4 2A - Thursday, October 22, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path WEDNESDAY: HUSAY FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Beo---Wee---Photos of the Week Turning the Diag into a campus auction house Football ticketa these days for seats on the 50-yard line could fetch upwards of $100, but back in 1962, they were auctioned off for a mere $15. The tickets were a part of the World University Service Auction, a program on campus where profes- sors auctioned off campus luxuries, goods and other services. According to an article in The Michigan Daily on March 15, 1962, items auctioned off included a fac- ulty parking permit for a $22, four season passes at the Cinema Guild for $5.50, and even a dinner with then-University President Harlan Hatcher and his wife for $17. Mavin Felheim, an energetic and sarcastic professor, acted as faux auctioneer during the event on the Diag, according to the Daily article. Eager students lined up to bid on the sometimes obscure, but often Is a photo from The Michigan Daily on March 15,1962, Prof. Marvin Feiheim auctions off campos goads to ahout 200 students. The items included housekeeping services, parking permits and hooks. CRIME NOTES Laptop stolen Tool box stolen, while victim in then recovered CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES L1IC RualIII RJNJI WHERE: Harlan Hatcher Grad- uate Library WHEN: Yesterday at about 11:45 WHAT: A laptop was stolen from the 4th floor of the stacks while the owner was in the restroom, University Police reported. The laptop was val- ued at $1,000. Plant taken WHERE: University Hospital Emergency Eoom WHEN: Tuesday at about 6:45 WHAT: A plant was taken from a patient's hospital room, University Police reported. The value of the plant in cur- rently unknown. WHERE: 1506 East Medical Center WHEN: Tuesday at about 3:30 p.m. WHAT: A tool box was taken fro a docking area, University Police reported. The box was later recovered by another police agency. Missing monitor WHERE: Art and Architecture Building WHEN: Tuesday at about 12:30 p.m. WHAT: A computer monitor was stolen from the Art and Architecture building, Universi- ty Police reported. The monitor is valued at $799. The incident is still under investigation. Source-citing workshop WHAT: An informational session on importing citations from the Internet and creating formatted bibliographies. WHO: Teaching and Tech- nology Collaborative WHEN: Today from 3 p.m. to 5p.m. WHERE: Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Eoom 206 International jobs panel WHAT: A panel featuring student interns, returned Peace Corps volunteers will discuss opportunities in the foreign and civil service. WHO: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy WHEN: Tonight at 6 p.m. WHERE: Wiell Hall, Eoom 1120 Health care reform panel WHAT: A panel discussion on health care reform featur- ing University professors and researchers. WHO: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy WHEN: Today at 4 p.m. WHERE: Weill Hall, Eoom 1120 CORRECTIONS " An article in last Friday's edition of the Daily ('U' endowment fallsa21percent) mistakenly reported that the University's endowment was valued at $1.6 billion. The endowment's value fell by $1.6 billion in the last year, but is valued at $6 billion. * Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandailycom. aningful, items. yven foreign countries got ,lved according to the article. ael donated jugs with water from Jordan River, which sold for 50, while Germany donated a k about the country, which sold $5. The highest grossing item was eding, cleaning and other assort- services" by the Chi Omega ority for $41, according to the nice. Adinner at Alpha Omega Pi trity went for $33, while break- tserved by the Sigma Delta Tan trity cost $21. 11 proceeds from the auction nt to a variety of charities in area. Students bid on the items le helping a good cause at the ne time. -MIKE MERAR 1A dog trained to sniff drugs found about 3,000 pounds of marijuana in the back of an 15-wheeler, the Houston Chronicle reported. The truck, which was parked at a truck atop, was being used to trans- port watermelons and lemons. 2The State Theater, as part of a long-standing tradi- tion of midnight screen- ings, will show "The Eocky Horror Picture Show" tomor- row and Saturday night. It's more than a midnight screen- ing - it's an experience. ouFOR MORE, SEE THE B-SIDE 3After a man from Cincin- nati failed a field sobriety test last week he grabbed the unfinished bottle of Smirnoff Vodka in the passenger seat and finished it, Cincinnati.com reported. 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