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2 - Tuesday, November18, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom
Good roommates avoid Rick's
ISRAELI IMAGERY
I had gotten home from the Daily
at about 2 a.m. early Friday and was
bumming around until 4:30 a.m.,
when I had to pick up my friend from
the airport. I changed into sweat-
pants, gotsome hummus and pita out
of the refrigerator, and settled into
watching Never Been Kissed while I
killed time.
At about 4 a.m., one of my house-
mates sauntered downstairs from
her room. I said "hi," and from the
blank look in her eyes, smeared
make-up and mumble of a response,
I knew she had gone to Rick's that
night.
She went right into the kitchen, so
I got up from the couch to hear about
her night and saw that she was squat-
ting in the corner. Peeing. Next to the
stove. On top of a Papa John's pizza
box.
I shouted, "WHAT ARE YOU
DOING?" She didn't respond, but
instead just looked me in eyes - still
expressionless - and bended her way
By the time they arrived, our party
See something that embodies had ceased to be.
the Ann Arbor or University of The empty keg had been dragged
Michigan experience? E-mail in from the porch and placed dis-
lhaido@umich.edu. creetly in acorner inside. Our guests
had dispersed - one large group
back into blue jeans. gone to Fleetwood, another to a
The bathroom was unoccupied at party down the street. And so when
the time, and the next morning, she the police knocked on our front door,
said she didn't remember a thing. they found nothing but a few strag-
Dear Rick's: Clean my kitchen. gling co-op guys who were using our
LISA HAIDOSTIAN living room as their personal break
dancing studio.
The police told us that every-
Empty party one at the party had to leave, so we
pushed our last two obstinate guests
My house had a party last week- through the front door.
end - a proper party, loud and "Everyone who is here lives here!"
crowded with copious amounts of explained one of my roommates.
alcohol. But that didn't satisfy the police,
Like most good parties, ours who hung about on our porch shin-
received a visit from the Ann Arbor ing their flashlights in our front
Police who had been sent to break it windows as if they thought two
up. dozen partiers would pour out of the
But the police must have dawdled bedrooms any moment.
in addressing the noise complaint. JESSICA VOSGERCHIAN
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Ross School of Business sophomore Ben Kaminsky sets
op as image from the Israeli town of Sderot on the Diag
Monday for Israel IDEA, a student grsp trying to raise
awareness about rocket attacks on that town.
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CRIME NOTES
Cafeteria worker Jacket swiped Global auto
taken to hospital in weight room industry
for cut thumb
WHERE: South Quad
WHEN: Sunday at about 8:30
a.m.
WHAT:A staff member cut
their thumb while working
in the dining hall, University
Police reported. The subject
was taken to University hospi-
tal and was treated for a minor
injury.
WHERE: North Campus Rec-
reation Building
WHEN: Sunday at about 4:30
a.m.
WHAT: A black and red EMS
jacket was stolen from a Uni-
versity student in the weight
room, University Police report-
ed. The jacket was left unat-
tended. It was valued at $75.
Police have no suspects.
presentation
WHAT: A lecture by George
Kostopoulos of Bosch LLC
about the challenges facing
the automotive industry
WHO: Tauber Institute for
Global Operations
WHEN: Today at 5 p.m.
WHERE: Wyly Hall, Room
W0768
Talk on
Chinese law
WHAT: A talk by Political
Science Prof. Mary Gallagher
on the Chinese legislative
process and legislative output
WHO: Center for Chinese
Studies
WHEN: Today at noon
WHERE: School of Social
Work Building, Room 1636
Study abroad
discussion
WHAT: A discussion about
studying abroad featuring dif-
ferent studentorganizations.
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Arts & Programs
WHEN: Tonight at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union,
U-Club
CORRECTIONS
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A record number of felons
are requesting presidential
pardons or commutations
from President George W. Bush
as he enters his final months
in office, ABC News reported.
More than 2,300 people have
applied for a pardon or commu-
tation in the 2008 fiscal year.
The Michigan men's
soccer team yesterday
earned the 11th seed
in the 2008 NCAA tourna-
ment, the team's highest ever
national-tournament seeding.
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Publisher HarperCollins
announced yesterday that
the word "meh" would be
added to the 30th anniversary
edition of the Collins English
Dictionary, The Associated
Press reported. The word is
an expression of indifference
or boredom, according to the
dictionary.
Laptop taken Population
.ain the Dude health lecture
by falling tree WHAT: A lecture by
WHERE: George Reserves,
5650 Doyle Road
WHEN: Sunday at about 8 a.m.
WHAT: A tree fell on a fence
at the George Reserves, Uni-
versity Police reported. The
tree caused damage valued at
$3,500. University maintenance
staff have fixed the fence.
WHERE: Duderstadt Center
WHEN: Sunday at about 9:00
p.m.
WHAT: An Apple laptop was
stolen from the Duderstadt
building on Sunday between
8:15 and 8:30 p.m., University
Police reported. The computer
wasvalued at $1400. Police
have no suspects.
Michael Wolfson, assistant
chief statistician for Statis-
tics Canada, about popula-
tion health
WHO: Michigan vs. Ohio
State Blood Battle
WHEN: Beginningtoday and
running through Nov. 21
WHERE: Michigan Union
Pendleton Room
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