The Michigan Daily - michigandailycomE 2A- Friday, September134, 2007 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: -RDY Arbor Anecdotes Explained Before You Were Here _________________ 7Yf" Tappan Oak has seen. almost AQxk j" N 1501,y Dears of iag history The University's Central campus is home to more than 7,000 plants. It is, after all, *part of Tree Tnwn, better known as Ann Arbor. One tree stands apart from all those: the Tappan Oakt. Jane Immonen, a University for- estry specialist, said the Tappan Oak is tonsidered to liktely be the oldest on tampus. It is also the tall- est. While admitting that there's no way to gauge a tree's age without cutting it down, Immonen said the tree is probably about 300 years old. The tree is located on the west side of the Hatcher Graduate Library. tt has provided a source of tradition and controversy since its ceremonial transplant in the spring of 1858. It was placed there to honor the University's first official presi- dent, Henry Tappan. At first, the tree planting was meant to foster a tradition in which each graduate would transplant a sapling around the Tappan Oak. Many of those trees were removed in 1883 to make room for the new library. The custom was ended in 1961 because of growing class sizes. In 2001, seniors resurrected the tradition by planting a single tree to commemorate their graduating class. In 1902, the Tappan Oak became the meeting spot for Michiguama, the senior honor society that has only recently changed its name to Order of Angell. Michigamua. came under fire in the last two decades because its rituals involved the appropriation of Native American imagery and artifacts. The name Michigamua was meant to sound like a fake Indian tribe. The Michigamua initiation pro- cess was outlined in a poem written by former Michiguama members called "Ode to the Tappan Oak." The rites included having new members paint their fates red, don- ning stereotypical Native American garb and passing around what was referred to as a "peace pipe" while circling the Tappan Oak. With the society having denounced and abandoned those rituals, the tree is more likely tu be used as a shady spot to study than the setting for the rituals of secret societies. ZOE BAMBERY The Tappan Oak is both the tallest and oldest tree on campus. CRIME NOTES 420 Maynard St. 'AsisArbor, HI 48109-1327 - weww.michigandaily.com KARILSTAMPFL DAVID GUM tdito C h i ft auinessManager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 stampfltylomichigandailyoro goh@n'ichigcdaily.com" CONTACT INFORMATION Newsiiom Ofile hous:. 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TheOMichiantDaiy is aembe o The AssociatedPess and The Aoci~ated Collegite Press CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Fake bill left for Hoops player i St. Mary's charity WHERE: East Ann Arbor Medical Center WHEN: Wednesday at about 12 :15 p.m. WHAT: A person left a coun- terfeit $10 bill during a dona- tions collection for lymphoma research, the Department of Public Safety reported. The bill is being held as evidence, and the investigation is ongoing. Ticket scalpers cited near Union WHERE: Outside the Michi- gun Union WHEN: Wednesday at about 12:25 p.m. WHAT: Two men unaffiliated with the University were cited for trying to sell Michigan football tickets, DPS reported. DPS is holding the tickets as evidence. has iPod, cash stolen WHERE: Central Campus Recreation Building WHEN: Wednesday at about 11:15 p.m. WHAT: A University student reported his iPod and about $50 stolen, DPS reported. The victim was playing basketball and left his items unattended. Bike swiped near UgLi WHERE: The Diag WHEN: Wednesday at about 12:25 pi. WHAT: A bike was stolen inC the Diag, DPS reported. TheI victim, a University student, told DPS he couldn't rememberj whether the bike was locked up. meeting WHAT: A gathering for first- year Catholic students WHO: St. Mary's Student Parish 3WHEN: Today from 6 p.m. to midnight WHERE: St. Mary Student Parish Astronomy gathering WHAT: A free telescopic viewing from the roof ofAn- gel Hall WHO: Student Astronomical Society WHEN: Today front 9p.m. to 11 p.m. WHERE: Angell Hall Com- plex JASA film night WHAT: An Indian-American Students Association mass meeting and movie viewing WHO: Indian-American Stu- dents Association WHEN: Today at16:30 p.m. WHERE: GG Brown Labora- tory Improv dance WHAT: An opportunity for improv musicians to dance for free WHO: Ounce Student Assem- bly WHEN: Today at 8 p.m. WHERE: Dance Building, Betty Pease Studio Theatre CORRECTIONS " A headline in yesterday's campus notes incorrectly spelled the name of Demo- cratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Please report any error in lihe Daily to corrections@. michigandailycom. 1New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick was fined $500,000 and his team was fined $250,000 by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for spying on an oppo- nent's defensive signals. The team also loses a draft pick. 2Notre Dame and Michi- gan, the two winningest schools in college football history, square off tomorrow at the Big House. In the 34 times the teams have played, tomor- row's match-up will mark the first time they've met when both teams were 0-2. >F0R MORE, SEE FOOTBALLSATURDAY 3Undersea earthquakes caused a tsunami in Indonesia yesterday, The Associated Press reported. However, this Indonesian msu- nami didn't reach land like the one that killed 230,000 people in 2004. 4 NEED EXTRA CASH? Work fur She Daily's online section. I-mail tesanj@umich.edu 0 4 0 0 '4