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WEDNESDAY:
Before You Were Here
Tobacco and good conversation
Fred Chase debates politics, sports with campus figures
Eighty-five-year-old Fred Chase
quit smoking a long time ago. For the
past 13 years, though, he has been a
fixture at the Maison Edwards tobac-
co shop in Nickels Arcade.
Despite the proximity to so much
nicotine, Chase no longer feels the
pull.
"I stopped about 15 years before I
came in," he said. "It doesn't bother
me at all."
Yesterday during Chase's shift,
customers wandered in, purchased
individual cigarettes and sat down to
have a smoke and a chat.
The walls are lined with black and
white photographs of former Michi-
gan sports players and a large display
of pipes mounted on a board.
Owner Chuck Ghawi said people
frequent the store to smoke and dis-
cuss sports and politics with Chase.
"It almost takes on a town hall sort
of feel," Ghawi said.
Some of the more famous regulars
have included actor Jeff Daniels, foot-
ball coach Lloyd Carr and football
defensive coordinator Ron English.
"Sports is what I'm mainly inter-
ested in," Chase said.
His advice for the upcoming NCAA
Tournament is bolder than a robust
cigar - University of Pittsburgh will
win the championship.
"I'm probably in the minority
thinking that," he said.
When Chase is talking politics, he's
just as full of strong opinions.
"I guess you'd consider me a liber-
al. Livin' in Ann Arbor," he said. "It's
a pretty liberal town."
Chase, a veteran of World War II,
said he opposes the war in Iraq, call-
ing it a "big mistake." Likewise, he
disapproves of the current economic
situation - especially within the auto
industry. His beliefs are certainly not
inherited from his Republican par-
ents.
Chase's long talks have helped
Maison Edwards attain its status as
the foremost vintage tobacco shop in
Ann Arbor.
In the 1940s, there were at least
three other stores like Maison
Edwards in Ann Arbor, Chase said.
"Back then it seemed like almost
everybody smoked," he said. "They
didn't think it was a health haz-
ard."
The atmosphere, however, has
remained more or less the same since
the shop opened in 1963, he said.
People come in to buy cigars for golf
outings, weddings and the birth of
children, among other occasions.
"Just like (then), people come in
here - and stay and visit," he said.
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Fred Chase measures tobacco at Maison Edwards
tobacco shop in Nickels Arcade yesterday. Chase,
who has been working at the shop for 13 years, quit
smoking before he took the job.
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CRIME NOTES
Man urinates
near Union
WHERE: Michigan Union
WHEN: Wednesday at about
2 am.
WHAT: A man was cited for
urinating in public, the Depart-
ment of Public Safety reported.
A fine has not been determined.
The minimum fine is $50.
Driver damages
stop sign
WHERE: 4200 block of Plymo-
outh Road
WHEN: Tuesday at about 2:30
p.m.
WHAT: A driver ran over a
stop sign, DPS reported. A wit-
ness saw a vehicle driving away
from the scene.
Trash can fire
unfounded
WHERE: Burton Memorial
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Stem cell forum Variety show
Tower
WHEN: Tuesday at about 3:40
p.m.
WHAT: A caller reported a
small fire in a trash can outside
of Burton Tower, DPS reported.
When police arrived they found
no signs of a fire.
Keys stolen from
hospital
WHERE: University Hospital
WHEN: Wednesday at about
1:45 a.m.
WHAT: A caller reported
their keys stolen, DPI report-
ed. The keys were stolen on
March 7 between 6 a.m. and
7 a.m
Purse stolen
WHERE: LSA Building
WHEN: Tuesday at about 8a.m.
WHAT: A purse containing $35,
credit cards and a cell phone
was stolen, DPS reported. The
purse was left unattended for
about 35 minutes. Police have no
suspects.
WHAT: A lecture and discus-
sion on stem cell research.
Experts and politicians will
talk about the scientific and
political controversies sur-
rounding the research, a
question period will follow.
WHO: Student Society for
Stem Cell Research
WHEN: Today from 7 to 9
p.m.
WHERE: Auditorium A,
Angell Hall
Lunafest film
screening
WHAT: A film screening
highlighting women's issues.
Tickets are $5 for students.
Proceeds go to the Breast
Cancer Fund.
WHO: Coalition for Action
Regarding Eating Disorders
WHEN: Today from 7to 10
p.m.
WHERE: Pendleton Room,
Michigan Union
WHAT: The St. Patrick's Day
Mishmash Bash variety show
featuring an improv troupe
and Irish dancing. Tickets are
$9 a1 the dour.
WHO: Circle Kand LSA Stu-
dent Government
WHEN: Today from 8to 10
p.m.
WHERE: Mendelssohn The-
atre
CORRECTIONS
* A story on Tuesday's front
page (Group wants to nake 'U' a
'republic')inaccurately implied
Students Organizing for Labor
Equality was organizing a
rally at the Fleming Admin-
istration Building tomorrow.
The Sweatfree Coalition, a
group that includes SOLE, is
hosting the rally.
*A photo caption on Tues-
day's front page (Pillow-Ried)
misspelled LSA sophomore
Cayden Mak's name.
Please report any error in
the Daily to corrections@
michigandaily.com.
The seventh and final book
in the Harry Potter series,
"Harry Potter and the
Deadly Hollows," will have the
largest first print run in history,
The Associated Press report-
ed. Scholastic Inc. announced
Wednesday it plans to print 12
million copies of the book.
WriteranddirectorRobert
Shaye graduated from the
University in 1960. Shaye
created New Line Cinema,
the studio behind the Austin
Powers trilogy. The Business
School recently awarded Shaye
the David D. Alger Alumni
AchievementAward.
,FOR MORE, SEE THE B-SIDE
Country Home magazine
ranked Ann Arbor 11th
on its list of "Best Green
Places." Criteria included mass
transit and power use and
number of environmentally
friendly buildings in the city.
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