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The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom
2A - Wednesday, September10, 2008 0~ The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom
WHEN STUDENTS PARTIED AT THyE PRESIDENT'S H{UE
Lee Bollinger's house party
On Nov. 8, 1997, Michigan
football fans huddled around
televisions and rallied as Michi-
gan went on to defeat then-un-
defeated Penn State.
Then-University President
Lee Bollinger was sitting in his
bedroom watching the Michi-
gan-Penn State game on televi-
sion with his wife when more
than 1,000 students gathered
outside the President's House
and began chanting Bollinger's
name. As the crowd grew rowdi-
er, instead of turning them away
or calling University Police, Bol-
linger opened the front door and
invited the students in.
"You can stay here as long as
you want and come inside," Bol-
linger said as he welcomed stu-
dents into the house on South
University Avenue, according to
Michigan Daily reports.
The 1,000-plus students
packed into every room of the
house.
Then Kinesiology sophomore
Bob Lehrer made himself at
home in Bollinger's bedroom.
"I sat on Lee Bollinger's bed
and was watching football on
TV," Lehrer told the Daily. "I
called from his phone to my
answering machine and left a
message. He gave me a hug and
on the way out he said he loved
us all."
Bollinger reported that noth-
ing was missing or broken after
students left, although several
students claimed to have stolen
beer from the president's refrig-
erator.
Such an event, where the
entire student body was wel-
comedintothe president'shouse,
is extremely rare. At the time,
History Prof. Nicholas Steneck
said the President's House had
not welcomed the entire student
body since Harlan Hatcher's ten-
ure as president from 1951-1967.
"It's not something that is
regularly done," he said.
When the house -is not being
used for student parties, it
serves many important Univer-
sity functions. The house serves
to host private fundraisers for
the University, receptions for
foreign dignitaries, among other
business related activities and
events. And contrary to campus
lore, University President Mary
Sue Coleman does call 815 S.
University Ave. home.
The house is the oldest build-
ing still standing on campus.
Originally, the house consisted
of a two-story rectangular sec-
tion that currently serves as the
center of the house.
Since it was completed in
1840, the house has undergone
multiple renovations and addi-
tions.
KYLE SWANSON
Students partied at former University President Lee Bollinger's
house after Michigan handed then-undefeated Penn State its first
lass of the 1997 foothall season.
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Bicycle missing Two cell phones Lecture on the Hillel's 'green'
from South Quad stolen from BSRB media group meeting
WHERE: South Quad
WHEN: Between Friday and
Tuesday
WHAT: A black and red
Huffy bicycle was stolen. The
owner locked the bike outside
the building, but returned to
find the bike missing and the
lock cut, University Police
reported.
iMac taken from
campus building
WHERE: Medical Science
Unit II
WHEN: Between 8 p.m. Sun-
day and 6 a.m. Monday
WHAT: A white Apple iMac
G4 valued at more than $1000
was stolen, University Police
reported. The computer con-
tained research material.
WHERE: G.G. Brown, 2350
Hayward Road
WHEN: Between 12 p.m. and 1
p.m. Monday
WHAT: University Police
reported two cell phones were
taken from Biomedical Sci-
ence Research Building office.
Police have no suspects.
WHAT: Journalist David
Marash will speak about the
consequences of the evolu-
tion of media.
WHO: Ford School of Public
Policy
WHEN: Today at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Weill Hall
Graduate group
Taillights stolen kickoff event
from bike
WHAT: A meeting for any-
one interested in joining the
Hillel Environment Group.
WHO: Hillel
WHEN: Tonight at 8 p.m.
WHERE: Hillel, 1429 Hill
Street
Womyn meet
and greet
WHAT: A chance for those
who identify as womyn to
meet and discuss campus life.
WHO: The Spectrum Center
WHEN: Today from 4:30 to
6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union,
Room 3200
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T HREE THNSYOU
SHOULD KNOW TODAY
Though college students are
often targeted by tobacco
marketing campaigns, a
study by the American Lung
Association showed that fewer
college students are taking
up smoking. About one in five
college students are, smokers,
down from apeak of 30 percent
in the 1990s.
Sportswriter Michael
Rosenberg, the author of
"War As They Knew It,"
a history of the competition
between Bo Schembechler and
Woody Hayes, will be at Bor-
ders on Liberty Street at 7 p.m.
FOR MORE, SEE SPORTS, PAGE 8
The University of Calgary
now offers a four-year
graduation guarantee to
students. Students must keep
up their grades up and main-
tain a full course load. If first-
year students can't complete
their degrees on time, the Uni-
versity will pay for the addi-
tional expenses.
WHERE: Parking lot M-71,
1520 Fuller Road
WHEN: Tuesday at about 1:
45 a.m.
WHAT: Two Planet Bike
Blinky 7 taillights were stolen
off a bike locked at a bike rack,
University Police reported.
Graduate Education and the
Professoriate kick-off meet-
ing featuring food, games
and prizes.
WHO: Rackham Office of
Graduate Student Success
WHEN: Tonight from 5:30 to
8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union
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