2A - Monday, December 4, 2006 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes' WEDNESDAY: University Jobs THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here TOP TEN CANNABIS COLLEGES 1. University of Colorado Boulder, Colo. 2. University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisc. 3. University of Florida Gainesville, Fla. 4. University of Oregon Eugene, Ore. 5. Hampshire College South Amherst, Mass. 6. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 7. New College of Florida Sarasota, Fla. 8. Humboldt State University Arcata, Cal. 9. Wesleyan University Middletown, Conn. 10. University of Vermont Burlington, V.T. CRIME NOTES 'U' bus strikes in parked car H ta WHERE: Observatory Road WHEN: Saturday at about WI 6:20 p.m. rea WHAT: A University bus driv- bar er reported hitting a parked WI car, the Department of Public p.m Safety said. The driver said WI there was possible damage to inji one of the car's mirrors. No bal injuries were reported. NC cr Cops nabtot drunkard at UGLi T WHERE: Shapiro Undergrad-1 uate Library, 919 S. University WI Ave. nes WHEN: Saturday at about WT 4:15 a.m. a.m WHAT:Acallerreportedasick WI student outside of the library, his DPS said. Police responded len and issued the student a minor late 'U' ranked high as pot school Hash Bash propels Ann Arbor to six on magazine's list The University is at the top of the charts again. But unlike rankings based on academic reputation or admissions, the administration probably isn't very proud of this one. High Times magazine, a publication dedicated to marijuana and the culture surrounding it, listed the University as the sixth most stoner-friendly college in the nation in August. The magazine says it ranks the colleges "from the cannabis community's point of view." The magazine cited Ann Arbor's annual Hash Bash asa reason for the high ranking. The goal of Hash Bash - a 35-year- old event held on the Diag - is to reform marijuana laws. Ann Arbor is considered a haven for marijuana smokers because the drughas been effectively decriminalized in the city. Marijuana possesion is a $25 civil infraction everywhere in Ann Arbor except for campus property. Campus property is owned by the state, meaning that possessors apprehended on campus will face state possession charges. The state penalty is a misdemeanor, which is punishable by a $100 fine and/or up to 90 days in jail. In 2004, Ann Arbor voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot proposal waiving fines for medicinal marijuana use. High Times also cited the University as a stoner-friendly college because it was a center of Vietnam-era counterculture. Activist John Sinclair, who was given a 10-year prison sentence for marijuana possesion, called Ann Arbor home, as did influential rock band MC5 and the anti- war group Students for a Democratic Society. Former Michigan Daily editor in chief Tom Hayden was among the group's founders. The magazine also noted that Ann Arbor has "some of the best grass the Midwest marijuana scene has to offer." LSA sophomore Tasha Bryant, a member of a Facebook.com group named "Drug-free Students," disagrees with the rankings. "I don't know anyone who does any drugs," she said. "I find it surprising that we are that high on the list." She said the rankings represent the University poorly. According to a 2005 survey administered by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, about 49.1 percent of college students and 57 percent of young adults (ages 19 to 28) report having used marijuana. The office is responsible for creating a national drug control strategy. DREW PHILP 413 E. 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WHO: Susan Brennan, direc- tor of the Manufacturing Business office at Ford WHEN: Today from 5 to 6 p.m. WHERE: Room E-0540 in the Executive Residence at the Ross School of Business Presentation on pronouns WHAT: A multimedia presen- tation in the form of 15 sonnets titled "Possessives used as a drink (Me)." The presentation will include sound, dance and video. WHO: A group of artists and writers. WHEN: Today at noon WHERE: Duderstadt Center WHAT: A festival celebrating a range of winter traditions, including Christmas, Eid al- Fitr, Diwali and Hanukkah WHO: Cultural student groups WHEN: Today from 6:30- 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Chrysler Center, Cheseborough auditorium Concert tells story of David WHAT: A performance of a symphonic poem telling the story of King David WHO: The University's Sym- phony Band WHEN: Today at 8 p.m. WHERE: Hill Auditorium CORRECTIONS Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. Students at Purdue Uni- versity are on the 18th day of a hunger strike aimed at forcing their university's administration to adopt a poli- cy requiring apparel suppliers to uphold stricter labor stan- dards. >FOR MORE, SEE PAGE 4A Germans are organiz- ing to change a Nazi-era law that allows chimney sweeps to force their way into houses and inspect chimneys, London's Sunday Telegraph reported. Citizens must have their chimneys inspected four times a year at the cost of about 130 euros per visit. Sweeps can legally break doors and pick locks to carry out their duties. Gasoline prices around the country rose about four cents per gallon inthe last two weeks, The Associated Press reported. On Friday, the national average for regular self- serve gas was $2.27. 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