6B - Michigan Ddiry Weeke Magatir e-' Thursday, Jarr'y28,1999 0 The Mich n Daily Weeken ,.. II VCoffee REQUIRED. UAC has 11 mini-courses to keep you AWAKE and ENTERTAINED. Swing Dancing: Be part of the craze that's sweeping the nation! In the beginner courses, learn the basic moves of East Coast Swing and the Charleston. For intermediate dancers, learn the Lindy Hop and more swing! Price: $55, Instructors: Carey Bohjanen, Dorota Jozefiak, Greg Shannon, Location: Pendleton Section 1: Mon. 7-8 m, (beginning) F b 15 h 2A i n ) Section 2: Section 3: Fey. - aJImrcV L7 Wed. 7-8 pm, (beginning) Feb. 17-March 31 Wed. 8-9 pm, (intermediate) Feb. 17-March 31 Sign Language: Become more expressive with your body. Learn one of the most valuable communication skills, the ability to speak with your hands throug h basic American Sign Language. Price: $40, Instructor: Joan E. Smith, Location: Welker Room Section 1: (beginners) Mon. 6-7 pm, Feb. 15-March 29 Section 2: (intermediates) Mon. 7-8 pm, Feb. 15-March 29 Bartending: This is the course all your friends have told you about now it's your turn to take it. Learn how to mix over 100 drinks and become the life of the party. A certificate of graduation will be awarded upon completion and the last class will be held at the Nectarine! Price: $45, Instructor: Scot Greig, Location: University Club Section 1: Mon. 5:30-7:30 pm, Feb. 15-March 22 Section 2: Tues. 5:30-7:30 pm, Feb. 16-March 23 Section 3: Wed. 5:30-7:30 pm, Feb. 17-March 24 Section 4: Thurs. 5:30-7:30 pm, Feb. 18-March 25 Ballroom Dancing: Sweep your partner oi her feet with moves like the Rumba, Cha- Cha and Waltz! No prior experience is necessary. Price: $58 per couple, Instructors: Herman Humes and Bob Pinter, Location: Michigan Union/League Ballroom Section 1: Tues. 7-9 pm, Feb. 16-March 30 (first class in Ballroom) Section 2: Wed. 7-9 pm, Feb. 17-March 31 (first class in Ballroom) Section 3: Thurs. 7-9 pm, Feb. 18-April 1 (first class in Pendleton) Pool: Amaze your opponents with the perfect break or by clearing the table. This class will teach you the fundamentals of pool so you can quickl become an expert. Price: $30, Instructors: Billiards Room Stabf Location: Billiards Room Section 1:'b pners Tus. 7-9 m, Feb. 16-March 30 Section 2:Iadvanced Tues. 9-11 pm, Feb. 16-March 30 Cooking: Become a whiz in the kitchen. Learn how to create delicious dish- es that only practiced chefs can make and serve up an appetizing platter. Please bring a paring knife and a vegetable peeler. Price: $45 + $22 lab fee, Instructor: Ann Flora, Location: Union Kitchen Section 1: Mon. 7-10 pm, Feb. 15-March 29 CPR and First Aid: Learn a skill that could save a life. This course teaches complete adult CPR as well as community first aid. Upon completion you will receive a certification in both areas by the American Red Cross. Price: $52, Instructor: The American Red Cross, Location: Kuenzel Room Section 1: Mon. 7-10 pm, Feb. 15-Feb. 22 Massage: Learn to Have the best hands on campus. This course teaches you the secrets of giving and receiving the perfect massage. Don't for- get to bring a towel to every session. Price: $58, Instructor: Rachid Seklaoui, Location: Pond ABC Section 1: Mon. 6-8 pm, Feb. 15-March 29 Nutrition: Get the body you've always wanted. Learn which diets will best help you to lose body fat and gain lean muscle mass. Price: $55, Instructor: Jon Gentry, Location: 21058 Section 1: Tues. 6-8 pm, Feb. 16-March 30 Meditation: Harmonize your mind and body. Align your senses with nature, learn a deeper sense of concentration and sharpen your focus with this introductory course. FREE, Instructor: Kapila Castoldi, Location: Pond ABC Section 1: Mon. 7:30-9:30 pm, Feb. 15-March 29 Yoga: Put a jump in your walk, build endurance and acquire flexibility by learning the fascinating methods of yoga. Price: $58, Instructor: Rachid Seklaoui, Location: Pond ABC Section 1: Thurs. 6-8 pm, Feb. 18-April 1 - MINI-COURSES are non-credit classes offered through UAC and the Michigan Union. Classes run weekly in the Union from February 15through April 1, 1999. Registration runs from Februca m1 to February 12, 1999 at the Michigan Union Tiket Office. Call 763-TKTS. No mail in re istration. (Refunds only if class is canceled.) Questions? CaN the UAC office at 763-1107 http://www.umich.edu/~uac - University Activities Center Disposition gives 'U' new home By Sasha Higgins Daily Arts Writer For those wondering where their beloved desks and dressers from their residence hall days have gone, a trip to Property Disposition might go beyond sentimentality. For around $30, they can even purchase those "antiques" of yester-year. Property Disposition, located on North Campus, is home to the relics of all buildings and departments on the University's Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses. The "store" is situated in a warehouse- type*building, and its merchandise overflows out of the back door onto a large, fenced off area. Most antique shops are characterized by their small, cozy establishments; their products line