2 - Tuesday, November 27, 2007 MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Arbor Anecdotes Explained A visit from malntenance THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Before You Were Here The Extremist A SIMPLE LUNCH The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.nichigandaily.com KARL STAMPFL DAVID GOH Editnr in Chief Businenn Manager 734-g47-3336 734-764-0558 stamrpfl@wirbigandaiy.canr goh@nzicbigondaity.rnm It was a Friday morning and I was washing my face. Home alone, I heard the door to my apartment open. A deep voice called "Giiirls?" followed by "It's the maintenance guy!" I was pretty excited because apparently our land- lords thought it was time our lights and sinks worked. My excitement, though, evaporated quickly. I yelled "Hello," and the main- tenance man replied by asking me if I was showering. I replied that I was just washing my face. I sought refuge in my room as he began to do some repairs in the bath- room. For the next 20 minutes I heard intermittent shouts of "bastard!" and "Goddamn it!" which provided a nice soundtrack for my homework. He then appeared at my doorway and asked me if I was the only one home. I said yes. This was a mistake. He then said, "Oh good," followed by a mock whisper, "I have to go to the bath- room." I heard him open the bathroom window, so I turned my television louder See something that embodies the Ann Arbor or University of Michi- gan experience? E-mail submissions to grossman@michigandaily.com. and tried to remind myself that at least the repairs were finally getting done. LISA HAIDOSTIAN A high school reunion My house planned a party for the night of the Ohio State game. We planned the theme and the booze beforehand - but the entertainment came as (sort of) a surprise. I came home the night before after a day of quasi-job interviews, too much coffee and 3-inch heels to one of my housemates insisting that a guy named "Alex" who "played guitar" in a band called "Electric Playground" found her on Facebook and said his band wanted to play our house, for free - and that he knew me. Neither Alex nor Electric Playground rang a bell. "You're supposed to call him back," my housemate said. I decided to take a nap instead, but she came knock- ing an hour later. "Kim! That Alex guy is here! From Electric Playground." "I don't know who he is!" "You need to see him. He's in the kitchen." I panicked momentarily, expecting some stranger who found my house on Facebook to greet me in the kitchen. I looked for some weaponry, just in case. But I came upstairs only to see an old high school friend. Things had obviously changed since we went to college. Like many kids in high school, most people only knew him by his last name. "It's OK," he said to my housemate. "Kim doesn't know me by my first name." So the band played. Two of the other members were also graduates of my high school; they're now at Western Michigan University. It was like Troy High School Battle of the Bands 2004 all over again. KIMBERLY CHOU CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom News Tips Corrections Letters to the Editor Phntography Department Arts Seon Editorial Page SportsSection Display Sales Classified Sales Online Sales Finance neioa@mnichiga onily.aanm corctoaw(srnlayandauiny.ca ao-:Odaiyaottichigandaiy.raet plhs'o.Onihigandaily.con artspageryihiandaiy.co m opinn mich iandaiy.cn sparrtsp:::bOiga:daily.ra,: dispiay@,:,ihgaed:iiy.ran classifirdaoichigandaily.con :oiiie:adayoidiigaeidaily.con Jl::ance~onichigandaiie.ron SAM WOLSON/Daily LSA freshman Jerry Zhao buys lunch from Nourish International in Angell Hall yester- day afternoon. The group sold rice, beans and bread to raise money for a relief trip to Bra- zil this summer and to raise awareness about world hunger. CRIME NOTES Student slips, hits head in Law Quad courtyard WHERE: Law Quad WHEN: Sunday at about 5:45 p.m. CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES WHEN: Sunday at about 7 p.m. WHAT: Two men painted a star and a penguin in red and black spray paint on the wall of the parking structure, the DPS reported. Police were unable to locate the men. The incident is under investigation. Police have no suspects. WHAT: A male student fell in Police can't the courtyard of the Law Quad and hit his head, the Depart- locate League ment Public Safety reported.a He was taken to University ser Hospital by ambulance for Y r