One hundred tenyeanofeditolafreedm Un61 " NEWS: 763-1459 CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www.blowiobs.com Jeopardy January 26, 2002. Th you never sawi ls I Panel of seniors educates on the proper way to miss class By iundsey Aipert Daiy StaffReporter Feel like you're wasting your time away sitting in lectures, and lectures? Well, you ought to, because quite frankly, you don't even need to bother going in order to graduate, a panel of speakers from The Michigan Daily concluded. "Graduating from the University without ever going to class," inspired from a multitude of dead ads encouraging peo- ple who hate to go to class to write for the Daily, will take place today. "This event was organized to let the masses in on the secret: you don't have to be in class to graduate, or even get good grades," said Daily Staff Reporter Jen Fish, who is one of the panel members. Fish would like it noted that she achieved a 3.7 G.P.A last semester despite her sporadic attendance. According to a recent Gallup poll, the average Daily staffer misses an average 1.7 classes per day. News staffers tend to miss more classes than other mem- bers of the Daily, with an average 2.4 classes a day. Sports guys come next with an average of 1.9 classes a day, then edit staff with 1.5 classes and lastly the laid back arts staff, who miss 1.3 classes per day. "I go to class about every other day," said sports guy Mike Kern. He says that he often sleeps when not attending class. Daily News Editors Jaimie Winkler and Nika Schulte attribute their absences from being sucked in by the black hole that is the Daily. "I tell my professors that I work for the Daily (to get out of class)," Schulte said. "I throw administrators names around a lot too:' The method tends to work for Schulte and the professors actually feign sympathy for her plight. Winkler takes the equally effective e-mail route. "I send e- mails making my days sound hectic," she said. "My scam- ming always seems to work, possibly because I'm an attractive female with large breasts." (Editor's note: She really is an attractive female, and her breasts can be construed as quite large.) The panel will also discuss ways to get by without going to class and to do well on exams and papers. "For papers, all you do is look in the index for whatever terms they used in class and put the quotes on a page and tran- sition between them," Schulte said. Winkler offers similar advice for tests. "I use the encylope- dia to look up concepts from class and write about them vaguely in my blue book" Arts staffer John Uhl, who will aso speak at today's panel, admits to going to 60 percent of classes, but says there is a specific strategy to which classes to miss. "It's all about being discriminting in deciding which class to miss. I'll tend to skip big lectures more often that small dis- cussions," Uhl said. "Once you start skipping class you figure out what you need to do to get by," he added. He also notes that it's important to show up on important days, such as days with quizzes or tests. "It's all about study- ing the syllabus," Uhl said. For more tips on how to succeed at the University from the Daily experts, the panel will take place at 2:00 p.m. in the Michigan Union. Participants can pre-register by e-mailing slackers(rumich.edu. "Becuase I probably won't make it anyway, all pre-regis- rants will receive an e-mail about my day that scams my way out of going," Winkler said. Y4u ryhaeard>.. ,Enas ,daodincssndyuhvpobably read our bylines. Bu youneversawrmany of ouracesuntilno.. We are the Daily seniors, Class of 2001 0 0 0 R - / - The goodlooking seniors of The Michigan Daily take a moment from their wacky last night to expose themselves to the University. INSET: Louis Brown, who couldn't get his ass here on time. Daily investigated for many, many cult-like activities By Jen Fish Daily Staff Reporter Student newspaper or deadly cult? Sources within the Federal Bureau of Investigations revealed today that The Michigan Daily has been under "high sur- veillance" for several months. Following tips that the Daily is a cult pos- ing as a student newspaper, the FBI plans to break the group by raiding the Student Pub- lications Building at 420 Maynard St. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms plans to assist the FBI, following tips that there were massive quantities of illegal alcohol hidden in the building. Many of the senior staff members said they had no personal life because of the Daily. "Being a graduating senior" said outgo- ing news editor Jaimie Winkler, "and hav- ing worked at the Daily is one of the scariest things because - what the hell am I going to do with myself? And that's how I know I'm part of a cult:' LSA senior Jewel Gopwani is in denial that the Daily is a cult. "I spend 80 hours a week here because I want to," she said. "Sure Jewel," retorted Winkler, "Last week when we taped you to the ceiling, you really wanted to be here - didn't you?" Others admitted they were forced to date their coworkers, because the Daily is their only source for companionship. This is known as "Daily incest:' "Hey there's nothing wrong with incest,' said photo editor Louis Brown. "All four of my college relationships have been Daily men," said outgoing news editor Nika Schulte. "I can't help myself, I see how a man lays out a page and I think well if they can do it to a page ..." "I get to see Nika's boobs every day and that's what keeps me coming back," said former photo editor Dana Linnane. The Daily demands almost unyielding loyalty, said others. "SubClub (an estrogen and mustard fueled sub-group of the cult who subsists on Subway sandwiches) said if I ever ate at Wendy's, they would cut my breasts off," outgoing Daily Editor Emily Achenbaum said. When confronted with these accusations, outgoing Editor in Chief Mike Spahn denied that the Daily was anything but "a quality journalistic enterprise." Incoming Editor in Chief Geoff Gagnon added that the Daily doesn't do anything butS encourage its staff "to think outside of the box." "Why don't you stop by a Sunday meet- ing and pick up a story so we can prove to you we're harmless?" he said. But outgoing sports editor Stephanie Offen said that's how the trouble begins. "After my first Sunday meeting, my roommates started forwarding my mail to the Daily," Offen remembered. "I would wake up in the morning, not knowing where I was, but would realize that I was actually on the Daily's couch," she said. Gagnon added that he would like to reas- sure "potential cult, uh staff members get as much as they give" and staffers are "free to make their own schedules." JEDD WHOREVIT ZDaily SubClub, a group of the Daily's most intense Femme Fatales, take a moment from their vigorous play during this year's State News vs. The Michigan Daily game. Sassy, Sexy, Sporty and Sneaky aren't they? SAVE Ku LA! HEY ALL YOU SEXY, SASSY, SPORTY AND SNEAKY LADIES, THERE IS DANGER OF KULA CALLING IT QUITS. IF YOU HAVE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT DATING KULA, HAVING MAD PASSIONATE SEX WITH HIM OR DANCING WITH HIM "ALL NIGHT LONG" OR JUST REALLY ENJOY READING HIS COLUMNS TELL US NOW! I MEAN NOW! NOW! S t .I ,, . .c :.at t,. 7 .. s. . . ,a _t. rr.r : -,r.r,"..z+.. {';44 4 ..c . r, r