add value in terms of providing 
an alternative and in-demand 
transportation option for Ann 
Arbor,” Wondrash said.

With the passage of the 

resolution, 
scooters 
are 
to 

be 
parked 
responsibly 
on 

sidewalks when not in use, 
not directly in the walking 
path or in any way impeding 

a pedestrian’s access. Though 
the resolution with Bird could 
potentially 
limit 
students’ 

abilities to ride more frequently, 
some students, like LSA junior 
Yosef Gross, agree with the 
measures.

“I 
think 
that 
making 

the operator take financial 
responsibility for inappropriate 
use of scooters is sensible 
because it will incentivize them 
to educate and encourage riders 
to use them properly,” Gross 

wrote in an email interview.

While Bird scooters are 

still allowed on campus, the 
University has also intervened 
to discipline scooter-related 
violations. Melissa Overton, 
deputy chief of police at the 
University of Michigan Police 
Department, 
said 
UMPD 

has issued two Bird-related 
violations: one for being parked 
inside a building, and one for 
being involved in an accident.

Bird scooters have taken on 

a cult following among 
University 
students, 

who 
use 
the 
vehicles 

to 
move 
throughout 

Michigan’s vast campus. 
The convenience of the 
scooters is what most 
attracts student riders.

“A 10-minute walk to 

class only takes me four 
minutes when I scooter,” 
Gross wrote.

As 
temperatures 

continue 
to 
plummet 

and inclement weather 
begins to arrive in Ann 
Arbor during the winter 
months, 
city 
officials 

are concerned with the 
potential safety hazards 
that could come with 
riding scooters on icy 
roads or other slippery 
surfaces.

“Bird riders will have 

to be careful in the winter, 
and make sure that the 
roads and sidewalks are 
clear of snow and ice 
before they attempt to ride 
on them,” Wondrash said. 
“Bird has said that they 
will monitor snow and 

ice to determine deployment 
levels of scooters, and the city 
also has the authority to order 
the scooters off the streets if 
weather makes their operation 
impractical, according to the 
licensing agreement.”

Gross, however, wrote he’s 

“not 
too 
concerned 
about 

scootering in the winter.”

“If there is a significant 

amount of snow or ice on the 
ground, I won’t ride one,” Gross 
wrote. “Otherwise, I trust my 
scootering skills that I’ve honed 
ever since I rode my first razor 
scooter in elementary school.”

Just as Bird has stated, 

there 
are 
still 
common 

sense situations that would 
cause for scooter usage to 
be suspended. In the event 
of a major snowstorm or icy 
road conditions, the service 
assigns employees to remove 
the scooters from the city in 
which they are operated. Such 
conditions are understandably 
unnavigable 
to 
the 
public 

and have led some to accept 
removal of the vehicles.

“I think scooters should 

be shut down on days with 
particularly 
bad 
weather 

conditions, like when there is 
a lot of ice or snow. Otherwise, 
I think that they should still be 
allowed in the winter,” Gross 
wrote. “I actually think that 
they could be more convenient 
in the winter because they 
will minimize the time that 
riders have to spend outside in 
the cold and maybe lead riders 
to go to places they wouldn’t 
otherwise walk to in the cold.”

LIGHTS IN NICKE LS ARCADE

ON THE DAILY: BEAVER TRAP, SMOKE’S POUTINERIE CLOSE

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: A2 GAY COUPLES PRAISE HAWAII MARRIAGE RULING

Smoke’s Poutinerie, a poutine 

restaurant in Ann Arbor, and The 
Beaver Trap, its connected bar, 
both ended service in November. 
No reason for closure was 
provided by the owner. 

Within 18 months of opening, 

the first Michigan installation of 
the Smoke’s franchise closed.

Smoke’s has become a staple 

of fast food dining in Canada 
ever since its opening in Toronto 
in 2009. The poutine franchise 
now has more than 200 locations 
in Canada. After successfully 
growing 
its 
business 
across 

Canada in college towns and 
major cities alike, Smoke’s sought 
to expand the reach of its brand 
by opening franchises in the 
United States. Its first location in 
the U.S. opened in Berkeley, Calif. 
during winter 2014. The launch 
of its first Michigan restaurant 
in Ann Arbor followed in spring 
2017, as Smoke’s hoped to expand 
into the Midwest.

