University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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dents wait in line to get into Touch- n Cafe, a bar located on South University. Even during the week, emu (K had to wait for up to an hour and a half to enter some bars. Lines would form outside campus bars as i rly as 8:30 p.m.. s ncer Danny Cevallos checks se- ior Sandra Dierkes ' s ID before allowing her entry into Touch- down Cafe. On some nights a three dollar cover charge was collected to fpmpensate special drink offers. Mike Campbell Mike Campbell apdog drummer, Willy Jurkiewicz, plays the drums. The Lapdogs played at Rick ' s Ameri- can Cafe on Wednesday, Septem- ber, 11 at 11 p.m., giving Ann Ar- bor a taste of local talent. Bar Scene

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After a week of stressful exams, worrying about grades and agonizing over papers, r Chases Story and layout by Jessica Hermenitt Where did students go after a long strenuous day of classes to sit back, have a few buffalo wings and partake in a few pitchers of beer? The bar, of course. Bars were the place to be once students turned 2 1 . However, going to the bars meant waiting in line for up to an hour and a half which was sometimes rather frustrating. Due to the lack of bars on central campus, bars were often over crowded. But what happened when friends weren ' t 21? Ann Arbor bars, except Rick ' s American Cafe and Dominick ' s, were extremely strict about the 21 and over entrance requirement. When Rick ' s changed its entry policy during the summer of 1 994 to allow those 19 and over admittance, undergraduates joined the bar scene. However, in January, Rick ' s entry policy was changed to 21 and over except on Thursday nights. Dominick ' s also allowed under-aged patrons. Another option for the under 21 crowd was road tripping to Windsor, Canada. Students drove an hour only to be overcharged; pitchers of beer were $10. With a wider age group in the audience, bands that played at Rick ' s benefited in record sales. Todd Johnson, a Rick ' s employee, said, By having a wider age range, when a group of five people, one under 21 , is trying to decide what to do, they come here, instead of just doing other things. However, the other bars ' age policies failed to deter underage students. Know- ing there were few serious consequences, students attempted to use fake IDs. Scorekeepers ' employee Tracey Posey, senior history major, explained that if a fake was caught, We just ho ld onto it. We don ' t call the police. The strict age policies did not upset all underage students. Joanna Penny, School of Kinesiology jun- ior said, Going to the bar is something you look forward to as a senior. I really don ' t mind not being able to get in. ' 70 + Bar Scene The Blues Away t

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men of Pi Kappa Alpha host Alpha Delta Pi ' s Carry-In in the fall. Many students preferred house parties, but fraternity par- ties were also popular on cam- pus. er a great party, two University students finish off the last bites of a pizza. It did not take long to find a friend to split a pizza with you, especially after a good party. Sarah Smucker ' ew students enjoy a conversa- tion as a party winds down. Seats were valuable items at parties, and became even more cherished late in the night when partiers ere tired of dancing. n HM 1 1 72 House Parties