2 - Friday, February 1, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers 4 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: The Extremist THURSDAY: Explained 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 wwrw.michigandaily.cem KARL STAMPFL DAVID GOH Editor in Chief easiness Manager 734-647-3336 734-704-a55e stamrpfl@michigandailycomr goh@michigandaiy.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom Office hours; Soo.Thers. 11arm. - 2 ao The academic turf wars of yore With intense rivalries agaii several other colleges, Univers of Michigan students are qo accustomed to sports rivairi What we haven't experienced much as past Wolverines thou is the interdisciplinary rivalries "Lits" "Laws," and "Medics"- tI used to stir up students. University Day was establish in 1869 to bring about a rlo,: relationship among students different departments, specifica the Medical class, the Law class a the Literary Class. The result wr quite the opposite. The first University Day part on Nov. 17,1l869 went quite smouth The second parade, though, result in a fight when the Lits attackedt Laws. Several students were injur and the Law department's ban: was left in threads. University D was cancelled as a result of t bitter feelings. CRIME NOTES Fraudulent charges made on purchasing card WHERE: West Quad WHEN: Wednesday at about WHAT: A University staff member reported charges on her purchasing card, used strictly by employees for sup- plies, travel expenses and busi- ness housing, the Department of Public Safety reported. The charges totaled $1,900. Lights damaged in Mason Hall WHERE: Mason Hall WHEN: Wednesday at about 1:15 p.m. WHAT: A University staff member reported finding a light fixture and bulb damaged, DPS reported. The damages totaled about $500. In 1872, a group of Meds attempted to play football on the same field the Lits had scheduled for their freshmen and sophomores to compete. The scene erupted in a brawl as the Lits chased the Meds off the field marched into town singing songs of victory. In 1894, the Lits decided to wear academic gowns to their commencement, but Law and Medical Students rejected the idea. The senior Laws plotted against the Lits and when the dean of the Law School caught wind of his students' planned shenanigans, he scheduled an exam to keep them out of trouble. The junior Laws took over the coup and waited outside the chapel door for the Lits to exit the service. The Laws fled the scene though, as University President James Angell and Dean Martin L. DOoge were walking out of the service with the Lits. Later that night, the Lits were formually challenged to a sort of rumble. They accepted and met the nightshirt clad Meds and Laws. After a long fight, the Lits emerged victorious. The following morning, the lawns of the fraternity houses along State Street were littered with white strips of the nightshirts the Lits had ripped from their rivals' backs. In 1800, the Laws sought revenge on the Lits who raised their class banner on the top of the University flagpole. Not taking any chances, the Laws called on a sharpshooter from the west to shoot the banner down. The nasty rivalry continued with hazing until some the Law professors took actionsto abolish the dangerous aspects of the rivalry. BETH WITTENSTEIN m. News Tips torrections letters to the Editor Photography Department Arts Section Editorial Page Sports Sectior Display Sales Classified Sales Online Sales n~ews Lr,,iclhigodaily.com corrections@iihigandaily.com rorlhedaily@rzichigardaily.oox photo@xichigandaily.oox atytrroe@michigardaily.coar opiionv@xichigardaily.com sortsjlmichkigandaily.com onlineads@michigandaily.comr 0 0 The 1907 Lam class football team. Tensions between the Uni- versity's largest deyariarents atithe tiara - the "its", "Laws" and the Meds" - peaked around She 1900s. The classes often expressed She rivalry through fothall and other sports., CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Snoozing man Conference on escorted out of human rights League WHERE: The Michigan League WHEN: Wednesday at about 10 am. WHAT: Aman unaffiliated with the University was found sleep- ing near the information desk by a University police officer, DPS reported. Me was issued a warn- ing forctrespassing. Police break up in China WHAT: A conference titled "Toward the Age of Rights: IChinese and International Perspectives" that will examine the age of rights in China. Panel discussions will include rights and liberalism; law, constitution and state- building; public culture and rights; and politics of rights. WHO: Center for Chinese Studies WHEN: Today from 9 n.m. to S p.m. WHO: Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs WHEN: Today from 7:30 p.m. to midnight WHERE: Michigan Union Brazilian guitar concert WHAT: A concert featuring performances by Brazilian guitarists Sergio, Odair and Btadi Assad, Romero Lubam- ho and Celso Machado WHO: University Musical Society WHEN: Today at 8 p.m. WHERE: Rackham Audi- toriu.Rao ~ckhtam G(raduaote 1Despite a Minneapolis bridge collapse in August that killed in people and brought to light the issue of deteriorating bridges in the United. States, nearly 17,000 bridges have gone more than two years without safety inspection, MSNBC report- ed. 2Detroit is home to Mara- thon Oil's fourth-larg- est refinery. It processes almost 100,000 barrels of oil per day. noPOR MORE, SEE OPINION, PAGE 4 3 Packs of 2008 Topps baseball cards will fea- ture 12 contenders in the 2008 presidential race, The Smoking Gun reported. 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