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I was minding my own business
walking toward the bank last week
when a highly confused bee accosted
me, attaching itself to my hip.
I am terribly allergic to bees. I was
scared.
As it enjoyed pollinating my hip
and drifting in and out of my pocket,
I tried shaking it off, but several awk-
ward dance moves later, it remained
attached.
I marched toward the bank in
hopes that it would understand that
I was, in fact, not a flower or tree.
Several minutes later, though, the
insect was still securely fastened to
my jeans.
Finally, overcome with fear, I
appealed to the first tough-looking
passerby and handed him a piece of
paper.
"I know this is really weird," I said,
"but could you please hitthis bee from
my hip?" He gave me a weird look, and
then flicked the bee off with ease. I
thanked him and acknowledged that
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the situation was awkward, but he
just quickly nodded and walked away.
My hero walked off into the sunset.
ALLISON GHA MAN
A friendly nudge
My family and I were driving back
to campus from Zingerman's on Sat-
urday, and I had just eaten my weight
in food between blondies and Mexi-
can hot chocolate.
Coming down Fifth St., however,
our car became a part of an massive
traffic jam that was occupying the
street.
Somewhat puzzled as to why this
was happening at six o'clock, I wait-
ed for the car to drive past the cause
the bee
of the holdup.
Finally, inching into a central
clearing, I rolled down the window
and saw a row of over 300-pound
bouncers alongthe curb of the street
in front of the 5th Quarter. Each of
them were saying, "Come on little
guy" and "You can make it!"
Still confused as to what was going
on, I looked to what or to whom these
comments were directed.
At first, I saw a man with an ice
scraper in hand pushing something
on the street. And then I looked down
and saw an old fat squirrel stuck in
the middle of the street, barely able
to move.
Soon after I heard myself joining
in chorus with the bouncers, encour-
aging the squirrel to keep moving.
To this my family just rolled their
eyes and went back to debating
whether the Mexican or Peruvian
hot chocolate was better.
SALIMAH MOHAMED
COOKIES FOR CHARITY
KRISTAOBOYD/Daily
A group of sororities encouraged students on the
Diag yesterday to decorate breast-shaped cookies for
the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer fund.
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CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Backpack stolen Bike taken near
from Hospital Public Health
emergency room building
WHERE: University Hospital
Emergency Room
WHEN: Sunday at around 10
p.m.
WHAT: A black backpack was
stolen from the University
Hospital, University Police
reported. Police have no sus-
pects, and the theft is under
investigation.
WHERE: Henry F. Vaughan
Public Health Building
WHEN: Sunday at 3 p.m.
WHAT: A bike was stolen from
a bike rack near the Henry F.
Vaughan Public Health Build-
ing, University Police reported.
The bike was valued at $500.
Police have no suspects.
Grad school
info fair
WHAT: A panel on funding
options for overseas intern-
ships and research opportu-
nities
WHO: The Career Center
WHEN: Today from 4 p.m.
to 7 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union
'U' faculty host
panel on hot
campaign topics
WHAT: A panel of University
faculty will discuss and cri-
tique the presidential nomi-
nees' stances on health care,
taxes, trade, and the financial
crisis
WHO: Office of Tax Policy
Research
WHEN: Today at 4:15 p.m.
WHERE: Palmer Commons,
Great Lakes South Central
Room, 4th Floor
Showing of
medicinal
marijuana film
WHAT: A free screen-
ing of "Waiting to Inhale:
Marijuana, Medicine and the
Law," which examines the
debate over using marijuana
as medicine in the United
States
WHO: Students for Sensible
Drug Policy
WHEN: Tonight at 9 p.m.
WHERE: Kraus Building,
Natural Science Auditorium
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Joey Chestnut, the 24-year-
old world hotdog eating
champion, set a new record
in the pizza-eating department,
wolfing 45 slices in 10 min-
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reported. He folded the slices,
chugged water from solo cups,
and never appeared to chew.
After sitting out this
weekend's upset loss to
Toledo with a bruised
throwing elbow, Michigan
quarterback Steven Threet is
expected to start this week-
end against Penn State, head
coach Rich Rodriguez said.
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Yesterday marked the
25th anniversary of the
first cell phone call ever
placed, the Chicago Sun Times
reported. The phone cost
$3,995, was 13 inches long, and
weighed 1.75 pounds.
Purse swiped Man injures
from University hand with knife
Hospital
WHERE: University Hospital
WHEN: Sunday at 8 p.m.
WHAT: A woman reported
that her purse was stolen from
the University Hospital, Uni-
versity Police reported. The
purse was valued at $60. Police
have no suspects.
WHERE: Samuel Trask Dana
Building
WHEN: Sunday at around
12:45 p.m.
WHAT: A man cut his thumb
with an X-Acto Knife while
completing a project, Univer-
sity Police reported. The man
was transported to the Univer-
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Google and the University of Michigan have partnered to bring together a conference
exploring the scientific and research applications of Google Earth and virtual globe
technology.
Where: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
When: October 22nd and 23rd
Who should come: Anyone interested in learning how Google Earth, Maps, and other
tools are being used to enable new applications in:
Public policy
Demographics
Disease tracking
Planetary Science
Disaster Response
Archeology
Climate change
Astronomy
Pollution
Geosciences
General Science
Education
Keynote speakers include:
Tim Killeen, Assistant Director for Geosciences at the National Science Foundation
Dan Adkins, former Director of the National Science Foundation Office of Cyberinfrastructure.
Sean Askay, Google Earth Outreach Evangelist
Michael Weiss-Malik, Google KML Product Manager
Participants are invited to bring posters and will have a forum to exchange their ideas and work with
others with similar focus and interest.
Google engineers will work directly with students and researchers to teach tips and tricks for
overcoming technical problems and to provide training for those, interested in advanced techniques
with KML.
GoogleEarthConference.engin.umiCh edu
Registration Deadline Oct 17th
Brought to you by:
Google Earth Education Outreach
University of Michigan College of Engineering, Center for Entrepreneurship
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