The Beaver Trap bar was 

made an extension to the Ann 
Arbor Smoke’s franchise in hopes 
of attracting students.

Smoke’s 
and 
The 
Beaver 

Trap’s did not seem to widely 
capture the attention of college 
students that frequented Ann 
Arbor’s bar scene. Many times 
the bar was empty compared to 
others in town.

“What 
drew 
me 
to 
the 

restaurant was that it was never 
crowded, the drinks were cheap 
and well made and there was 
great 
service,” 
Information 

senior Emma Welch said.

“I think Beaver Trap failed 

to stay open because it is hard 
to compete with the well-
established 
student 
bars 
on 

South U, like Brown Jug, Blue 
Leprechaun and Good Time 
Charley’s.” 

Welch said many patrons did 

not seem to connect with the 
dining options from Smoke’s.

“The food was the one thing 

that was lacking,” Welch said. 
“They only had poutine which 
my friends and I did not enjoy. 
Other bars had good food and I 
think this is what caused Beaver 
Trap to never get as popular as it 
could have.”

Smoke’s 
Poutinerie 
staff 

declined requests for comment.

December 5, 1996
After years of being unable 

to marry, Ronni Sanlo and 
Kathy Lindblad may soon be 
able to realize their dream of a 
same-sex marriage, following 
Tuesday’s historic decision in 
Hawaii.

Hawaii Circuit Court Judge 

Kevin Chang said the Hawaiian 
state government had failed 
to establish a compelling state 
interest to justify prohibiting 
same-sex marriages.

Yesterday, 
Chang 
granted 

a stay, putting the ruling on 
hold for at least a year, while 
the state appeals to Hawaii’s 
Supreme Court.

Sanlo, 
director 
of 
the 

University’s Lesbian, Gay and 

Bisexual Programs Office, said 
she anticipated the decision 
with caution.

“I had anticipated Judge 

Chang’s decision to be in favor 
of the marriages. When I heard 
the decision I felt overly joyed 
but was cautious because of 
the appeal process that will 
probably take place for at least 
another month,” she said.

Sanlo asserted that Chang’s 

decision will not be overruled.

“I strongly feel that decision 

will hold up. There will be 
opposition 
in 
other 
states 

who passed laws recently, like 
Michigan, but they will most 
likely be ruled unconstitutional. 
With that in mind, I decided to 
ask my partner to got to Hawaii 

to get married. Hopefully it 
will happen very soon.”

Sanlo 
stressed 
the 

importance of being recognized 
in society as being married for 
legal and personal issues.

“It’s a little scary thinking 

about 
what 
could 
happen 

without being recognized to 
be married. If I died tomorrow, 
my partner has no legal right to 
claim the children that we have 
raised together. We also are 
forced to pay higher taxes that 
married couples are exempt 
from. That simply isn’t fair,” 
she said.

“It’s 
very 
important 
we 

have 
children, 
we 
have 

grandchildren 
that 
includes 

us as part of the family. There 

is no way to legitimize our 
relationship. For this law to 
pass — it gives us hope to finally 
have the opportunity to have 
a recognized commitment in 
society.”

Ryan LaLonde, a member 

of Queer Unity Project, said 
he couldn’t believe Chang’s 
decision.

“I was a little sceptical about 

the idea of same-sex marriages 
ever 
occurring 
during 
my 

lifetime. I had the idea that it 
was something so unattainable 
in present society,” LaLonde 
said. “Hopefully the appeal of 
the decision will not change 
Judge Chang’s decision.”

LaLonde 
also 
said 
he 

believed the prejudice that 

plagues the gay community will 
only be alleviated when future 
generations take over.

“For us to have true equality, 

we must wait till the older 
generations pass on. I look at 
the future generations and see 
the ideas that they have and 
am very impressed with their 
knowledge and maturity with 
these subjects,” LaLonde said. 

Bob Edwards, president of 

Ann Arbor Parents, Families 
and Friends of Lesbians and 
Gays, also said he feels the 
decision will be met with little 
opposition.

“At 
work 
yesterday, 
the 

general response to the decision 
has 
been 
overwhelmingly 

positive.

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