2 - Tuesday, January 30, 2007

MONDAY: WEDNESDAY:
The Extremist Before You Were Here

THURSDAY:
Campus Characters

FRIDAY:
Explained

Sink one for tolerance

It seems at least one group of
students has figured out how to
deal with religious differences.
Yesterday morning I was walk-
ing out of my history of Rome
lecture in Angell Hall, trying to
decide whether Emperor Ves-
pasian looked more like John
McCain or Dick Cheney. In the
midst of my pondering, an excited
male voice behind me that caught
my attention.
"We had a Catholic-Jewish
beer pong tournament this week-
end," the voice told a friend.
I slowed down to listen. This
could be interesting.
"Yeah there was this giant 40-
cup cross versus this giant 40-cup
star of David," he said. "It was
awesome."
He went on to describe how
the game had gone on for several
rounds.
So did Jesus best Abraham in
this knock-down, drag-out fight
for the ages? or did the tribe tri-
umph over a team of goyim?

Unfortunately, my legs were
too sore from a Saturday night
dodgeball competition to keep
pace with the two guys. After just
a few seconds of eavesdropping, I
was out of earshot.
But their idea is still with me.
Who'd have known? The best
hope for world peace may not be
democracy, negotiation or the
eradication of poverty. Maybe it's
beer pong.
CHRISTINA HILDRETH
Teaching moment
While standing at the cor-
ner of North University Avenue
and State Street, my friend and I
watched as two women attempted
to cross State Street. Even though
the "Do Not Walk" sign was flash-
ing, the women tried to make
their way through traffic. As they
dodged through the intersection,
it was clear that one car was not
going to stop.
The women halted in their

tracks in order to avoid being hit.
The car almost ran over their toes.
After the near catastrophe, the
women casually continued across
the street while the "Do Not
Walk" sign was still flashing. one
person looked at my friend and me
and simply said, "Must've been a
professor."
AMANDA MARKOWITZ
Dancing with a
star
Last week, I stopped and
watched as an older woman
stopped for several minutes to
dance to the music of the Diag har-
monica player. While she didn't
dance particularly well, she was
obviously enjoying herself. When
the number was over, the musician
and the dancer each applauded the
other.
Together they brought a smile to
this Diag-crosser's face.
ADAMGLEICHER

Ann Arbor residents Bob and Pat Materka stand next to
their festive faux palm trees on the deck of the Ann Arbor
Bed and Breakfast on East Huron Street last night. The
Materkas have owned the bed and breakfast for three years.

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CRIME NOTES
Puck strikes fan
in back of head
WHERE: Yost Ice Arena
WHEN: Sunday at about 9
p.m.
WHAT:A male fan was injured
when he was hit in the back of
the head with a puck during the
men's hockey game, the Depart-
ment of Public Safety reported.
He was treated on the scene
but refused additional medical
attention.
Wallet stolen
from CCRB
WHERE: Central Campus
Recreation Building
WHEN: Sunday at about 8
p-t.
WHAT: Pants containing
a wallet and identification
were stolen while the victim
was playing basketball, DPS
reported.

CAMPUS EVENTS& NOTES

Student hero
puts out lab
equipment fire
WHERE: E.H. Kraus Building,
830 N. University Ave.
WHEN: Sunday at about 11
p.m.
WHAT: Lab equipment
overheated, causing a small
fire, DPS reported. The Ann
Arbor Fire Department was
called but a student extin-
guished the fire before fire-
fighters arrived on the scene.
Stray puck hits
fan in foot
WHERE: Yost Ice Arena
WHEN: Sunday at about 7
p.m.
WHAT: A wayward puck
hit a female spectator in the
foot during warm-ups for
the men's hockey game, DPS
reported.

Hopwood award
ceremony
WHAT: The 2007 Under-
classmen Hopwood Award
presentation with a poetry
reading by Linda Pastan
WHO: Zell Visiting Writers
series and the Hopwood Pro-
gram
WHEN: Today at 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Rackham Ampi-
theatre
Speech practice
WHAT: A workshop teach-
ing improvisational speaking
WHO: University Toast-
masters
WHEN: Today from 6:30 to
8 p.m.
WHERE: Pond Rooms A, B
and C, Michigan Union

Choir college at Rider Univer-
sity in Princeton, N.J.
WHO: Pianist Ingrid
Clarfield
WHEN: Today at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Britton Recital
Hall, E.V. Moore Building
Lecture on
ancient Chinese
instrument
WHAT: Yang Wei will give a
lecture on the pipa, a lute-like
Chinese instrument.
WHO: The Institute for
Humanities and the Cen-
ter for World performance
studies
WHEN: Today from noon to
1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Room 2022, 202 S.
Thayer St.

The sperm of an Israeli sol-
dier killed in battle in 2002
will be used to impregnate
a woman he had never met, The
Associated Press reported. An
Israeli courtrecently allowed his
family to find a surrogate moth-
er. The decision reflects a grow-
ing trend of soldiers requesting
that their sperm to be saved if
they are killed so they can start
a family after their death.
A women's prison in Ver-
mont ended its rehabilita-
tive cat program in which
the inmates cared for stray cats,
The Associated Press reported.
The program was stopped
because the cats caused inju-
ries and one inmate attempted
to burn the fur off of the prison
pets.
The deadline for the
Undergraduate and Grad-
uate Hopwood Contest is
one week from today.

Piano recital CORRECTIONS
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