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QUOTES OF THE WEEK
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I've always embraced
my curves and will
continue to do so."
- MEGHAN MCCAIN, the 24-year-old
daughter of Arizona Sen. John McCain,
defending her decision to post a provocative
picture on Twitter a week ago. The picture,
which showed her in a revealing tank top,
was criticized by many in the media
"I do ceremonies for black
couples right here in my
house. My main concern is
for the children."
- KEITH BARDWELL, a justice of the peace in
Tangipahoa Parish in New Orleans, La., explaining
why he refused to grant a marriage license to an
interracial couple. He argues mixed-race children
aren't accepted by society, which means interracial
marriage would be harmful to the children
PfO7ST-MGR-ITMhAPGGIY
If hauntings are your guilty pleasure, "Ann Arbor Area Ghosts" is
the book for you. We've picked out the highlights so you won't
have to be seen reading it.
By Jessica VosgerchianMgnd
It was 1972, the year of the first
Hash Bash. Ann Arbor's youth werea
going crazy for drugs, sex and rockc
and roll. But for an unfortunate
few, drugs took precedent to tragic b
results.r
One 15-year-old girl learned thats
lesson in a house on Ashley Street,a
but not from her own abuse of drugsa
or even that of anyone living. Whilev
visiting some older guys who lived I
in the house, the girl passed on an i
offer to smoke weed. But despite
being completely sober, she soonc
had the trip of her life.r
Feeling a "strange, bone-chillinge
cold," the girl went upstairs alonea
in an attempt to warm up. But shec
was petrified with fear when ac
wall seemed to start moving and
an inexplicable black shadows made
its way toward her. Downstairs,r
meanwhile, her friends called toc
her - mystified as posters poppedg
off the wall and formed a pile on I
the floor.s
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The residents of a house on Miller
Street have never experienced any-
thing paranormal in their home. Built
in the 1970s, the house isn't likely to
be a hotbed for history's lost souls.
But two Japanese students who
stayed there might beg to differ.
Two foreign exchange students
lived with a family in the house on
different occasions, but both experi-
enced the same spine-tingling fright.
The first incident occurred in
January 2005, when the guest stu-
dent walked into his bedroom late at
night to see a filmy apparition of an
older man gasping for air on the bed.
In January of the next year, anoth-
er Japanese student had a similar
encounter in the same room. The two
students never met and did not know
about their shared experiences.
Lying in bed late at night, the stu-
dent saw a strange green glow out her
When the girl came downstairs,
a detailed vision of a man's face
came to her.
The others did not see the face,
but they did hear the astounding
message the girl delivered as if pos-
sessed by another force: "The drugs
and addiction were my fault, and I
accept responsibility for that, but I
was not that way deep down inside.
I want to apologize to everyone
nvolved for what I had done."
After the girl came to and
described what she saw, the house-
mates explained that a few weeks
earlier, before they had moved in,
a previous resident matching her
description had died from a heroin
overdose. He had fallen into heavy
drug use in the months before his
death, which had led him to destroy
relationships with erratic, threat-
ening behavior. He had beat his
girlfriend and once pulled a gun on
her when he became paranoid that
she was cheating on him.
window. When she closed her eyes
she heard someone wheezing and
felt a figure lying aside her in the
bed. When she opened her eyes
she saw the same suffering older
man. The apparition disappeared,
butlaterthatnight the studentsaw
the face of a woman with long hair
on the bedroom wall and heard
the shower run when no one was
in it.
The students' housemother
said the apparition described
seemed like the man the she had
purchased the house from in
2003. The author of "Ann Arbor
Area Ghosts," Mimi Uptergrove,
researched the original owner
and found out he had died from an
asthma attack shortly after mov-
ing out of the house. Uptergrove
speculates in her book that the
man's energy might have left an
imprint on the room from a time
when he experienced poignant
suffering, such as a past asthma
attack. The sounds of the shower
might have been an echo of the
steam remedy the asthmatic man
might have tried, she wrote.
TALKING
POINTS
Three things you can talk about this week:
1. The Pope poaching Anglicans
2. Morgan Tsvangirai
3. Bans on energy-guzzling big screen TVs
"I think people loved it."
- RACHEL WOOD, a student at the University of Vermont, describing the reaction to the Prudent
Student Calendar, which featured naked University students including Wood. Proceeds from the
calendars are used to fund campus groups like The Outing Club and Feminists at UVM
And three things
you can't:
1. The University's
endowment
2. "Ho White and the
Seven Dwarves"
3. Balloon Boy
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Paranormal activity isn't
new to the Ann Arbor area,
according to documents from
1845 describing the post-mor-
tem reappearance of one Mar-
tha Mulholland in Dixboro.
