2A - Thursday, October 18, 2007
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A MOMENT OF SILENCE
Snatching panties
What should have been an ordi-
nary pep rally before the Michigan
State game in 1955 featuring the
Michigan marching band, pom-
pom girls and cries of "beat State!"
morphed into a frenzy of male stu-
dents storming the all-female Hill
dorms, scaling walls and claiming
cotton-and-lace trophies.
While the first of the panty raids
at the University was in 1952, the
largest wasn't held until three
years later. Dean of Men Walter
B. Rea blamed it on poor pep rally
organization. While the marching
band was bussed from the Union
to Perry Field, the remaining stu-
dents were unsure of what to do.
The natural inclination to riot
gave way to an act of petty vandal-
ism masked by school spirit. Stu-
dents rearranged the lettering on
the State Theater Marquee to read
"Michigan beat state" and "Go
Blue." Yet despite the excitement
of their rebellious behavior, stu-
dents began to lose interest.
Their boredom ended quickly,
however, when cries of "on to the
Hill!" provided them with an activ-
ity for the evening.
More than 1,000 raiders charged
into Mosher Hall and stole panties,
slips, girdles and brassieres from
female students' dresser drawers.
Mosher staff alerted nearby dorms
and the entrances to the other resi-
dences were secured.
But mere locks were not
enough to stop the determined
male students in their quest
for their female counterparts'
underthings. These men tore
screens from the first floor win-
dows of Stockwell Hall and scaled
Alice Lloyd to get into the rooms
of female students.
When asked about the Univer-
sity's efforts to stop the raid, Dean
Rea asked, "What can we do?",
Dean of Women Deborah Bacon
had an idea, though. She drove her
car through the fray of students to 3
disperse the crowd. But activities P
continued past midnight - well
after a failed Bacon went home.
The female students did not
share in Bacon's outrage. While
some students casually chatted
with men congregating outside
their windows, others willingly'
threw their undergarments down
to anxious males.
Panty raids lost their appeal
by the end of the decade. Perhaps
it was because students chose to
riot over more serious matters, or
perhaps the sexual revolution ofF
the 1960s made stealing women'sV
CHANE6 000 HABSBUR-LOTHRNGEN/Dai-
undergarments seem less interest- LSA freshman Bianca Lee stands silent outside of the Michi-
ing than being invited into them. gan Union yesterday. Members of the Black Student Union
JULIE ROWE commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Million Man March.
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CRIME NOTES
Prescription
turns out to be
a fraud
WHERE: 700 Woodland Ct.,
Ypsilanti
WHEN: Tuesday at about 7:15
p.m.
WHAT: A prescription at a
pharmacy was discovered to be
fraudulent, the Department of
Public Safety reported. The pre-
scription was filled before the
sheet was found tobe fake.
Thief breaks into
locked Jeep
WHERE: Lot SC-39, 2250 State
St.
WHEN: Tuesday at about 3
p.m.
WHAT: A University staff
member's purse valued at $200I
was stolen after she left iton the
floorboard of their Jeep, DPS
reported. The doors were locked
and entry was gained through
the Jeep's soft top. Police have
no suspects.
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Speech on Fair with{
pediatric AIDS former Peace Seniors in the school of
Literature, Science, and
Co the Arts received an e-mail
WHAT: Pamela Barns, CEO Corps members teAt eeie nemi
of the Elizabeth Glaser Pedi- yesterday announcing that LSA
atric AIDS Foundation, deliv- WHAT: Find out about Student Government is trying
ers a lecture about her global career opportunities opened to establish an LSA graduation
fight against pediatric AIDS. up by the Peace Corps in the event. LSA is the only under-
WHO: School of Social Work fields of international health, graduate school without its
WHEN: Today from 3:30 to development or diplomacy own graduation event.
4I AInm ztnm1
:s p.M.
WHERE: Rackham
Amphiteatre
emitnar An
Subject urinates Blue graffiti
bJthow to
in -- found on carport . .e
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WHO: The Career Center
WHEN: Today from 7 to 8:30
p.m.
WHERE: Kuenzel Room,
Michigan Union
Blues concert
WHAT: Folk-blues act Kelly
Joe Phelps performs with
opening act Pat Wictor
WHO: Michigan Union
Ticket Office
WHEN: Today at 8 p.m.
WHERE: The Ark
2Redshirt sophomore for-
ward Kendric Price met
with Michigan men's
basketball coach John Beilein
recently to discuss his future
with the team. No decision has
been made.
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Owners of Ohio strip
clubs are suing the state,
The Associated Press
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WHAT: A workshop helping
WHERE: Walgreen Drama prepare students for aca-
WHERE: Emergency Room, Center demic interviewing called
University Hospital WHEN: Tuesday at about 6:10 "The Job Talk: Acing the
WHEN: Yesterday at about 3 p.m. One-Question Test"
a.m. WHAT: Graffiti has appeared WHO: The Career Center
WHAT: Police were called after on the walls and pillars of the WHEN: Today from noon to
a 41-year-old disorderly male carport, DPS reported. Letters 1:30 p.m.
unaffiliated with the University and names were spray-painted WHERE: The Career Center,
urinated in the waiting room, inblue. Parking maintenance Room 3200, Student Activi-
DPS reported. cleaned up the graffiti. ties Building
reported. The suit is aimed at
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