2A - Thursday, December 7, 2006 MONDAY: Ten Spot TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: University Jobs FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Why doesn't the University have snow days? Hint: It's not because of a lawsuit The chances that your exam will be post- poned due to a blizzard are slim. The Univer- sity has not canceled classes for inclement weather in 28 years. But contrary to campus legend, there is no policy forbidding the University from cancel- ling classes. The myth that classes can't be canceled because a distraught Law School student sued the University for a day's tuition following a snow day in the 1970s is unfounded, said Dave Reid, the University's director of human resources communications. "Although there has been a long-stand- ing rumor about such a suit, the University's Office of the General Counsel has not found record of it," he said. The decision to cancel classes ultimately rests with University President Mary Sue Coleman or an appointed representative. Because the University is a primarily resi- dential campus, it can often stay open when CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES commuter campuses cannot. Paul Courant, then the University's provost, told the Uni- versity Record in last year that the University would remain open expectin severe emergen- cies because it has a responsibility to students for daily services. The most recent weather-related closure was for two days in January 1978 when the area was blanketed with 19 inches of snow. The Michigan Daily reported at the time that students threw an outdoor beach party and spent the day lounging in snowdrifts while the theme to "Endless Summer" blared in the background. The University has closed two other times in its history for weather - for one day in 1945 and in 1974. KELLY FRASER - Pondering a great mystery of the University? Let the Daily step in and help you out. E-mail sug- gestions to news@michigandaily.com. The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 413 E. 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The confrontation be- gan when the mother of the patient was trying to remove her son from the hospital against medical advice. At about 8:30 p.m., the mother assaulted a hos- pital security officer after she tried to remove her son again. The officer was treated for injuries sustained during the assault, and a warrant has been issued against the mother for ag- gravated assault. Lecture on gender, alcohol and medicine WHAT: A lecture on how gender shapes our ideas about drinking and alcohol- ism WHO: History Prof. Michelle McClellan WHEN: Today from noon to 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Lane Hall, room 2239 Open skate with hockey team WHAT: An open skate with members of the Michigan hockey team to raise money for the Make-a-Wish Foun- dation WHO: The Michigan Hock- ey team WHEN: Today from 8 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Yost Ice Arena Meeting of Asian American organizations WHAT: An event to bring together the 37 Asian Amer- ican undergraduate organi- zations on campus WHO: United Asian Ameri- can Organizations WHEN: Today at 5 p.m. WHERE: South Quad Residence Hall, Ambatana Lounge CORRECTIONS " Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. Everything you need to know about love: Mistletoe, the popular holiday plant under which couples traditional- ly smooch, is actually a parasitic plant. That means mistletoe will harm other plants by using their water and nutrients. Mary Cheney, daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, is pregnant. The news istroublingtosome conser- vatives who don't support same- sex couples having children. Former Russian spy Alex- ander Litvinenko, who died recently from poisoning, lost the hair on his head from the radiation, but not his eyebrows. This is because radiation affects the fast-growing hair follicle cells on the top of the head more than the slower-growing hair in the eyebrows. WANT TO TRY A NEW ACTIVITY NEXT SEMESTER? CONSIDER WRITING FOR THE MICHIGAN DAILY'S NEWS SECTION. STOP BY 413 E. HURON OR E-MAIL US AT 4 4 d 4 4