2A - Thursday, January 22, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Thursday, January 22, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom I CAN HAZ MUFFIN? ..E I. Undergraduates go underground The prospect of being underground, sweltering in 120 degree heat and sur- rounded by reinforced concrete, did little to deter "Tunnel Bob" from his many forays into the University's tun- nel system. The University's six miles of under- ground maintenance tunnels (as of 2000), which extend from the Central Power Plant to the Medical Campus and South Quad, supply heat to all local University buildings, and have long been a source of mythological fascination for students. One man, in particular, made the tunnels the stuff of legends. "Tunnel Bob," a University student from 1971-75, often trekked through the tunnels with a group of five or six adventuresome accomplices known as the Elliot Expeditionary Force. The group was named after the Elliot House in the Mary Markley Residence Hall, where the members lived. Bob, who never gave the press his real name, explored the tunnels so frequently that a security guard at his dorm gave him the moniker "Steam Tunnel Bob" - a nickname that stuck throughout his four years as anunder- graduate. During an interview with The Michigan Daily in 2000, Bob said that the thrill of being in the tunnels was "to do something thatwas sort of semi- illegal, to explore." Bob added, though, that sneaking into the University'stunnels wasn't the only illegal act he and his friends com- mitted underground. "You could pretty much smoke dope whenever you wanted," Bob said. "One time we went down there stoned and we thought we saw a security guard and we ran out (of the tunnels on the Medical Campus) in front of three campus cops and they were chasing us around the Markley parking structure - somehow they ended up on the top floor and we ended up on the bottom, and we got the hell out of there." Bob also said that students explored the tunnels to get into the Buhl Medical Buildingto see human fetuses in jars. "You went into this gigantic room that had a ceiling maybe 20 feet high, and you went through a door into this storage room where there were all these fetuses bathed in ultraviolet light," he said. The tunnels weren't only a popular site for student adventures and pranks. They were also used by the adminis- tration for safety purposes. In the 1980s, University President Harold Shapiro and the University Board of Regents usedthetunnels as an underground route to enter the Flem- ing Administration Building. Student protesters, demanding that Nelson Mandela be given a honorary degree by the University, blocked the above- ground entrance to the building. JASMINE ZHU CHANEL VON HABSBURG-LOTHRINGEN/Daly A squirrel outside Haven Hall enjoys a muffin on Squirrel Appreciation Day. 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Winter Rush WHAT: The Interfraternity Council will be holding an informational meeting about Winter Rush. WHO: The Interfraternity Council WHEN: Today at 7 p.m. WHERE: The Michigan Union, Pendleton Room Summer internship fair WHAT: An internship fair for students featuring 30 to 40 businesses and service orga- nizations from Michigan and across the country. WHO: The Career Center WHEN: Today from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: The Michigan Union Fake Ariz. ID $1,000 laptop . se aconfiscated stolen at midday WHAT: Heidi Hartmann of the Institute for Women's Pol- icy Research, Randy Alelda of UMass Boston, Prof. Sandra Danziger and Kristen Seefeldt of the National Poverty Cen- ter will lead a discussion on women living at or below the poverty line and their roles in today's economy. WHO: School of Social Work, ADVANCE, Center for the Education of Women, Depart- ment of Psychology, Depart- ment of Women's Studies, the University's Dearborn Gender and Women's Studies WHEN: Today from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: School of Social Work Building, Educational Conference Center CORRECTIONS 0 Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. Catholic Church officials in Scotland and members of the Scottish parliament have denounced the classic children's song "The Hokey Pokey," citing anti-Catholic origins and drug references, canada.com reported. The song was originally penned by Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy. Ann Arbor local bands Starling Electric and Light- ning Love will perform at the Blind Pig on Friday. Doors will open at 9:30 p.m. >>FOR MORE, SEE B-SIDE, PAGE1B A postal worker in How- ell, MI failed to deliver thousands of pieces of mail, storing the letters in a self-storage unit in Livings- ton County, the Associated Press reported. Officials found 988 first-class letters among the undelivered mail, which included letters dating back to 2005. 4 4 WHERE: Biomedical Science Research Building WHEN: Tuesday around noon WHAT: A Gateway laptop val- ued at $1,000 was taken when the owner left it for a half hour, University Police reported. There are no suspects. WHERE: Mary Markley Hall WHEN: Tuesday at about 2:00 p.m. WHAT: A hall director turned a fake Arizona driver license over to Housing Security, accordingto University police. The resident asked for the ID to be returned, and was denied. I I I I a