The 750 — the first and only pub on campus — will celebrate its first annual anniversary in June amid general student support. In the meantime, however, the possibility of more on-campus pubs and alcohol joints has faced mixed opinions.

Located in the Graduate Community Center at Escondido and Campus Drive, the pub has enjoyed success, although owners think it will take more time for the business to get completely off the ground. Co-owner Maurice Carrubba said that students aren’t used to having food and drinks on that side of campus.

“It’s a matter of changing people’s routines,” Carrubba said. “But we’re happy to be here and hopefully students support the place and keep coming.”

Advocates of more alcohol options on campus may be surprised to learn that only 35 percent of The 750’s revenue comes from alcohol. Food and soft drink purchases make up the majority of sales. The pub offers beer, wine and sake, with no plans to obtain a liquor license to serve hard alcohol.

“[Mixed drinks] were not part of the deal,” Carrubba said. “The University wanted a beer and wine place.”

Beer and wine seem to be the norm at other alcohol-serving establishments across campus, including the Treehouse and the Cool Cafe at the Cantor Arts Center. The Treehouse sells 20 to 30 pitchers of beer on an average night, according to assistant manager Eduardo Cesana. The Cool Cafe also sells 20 to 30 glasses of wine and 60 to 70 beers a day, with students purchasing a large majority of the beers, said manager Liliana Gonzalez.

Even so, businesses like the CoHo stopped serving beer at the end of the summer. One employee speculated that Stanford Dining wanted to change the atmosphere of the establishment. And the likelihood of one sitting down for a glass of wine at the bookstore cafe also looks slim with Store Director Ken Bowers citing licensing difficulties, Stanford policy issues and lack of interest.

“I’m not so sure our hours are conducive to [alcohol service],” Bowers said. “And I wonder if there would be enough demand to warrant all the time and effort.”

While alcohol service in the new Old Union remains a possibility, outgoing ASSU Vice President and senior Aneto Okonkwo predicted that there will be many University concerns with the likelihood of another campus bar. Barriers include liability issues, the use of prime real estate in the center of campus for another pub and the worry over students getting out of control.

“It’s unclear whether this is a good thing for students,” Okonkwo said. “Not many undergraduates are of drinking age so who’s going to be using it? It’s not very needed.”

In the meantime, students still have The 750, which may be getting some video games and foosball tables in the near future. Carrubba said that he fought “tooth and nail” to get a pool table in the pub, and it has been a huge hit with the students.

“Although The 750 isn’t as nice as the other off-campus bars like Blue Chalk, I like it because I can walk to it and drinks are cheaper,” said senior Chee-Hyung Yoon.

The 750 has attempted to increase interest and attendance by hosting various nightly events, the most popular being comedy night on Tuesdays and Grad Night on Thursdays. Attendance for the comedy night has grown from 20 students to 80 students within a month and a half. Grad Night offers live music and generally attracts 100 to 150 visitors, according to Carrubba.

“I think The 750 is a great asset for the grad community,” said Nahid Harjee, a first-year doctoral student in electrical engineering. “It’s a convenient location to meet up with friends and just chill, something that more grad students need to do. It’s also an ideal place to meet people from other departments, which is difficult through class alone.”

Students are torn about having another bar on campus.

“It would be nice to have another bar, maybe one more directed at undergrads, although that gets tricky,” said senior Mike Reding. “But to be honest, personally, I don’t care because I drink with my drawmates in my room.”

Carrubba was also unsure about the feasibility of another pub on campus.

“I think there’s room for other things on this campus,” Carrubba said. “Whether they’ll be successful or not, we’ll see.”