The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 19, 2011-- 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, September19, 2011 - SA ID From Page 1A The Heidelberg," Madeka wrote. "More often than not, bars tend to reject my ID." According to Jerome Hig- gins, manager of Ashley's on State Street, his business does not always refuse international IDs, but if the ID presented does not match up to the picture in an international ID book, the bar will refuse customers and sug- gest they get an alternate form of identification. Similarly, Aaron Allen, a man- ager at Buffalo Wild Wings on State Street, said the restaurant currently has an international ID book employees can use to prove the IDs are legitimate. Allen said if the ID is not posted in the book, which Song's ID may not have been, the restaurant will refuse customers if they cannot find a comparable image online. However, Allen and Higgins said their respective restaurants will accept passports from inter- national students as a form of identification. According to Hig- gins, Ashley's typically accepts passports since the staff can verify their legitimacy with more ease than other forms of interna- tional identification. "Passports are a little harder to forge I think," Higgins said. "International IDs - we have no idea what we're looking at half the time." Song said he realizes that car- rying his passport to bars and restaurants would ease the dif- ficulties in verifying his age, but doing so would be difficult and risky. 'Most of the (local bars), what they said is that if you have the passport, that is absolutely OK," Song said. "But why would you carry a passport with you every day? If I lose it, it's such a hassle to replace it." Michael Gradillas, manager of the Blue Leprechaun pub on South University Avenue, said the restaurant accepts passports, but he prefers international students to try and obtaina Michigan ID. "My best advice would be to try and obtain a state ID from Michi- gan," Gradillas said. "If they don't want to do that or can't do that, just bring their passport and any other identification that can sup- port that." Gradillas recognizes the inconvenience this poses to inter- national students, but he said he believes it ensures the Blue Lep- rechaun remains lawful in its practices. "We've gotten a lot of fake international driver's licenses before," Gradillas said. "...We are just trying to protect ourselves and make sure the people are who they say they are and the IDs aren't fake." While Madeka, the Engineer- ing senior from India, wrote that he understands the prevalence of fake international IDs on campus and why bouncers need to scru- tinize his ID, he wrote that they should be better trained at verify- ing international IDs. "Most international IDs con- tain smart card chips that are incredibly difficult to falsify and numerous other checks," Made- ka wrote. "Even a basic educa- tion in these matters could go a long way in making matters more convenient for international stu- dents." Song also said he understands the difficulties local bars and restaurants face as far as verify- ing international IDs. Though it may take extra time for him to order his drinks or enter bars, he said he feels for the most part thatthebusinesses treathimwith respect. "Sometimes I do feel like I'm getting a different kind of treat- ment because they just take much more time to look at it," Song said. "But for most of the time I think they're doinga greatjob." Nonetheless, Song said he is considering making the process easier by obtaining a form of iden- tification from the United States. "I've been thinking a lot about getting a U.S. ID or license so it's not so much of a hassle and to make things easier for me and for them," Song said. LAW From Page 1A the Jindal Global Law School in Delhi. Among the center's pri- mary goals is to initiate greater cooperation between the two schools and focus on the critical need for better understanding of development and infrastructure. Raj Kumar, vice chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University and dean of Jindal Global Law School, wrote in a Sept. 15 Uni- versity Law School press release that the school will offer its stu- dents necessary skills to improve Indian communities. Kumar wrote that the new project will allow for "a unique avenue for teaching, research, training and capacity-building initiatives for the study of infrastructure law and policy." Vikramaditya Khanna, a Uni- versity Law School professor and co-director of the initiative, said the center's goals are to estab- lish policy regarding global, corporate and financial law and to create an environment where students can embrace chang- ing areas of study. Through his involvement in the development of the center, Khanna said he is optimistic about the prospects the new project provides for future generations of students studying at the University and abroad. The center will also serve as a bridge between Michigan and India, as many jobs continue to be outsourced to India, Khanna said. "Places that students fre- quent, that you are all aware of, are moving business overseas, and that is the reality," Khanna said. "The vast majority (of com- panies) receive over 50 percent of their revenue from outside the United States." He added that Coca Cola receives more than 80 percent of its revenue from outside the country, and noted Ann Arbor- based Domino's Pizza has 300 stores in India with 52 percent of its revenue being generated out- side of U.S. borders. "It's no longer obvious that, out of college, first jobs will be in the U.S.," Khanna said. "At this point, you may even prefer it elsewhere." Khanna's attention on India spans much of his academic career, and he spends a major- ity of his time researching the country because he thinks it is an important template for infra- structure projects in developing countries. "I partially became interested in this topic because my family is from India, but I think what really got me interested was the fact that some years ago I start- ed doing research on corporate structures in emergingmarkets," he said. Infrastructure issues extend far beyond India, Khanna said. He added that he continues to see similar effects in countries like Brazil and China. After teaching a class at the University on economic devel- opment in India, he began to focus on emerging structures and infrastructure deals in other countries. He added that the course made him realize that the expansion of infrastructure projects in India could influence changes in other countries, bear- ing in mind that cultural differ- ences impact business. When developing infrastruc- ture projects like the initiative in India, people working on the projects must be aware of the cultural and legislative barriers that could hinder the success- ful development of projects, he explained. "There are myriad impor- tant and often complicated legal issues involved in the infrastruc- ture field," Khanna said. "By developing courses, research programs and events, we'll be able to rely on the considerable expertise at Michigan, Jindal and (the Infrastructure Devel- opment Finance Company) to begin to address these important issues." PRODUCTS From Page 1A Hassan said he promised the city he would not stock any sex toys at his store. Instead, he is planning to sell the items he already pur- chased through an online store he is creating for Bongz and Thongz. "(We're selling) just lingerie, costumes and accessories that don't have anything to do with genitalia," said Hassan, describing his new in-store inventory. City Council member Sabra Bri- ere (D-Ward 1) said the ordinance is "a major part of downtown plan- ning," and the city is unlikely to overturn it. "I think the problem is not the city -it's the business model," Bri- ere said. "The people who decided that this was what they wanted to open did not check the city's ordi- nances about what was allowed." City Council member Chris- topher Taylor (D-Ward 3) said changing the city's zoning ordi- nance is a "relatively long" pro- cess, and Bongz and Thongz will probably never be able to return to its original business plan. "I have no reason to think that the ordinance is anything but good for the city," Taylor said. "I don't think Bongz and Thongz is good for the downtown." Despite difficulties with the city, Hassan said his and Abouna's business has been fairly successful in its first week. He plans to fill the downstairs area of the store - the space originally intended for sex toy sales - with Halloween cos- tumes for the upcoming holiday and expects business will contin- ue to improve. 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