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WEDNESDAY:
The Extremist
THURSDAY:
Explained
FRIDAY:
Before You Were Here
BIKE CULTURE
Lost in a library labyrinth
I felt my brain, body and soul
fall apart at the Grad yesterday as I
punched incorrect buttons on a bor-
rowed calculator, wondering what
the probability was I'd even pass my
upcoming stats exam. I decided to
take a break and try to find a summer
job at the library's human resources
department.
After being told there were no jobs,
I got lost for half an hour in the dead-
silent stacks of the Asia library, failing
to escape even after desperately using
the emergency phone to get directions.
I started to panic. After wander-
ing more, I came across a fire exit and
longinglytouched the door. "No," I told
myself, sweating profusely. "Not yet."
When I finally did burst through
a familiar door, a stranger reminded
me that I wasn't alone in my angst: a
guy exiting the bathroom across the
hallway locked eyes with me in pass-
ing, stared me down, and accusingly
asked "WHAT!?" as if I had ruined
his life, and stalked away.
SARA LYNNE THELEN
Slowly back away
One recent rainy morning, I
walked into a North Campus bus stop
shelter after my 8:30 a.m. class. After
impatientlystandingthere for several
minutes, I realized something wasn't
quite right. It was then I noticed
that I was still standing under my
umbrella, despite being thoroughly
protected from the elements by the
shelter roof.
Embarrassed, I glanced around to
see if anyone had noticed. A girl was
standing close to me; surely she must
have wondered about my peculiar
behavior. To save face, I muttered,
"Wow, why do I still have my umbrel-
la open?" in her direction.
Instead of chuckling or offering a
sympathetic "I dunno," she backed
away very slowly and left the stop.
I was left alone, wondering if cam-
pus would be a less scary place if I
didn't emerge from my house until
the afternoon hours.
LAYLA ASLANI
You know, 'that' girl
I was at a Belikos concert at the
Alibi venue on North Main last week,
but nobody was dancing. I decided to
throw social standards to the wind
and take to the dance floor. Only my
friend and a stranger joined in the
gyrations.
As the song ended, I extended my
hand to the stranger and introduced
myself. "Hi, you must be THAT guy.
I'm THAT girl." He laughed and
admitted he was.
We kept over-zealously dancingbut
refused to reveal our names, instead
insisting everyone call us "THAT
guy" and "THAT girl."
At Belikos's set the next night, I
again danced to my heart's desire
in the middle of a stagnant crowd. A
concert-goer from the night before
winked and nodded at me, leaving
me no doubt that I had successfully
forged my reputation as "THAT
girl."
ALLISON GHAMAN
Engineering junior Omar Tavarez explains his project
on the culture behind cars and motorcycles. It was
one of the subjects covered in the first Afro-Asian
Pop Culture Exhibit, held yesterday in Haven Hall.
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CRIME NOTES
Window screen Police give
busted at dorm student alci
WHERE: Oxford Housing citation
WHEN: Sunday at about 11:40
a.m. WHERE: 1300 block
WHAT: A resident of Oxford's University Court
Seeley House called to report WHEN: Sunday at ab
that his exterior window a.m.
screen had been damaged, the WHAT: A student wa
Department of Public Safety minor in possession o
reported. It was valued at about citation, DPS reporter
$50. The incident is under said the student wasg
ohol
of North
bout 5:40
as issued a
f alcohol
d. Police
given the
investigation. citation after being found walk-
ing in the area.
Bike nabbed Staff member's
from rack near .
Haven Hall car damaged in
WHERE: 400 block, State Street parking lot
WHEN: Sunday at about 9:30 WHERE: Lot W-16, 600 Block
p.m. of Thompson
WHAT: A student called to WHEN: Sunday at about 8 p.m.
report his red bike stolen from WHAT: A University staff
the racks outside Haven Hall, member called to report that
DPS reported. The bike was his car was damaged while
valued at about $250. parked DPS reported.
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Talkoshow by the member
on race chapters of the National Pan-
Hellenic Council. Tickets are
and medicine $15at the door.
WHO: Office of Greek Life
WHAT: A lecture by New WHEN: Today at 7 p.m.
York University Prof Troy WHERE: Power Center for
Duster about race in Clinical the Performing Arts
Medicine and Forensics
WHO: Center for Social Epi- CORRECTIONS
demiology and Population * An article in yesterday's
Health edition of the Daily (Porter
WHEN: Today at 4 p.m. honored as hockey's bear)
WHERE: Room 1655, School incorrectly said Kevin Porter
of Public Health scored 35 goals this season.
He scored 33.
Finals break edAn article in the same
edition (Once-controversial
WHAT: Free massages, give- senior society announces mem-
aways, games and food for hers of'Pride oe2009') said
students totake a break from LSA junior Aria Everts was
the stress of finals "tapped" by the group. Group
WHO: University Unions members say they talked to
Arts and Programs her but never "tapped" her to
WHEN: Today from 8 p.m. to join the group.
midnight * The same story mistakenly
WHERE: Pierpont Commons referred to the society as The
Order of Angell. Its name is
Order of Angell.
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A new study shows that let-
ting dogs lick your face or
sleep in your bed could put
you at greater risk of catch-
ing salmonella, campylobacter
or MRSA, the Times Online
reported. The study said the
risk of getting one of the infec-
tions remains low, however.
Indie-rock favorites Wee-
zer and Silver Jews, as
well as hip hop artist
Usher, have albums scheduled
for release this summer.
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A Brooklyn judge who
slipped on a freshly
mopped floor in his court-
house is suing the city for $1
million, the New York Daily
News reported. According to
legal ,papers, the judge is also
suing the cleaning lady who
washed the floor.
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