Martha moved to Dixboro
to join her sister Ann, who
was married to an immigrant
named James Mulholland.
That same year, Martha mar-
ried James's brother, John. But
the couples' joy was cut short
when Ann became bedridden
with a mysterious illness that
quickly killed her. John fol-
lowed his sister-in-law to the
other side in 1840. And then
in 1845, widowed Martha died
after being overcome by the
same symptoms that killed her
sister - severe stomach aches,
strange dreams and delirium.
After arguing for the right
to Martha's property, James The figure appeared to Van
became the sole proprietor of Woert nine times, sometimes
the family estate. fearfully foaming at the mouth,
But a few weeks after Mar- sometimes peacefully reconcil-
tha's death, a newcomer to ing. Van Woerst and his fam-
town found reason to suspect ily moved from town after the
that Ann and Martha's deaths apparition had chastised him
weren't natural. Isaac Van for telling its secret.
Woert, who filed a court affi- "I wanted to tell a secret," it
davit detailing his experience said. "I thought I had."
in Dixboro, did not know about Local interest in Van Woert's
the mystery surrounding Mar- sworn statements about his
tha's death when he rented her ghostly visitations caused Mar-
house. But he soon took note tha's body to be exhumed for
after an apparition of Martha an autopsy, which found that
appeared to him and spoke her death had been the result
about her demise. of "poisoning by unknown
"They robbed me little by person(s)."
little, until they kilt me! Now he A ghost's testimony wasn't
has got it all," the ghost told Van evidence enough to charge
Woert, accordingto "Ann Arbor James Mulholland, but the
Area Ghosts." "James, James, rumors ran him out of town.
yes, James has got it at last, but Neither he nor Martha's spirit
it won't do him long." were seen in Dixboro again.
BY THE NUMBERS
YOUTUBE
VIDEO OF
THE WEEK
The GOP on hand
one of the iPhone's most impres-
sive and innovative features is its vast
array of applications. There is The
New York Times App, the Wine Ph.D.
App, the Beatmaker App, among oth-
ers. Now you can add one more app to
that list.
It's the Republicans in Congress
App. In this video, a monotone voice
narrates the various functions this
mock app can perform. Needless to
say, some left-leaning iPhone custom-
ers won't find themselves too enticed
by this partisan app. On the other
hand, it could be useful for fans of
U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, who is featured
in this video.
"If you want to suggest thatsmack-
ing around your wife doesn't truly
count as assault, and neither does
killing homosexuals, there's a Rep.
for that," the narrator intones, as a
picture of Louie Gohmert appears
on the iPhone screen. There's also a
Rep. for people who want to "refute
scientific research by quoting bibli-
cal prophecy" (John Shimkus), argue
that wives should be subordinate to
their husbands (Michele Bachmann)
or pass laws to enshrine the Bible as
the word of God (Randy Forbes).'
Since Obama will be in office until
at least 2012, this app would come
in handy for angry members of the
Republican Party.
- BRIAN TENGEL
See this and other
YouTube videos ofthe week at
youtube.com/user/michigandaily
Number of Iraqis who have died because of violence
from 2004 to 2008
Number of Iraqis who were wounded during this time
Number of women and children killed during this time
Source: Iraqi Human Rights Ministry
THEME PARTY SUGGESTION
Halloween prep party - Halloween is fast
approaching, which means you're running out of
time to make sure your costume is the three C's:
clever, coherent and cute. Get some art supplies
and old clothes, stir up some rum-laden Witches'
Brew and set your sights on the best damn costume
campus has ever seen, When you wake up the next
morning in a pile of sequins and glue, you can go
back to pretending not to care about Halloween.
Throwing this party? Let us know. TheStotement@umich.edu
STUDY OF THE WEEK
Salads are most likely to cause foodborne illness
Leafy greens, eggs and tuna are the three most dangerous foods
regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a study
released by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).
The study, which used data from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, ranked the 10 foods regulated by the FDA that have
caused the most foodborne illnesses. Meat products were not includ-
ed in the study because they do not fall under the FDA's purview,
which includes all produce, dairy products, shell eggs and seafood.
The researchers concluded that in the past 20 years, there have
been 363 outbreaks and 13,568 cases of illness stemming from leafy
greens. During the same time period, eggs reportedly caused 352 out-
breaks and tuna caused 268 outbreaks. The researchers said that ill-
nesses could include a minor problem like diarrhea or stomach pains,
but it could also mean kidney failure or death.
Other "risky" foods include cheese, ice cream and berries.
- BRIAN TENGEL