IL r treatment. WHERE: Michigan League WHEN: Sunday at about 5:30 Vandals mark p.m. WHAT: A staff member garage with reported that a man not affili- ated with the University was drawings watching television in the building, DPS reported. Police WHERE: Hill Carport, 1001 were unable to locate the Hill St. trespasser. AIDS week lecture WHAT: A speaker affected by HIV from the HIV/AIDS Resource Center of Washt- enaw County will discuss the disease. The event is part of World AIDS Week 2007. WHO: Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Affairs WHEN: Today from 5to 6 p.m. WHERE: Ballroom, Michi- gan League American studies lecture WHAT: Philip Deloira, a his- tory and American culture professor in residence, will give a lecture titled "What Happened to American Stud- ies?" WHO: Institute for the Humanities WHEN: Today from noon to 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Room 2022, 202. S. Thayer St. China lecture WHAT: New York University Professor Andrew Ross will discuss China's growth. WHO: Center for Chinese Studies WHEN: Today from noon to 1 .m. WHERE: School of Social Work, Room 1636 CORRECTIONS i Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. Canadian scientists unearthed a 68-million- year-old dinosaur skull about the size of a small car, the Edmonton Journal in Alberta reported. The skull was identi- fied as a distant relative of the Triceratops. Officials in a Wisconsin village have attached a $1 price tag to a defunct bridge over the Kickapoo River because they think it's going to collapse soon, The Associated Press reported. A local resident said the bridge is a bargain given the current price of steel. University of Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz, a contender to replace Lloyd Carr, has won the Big Ten Coach of the Year award twice since arriving in Iowa City. >>FOR MORE. SEE SPORTS PAGES5 EDITORIAL STAFF Jeffrey Bloomer Managing Editor bloomer@nichigandaily.com Andrew GrossmnanMnaging News Editor grossmanoLmicigandaily.com NEWS EDITORS: Kelly Fraser, Chris Herring, Dave Mekelburg, Gabe Nelson mran Syed Editorial Page Editor syed@michigandaily.com ASSOCIATE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS: GaryGraca, Emari uetre niheresa Keel Scott Bell ManagingSports Editor bell@michigandaily.com SENIOR SPORTS EDITORS: H. Jose Bosch, Dan Bromwich, SPOTSNIGT EOS eEinsinDan Feldman, Mark Giannotto-CourtneyRatkowiakanR obinsonn"dyRneid Andrew SargustKleinManaging Arts Editor klein@michigandaily.com A SSOC IATE AR'TS EDITORS: Ki mberly Chou, Caroline Harimann ARTS SUB EDITORS: Abigail B. Colodner, Chris Gaerig, Michael Passman, Paul Tassi Angela Cesere Managing Photo Editor cesre@michigandaily.com Peter Schottenfels Managing Photo .ditorschottenfels@michigandaily.com ASSOCIATE PHO'TO EDITORS: Rodrigo Gaya, Ben Simon ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITORS: Jeremy Cho, Zachary Meisner, Emma Nolan-Abrahamian BridgetO'Donnell Managing Design Editor odonnellimichigndaily.com ASSOCIATE DESIGN EDITOR: Allison Ghtaman Angela Cesere Managing0online Editor cesere@michigandaily.com ASSOCIATE ONLINE EDITORS: Tom Haynes Anne VanderMey Magazine Editor vandermey@nichigandaily.com ASSISTANT EDITOR: Jessica Vosgerehian Peter Schottenfels MultimediacEditor schottenfels@michigandaily.com Katherine Mitchell copy chier mitchell@michigandaily.com Paul Johnson Public Editor ptibliceditor@tnich.edu BUSINESS STAFF David Dai Display Advertisingsales Manager DISPLAY ADVERTISING SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER: Charles Hsieh DISPLAY ADVERTISING ASSISTANT MANAGER: Michael Schrotenboer David Reile Classified Sales Manager Hailey Swartz hOnlinerSales M1anager Rob Abb l.avout Manager Chelsea Hoard Production Manager Margaret Lim Finance Manager FINANCE ASSISTANT MANAGER: Daniel Cheung The MichiganDaly(SSN074-%7)0ispublishedMondaythroughFriday duringthefalandwinter temsb OstudenOs tPte nivrsity oflMichgan.0necoyis avalbl fre o chrgeto al~l adr. Adtonal opismaybe pice pa heily'soie for$.Suscriptionseo fallte rmsatitng n September viaUS mail are $110. Winter term (anuary through Apri is $115, yearlong (September throughApriis $195 University affiliatesare subject toareduced subscriplon rate.On-campus subscriptions for falliterm are $35s subscriptions mustbe prepaid. The Michigan Daily is amemberf The Associated Press and The Associated Collegiate Press. 0 46 a 0 4