn't one of them." COFFEE Continued from PageIF it has the best coffee. Also, "it's close to a parking structure," he said. "And I can't drink coffee at a library." Others need coffee to get their studying done. Caribou Coffee cus- tomer Athina Papas, an LSA junior, said she prefers to study in a coffee shop because the combination of back- ground noise and caffeine is a good recipe for studying. "It helps me focus and block out things around me," she said. "Other- wise my mind wanders" LSA senior Kent Hyun said he comes to Caribou on State Street for the decor. "Everything's all woody," he said. "I like the fireplace." Perhaps the most controversial of Ann Arbor's coffee shops is Starbucks on the corner of State Street and Liber- ty Street. Opened last winter, the store was met with protests over franchise origins. "We've gone to the dark side," joked recent University alum Chris Luebe as he sat chatting with his friends. But coffee shops hold more oppor- tunity than just studying, drinking, eating and conversing, said Grad stu- dent Rashi Jackman. While some cus- tomers are performing those tasks, "ninety percent are looking at each other," he said. "It's a cornucopia of desire flowing over the tables." LSA senior Susan Bissell uses the payphone outside of Ulrich's Bookstore. Chan.,ges icity area codes delayeJ Up in the air By Ginnefer Cox For the Daily Although plans had been made to implement a new area code in Washtenaw County and other metro Detroit areas, the proposal has been temporarily suspended by the Feder- al Communications Commission. A telecommunications industry group, which consisted of over 16 companies, devised a proposal for area code overlays in certain Michi- gan counties as a potential solution to the future shortage of phone numbers in these areas. Certain areas in the state are run- ning out of phone numbers lue to the consumer use of cellular phones, computers and other items needing numbers. An area code overlay results in a second area code being added to the current area code of a particular geographic area, therefore making more phone numbers available with- in that region. The proposal assigned a new 278 area code to Washtenaw County in addition to the existing 734 area code. The implementation of the pro- posal was administered by the Coin- munications Industry Services group of NeuStar, Inc. NeuStar serves as the North American:Num- bering Plan Administration, a neu- tral third party group who helped work on the proposal. The FCC suspended the proposal because the Michigan Public *- vice Commission said that the FCC does not have the authority to implement it. While the proposal is in suspen- sion, the FCC is viewing other pos- sible recommendations The question of when the area code overlays will go into effect remains. NeuStar spokeswoman Barbara Blackwell said the Ic ih of the suspension of the propos i s up in the air. "We are waiting for the FCC as for how to proceed," Blackwell said. The implementation of area code overlays may bring some problems to Ann Arbor residents, including University students. With the area code overlay, residents would be required to dial the area code plus the phone number, regardless of the area code you are dialing from. In addition to dialing extra digits, people would also have to remember See CODES, Page 3F Post Office: Liberty Station 6654112 NORMAN NG/Oaily Arcade Station Noah Cowan (right), a PhD student in the Engineering College, and Bruce . Fields, a PhD student in Mathematics, juggle in the Diag. MAIN STREET Continued from Page 1 "It's wonderful food, it is worth the walk absolutely," said LSA junior Vivek Vanaharam. Atmospheres like Mongolian Bar- beque's make your own stir-fry bar, and Cleveland's Gill and Grill north- eastern style tempt customers. In addition to restaurants and bars, Main Street offers a variety of retail stores. From the wide array of compact discs at School Kids Records to the costumes at Fantasy Attic, most shoppers are able to sat- isfy their appetite in this part of town. Elmo's t-shirt shop is geared to University students and fans. The shop used to be located on State Street, but owner Elmo Morales said "it was a business deci- sion to move out here, we were pay- ing high rents and not able to sell the Michigan stuff on the Michigan campus." So why go to Elmo's? "You can't get the tie-dye and superior stuff I carry elsewhere," Morales said, "we do what we can do we and hope to make a living, plus we have a large business with our custom printing-everyone establishes a niche." Slightly off Main Street on the corner of Washington and Main is the upscale women's clothing store Voila, "We are getting student clientele," said manager Kate Lessnau. "We are off the beaten path, but students are starting to find us," said Lessnau, "and we are moving to Main Street soon. Main Street is also full of at shops. The Occasionally Gift SW specializes in Michigan attire and memorabilia in addition to other col- lectible items. There is also Falling Water, anoth- er gift type shop with lamps, picture frames, cards and candles. Afterwords, a bookshop, carries books at thirty to ninety percent price reductions. A multitude of art galleries in the area are perfect for browsing a 1d inspiring creativity, like the S* Chevel Gallery with hand-painted dishwares. Not hungry? No need to shop? Don't worry, there are plenty of other amusements on and around Main Street. The Ark, a local theater where there are plenty of open stage nights, feature artists and musicians ranging from poetic song to f music, to rhythm and blues and Irish music. World renowned entertainers also sample their work at The Ark. Or you can sit outdoors at a cafe, like Cafe Felix or Amer's and drink some coffee and watch the people. To many veteran students Main Street is worth the hike. "I worked out there and lived near- by - we go out there because my friends don't want to go to undergrad bars anymore," said LSA junior Clare Singleton. i !It, I N a iw a aw aeaw AIMr_ Mal. Qmov IR1St91T T £.wa~w..I.....1....