2 - Friday, February 2, 2007
MONDAY:
The Extremist
TUESDAY:
Arbor Anecdotes
WEDNESDAY:
Before You Were Here
THURSDAY:
Campus Characters
WATCHING THE SHADOWS
Who pays the people who try
to hand you coupon books?
Turns out they're not doing it just to save you money
You know the people. They stand
- rain or shine - in front of the
Michigan Union or in the middle of
the Diag, mostly during the first few
weeks of eachsemester. As you walk
by, they hand you a coupon book.
Companies like Campus Cou-
pons and Sports Guide, an Ann
Arbor-based distribution company,
pay employees about $8 an hour to
hand out the coupon books.
Al Skinner, distribution director
of Sports Guide, said the pay isn't
great, but the company is doing a
service to the community by hiring
people who typically have trouble
finding jobs.
"We try to hire people who have
just gotten out of rehab or people
who want to better themselves in
some way," Skinner said.
Sports Guide Inc. usually sta-
tions four or five employees on
campus at a time. Each distributor
can hand out 2,000 coupon books
on a busy day, Skinner said.
The books usually include cou-
pons for local businesses trying to
attract customers. The books are
targeted at college students, Skin-
ner said.
Many include discounts on food,
clothes and books.
While some students find the
coupons useful, others said they
find the coupon dealers annoying.
LSA freshman Mary Rose
Giles said she only takes coupon
books because she feels obligated
to do so.
"It's their job," Giles said. "I've
used one or two coupons in the
past, but I usually end up with five
or six coupon books piled up on my
desk."
Some students refuse to accept
the books, though.
"I don't want more paper that.
I won't end up using," said LSA
sophomore Lindsey Kappler. "They
might as well keep the coupon book
and give it to someone who actually
wants it."
Sports Guides was founded by
University alum David DeVarti in
198l. He decided to start the com-
pany after another coupon service
left Ann Arbor the year he gradu-
ated.
Campus Coupons is based in
Seattle and distributes books to
schools across the country.
ALESEBAGDOL
Ann Arbor resident Korin Sanderson-Kustarz watches vid-
eos projected on the walls of the Art School's gallery on South'
State Street. The exhibition is titled "If Other, Please Explain"
and explories issues of identity,
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Scuffling West
Quad residents
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WHERE: West Quad Resi-
dence Hall
WHEN: Wednesday at
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Driver knocks
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CAMPUS EVENTS& NOTES
Caller falls for
online scam
WHERE: Dow Building,
2300 Hayward St.
WHEN: Wednesday at about
5:15 p.m.
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an e-mail that claimed to be
from the University of Michigan
Credit Union, DPS reported.
It asked for financial informa-
tion, which the caller provided.
The information had beenused
fraudulently for purchases.
Thief takes pile
of aluminum
WHERE: Upjohn Building,
4250 Plymouth Rd.
WHEN: Wednesday at about
9:45 a.m.
WHAT: Seven hundred dol-
lars of aluminum was stolen
from a University contractor,
DPS reported.
Coffee hour and
slang session
WHAT: Free coffee, food
and a chance for interna-
tional students to learn
American slang by listening
to music and playing word
games
WHO: Rackham Graduate
School
WHEN: 11 a.m to noon
WHERE: 4th floor West
conference room, Rackham
Building
Texas hold 'em
tournament
WHAT: A charity Texas
hold 'em tournament with a
$25 buy-in. The winner will
receive $500 and 25 percent of
players will get a prize.
WHO: University Law School
WHEN: 6 p.m.
WHERE: U-Club, Michigan
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Free ice skating
and food at Yost
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skating, psychic readings,
karaske, caricatures and food
WHO: UMix
WHEN: 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
WHERE: Yost Ice Arena
Symphony band
performance
WHAT: A free performance
called "What is a Band?"
WHO: Symphony Band
WHEN: y p.m.
WHERE: Hill Auditorium
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during its game against West-
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be the last home game for seven
graduating seniors.
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university, The Harvard Crimson
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paper is undergoing a routine
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publishingsoon.
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