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THURSDAY:
Explained
FRIDAY:
Before You Were Here
Cleaning with a side of tetanus
GSI'S SEEK COMPROMISE
It was 2:30 a.m. and terribly
sick, I was leaving my bath-
room and headed to bed when
the shower caught my eye. It's
shared by five girls and liter-
ally has not been cleaned once
this entire year (Mom: if you're
reading this, I'm sorry and I love
you).
A few nights ago, something
in me snapped. I removed my
slippers, rolled up my pajama
pants and embarked on scrub-
bing down the entire thing. It
was caked with mold of all col-
ors, shapes and textures.
As I vigorously eliminated six
months of accumulated scum
off the glass door, in an upward
motion I sliced open my hand
on the metal shower handle. My
minor injury was complicated by
the fact that 14 different variet-
ies of mold were streaming from
the sponge down my hand.
After watching something
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orange with a tint of black seep
into my open wound, I washed
my hands like those kids in OCD
documentaries and emptied a
quarter bottle of Neosporin on
the cut. Now my hand is prob-
ably hosting a family of para-
sites, but at least I won't slip on
the grime of the shower floor
anymore.
LISA HAIDOSTIAN
Don't get that low
As one would probably expect,
the Bollywood Dance Night this
weekend was abuzz with catchy
Indian music, flying Dandhiya
sticks and students frolick-
ing around showing off Indian
dance moves.
Not wanting to be left out of
the ethnic excitement, I grabbed
a friend and, clasping onto her
unsuspecting hands, began
spinning around at a formidable
speed. After ample acceleration,
the room lost focus and the Indi-
an outfits became something of a
blur.
After an exhilarating but
also slightly nauseating run,
I couldn't hold on any longer
and collapsed, hitting my head
on the unforgiving floor. After
the initial shock, bolt of pain
and impending embarrassment,
I realized I had taken down
another innocent victim with
me.
As his hands clutched his
stomach in pain, he also smiled
and I couldn't help but laugh at
my clumsiness against the back-
drop of grace and eloquence.
SUTHA KKANAGASINGAM
Rackham student Ian Flora protests on the Diag with other mem-
bers of the Graduate Employees' Organization yesterday. If GEO
can't reach an agreement with the University by March 17, when the
contract expires, the union may decide to go on strike.
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CRIME NOTES
glar brks officer after he cut his hand
Burglar breaks while slicing an orange, DPS
window, robs reported.
dorm hallways Beat cops catch
CAMPUS EVENTS& NOTES
WHERE: Martha Cook Resi-
dence Hall
WHEN: Sunday at about 5:20
a.m.
WHAT: A housing security
officer called to report that
a subject broke a window of
Martha Cook Residence Hall
and stole a painting, a lamp and
other small items, the Depart-
ment of Public Safety said. The
subject didn't enter any of the
residents' rooms.
Student slices
orange, hand
WHERE: East Quad
WHEN: Sunday at about 4 p.m.
WHAT: An East Quad resident
was escorted to the University
Hospital by a housing security
arch lurker
WHERE: West Hall Arch
WHEN: Sunday at about 10:50
a.m.
WHAT: Officers patrolling the
area found a man unaffiliated
with the University trespass-
ing, DPS reported.
Subjects shooed
for solicitation
WHERE: 500 block of Stadium
Boulevard
WHEN: Sunday at about 2:45
p.m.
WHAT: Three subjects were
moved along by officers for
violating a regental ordinance
prohibiting solicitation, DPS
reported.
Lecture on
women's role
in China
WHAT: A talk on how
the status of women has
evolved in China since the
19th century. Topics include
foot-binding and how these
issues become central to the
country's politics.
WHO: Center for Chinese
Studies
WHEN: Today at noon
WHERE: School of Social
Work, Room 1636
Workshop on
graduate school
opportunities
WHAT: Aworkshop about
what career paths can be
opened up by graduate school
and to what extent students
should let salaries and market
needs dictate their careers
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WHEN: Today at 3 p.m.
WHERE: Chem Building,
Room 1200
Gay pride
week keynote
address
WHAT: An interactive talk
called "On Men, Women and
the Restof Us" by author Kate
Bornstein about gender issues
and her own personal stories
about gender transition
WHO: Office of Lesbian Gay
Bisexual & Transgender
Affairs
WHEN: Today at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan League,
Vandenburg Room
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Winner of the 18th annual
Golden Apple Award Prof
Jim Crowfoot will deliver
his "ideal last lecture" tonight
at 7:30 p.m. in Rackham Audi-
torium. Crowfoot, an emeri-
tus professor in the School of
Natural Resources, will speak
on environmental stability and
life. Tickets are free.
The Vatican has recently
released two "new" sins:
polluting the earth and
genetic manipulation like stem
cell research that destroys
embryos.
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A new investigation shows
that pharmaceuticals were
found in the drinking
supplies of at least 41 million
Americans in 24 major metro-
politan areas including Detroit,
the Associated Press reported.
The drugs - including antibi-
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found in small amounts.
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