0 2 - Tuesday, January 29, 2008 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. 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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 CORRECTIONS * An article inyesterday's edition of the Daily (New site allowsrstudentsto lend, borrow money), incorrectly reported Evan Plisner was the presi- dent of the Michigan Invest- ment Club. He is in charge of making investments for the club. * The same article said that the Michigan Investment Club invests funds using Prospercom. It does not. . Please report any error in the Daily to correc- tions@michigandaily.com. 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. I 0 0 I 0 1~