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Punch and run LEGALIZE IT

It was 1 a.m. on a Thursday when this wa
I got punched in the face, walking forget.
home alone from work. Some drunken
wreck of a kid - eyes glazed, mouth
agape, feet stumbling over each other
- trotted beside me as I crossed to the WX
side of the street where my house was.
I glanced at him, and, without even Footb
saying a word, he socked me in the inAnnA
side of the face with his fist and took camarad
off running. But if
At first I was confused. Then con- crowd, j
fusion turned to pain, and pain turned of theBi
to rage. I charged after him, running I was do
with all the speed I could muster so Street,v
earlyin the morning.AsIwas doingso, a compu
I dialed the police on my cell phone. Alont
We ended up in front of the CCRB. ently he
Just as the kid went to take off run- group d
ning again, acop pulled up. Then four "Yeal
more cops pulled up. The kid, terri- I smi
fied, lay down face-first on the ground we pass
and began sobbing. The cops gathered around
around him, laughing hysterically. head. T
I didn't press charges - the kid had my butt
been humiliated enough. I just hope "Did
he remembers everything and that myself.

s one drunken night he won't
BRANDON CONRADIS

The answer was yes. I guess folks
like you a lot better if you wear blue on
football day.
THOMAS CHAN

iolverine spanks T s
The coolest virgins

ballSaturdaysmeanalotofthings
Arbor, but one ofthe biggest is the
derie amongst Michigan fans.
f you want to stand out from the
just walk the opposite direction
ig House - which is exactly what
oing as I headed north on State
wearing blue and tryingto get to
ter.
g came avery flushed girl, appar-
eading toward the stadium in a
onned in Wolverine attire.
h! Go Blue!" she shouted at me.
led at her and kept walking. As
sed each other, I saw her spin
with her palm raised above her
hen I felt a sharp sensation on
and jumped forward.
she just spank me?" I asked

Walking home last Saturday night,
my friends and I ran into a middle-
aged man and his son who asked for YE
the number for a taxi. I had Yellow
Cab's number, so we stopped to help.
We were dressed up from a mid- A
night showing of the Rocky Horror o
Picture Show. One of the actors from
the show had drawn "V"s on each of-
our foreheads in lipstick.'
The man asked us what the Vs
meant, and we explained they meant
virgin, because it was the first time
any of us had seen the show. He smiled
and replied, "Well this is the most fun
I've ever had with a group of virgins." KRiSTA BOYD/Dai
You, sir, have just earned yourself a LSA unior Chris Chiles, executive director of
Yaeo, s, aStudents tar Sensible Drugs, speaks to LSA junior
Facebook photo album title. Madison Velding Vandam about the Proposal ,
STEPHANIEBERLIANT which would letalize medicinal mariiuana.

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CRIME NOTES

CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES

Unlocked car Wallet, cell
robbed on State phone stolen
Street from backpack

WHERE: Parking lot SC-22,
2250 State Street
WHEN: Sunday at around 11
a.m.
WHAT: A purse and Canon
PowerShot camera were stolen
from an unlocked, parked car,
University Police reported. The
car was parked during Satur-
dav's foeotl ean-e. Police hove

WHERE: Michigan Union
WHEN: Sunday at 1:45 a.m.
WHAT: A cell phone, wallet
and headphones were stolen
from a backpack, University
Police reported. The items
were valued at $400. Police
have no suspects.

Study abroad
forum for sophs
WHAT: Advisors and stu-
dents will beon hand to
answer questions about going
abroad, transfer credits and
financial aid
WHO: Student Academic
Affairs
WHEN: Today at 5 p.m.
WHERE: Angell Hall, Room
3222
Medical service
opportunities
meeting
WHAT: Registration meet-
ing for pre-med, pre-dental,
pre-pharm or nursing stu-
dents interested in research
or global health
WHO: Medical Educational
Service Opportunities
WHEN: Tonight from 6 to
9 p.m.
WHERE: Mason Hall, Room
3448

Catholics and
the election
WHAT: A forum including
surrogates from the Obama
and McCain campaigns talk-
ing on hot issues
WHO: Catholics in Alliance
for the Common Good
WHEN: Tonight at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union,
Breakdancing
WHAT: Breakdancing classes
WHO: University Unions
Arts & Programs
WHEN: Tonight at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Pierpont Commons
CORRECTIONS
" A sub-headline of an arti-
cle in yesterday's Daily (Auto
mogul Penske to speak at Dec.
graduation) incorrectly said .
Penske owns a Formula One
team. He does not.
Please report any error
in the Daily to correc-
tions@michigandaily.com.

no suspects. Jacket, iPod
Student cited for swiped from
illegal parking Michigan Union

LSA student government
is looking for a student to
speak at the LSA Senior
Sendoff. Please submit your
five-minute speech to seniors-
endoffspeech@umich.edu by
Dec.18.
At Sunday's practice,
Michigan football coach
Rich Rodriguez lined
his players up against a wall at
Oosterbaan Fieldhouse as way
to emphasize that his team's
back is against the wall with
four games left in their regu-
lar season schedule.
>>FOR MORE, SEE SPORTS, PAGE9
The world's heaviest man
just married his girl-
friend in Mexico, BBC
News reported. He was taken
to the wedding sitting on the
bed he's been unable to leave
for six years, which was pulled
by a tow truck.

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WHERE: Cardiovascular Cen-
ter parking, 1421 Ann Street
WHEN: Sunday at about noon
WHAT: A student used a fake
stamp to illegally validate
their parkingticket, University
Police reported. Police are
investigating the case.

WHERE: Michigan Union
WHEN: Sunday at around 7
p.m.
WHAT: An unattended North
Face jacket and iPod were sto-
len from the Anderson Room
in the Michigan Union, Uni-
versity Police reported. Police
have no suspects.

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