2 - Tuesday, November 18, 2008 W4 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 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. 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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. >>FOR MORE,SEESPORTS, PAGE8 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. 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