2 - Friday, March 6, 2009 4 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, March 6, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom LEFT A view of the dome from the Capital boildiog in Lansing, Michigan on March 3, 2009, (MAX COLLINS/Daily) MIDDLE LSA MO EO LINE junior Brian Ford eojoys the heach in Pensacola, Florida durnog Spring Break. (ROB MIGRIN/Daily) RIGHT A silhouette of a Unoi- MOE N versity of Michigao student huildiog a house io Florida for Hahitat for Humanity doriog Spriog Break. 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Addinl opes ayeyickd u at hDaiy' ofi or$.Susriptos radinterterm (Setemer thrugh Arl) via5U..emil are $20. Yarondusciptieosaliner, Sprin ad Suomer isseae$25.usitionsnmstibe prepidThe ihgnDily is anmnbrofThie Asoc~iaed renssandTe ssoiaedCumoeres 4 4 4 CRIME NOTES CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Counterfeit cash Car dented after Author lectures Medical artwork at the hospital being valeted on new book exhibit WBBERE: University Hespitat, 1500 East Medical Center WHEN: Wednesday at about 12:15 pm. WHAT: A hospital subject was accused of using a coun- terfeit $20 bill in the hospital cafeteria, University Petite reported. The visitor said she received the bill from an ATM machine within the Hospital. An investigation is underway. WHERE: M-18 Carport, t600 East Medical Center WHEN: Wednesday at about :45 pm. WHAT: A female visitor's car was returned from Hospital valet with $100 estimated damage, reported University Police. Ittis unknown how her orange Saturn View was dented on the door. Staff member's Sfrom sten vehicle struck fo tdn WHAT: Harvard University Professor Julius Wilson will discuss his book about being black and poor in the inner city, which will be released March 9. WHO: National Poverty Center WHEN: Today from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Horace H. Rackham Graduate School K-grams Kids-Fair WHAT: Kids-Pair, a student- run volunteer event, will cel- ebrate an entire year of Kids Programs at the University. University student groups will provide many fun activi- ties throughout the day. WHO: K-grams WHEN: Today from 9:30 am. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Crisler Arena WHAT: Dr. Nancy Tilson- Mallett, a practicing physician and studio artist, will present her interpretations of medical images on silk paintings. WHO: University of Michi- gan Health System WHEN: Today from B am. to 5 P.m. WHERE: Main Lobby, Level B2 of the Caner Center CORRECTIONS . A news article in yester- day's edition of the B-side (Keeping hip hop reel) mis- identified Walt Lacey as the sole founder of The Cypher. Lhea J. Copeland and Erick Michael also helped start the group. " The same article also incorrectly titled an event at The Firefly, called Eleva- tion Sundays. * Please report any error in the Daily to correc- tions@michigandaily~com. 1A 17-year-old boy from manger Township, Mich., escaped death when he obeyed his father and moved from the floor to the couch, the Associated Press reported. Shortly thereafter, a pickup smashed into the home and the family's 52-inch television landed where he was sitting. 2Americans threw away mere than BOO billion pias- tic bags every single year, according to the environmental research group Worldwatch. >>FOR MORE, SEE OPINION, PAGE 4 According to BBC News, ~horses were domesticated ~1,000 years earlier than previously thought. A team of researchers from Eeter Uni- versity, UK, found evidence suggesting that horses were used by the Botai culture in northern Kazakhstan 5,500 years ago. 4 4 WHERE: 325 Eisenhower WHEN: Wednesday at about 10:30 a.m. WHAT: A grey Audi belong- ing to a male staff member was hit while parked, reported -University Police. The damage is estimated at $1,000. There are no suspects. WHERE: West Quad WHEN: Wednesday at about 11:15 a.m. WHAT: A male student's dark blue Schwinn Le Tour bicycle was stolen from a West Quad bike rack, University Police reported. The bike was worth $150 and was stolen while left unlocked. Earn your degree faster by taking summer classes at OAKLAND UNIVERSITY 4 4 If you're spending the summer in the Metro Detroit area, keep moving toward graduation as a guest student at Oakland University. You can choose from 1,000 diverse courses in several convenient sessions - courses that can transfer to your home institution. 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