2A - Thursday, September 20, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Explained SERVING UP A CURE A star-crossed venture The story of why the University dollars to finance the project. built a telescope in the middle of The project stalled during World South Africa begins with a love tri- War I because the glass needed to angle. make the lens was manufactured in Both William Hussey, a former Europe. director of the Detroit Observatory, Hussey traveled widely before and Robert Lamont, who lent their selecting the site near the town of names to the Lamont-Hussey Obser- Bloemfontein. vatory, were smitten with Hussey's "Bloemfontein (South Africa) is future wife Ethel, according to His- like being in the center of Nebras- tory Prof. Rudi Lindner. ka," Lindner said. "It's a place you Although Hussey won out in don't go to for pleasure alone." the end, the two remained close But the rural area in the middle friends. of the country boasted perfect con- Late one night in 1908, Lamont ditions for stargazing. and Hussey were watching a wres- Hussey never got the chance to tling match in Chicago when Lamont see his dream complete. Soon after abruptly offered to fund Hussey's he finalized the site in 1926, Hussey pipe dream to build a telescope in collapsed and died in London. the Southern Hemisphere in order The mayor of Bloemfontein to map areas of the sky not visible opened the Lamont-Hussey Obser- from North America, Lindner said. vatory on May 11, 1928. Lindner estimated that Lamont, At the time, the 27-inch refract- who made his fortune selling steel ing lens - which is now stored at the to railroad companies, gave Hussey University - was the fourth-largest about 1 million dollars in today's in the United States, according to "The Making of the University of Michigan," by Howard Peckham. A team from the University took up Hussey's work mapping double stars, which are stars that appear to be connected. Led by astrono- mer Richard Rossiter, astronomers catalogued roughly 7,200 double stars. After Rossiter retired in 1959, the University increased pressure to close the observatory due to fund- ing and a student campaign against apartheid, Lindner said. The observatory officially closed in 1972. Although the telescope is no lon- ger operational, the building still stands today. The University donated the site to a children's theater group. The observatory's dome now features paintings of animals like giraffes and zebras grazing freely. 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The Michigan Daily isa member of The Ars onsoitdPrs n ss iCogias~s.o~v 4 CRIME NOTES CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Laptop, camera go missing during trip WHERE: School of Education WHEN: Tuesday at about 5 p.m. WHAT: A laptop and digital camera valued at $1,300 were stolen from an office sometime between Aug. 31 and Sept. 13, the Department of Public Safe- ty reported. The owner had left the items locked in his office while he was out of the coun- try. Police have no suspects. Side mirror ripped from parked car WHERE: Lot M-78, Fuller Road WHEN: Tuesday at about 3:30 p.m. WHAT: A passenger side mir- ror was broken off of a car while it was parked between about 7 a.m. and 3 p.m, DPS reported. Police have no sus- pects. Laundry lifted from dorm WHERE: Baits II residence hall WHEN: Tuesday at about 10 p.m. WHAT: Laundry was stolen after it was left unattended in the laundry room, DPS report- ed. Police have no suspects. Panhandlers evade police WHERE: West Hall Arch WHEN: Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. WHAT: A caller reported two people asking for change near the arch, DPS reported. Police were unable to locate the beg- gars. Ahava mass Free figure meeting drawing work- WHAT: A mass meeting for students interested in join- ing Ahava, a group for gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual and queer students with Jew- ish backgrounds WHO: Hillel WHEN: Today from 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Office of LGBT Affairs, third floor of the Michigan Union Blood drive WHAT: A blood drive to restock Southeast Michigan's blood supply. Anyone who tries to give blood will get free ice cream. WHO: American Red Cross WHEN: Today from noon to 6 p.m. WHERE: Main Lounge, West Quad shop WHAT: An open drawing session featuring live models. Some supplies are provided. Instructors will be on hand to offer tips for beginners. WHO: Arts on the Hill WHEN: Today from 8 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Art studio, Alice Lloyd residence hall CORRECTIONS . An article on the front page of yesterday's Daily (Sensitive patient data stolen from nursing building) identi- fied Ada Sue Hinshaw as the dean of the School of Nurs- ing. The school's dean is Kathleen Potempa. . Please report any error in the Daily to correc- tions@michigandaily.com. Thieves made off with two tractor trailers containing 100,000 cans and bottles of Moosehead beer Wednes- day, in Mississauga, Ontario, The Canadian Press reported. The company estimates it may be next week before the bot- tler can replenish the stock, which is valued at more than $200,000. Alice Cooper's album School's Out, released in 1972, was wrapped in a pair of paper panties. >FOR MORE, SEE B-SIDE, PAGE1B The Hooters restaurant chain has opened a branch in Beijing, ABC News reported. The chain hopes to capitalize on foreign tourists attending the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. In China, the restaurant's name is translated to "owls." 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