4 2 - Friday, March 21, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: The Extremist THURSDAY: Explained PURIM AT HILLEL Skat ing through life Before the days of dimly lit roller rinks with disco music and rented wheels, University stu- dents took their skating skills to the streets. In 1933, spring weather and newly-resurfaced roads propelled a roller-skating fad on campus. What began with a few bored stu- dents soon ballooned to hundreds within a week. Students bought, rented or crafted their own roller skates to join in on the fun. Students cleaned out the local hardware stores looking for supplies like liniment and tape to fashion homemade skates. Campus stores constantly restocked their shelves, unable to keep up with the demand. Local restaurants also began to sell skates, hoping to cash in on the craze. Some restaurants encouraged patrons to, "skate right in," while other shop owners were less receptive and complained about students skating through their stores. Drivers also had to adjust to the skaters, who created a new road hazard. Campus Health Services reported an influx of scrapes bruises and sprains, which may explain why the trend didn't last long. As final exams approached later that spring, the fad died out. Many saw the roller-skating epidemic of 33' as an answer to the transportation headaches in Ann Arbor. Articles from the time mention the reemergence' of bicy- cles among both professors and students as a cost effective alter- native to cars. Several years earlier, a similar craze made its way into campus life when the University imposed a ban on automobiles in 1927. Then-president Clarence Cook Little believed that cars distract- ed students from their studies. He proposed the ban to the Universi- ty's Board of Regents, and it soon went into effect. Only a limited number of permits were issued. Students and professors donned roller skates as a form of protest. At the time, a vast roller skat- ing trend had already emerged on college campuses across the U.S. When news of the ban hit Ann Arbor, it accelerated the city's roller culture. While many glided their way to class, it was more of a recreational movement. Students came out in the afternoons and evenings to skate around campus, and organized roller meets on the weekends. CAITLIN SCHNEIDER LSA junior Danny Devries, right and LSA junior David Chud- now, left, pray during the Purim service yesterday at Hillel. 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The car's owner returned to her car to find the frontpassenger side window was broken. Police have no suspects. Vending machine glass smashed WHERE: Couzens Hall WHEN: Thursday at about 2 a.m. WHAT: An unknown person broke the glass window of the building's vending machine, DPS reported. The damage occured sometime between 10 p.m. on Wednesday and 2 a.m. on Thursday. No snacks appeared to be stolen. The machine's contents will be kept in storage for safekeeping until the glass can be repaired. The window will cost about $30 to fix. CAMPUS EVENTS& NOTES Psychological Services, third Performance floor of the Michigan Union of "The Full Talk on T-shirt Monty99 pnvIan WHAT: A performance of the play "The Full Monty." Tickets are $7 for students and $13 for non-students at the Michigan League Ticket Office. WHO: Michigan Union Shows, and Ko-Eds Too WHEN: Today from 8 to 10:30 p.m. WHERE: Power Center Relaxation training session WHAT: A free workshop to teach relaxation and stress relieving techniques like deep breathing. WHO: Counseling and Psy- chological Services WHEN: Today from 12:15 to 1 P.M. WHERE: Counseling and Ilduluy iuuy WHAT: Two Dominican garment workers will speak about their experiences working in a T-shirt factory. WHO: Students Organiz- ing for Labor and Economic Equality WHEN: Today at 3 p.m. WHERE: Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union CORRECTIONS * A viewpoint in yesterday's edition of the Daily (Saying no to Order ofAngell) incor- rectly identified the author, Aria Everts, as the president of Students Organizing for Labor and Economic Equal- ity. She is a member of SOLE. 0 Please report any error in the Daily to correc- tions@michigandaily.com. Police have apprehended the alleged gunman in the robbery of the Jamaican Jerk Pit last month. 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