0 9 - -- Th ician" Wensay.ctbr. 1 QUOTES OF THE WEEK REAL ANN ArB OR' ?Sa)S DfS 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 JUTE.fAGN~ &4 I i .E- 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 +q : i f / '( . , . 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