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Gangs of.
Tensions between the town and
gown have always been just under
the surface in Ann Arbor, but few
examples of that relationship are
more extreme than an 1856 standoff
that escalated to include battering
rams, muskets and plenty of spilled
beer before a peace settlement was
reached.
"The Dutch War," as it is inexplic-
itly called in the University's Ency-
clopedic Survey and The Making of
the University of Michigan: 1817-1992
by Howard Peckman, began inno-
cently enough.
One night, Jacob Hangsterfer,
the proprietor of a popular student
hangout on the corner of Main Street
and Washington Street, kicked two
rowdy students out of his shop.
But the students were not about to
let the incident go.
The next night, this time with
reinforcements and cries of"revenge
or beer," they returned demanding
that Hangsterfer give the crowd free
drinks or "take the consequences."
When Hangsterfer refused to give
in, the students charged, drawing
knives and clubs And smashing kegs,
furniture and windows. As the mob
chased the bar's patrons from the
building, police stopped the students
but did not arrest them. The con-
frontation was far from over.
A few days later, several students
returned to Hangsterfer's for a party
hosted by the Alpha Nu Literary
Society. Growing restless and itch-
ing to get even, they decided to crash
a town dance going on down the
street at another popular watering
hole - Binder's Saloon.
The group of six students snuck
into the dance through a back win-
dow and proceeded to drain the
More than140 student groups recruited new members
yesterday afternoon at Winterfest, an annual fair held in
the Michigan Union.
CRIME NOTES
'Parking fraud
,committed at
hospital
WHERE: M-18 carport, 1600 E.
Medical Center Dr.
WHEN: Wednesday at about
7:30 p.m.
WHAT: A female hospital
employee tried to fradulently
* get her parking pass validated
for a discounted rate, the
* Department of Public Safety
said. Police are currently
investigating the case.
DVD player
:taken from
:Hutchins Hall
'WHERE: Hutchins Hall, Law
eSchool
WHEN: Wednesday at about
6 p.m.
WHAT: A combination VCR
and DVD player was stolen from
Hutchins Hall, DPS reported.
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Police have no suspects.
High school
class ring
stolen
WHERE: Bursley Hall
WHEN: Wednesday at about
5:30 p.m.
WHAT: A high school class ring'
was stolen from Bursley Hall,
DPS reported. Police have no
suspects.
Textbook stolen
from Duderstadt
Center
WHERE: Duderstadt Center,
2281 Bonisteel Boulevard
WHEN: Wednesday at 2 p.m.
WHAT: A textbook was stolen
from the Duderstadt Center on
North Campus, DPS reported.
The textbook was left unat-
tended between 1:40 p.m. and 2
p.m. 'were unable to locate
the subjects.
MLK, Jr.
WHERE: Burton Memorial
Tower
nattended refreshments. The stu-
ents were notvery stealth, however,
.nd were soon discovered.
Five of the students ran, but one
vas caught and turned over to the
roprietor of Binder's, who demand-
:d a $10 ransom for the prisoner's
elease.
Infuriated, the students sum-
noned a mob and returned to the
aloon armed with muskets and
hree large logs, which they planned
o use as battering rams.
Binder immediately let his captive
;o, but swore to turn the six students
n to the police.
The students evaded arrest by lay-
ng low and threatening to uncover
inder's business selling alcohol to
ninors. Binder soon withdrew his
omplaint, ending the war.
KELLY FRASER
Democratic presiden-
tial candidate'X Dennis
Kucinich announced yes-
terday he was abandoning his
bid for the presidency, The
Cleveland Plain Dealer report-
ed. Kucinich said he will not
endorse another candidate and
will continue to serve in Con-
gress.
The top-ranked Michigan
hockey team hosts No. 6
Michigan State tonight
at Yost Arena. The last time
these two teams met, Michi-
gan knocked off MSU 5-2 in
the CCHA semifinals.
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bank Societe tenerale
singlehandedly inflicted
$7 billion worth of losses with
a series of undetected bad
stock bets, Reuters reported
yesterday. The incident is one
of the.worst trading scandals
in history.
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WHAT: Theresa Perry, a
professor in the Department
of Africana Studies at Sim-
mons College,.will discuss
how educational environ-
ments affect the academic
achievement of African
Americans.
WHO: MLK, Jr. Symposium
WHEN: Today at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan League
Pendleton Room
Musicology,
race talk
WHAT: Harvard professor of
music and American civiliza-
tion Carol Oja will critically
examine West Side Story and
The Music Man and look at
their racial implications.
WHO: School of Music.
WHEN: Today from 5 p.m.
hip-hop dance
WHAT: A discussion by hip-
hop choreographer Rennie
Harris on the development
of hip-hop dance in America.
WHO: Department of Dance
WHEN: Today at 4p.m.
WHERE: International
Institute, Room 1636
CORRECTIONS
* An article in yesterday's
issue of the Daily ('U' e-mail
system not meantfor emer-
gencies) said students living
in residence halls near the
recent shooting near North
Campus received e-mail
alerts from the Department
of Public Safety at 10 a.m.
last Thursday. DPS sent
e-mail alerts to those stu-
dents at 1:27 a.m. that day.
. Please report any error
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