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The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com
Killing the mood
ARTS AND CRAFTS
A few weeks ago, I was talking on
the phone late at night with a friend
from home. Before I called him, I went
to the west-side lobby of South Quad so
I wouldn't disturb my sleeping room-
mate.
My conversation kept being inter-
rupted by loud freshmen drunkenly
stumblingthroughthe lobby, soI moved
to the quieter Yuri Kochiyama lounge. It
was completely dark when I walked in. I
could barely make out the couches clut-
tered around the room and the tables in
the back were equally indistinguishable.
Settling down, I resumed my con-
versation. After I had been talking for
at least five minutes, I heard rustling
from a nearby couch. Looking over,
I saw intertwined legs, bare feet and
two faces pressed intimately together.
I told my friend I'd have to call him
back.
BRIAN TENGEL
The power of cookies
It was pushing 1 a.m. and my par-
ents were driving me back to my house
in Ann Arbor. The entire ride, my dad
kept whining that he wanted a "treat,"
asking if cookie places would be open. I
said no. Think of a seven-year-old child,
but then think of that same child after
drinking three glasses of wine.
Meanwhile, my mother was in a
full-leg cast because she had frac-
tured her knee, and she was whining
that she just wanted to go home.
After catching a glimpse of salva-
tion, I risked our safety by shouting
"Dad! Turn here!" Like a Christmas
miracle, the big purple Insomnia
Cookies truck was sitting on Madi-
son Street. My dad thought it was a
sign from the heavens and, in awe, he
jumped out of the car to buy his holy
grail.
LISA HAIDOSTIAN
Airing dirty laundry
I was perched on a dryer waiting
for my laundry to finish when some-
one came in dragging a bulging sack of
dirty clothes. Heaving, he flung it on
top of the dryer and stopped to catch
his breath. His friend came in pulling
a similar load. Then they left.
A few minutes later, both came back
with two more bags of laundry. Then
they left, and then returned with two
more each. Nice guys, I thought. They
must have volunteered to help their
friends carry down laundry.
"Dude!" one guy said. "I can't
believe we're actually doing laundry.
We were like, about to set a record!"
"Yeah dude, it's been so long! I don't
even remember how to load this shit
anymore!"
"Next time, want to see how long
we can go without showers?"
"I don't know, dude, I don't think I
can go any longer than a week."
"You say that now, man, just
wait..."
I stared at my washing machine,
willing it to spin faster, and hoped for
humanity's sake that the two were at
least quarantined as roommates.
ELAINE LAFAY
RC junior Lainie Kokas and Jeanne Getty, a staff
member in the School of Education, make jewelry
at the Michigan League yesterday. The event was
hosted as part ofan art workshop series.
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CRIME NOTES
Man slips, falls Cars collide in
on steps parking lot
WHERE: Hill Auditorium near hospital
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Chinese history Lecture on
WHEN: Monday at about 6
p.m.
WHAT: A man unaffiliated
with the University fell on the
front steps of Hill Auditorium,
DPS reported. The man was
conscious and taken to the Uni-
versity hospital for a hip injury.
WHERE: East Medical Center
Road, Lot M-10
WHEN: Monday at about 10:25
p.m.
WHAT: Two private vehicles
collided inthe parking lot, the
Department of Public Safety
reported.
Sledding Doorbell button
students slide stolen from
past DPS Stockwell
lecture
WHAT: A lecture by Anthro-
pology Prof. Yiching Wu
about the 1967 "January
Revolution" in Shanghai
WHO: Center for Chinese
Studies
WHEN: Today at noon
WHERE: School of Social
Work, Room 1636
Deaf musician
to perform
WHAT: A performance
and lesson by Evelyn Glen-
nie, who is regarded as the
world's first full-time deaf
solo percussionist. The per-
formance will be followed
by a question and answer
session.
WHO: School of Music, The-
ater & Dance
WHEN: Today at 7 p.m.
WHERE: E.V. Moore Build-
ing, McIntosh Theatre
ancient ghouls
WHAT: Prof. Piotr Micha-
lowski will give a talk about
ancient Mesopotamian ghouls
and other historic terrors
WHO: Institute of the
Humanities
WHEN: Today at noon
WHERE: Thayer Building,
Room 2002
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Goy. Jennifer Granholm
wilt deliver her sixth State
of the State address tonight
at 7 p.m. The speech will focus
on her plans to rebuild Michi-
gan's failing economy and will
air on University cable chan-
nels 3, 4, and 12.
When researchers tried
to clone Dolly the sheep's
mother in the 1990s, it
took almost 300 attempts with
300 different eggs a viable
embryo could be produced.
, "FOR MORE, SEE PAGE 4
3 A Los Angeles herbal
nutrition center began
offering medical mari-
juana in vending machines yes-
terday, KCAL news reported.
Customers are identified via
fingerprints and a special ID
card. Varieties include Wild
Cherry and Purple Kush.
WHERE: Inglis House
WHEN: Monday at about 1:30
p.m.
WHAT: A staff member called
to report a group of students
illegally sledding in Nichols
Arboretum, DPS reported.
Police arrived on the scene did
not find the alleged trespassers.
WHERE: Stockwell Hall
WHEN: Monday at about 10:30
p.m.
WHAT: A student reported
that the button on her
doorbell was removed and
replaced with another nearby
button, DPS reported. Police
have no suspects.
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