46F 46F 46F 4 c 1111c4igan 4,71ail v v v y- ON F-- IIUrNDIt a .. 1' yI'd Nr v I-()N1 f1 IT ;I IIS () v 1A 10 ll Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, September 19, 2011 michigandaily.com CAMPUS WATERING HOLES IDs from abroad face increased scrutiny Shoppers peruse posters inside the newly opened Bongz and Thongz shop on East Liberty Street on Saturday. The store, which opened Sept. 10, is not allowed to sell the $12,000 worth of merchandise, including sex toys, that the store's owners already purchased but will now sell online instead. New shop Bongz and Thongz prohibited from selling sex toys International students refused at some local bars for unfamiliar IDs By HALEY GOLDBERG Daily StaffReporter When Business School senior Weilong Song arrived at Buffalo Wild Wings on State Street on his 21st birthday two years ago, he planned to have a celebratory drink with a group of friends. After ordering his drink, however, his Hungarian ID was taken by the manager for further examination. "I showed him my ID, and he said he wanted to take a better look at it, so he took it," Songsaid. "And then he came back, and he told me that unfortunately they cannot accept the ID because he cannot read what it says and he cannot verify that this ID is legitimate." Song said his friends tried to convince the manager the ID was government issued, and even pulled up a Google image of a Hungarian ID for the man- ager to compare to the card Song presented. Upon comparison, the manager finally accepted Song's ID and served him the drink. "He took my ID and kind of compared the two and he said, 'Alright whatever,' and he kind of gave me a very weird look," Song said. "I didn't feel very well (treated), considering it was my 21st birthday, and we were with a big group of people." For Song and many interna- tional students lacking United States identification, this expe- rience of additional ID exami- nation isn't uncommon when entering bars and ordering drinks at restaurants. Engineering senior Dhruv Madeka wrote in an e-mail inter- view that his driver's license from India has been refused at many local restaurants and bars. "I've been rejected at Ash- ley's, Buffalo Wild Wings and See ID, Page 5A City ordinance bans 'devices designed for sexual stimulation' By HALEY GLATTHORN Daily StaffReporter Though Ann Arbor may be known as a liberal city, a new retailerhas found that its inven- tory isn't receiving as warm a welcome as it anticipated. Kilo Hassan and Steve Abou- na, owners of the store Bongz and Thongz on East Liberty Street, are facing difficulties because of a city ordinance that outlaws the mass sale of sex toys in the downtown area. Hassan and Abouna planned to sell water pipes and sex toys at their new store, which officially opened for business on Sept. 10. Hassan said he was unaware of the regulation while plan- ning his business, which was supposed to open in July, according to an Aug. 1 Ann Arbor.com article. The over- sight has resulted in Bongz and Thongz having approximately $12,000 worth of unsellable inventory. Hassan said he and Abouna discovered the problem when they applied for an occupancy license. They were required to provide the city with an invoice of purchases for the store and were consequently told that their inventory could not be sold in the downtown area. "The reason we didn't research this stuff is there are other stores in the area that sell basically the same thing," Has- san said. "It was bad judgment on our part, but I guess we can fix that." Under the ordinance, the sale of "devices designed for sexual stimulation" cannot account for more than 20 per- cent of a business's total sales. Because of this stipulation, See PRODUCTS, Page 5A UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL Joint Law program to aid India development, policy Jindal Centre to create classes on infrastructure By BRANDON SHAW 9 Daily StaffReporter A joint University school in India will soon work on advanc- ing the country's infrastructure and give students the opportu- nity to interact firsthand with Indian policy and development. Through the joint school - the Michigan-Jindal Centre for Global Corporate and Financial Law and Policy - the Jindal Global Law School of O.P. Jindal Global University will create a curriculum and research initia- tives to aid India's Infrastructure Development Finance Company, which helps finance infrastruc- ture projects in India. Accord- ing to professors involved in the project, the upcoming initiative will allow students to interact on a global scale, propelling them into potential careers overseas. A partnership between the Centre for Global Corporate and Financial Law & Policy was launched in November 2010 at See LAW, Page 5A * UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY 'U' releases new version of LectureTools TOSSDtEDLE/Daily Local Bazaar founder Lindsey Leyland tends to customers shopping at the store on State Street yesterday. Local Bazaar hits State Street to feature local artists, vintage wear 35 classes using note-taking system to up interactivity By MARY HANNAHAN Daily StaffReporter While many University pro- fessors eschew the use of laptops and cell phones during class, a growing number are embracing the technology to enhance learn- ing. Through the program Lee- tureTools, about 2,800 students in 35 classes at the University are taking notes that sync to each PowerPoint slide in a lecture. The University released a new version of LectureTools this fall, which enables students to mark slides they think are confus- ing or important. The program also allows students to ask and answer questions anonymously using a laptop, cell phone or tab- let computer. LectureTools was created when Perry Samson, a profes- sor in the Department of Atmo- spheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, heeded the requests of his students who wanted his See LECTURETOOLS, Page 6A cat Pop-up store day into a bazaar with vintage clothing and locally made goods ers to students - luring students and other passersby in from State Street on campus and up a green, leopard-printed staircase. By JENNIFER LEE Local Bazaar, a pop-up store Daily StaffReporter that operates once a month in and around Ann Arbor, show- e space that typically cased an eclectic collection of s the Above Ground Hair products ranging from jewelry, o was transformed yester- leather items and hand-crafted cards all designed and produced by local artists. The store also sells vintage clothing and shoes. 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