- A F F - mqm v V w lip w W- 16B - The Michigan Daily - Weekeid agaziie - Thursday, March 14, 2002 If WeekendI Magazine: In search of the American Dream. GAMBLING Continued from Page 5B pool he was involved in had such widespread appeal. "I don't think they were really into" the money, Balazovich said. "I think many people were just excited because it was the NCAAs, and a lot of times Michigan and Michigan State were in it. People were just very interested in the basketball games themselves and the seedings. "I think the pool was just sort of a competition thing. We were in research, and there was always competition with everything. People would just have fun with each other in labs, and because lab work is sometimes very intense, this was just another outlet for us." Although Balazovich did not put any money into his tournament pool - as luck would have it, he ended up winning - it is a very common practice for people to toss a few dollars into a pool in the hopes that they could end up winning the whole pot. This, of course, is a direct form of sports gambling, something which is frowned upon by the NCAA. This. is especially salient when an NCAA athlete is the one placing bets (e.g. Florida guard Teddy Dupay, who was kicked off . _, .J. ARE YOU BILINGUAL?. COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE LAB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO SPEAK MORE THAN 1 LANGUAGE, HAVE NO HISTORY OF HEAD INJURY, NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE, OR CLAUSTROPHOBIA (FEAR OF ENCLOSED SPACES), AND HAVE NO HISTORY OF READING OR LEARNING DISABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN STUDIES. PAYS $8-$15/HOUR DEPENDING ON STUDY, PLUS YOU MAY RECEIVE A PICTURE OF YOUR BRAIN. CALL 763-0343 FOR MORE INFORMATION. the team for gambling prior to this season), but the question remains whether or not it is really okay for the average student or professional to bet on college sports, even if only a small amount of money is involved. In general, the attitude towards sports gambling among students seems to be pretty ambivalent. "It's just for fun," LSA senior Rob Lampman said. "It's not any- thing where people are going to make a living on it." "I don't think it's a big deal at all," Fine added. "It's harmless." As the upsets pile up over the next few weekends and brackets around the country start to fall apart, large quantities of money will begin to change hands. So much so that, after the buzzer has sounded in the national championship game, a few lucky people will probably do a "Big Dance" of their own. Do you have PMS? Women with severe PMS can earn up to $360 for a Clinical Trial at U of M Hospital " Ages 21-43 "regular menstrual cycles * non-smoker CALL: (734) 936-3590 EMAIL: jlc@umich.edu . ;; _' __ { j - .a I NATIONAL LAMPOON IS BACK! "ABSOLLY HYSUERICAL... LGENDARY NAflONAL LAMPOON CLASSIC" -Golden Gate Xpress, San Franisco State University LOVE EVERY STICKYEFUNNIEST OF IT" THING SINCE "-"State-Hayw SCED BREAD!" -UMBC Retriever "GUT .1, CINGLY -Tason UnvesityTower RYAN REYNOWDS IS FAWIRASfIC" -Boston Colege Heights I NEVER LUHDS ADI'm MY L,,E KSU-FM, Louisiano State University REYN REpp THE TRADITION CONTINUES WNTYAID LTHIS SPRINGARTISAN ..MYET RATED www.nationallampoon.m EN M E N, N 3 -csU-oi WWW.Csuohio.edu Make the smart choice this summer...choose.. clevelan StAte Univesfty is an AA/EOE cemmllld to norwmin~o .M(F41W ecread. wsm~ © 2001 Die Sedaste Wrd Meda PrdOIioIsS GmbH & C. Medin and Musiks KG. AN Rits Reserved. NAIONAL LAMOON@ and © J2 (emmun afions. AI Rights Reserved.