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Caffeine and conversation

Jimmy Curtiss, an employee of Cafe Ambrosia, said one of his faoorite parts ofI
is interacting with the costomers.
CRIME NOTES

Man and guest
receive MINs
in West Quad
WHERE: Went Quadrangle
WHEN: Sunday at about
t:45 am.
WHAT: A male student and bin
visitor were cited as minors in
possession of alcohol and taken
to the Huron Valley Hospital
due to tbeir medical condition,
University Police reported.
Student in Mo.Jo
cuts foot, taken
to hospital
WHERE: Mosher-Jordan Resi-
dence Hall
WHEN: Sunday at about 2 .m.
WHAT: An ambulance was
requested for a male student
with s cot foot, University Police
reported. The student was taken
to University Hospital for treat-
ment.

Lunch bag, $26,
and credit cards
stolen at hospital
WHERE: University Hospital
Emergency Room
WHEN: Saturday at about
2 p.m.
WHAT: A green and yellow
lunch bag containing credit
cards and $26 in cash was sto-
len from a University hospital
staff member, University Police
reported. Police have no sus-
pects.
Truck tangled
with car door
WHERE: Parking lot at 300
Stadium Dr.
WHEN: Saturday at about
7 p.m.
WHAT: A ladder on the side
of a truck hit the side of a Sat-
urn sedan and pulled it out of
its parking space, University
Police reported.

I a Since the tender age of "t'vs
12, University alum Jimmy telling
"J-Star" Curtiss has taken five yet
his coffee black, thank you Bets
very much. sibilitit
But, the Plymouth native and m,
wasn't fully satisfied by his findst
local Starbucks, which he the ct
deemed "conservative". describ
Seeking a departure fromn grad of
} fra.nchine-brewed coffee sors, a
and while on break from his few dir
?' then-summer job at Betsey indie ki
v Barbour House five years Mar
ago, Curtiss stumbled into Curtiss
Cafe Ambrosia down the who h,-
I street. the caf
"(I thought) yeah, right, produce
this place will last two esprest
weeks," Curtiss said. of the'
Five years later, he remains cookie:
a constant fixture there. "Pec
Shortly after his firstcforay vegan
ofK/naiy into Ambrosia, the man- ion," Cs
his job spec hired Curtiss, who has One
worked at the rafe ever since. ice me
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Lecture on Session
women and school p
the economy WHAT: Apre
WHAT: A lecture on the University, W,
negative impact of gender University, Cc
stereotypes on women's shty and the Uj
career progress Detroit-Mercy
WHO: School of Social Work, WHO: The Cs
Women's Studies and Psy- WHEN: Tonig
chology Departments to 8 p.m.
WHEN: Today from 3 p.m. to WHERE: Moc
4:30 p.m. Languages Bui
WHERE: 2239 Lane Hall Hall One
Talk o body CORRECTIONS
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image and sex da' dto
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intersection between the divedor
personal and political ddntpoe
aspects of gender and social quote from R:
sex roles lucci. The qut
WHO: The P-Word from an articl
WHEN: Tonight from 4 p.mn. da Flambeau.
to 5:30 p.m. " Please repc
WHERE: Weill Hall, 1230 the Daily torcc
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's occurred. last year during
or the Graduate Employee
Organization strike.
n- "There was a huge rally
so outside the door," Curtiss
so said. "GEO used the base-
h ment as their headquar-
te tern."
of Despite his fond recoI-
s- lections, Curtiss doesn't
a anticipate working at Cafe
- Ambrosia for much longer.
"I'm not gonna lie, I'm
to getting older now. (I11 work
to here) probably for a couple
at more years," said Curtiss.
le Though his future
d remains uncertain, Cortion
te admits that he has no idea
le what he'll end up doing five
or 10 years down the road.
te "Foresight and vision
k- have never been my thing,"
said Curtiss. "One day at a
r- time, man."
fA - JASMINE ZHU
IA British coffee taster's
tongue is insured for $14
million, the BBC reported.
Enown as a Master of Coffee
for the Costa Coffee company
of London, Gennaro Pellic-
cia tastes a sample from each
batch of raw coffee beans
before the beans ace roasted
and shipped to its stores.
2 Michigan Basketball
sophomore Manny Harris
received first-team All-Big
Ten Conference honors yester-
day. Harris is the only Big Ten
player ranked in the cop 10 in
points, rebounds and assists.
>>FOR MORE, SEE SPORTS. PAGE 8.
3The outdoor warning
sirens in the city of Ann
Arbor are scheduled to
be. tested today at 1 p.m. The
city's 22 sirens ace intended
to serve as an alert for people
to take cover immediately if
they ace outdoors. If there is a
threat of severe weather today,
the test will be cancelled.

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