2 - Tuesday, April 7, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Tuesday, April 7, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom d 14 clhe MIC41-an aj 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARYGRACA ELAINABUGLI Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-a5s gmaca@michigandaily.com bugli@michigandaily.com 4 The dream collector At Kaleidoscope Books & Collectibles, a dense stack of eclectic books greets cus- tomers. But after getting beyond the loads of bound volumes, more notable objects come into view: a machine that tells the horoscope of the person standing on it, Haight-Ashbury Street signs and a wide array of trinkets and figurines littered alongthe shelves. Jeffrey Pickell, a self-proclaimed "jack of all trades," has been running Kaleido- scope for 18 years but has been amassing collectibles since childhood out of what he calls "sheer necessity." "My mother was an interior designer. She used to drag me to antique stores and antique sales," Pickell said. "In order to survive, I collectedbaseball cards." This need soon developed into a hobby, which now includes everything from mod- ern first edition novels to vintage handbags. On a regular day, Pickell drives to work on his motor scooter, picks out display sale items and browses through products to purchase on the Internet. Pickell said the items he's interested in are heavily vested in nostalgia. "I buy things that strike my fancy, that trigger some kind of memory," Pickell said. "(People) tendtosanitizememories, soour pasts are always more gentle." Pickell, who was born in Brooklyn, has lived in Ann Arbor since 1981. His wife works for the University, and his son is a current student. "My wife is the practical one," Pickell said. "I'm the dreamer." The dreamer was quicklygrounded into practicality last year, when he discovered that his projected 42-day moving schedule to relocate to Fourth Avenue from State Street would cost more than $80,000. But with the help of more than 100 vol- unteers, the number of moving days dwin- dled to less than two, and the move was a success. Kaleidoscope's popularity over the years has garnered a diverse crowd of customers, including manybrushes with famed politi- cians, actors and musicians. "Hilary Swank came in the other day," Pickell said. "She was telling me how to ride my bike - it needed WD-40 - she was right." Musician Patti Smith has been in Kalei- doscope a couple of times. Beatnik poet Allen Ginsberg rode in a taxi with Pickell and signed a picture that still hangs on the wall of the store. Actor John Hirsch came in, "dressed to the nines," according to Pickell and bought $455 worth of chil- dren's books. But Pickell said his most memorable brush with fame was 10 years ago, when musician Ben Harper came and bought Dukes of Hazzard memorabilia. Harper thenoffered Pickellbackstage passestohis concert at Hill Auditorium. "I saw Hendrix play," Pickell said. "(Harper) wasbetter." Despite his abundance of artifacts, Pick- ell said he prizes sentimental pieces more than anything else in his store, including sports memorabiliaand children'sbooks. Pickell said his main purpose in running the store isto interact with his customers. "I talk to people, I think that's my main job," Pickell said. 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WHO: Department of Eng- lish Language and Literature WHEN: Today at 5 p.m. WHERE: Vandenberg Room, Michigan League . FAMILIAR WITH FLASH? E-MAIL GRACA@MICHIGANDAILY.COM. A PICTURE OF YOUR FUTURE SUMMER PLACE IN NYC IS NOW APPEARING AT STUDENTHOUSING.ORG/ PICTURE Clean. Modern. Safe. Bright. See it all. And then see it disappear if you don't act on it fast. 4 4 THEMBA HADEBE/AP African National Congress official Gwede Mantashe addressesthe media after the decisionto withdraw charges against its leader. South African presidential candidate cleared of charges 4 Q U A LITY S TU DE N TLI VIN G www.studenthousing.org/picture 800.297.4694 Prosecution drops corruption charges against ANC's Zuma PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - Prosecutors dropped their corruption case yesterday against Jacob Zuma, clearing the way for him to become SouthAfrica'snextpresidentbutleav- ing behind questions that could haunt the next government. Zuma, a colorful character and well-known champion of the poor, is the presidential candidate for the governing African National Congress in April 22 elections. He is almost certain to win given the party's dominance. Hundreds of Zuma supporters reveled in the streets after prosecu- tors said they would not pursue - now or in the future - accusations Zuma accepted bribes to thwart an investigation into wrongdoing by a French arms company involved in a massive weapons deal in the late 1990s.But prosecutors said the withdrawal had nothing to do with Zuma's guilt or innocence. They claimed to have a strong case, and said it was withdrawn because of prosecutorial misconduct. They noted that others could file civil cases, anoptionthatmaybepursued by opposition parties who decried yesterday's announcement. Zumadidnotcommentyesterday, but scheduled a newsconference for today in Durban, where he was to appear in court for the charges tobe formally dropped. Reactions to the decision high- lighted the issues that remain as the country's fledgling democracy attempts to move forward. Gwede Mantashe, the ANC's secretary general, called Monday's decision "a victory for the rule of law, decency and common sense," and told reporters that Zuma should now be seen as free of suspicion. "Thereareno allegations"against Zuma, Mantashe said at ANC head- quarters. "They have been with- drawn this morning by the people who laid the charges." The presidential candidate for COPE, a recently formed political party thatbroke away from the ANC, countered saying prosecutors should have gone forward with the case. "We still have not heard about the merits or the demerits of the case against Mr. Zuma. The South African people want to know: Is he innocent or is he guilty?" COPE's Mvume Dandala said. Mokotedi Mpshe, acting direc- tor of public prosecutions, said yesterday that key prosecutors had abused their powers by trying to 4 time the announcement of charg- es against the 66-year-old former guerrilla leader to a key ANC con- ference in late 2007, presumably to undermine his bid to become party president. Zuma won the leadership race at that conference, and two days later Mpshe said he had enough evidence to try Zuma. Yesterday, Mpshe said he had been unaware in 2007 of attempts to manipulate the case. "An intolerable abuse of process has occurred which requires discon- tinuationofthe prosecution," Mpshe said at a packed news conference that was broadcast live nationwide. Mpshe's decision came after Zuma'slegalteambroughthimtaped phone conversations between prose- cutors discussing the announcement timing. It was unclear how Zuma's team obtained the recordings, but Mpshe said prosecutors determined they were authentic. Even before yesterday's decision, the accusations that Zumahad taken a $55,600 (500,000-rand) bribe to protect a French arms company had not appeared to hurt Zuma among hisbase. I