Following requests from numerous students, Union President Ben Brandzel '03 has been working with the administration to allow WhoCash to be used at Dos Amigos, a Waltham bar.If WhoCash were to be offered as a payment option at Dos Amigos, this would make it the seventh non-Brandeis establishment with WhoCash machines, according to Associate Director for University Services Rick Dovidio. WhoCash machines are already in place at Cappy's, Domino's, Pete's, South Street Market, Takeout Taxi and, in the most recent addition, Watch City Diner. WhoCash expansion started last year after Domino's became the first location off campus to accept it.

Dos Amigos, however, differs from the other establishments in that it has a liquor license. WhoCash is currently used to pay for alcoholic beverages on campus at the Stein, Dovidio said, but more stringent standards are applied to off-campus locations with liquor licenses. He said he visited Dos Amigos, and was disappointed in the quality of the establishment. "I can't really see Brandeis backing that place to have WhoCash," he said.

Brandzel, however, said Dos Amigos is exactly the sort of establishment Brandeis should be working with to install WhoCash machines, as it is family-owned and operated and a popular social hangout with students over 21. He also said he believes the legal liability issues regarding buying alcohol with WhoCash off campus have been worked out between Senior Vice President for Students and Enrollment Jean Eddy and University General Counsel Judith Sizer.

"I fully support extending WhoCash to Dos Amigos," Brandzel said. "We are adults and can be trusted to obey the law and use good judgment when out on our own. Adding WhoCash to a Brandeis-friendly bar like Dos Amigos brings them closer into the Brandeis community, improves town/gown relations and helps fill the pretty big void in the on-campus social scene."

Dovidio said that just because he and Associate Vice President for University Services Mark Collins have not yet decided if Dos Amigos fits Brandeis' standards for an establishment offering WhoCash, that does not exclude the possibility that WhoCash will be offered at places with liquor licenses in the future.

"It would have to be a pretty reputable location, like (Restaurant) 99, but we tried (there) and they didn't agree," Dovidio said. He added that the Dos Amigos issue is "still pending," but has been "placed on the back burner" by Collins.

Brandzel said he plans to continue to work with the administration to resolve the issue.