2A - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers C apsCaat Explained, Captain o the party bus THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Photos of the Week It wouldn'tbe a normal night fur Benny Thomas Blevins, the BTB party bus driver, if intoxi- rated students, weren't falling off of the bus steps ur usingsthe luggage carrier pole as a strip- per pole. Blevins, known as Benny by must students (and yes, his ini- tials spell the name of the corn- pany he works for), has seen his fair share of bizarre moments during his nightly routine. One night Benny said he's not soon to forget was when he picked up a male student and his girlfriend after a night out at Studio 4. Benny said he notited the male student shrug down his pants, but he thought the student was getting comfort- able for the ride. Then Benny noticed that the student's girl- friend had her skirt pulled all the way up to her waist. CRIME NOTES "She was doing a lot of bouncing all the way bark," he said. "He asked me, How much do I owe you,' and I told him that the ride is only $2 a head, but that motel fees are $50 at least." Benny said the student gave him $50, which he accepted only because he was offering it. But Benny has had to deal with other customers who weren't soigenerous. One night after picking up a group that exceeded the bus's capacity, he- had to physically remove a large, intoxicated male customer. After the student refused to leave and bet Benny $20 that he couldn't get him off the bus, Benny knew it was. time to take action. "He lost," Benny said. "I didn't hurt him or anything.I just walked down the bus and grabbed him by the collar bone and dropped him off." As a former celebrity body- guard, Benny knows how to take care of what he refers to as "bad apples." But in general, he appreciates his student cli- entele. "I love them, they're great," he said. "They're all pretty cour- teous. I never really have s hard time with anybody because most of them know me." Benny said he finds driving the party bus peaceful after working as an Ann Arbor cab driver for 20 years. He said many of the students who ride the bus are customers of his from his days as a cab driver. "If it weren't for my custom- era we probably wouldn't have ever started out this bus," he said. EMILY ORLEY LARA ZADE Benny Thomas Bevios, the BTB Party Bus driver, does his nightly rounds on Central Cameos Friday night. 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They were released pending authoriza- tion ofsa warrnt.n Cash wiped Water damage in from purse Grad Library WHAT: A roundtable, which will bring together student leaders to learn information about campus groups at the University. WHO: Student Activities and Leadership WHEN: Tonight from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union Inauguration viewing and talk WHAT: A viewing of the presidential inauguration fol- lowed by a discussion about the ceremony and issues fac- ing the country. WHO: University Unions Arts and Programs WHEN: Today at 11:30 am. WHERE: Underground, Michigan League holidays WHAT: A celebration of winter traditions from various cultures. WHO: Engineering Global Leadership WHEN: Tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Chesebrough Audi-' torium, Chrysler Center 1Police in Lawrenceville, Ga. found more than $1 million in a car after they stopped it for, a traffic viola- tion, CBS Atlanta reported. After pulling over Santiago Valdovinos-Moreno for swerv- ing police searched his car and found the cash insa duffle bag. 2Former Daily managing sports editor Nate San- dals got hit in the head with a puck at Friday night's WHERE: University Hospital Emergency Room WHEN: Friday at about 12:30 p.m. WHAT: A patient reported $10 stolen from a purse, Univer- sity Police reported. The theft occurred sometime between Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. and Jan. 16 at 11:30 am. WHERE: Hatcher Graduate Library WHEN: Sunday at about 8:30 p.m. WHAT: A broken pipe caused water damage in the library, University Police reported. The carpet, ceilingtiles and some books were damaged. CORRECTIONS hockey game against Bowl- * An article in Friday's edi- ing Green University. tion of the Daily (Photos of >>FOR MORE, SEE SPORTSTUESDAY, the week) misidentified a car. PAGE 21 It is a Lamborghini Murcie- lago AeBritish grandmother kid- * A photo in last Monday's snapped a repair man after edition of the Daily (Photos 3 he failed to fix her washing of the week)was miscap- machine for three weeks, the tioned. It is a Bentley Conti- Daily Mail reported. Tracey nentl GC Sped. Fox, who does as many as two nentl GC Sped.loads of laundry a day, had to " Please report any error rely on family and friends to in the Daily to corrections@ clean her clothes while the michigandailycom. machine was broken. .. . . . ,. .., ,.. _ .. . i :. . "r. , .F i . i . . : ,, > tF'( i rJ'S r to r° q-f NIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN .0 WHAT DOy 1HODES/MARSHALLIMITCHEL SCHOLARS4 DO AFTER THEIR STUDIES Well, this guy became president. 0 What will you do? Anything you want. You've written your own game plan so far in life. Why not take it one step further and become a Rhodes, Marshall, or Mitchell Scholar? I TOB IAS WOLFF the United States of America, 1992-2000 Come to a Rhodes/Marshall/Mitchell Orientation Session: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 . 5:0O-6:O0pm Koessler Room, Michigan League Thursday, January 29, 2009.* 5:00-6:O0pm Pierpont Commons Center Room Thursday, February 5, 2009 . 5:00-6:O0pm Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union To learn more, please contact the Provost's Council on Student Honors at 734-763-8123 or visit the website at www.provost.umich.edu/scholars/ I I 4 A