every wall, and even the most diligent of shoppers might missa prized itemsdue to the clutter of boxes and glass cases. Property Disposition is a significantly enlarged version of your typical antique shop, however a refined search is still needed to capture the "gems" it has on offer. Row upon row of desks, dressers, sofas, chairs, lamps, computers and mattress- es crowd the obviously enormous sur- face area of the store. Scattered among the larger pieces on sale are items as diverse as antique lamps, harp boxes, and dental chairs. Jim Day, manager of Property Disposition, describes his business as selling "all the used assets of U of M." "We only sell university owned property, and university departments have first dibs at the merchandise," Day said. The store makes a 15 percent profit on all sales; the remaining 85 percent goes to the University. The prices are shockingly low - a desk from a classroom runs around seven dollars, sofas from residence hall lounges are $75. Store employees determine prices by tracking the items' original values on the com- puter, and then discounting accord- ingly. Perhaps the most attractive of the bargains lie in the electronical goods Property Disposition has on offer.There is an immense selction of fax machines, computer monitors, keyboards and printers. A fax machine was priced at $25; most of the computer monitors were selling for under $20. ,*"Computers, overall, are around 60 percent of our sales," Day said. "Students buy all sorts of computer equipment, they just have to set them up themselves." Day said that working at- Property Disposition often leaves him curious as just how the merchandise is used when it leaves the store. "We get a lot of dealers and com- puter repair people who come in. DHIANI JONES/Daily Property Disposition employee Aaron Wells shows off just one of the many ex- University items now on sale to the public on North Campus. @ Classic VCR Se Scorsese By Aaron Rich Weekend, etc. Editor In an age when we cons films in terms of the grc into - "courtroom film films," "boat films," etc. only a few great movies the category of "billiards f finite group, two of the I Hustler" and "The Color o Both based on books by Tevis, these films follow th er life of pool shark "fast" brilliantly played by Paul Ne "The Color of Money Martin Scorsese, picks up 25 years after "The Hustle handler has become a trav salesman - a job that le time in his old haunts, bi the green tables. At one bar, he comes some, young Vince, (T whose "sledgehammer bi matches his cockiness. Be the divisive girlfriend Ca Elizabeth Mastrantonio), money for her man and ye thing more than the $20-a he wins with no trouble. Eddie soon become "steakhorse;" underwriting teaching him the nuances and driving him and Carmn Midwest looking for ac Eddie's love for the game nine-ball, rather than stra and a primordial urge to as But a lot of the time, it is people from the Ann Arbor community buy- ing odds and ends," Day said. "Who knows what some students do with all the equipment they purchase - maybe they're making a bomb!" Many of the store's more eccentric items do not stay there for long. Exam tables and dental chairs are hot sellers for students. "Some students use the exam tables as massage tables," Day said. "But when they buy dental chairs, that leaves me guessing!" Aaron Walls, a University sales- person and employee since 1975, also has found working at Property Disposition an interesting experi- ence. "When I first came here, we somehow ended up with former Michigan Gov. Williams's trench- coat. But we had to give that back," said Walls. Williams was Michigan's gover- nor from 1949 to 1960. Walls, sitting on a dental chair, amidst desks, sofas, and mattresses, said that all the store's merchandise is left untouched when arrived. "We sell it as it is' Walls said. Perhaps the lack of polish and touch-ups only accentuate the char- acter of every piece in this vast time capsule of a store. Each item has touched the University in its own way, and each holds a story of some- how influencing the lives of University affiliates. So if that desk in your English class-has caught your eye, or you want to commemo- rate the place where you studied for your first blue book, look no further than Property Disposition. It's a highly economical way to furnish that new apartment. Glacier National Park Where do you see yourself this summer? Choose A or B? A. Commuting in bumper to bumper traffic? - A. Spending the summer with the same old crowd? A. Spending hot & humid summer nights next to an air conditioner? B. Sharing a trail with a mountain goat as you hike through snow capped glacier peaks? 8. Meeting your new best friend under the "ig Sky" of Montana? B. Watching millions of stars & the northern lights on a clear, cool August night? If you answered "B" to any of the above, choose a summer in the "Last Best Place". " St. Mary Lodge & Resort (Glacier Park's finest) We will be on campus January 29.1999 interviewin. for our 1999 summer season. Call (800) 368-3689 to schedule an interview.