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QUOTES OF THE WEEK
TALKING
POINTS
Three things you can talk about this week:
1. The HIN flu virus on campus
2. Elections in Afghanistan
3. Japan's Association for the Study of Failure
And three things you can't:
1. Your Welcome Week exploits
2. Harvard's new
clothing line 3Y
3. Securitizing life
insurance policies
" Jesus wants us to be "You start thinking you're
creative and he wants us not the only person in this
to...use whatever it takes country who cannot give a
to reach people." thumbprint."
- STEVE VALDEZ, a 54-year-old man from Tampa,
- ADAM DORBAND, a pastor at Metro Fla., describing his experience at a local branch of
South Church in Trenton, Mich., justifying Bank of America, where the teller refused to cash a
the church's ad campaign, which features check because Valdez couldn't give a thumbprint. He
posters signed by Satan that say the doesn't have any arms, and the teller still wouldn't
congregation "sucks" and "makes me sick" accept two other forms of identification he provided
"I will not pay a penny."
- LUBNA HUSSEIN, a 34-year-old Sudanese journalist, resisting a court's order that she pay a
$200 fine for wearing pants in public, a violation of Sudan's decency laws. Before the court decided
to impose the fine, Hussein potentially faced 40 lashes for the offense
OUT with the OLD eats
This summer wrought the end of several dining and wining mainstays. Happily, though, their locations didn't stay empty for long.
But do the replacements measure up?
Served their last meals
Bella Ciao
Tucked away on Liberty Street just west of Main Street, this bistro was
a staple date destination for 22 years. But Bella Ciao set its last candle-lit
table for two June 20, meaning the city's cooing couples will have to share
tortellini in the bigger, brighter Gratzi just down the street.
New grits on the block
Grange Kitchen and Bar
The Grange has an optimistic future because it has the market cornered
when it comes to the buzziest of liberal buzzwords: "eating local." Taking
over Bella Ciao's cozy space, this eatery offers a creative seasonal menu
in a tried and true atmosphere. A sustainable menu sounds good and will
likely lead to a sustainable restaurant concept, but we'll see how appetiz-
ing it is when it's stripped of fresh summer produce for winter.
YOUTUBE
VIDEO OF
THE WEEK
A mellifluous divorce
Ever since "Jill and Kevin's Big
Day," a comical video of the couple's
wedding procession set to the tune of
Chris Brown's "Forever," it seemed
the two were destined to spend their
lives together.
That's apparently not the case. Six
months later, the marriage has com-
busted - at least according to this
rendering by a different group.
The video, titled "Jill and Kevin's
Last Day," musically chronicles the
couple's divorce proceedings, with
"Forever" once again serving as the
background music.
Like its predecessor, the video's
appeal primarily centers around
the cast of characters ostentatiously
groovingnto the music as they proceed
down the aisle. First, two lawyers
in black sunglasses abruptly toss up
their legal briefs and start dancing.
They're followed by a parade of pro-
fessional men and women, including
two security guards and a judge, who
gyrate their hips and flail their arms
as the congregants clap along to the
beat of the song.
When Kevin suddenly emerges, he
makes his entrance with a series of
somersaults and back handsprings.
Jill eventually meets Kevin at the
front of the courtroom, and they have
to be restrained from brawling with
each other.
- BRIAN TENGEL
See this and other
YouTube videos of the week at
youtube.com/user/michigandaily
BY THE NUMBERS
Number of students who have reported symptoms of the H1N1 flu
virus at Washington State University
Number of students on the campus
Number of new students per day who claim they have
flu-related symptoms
Source: The New York Times
THEME PARTY SUGGESTION
Obama's health care Hustle - Tonight, President
Obama will deliver a major address that he hopes
will persuade Congress and the public to support
an overhaul of the country's health-care system. In
homage to all the raucous town-hall meetings last
month, you should host one of your own. All you'll
need are bold-lettered placards, a roomful of boister-
ous drunks and a life-size cutout of Chuck Grassley.
Death panels recommended, but not required.
Throwing this party? Let us know. TheStatement@umich.edu
STUDY OF THE WEEK
Macho men are less likely to seek preventive care
Men who exhibit macho behavior and subscribe to similar ideas
about masculinity are less likely than other men to pursue preventive
health-care services, which could result in lower life expectancies,
according to a study by Kristen Springer of Rutgers University.
In the study, Springer and a colleague assessed data from the 2004
Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, which included 1,000 middle-aged
men. The researchers analyzed the participants' masculinity beliefs,
socioeconomic status and compliance with certain common health-
care procedures, including physical and prostate exams.
In order to determine macho beliefs, the researchers had the men
rate how strongly they agreed or disagreed with statements like, "It
bothers me when a man does something that I consider 'feminine."'
The researchers concluded that men with macho beliefs were 26
percent less likely than others to have had a physical exam in the past
year and 30 percent less likely to have received a prostate exam.
- BRIAN TENGEL