2 - Tuesday, November 4, 2008 THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: The Extremist M uch love for Barack Obama CASTING A BALLOT While the rest of my friends parad- ed around Ann Arbor on Saturday night in their Halloween garb, I was sitting on the tooth at Cafe Ambro- sia ratching up on some reading for class.. Spread out on the tables around me were newspapers - The New York Times, The Ann Arbor News, Detroit Free Press, among others - all of whith rontained the fares of presi- dential randidates John McCain and Barark Obama. Now, I like to ronsider myself a politiral junkie, someone who eagerly awaits each new twist on the campaign trail with the same zeal as a World of Warcraft devotee itching for the latest expansion park. However, even I - like many of my friends - have grown weary of this presidential rampaign, with a lifetime having seemingly passed sinre Obama announred his randidary in February 2007 and McCain announred his own several months later. Like a bitter ex, I flipped over eath of the nearby newspap and Obamas fares lay I got bark to readingfc class. Not long after, t no, musir faintly playing o iasa speakers had tak santly repetitive rhyth: At first, t simply t ignored it. However, 51 repeating the same lit and over, I finally stop] instead listened to the4 As it turned out, t titularly liberal regg, all the song consisted "Ba-rack O-ba-ma, Ba repeating without en, slightly in pitch every This presidential el, soon enough. Laundry Ilive in a building y pers so McCain's room. fiat on the table. My options are to either walk r my art history several houses down the street to another house my landlord owns tired the reggae that has a laundry room trcan stress ever Cafe Ambro- or to drive down to Mr. Stadium, zen on an inres- whith is pretty moth the biggest m. and roslest laundromartI've ever tuned it out and seen and, therefore, is my preferred Fter the song kept rhoire. le, over and over Most rerently, however, out of )ped reading and desperation I was forred to look songs lyrics. elsewhere and thus ended up haul- this was a par- ing my dirty clothes down the ;a musician, as street. 1of was the line I felt pretty ridirulous struggling -rack 0-ba-ma" on the sidewalk with my oversized id, varying only bag, and even worse when I got lost so often. and had to ask a guy if there was a letion rant end laundry room in his basement. After I finally found my way and ANDYKROLL got to the laundry room, I quickly realized I was a quarter short, and had to ask a random maintenanre J woes man to pity the poor unprepared col- lege student. Dozens at asters line sp at the Ann Arbor City Clerk's attire, looated at City Hall, ton cast their hallots yester- day. tarly nnting centers arnnnd the country hane had lane lines in the lead-ny tn today's election. The Michigan Daily - michtgandaily tom 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 wwwoiihigandailyrcom ANDREW GROSSMAN ELAINA BUGLI Editoe is Chief Business M aaer 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 gossman@michigandaitycoms bugti@michigandaityecom CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom Offie hours:Suos-Thur. so. 0~. . 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Aditialcoapiema~ybepiked u teDealy'oefor 2.Sub0 scritonsho fllter,stang in Septem, via U.SS. mal are $110 Wintertermn(January throgh April) $105, yrlong (Septemer throughApril i$15.Univesity affiliates esect t,,oreed subhciption rte.O-camps suscriptins fofall termnae $5.Ssripoin t berepaeid. TeMicignDaly isamembrof TheAsocoited Presad TheAsocited Clegiate Press. I I i with no laundry BETH WITTENSTEIN CRIME NOTES CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Woman suffers Husband and Talk on family injury after fall wife spar over memoirs WHERE: Mary Markley Hall WHEN: Sunday at around S p.m. WHAT: A woman fell out of bed, rausing injury to her foot, University Polite reported. Offirers escorted the subjert to the hospital, where she rereived mediral attention. Wallet stolen in Angell Hall WHERE: Angell Hall WHEN: Sunday at around 8:30 p.m. WHAT: After returning from the bathroom, a woman saw someone trying to steal her backpack, University Polite reported. The woman recov- ered her backpack, but later found her brown wallet miss- ing. The rase is under investi- gation. belongings WHAT: History, Ameriran Culteean sd Natie -Amernss WHERE: University Hospital WHEN: Monday, at 4:30 am. WHAT: A married rouple had an argument about the lots- tion of clothing and tar keys, University Polite reported. The wife had taken the items so the husband old not rherk out Studies Prof. Philip Deoris will disruss writing a family memoir WHO: tnstitute for the Humanities WHEN: Today at noon WHERE: 2025S. Thayer, Room 2022 of the Hospital, but Hospital ML Serurity later returned the ici~iganOhio property. State Blood Man-peeps in Battle drive pool locker room WHAT: The 27th annual West Wing marathon at Hillel WHAT: An all-day marathon of West Wing episodes WHO: Hillel WHEN: All day WHERE: 1429 Hill Street CORRECTIONS. " A story in yesterday's Daily (How ro vote tomorrow) said voters need proof of alocal address oyvote. Identification brought to the polls doesn't have to have an address on it. . A story in yesterday's Daily (Srudentsavoting at home for tight rates) said publir Polity junior Nathaniel Eli Coats Styer was anoLSA junior. He is also the rhair, not the-presi- dent, of the University's Col- lege Demorrats rhapter. * Please report any error in the Daily to correc- tions@michigandaily.com. 1South State Street will be closed to northbound traf- fir between Granger Avenue and McKinley Avenue from Nov. 8-10 due to ongoing ron- strurtion projerts in the area. 2Freshman golfer Milena Savith finished fourth at the Challenge at Wolf- danrer yesterday. She cr- rently has the best freshman storing average in school his- tory. >>FOR MORE, SEE SPORTS, PAGED8 3Celebrity makeup artist Amy Strozzi, who works on the reality show "So You Think You Can Dante," made more money ($22,800) from John McCain's rampaign working for Republiran vire presidential randidate Sarah Palio than McCain foreign polity adviser Randy Scheun- emann made ($12,500). 4 WHERE: Don Canham Nata- torium WHEN: Sunday at 1 p.m. WHIAT: A man entered the women's lorker room to watch a girl rhange, University Polite reported. University Polite were unable to find the suspert. The rase is under investigation. Mirhigan vs. Ohio State Blood Battle drive begins today. Both schools compete to donate the most. WHO: Mirhigan vs. Ohio State Blood Battle WHEN: Beginning today and running through Nov. 21 WHERE: Mirhigan Union Pendleton Room -www.artsonearth.org November 5-7, 2008 University of Michigan's North Campus Duderstadt Center _ ,: ,,.,. e. , s,. FOR BREAKING ELECTION NEWS, GO TO MICHIGANDAILY.COM The University of Michigan Department of Recreational Sports" REC Intramural Sports Program REC SPORTS www.recsports.umich.edu SPORTS 734-763-3562 '":",Entries also taken online [nties De:] Tu0s. $402 * **.Entry Fee: ' Manager's Meeting: Tues. 11/25 at 6pmT E Entries Due: :B Wed. 1115 "; Entry.Fee;: j": Dec. 2 & 33 $35 per team Sports Coliseum SPONSORED BY STRIDE GUM!!! Event Date: ':" Frl, 11/7 and Sun, 11/9 Manager's Meeting: IMSB MANDATORY ""f " ~Tues, 11 /5 7:00 PM IMSB "" 0 '0 a 6 A & E ENVIRONMENT A set of artistic Installations, performances, screenings and talks that meld the arts and sciences In experiences meant to re-awaken us to our role In the natural world. OPENING NIGHT November ,5, - 11 pm *Performance of original music and dance by U-M faculty and students *Conversations with the makers at each Installation site * Keynote address by David W. Oarr, Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics at Oberlin College For Details: www.artsoriearth.org 6 6