2 - Tuesday, March 27, 2007
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Last one typing
When I sat down in my secret
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Central Campus computer lab last theAnn Arbor
Sunday, he was already there, work-
ing. It was just after one in the after- Michigan expe
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Outside the sky darkened. The
room emptied, save for one last guy thought he looked
in the far corner who'd only been as I packed my t
there less than an hour and was thus when I came back
utterly inconsequential. Black glass- was with some pri
es finally stood, packed up his things But 3:30 finally
and left, and I considered myself vic- I could tell by th
torious, the day's master. ming of his bag-p
But that was only 9 p.m. An hour truly closing time.
later, he was back, sliding into a seat as he made for the
even farther away. I steeled myself, he said.
held off my next coffee break and I said good mor
dug in my heels for the long haul. just before 6 a.m. T
What was he working on? A phi- master, just wante
losophy treatise, I imagined. Black- KRIST
rimmed glasses, after all. And there
was always a chance of physics.
We waited out the room's final A brush
handful of wimpy late owls. It was .r
1 am - the 12-hour mark. This time dar side
I stood and stretched. He'd had
his dinner. I'd have some coffee. I It was a relat
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a little triumphant
hings and left, so
a half hour later, it
ide.
rolled around, and
he definitive slam-
acking that it was
He gave me a nod
door. "Take care,"
ning to the janitor
he victor, the day's
d some sleep.
IN MACDONALD
with the
ively calm Friday
night last week as I walked to New
York Pizza Depot to satisfy a late
.night craving. That calmness was
shattered when I noticed a group of
about eight people dressed in full
ninja garb, complete with face masks
and hoods, walking towards me.
When they noticed me staring at
them, they raised translucent sticks
which turned out to be toy light-
sabers. Then they waved the blue-lit
sticks at me and turned on the sound
effects. I immediately crossed the
street.
MICHAEL COUL TER
A rabbit tale
As I jogged by a girl studying
alongside the Diag flower beds on
Sunday afternoon I thought nothing
of her.
I wasn't until I was well past her
that I realized she wasn't alone. She
had brought along a black-and-white
spotted rabbit for moral support.
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LSA senior Yasutaka Amako makes Tak/aki
balls at the Japan Cultural Festival in East Hall on
Saturday. Takoyaki balls are dumplings filled with
octopus and served with a sauce.
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Socks swiped
from hospital
WHERE: University Hospital
WHEN: Sunday at about 3:30
p.m.
WHAT: A hospital staff
member reported a pair of
white athletic socks stolen
from a room on the sixth
floor, the Department of
Public Safety reported. The
socks, which belonged to the
hospital, went missing some-
time between 5 a.m. and 1
p.m. Police have no suspects.
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
She told police she left the
bookbag unattended in the
northwest stacks for about
10 minutes. Police have no
suspects.
Man bitten by
chicken
WHERE: University Hospital
WHEN: Sunday at about 7
p.m.
WHAT: A Belleville man was
admitted to the Univerity
Hospital Emergency Room
after being bitten by a pet
chicken, DPS reported.
Clock-making
workshop,
WHAT: A clock-making
workshop session
WHO: University Unions
Arts and Programs
WHEN: Today at 8 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union
Underground
Public speaking
practice
WHAT: A workshop to
improve public speaking and
communication skills
WHO: Michigan Toastmas-
ters
WHEN: Today at 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Pond rooms A, B
and C, Michigan Union
Prisoners Art
reception -
WHAT: The opening recep-
tion of the 12th annual exhibi-
tion of the Michigan Creative
Arts Project hosted by the
exhibit's curators and past
artists.
WHO: Michigan Creative
Arts Project
WHEN: Today at 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Duderstadt Gallery
Jazz concert
WHAT: Students will per-
form original jazz composi-
tions.
WHO: the Department of
Jazz and Improvisational
Studies
WHEN: Today at 8 p.m.
WHERE: McIntosh The-
atre, E.V. Moore Building
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misidentified the Education
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A New York ice cream
shop has introduced wine-
flavored ice cream, The
Associate Press reported. The
new ice cream flavors include
Ala Port Wine, Peachy White
Zinfandel and Red Raspberry
Chardonnay. Because the new
varieties have a5 percent alco-
hol content, the shop says it
won't sell them to minors.
Actor Mark Wahlberg is
one of nine children. For
an interview with Wahl-
berg and a review of his newest
film, the action flick "Shooter,"
see the arts page.
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YouTube.com named
the winners of its first
YouTube Video Awards
yesterday. Categories includ-
ed "Most Creative" and "Best
Comedy." A video of a baby
Kiwi, a flightless bird, trying
to fly took the top prize for
"Most Adorable" video.
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Wallet stolen in Medical cart
Grad
WHERE: Hatcher Graduate
Library
WHEN: Sunday at about 3:30
p.m.
WHAT: A student reported
her wallet stolen from inside
a bookbag, DPS reported.
damaged
WHERE: University Hospital
WHEN: Sunday at about 3p.m.
WHAT: A cart used to carry
medical equipment was
dented sometime on Sunday
afternoon, DPS reported. The
cost of the damage to the cart
is estimated at $200.
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