01 2A - Thursday, October 29, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Off the Beaten Path WEDNESDAY: Campus Clubs FRIDAY: Photos of the Week ROBOT TECH TALK The case of the murdered cat Fraternicies near campus have a variety of reputa- tions. Cat killers isn't one of them. That wasn't always the case. On Dec. 6, 1980, five members of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity captured their house cat, cut off its paws and set it on fire. This incident led the took of the fraternity, Earl Carl of Ann Arbor, to resign six days later, as reported in an issue of The Michigan Daily from Fehruary 10, 1ean. O Friday February 8, 1980, Carl filed a lawsuit against the fraternity in Washtenaw County Circuit Court accusing the frater- nity, located at 556 S. State St., of covering up the iden- tities of the members who killed the cat, according the article. Carl demanded at lean $10,000 in financial com- pensation to cover the remainder of his contract which would have expired it May, and to offset emotions distress he said he faced. .The defendants in the trial were Douglas Hamlir the chapter president at the time of the incident, Davic Froikin, the former house steward, and the fraternity', alumni association hoardo directors. Carl told the Daily at the time that there were "three people directly putting pres. sure on me to say nothing tc the media or the police." He went on to say that the three people were Gene Hand, the CRIME NOTES Valet backs into another car WHERE: University Hospital parking lot WHEN: Tuesday at about 7 WHAT: A valet driver backed s car into another vehicle, knocking the glass out of the passenger side window, Uni- versity Police reported. Backpack stolen WHERE: Central Campus Recreation Building WHEN: Tuesday at about 6 p.m. WHAT: A backpack contain- ing an Apple MacBook Pro, worth $2,000, was stolen from the men's locker room while its owner was in the restroom, University Police reported. Man thrown out of Union WHERE: Michigan Union hasement WHEN: Tuesday at about 11:30 p.m. WHAT: A non-affiliate was escorted out of the basement of the Union for smoking, Univer- sity Police reported. Extinguisher swiped WHERE: Mary Markley Resi- dence Hall WHEN: Wednesday at about 3:30 am. WHAT: A Housing staff mem- her reported a fire extinguisher missing during a round of checks. The extinguisher has been missingosince April, 2, Uni- versity Police reported. CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Findinggrants Talk on social for grad students computing talumni hoard's president, Hamlin and Jeff Ducomb, a ;tmember of the board. i- Carl also said that "he eknew there was a cover-up t,(that Hamlin initiated)," nand specifically cited Hand 1 as "orchestrating the cover- up" of the incident. .e Carl said that he had tried ito advise the members of ;ethe fraternity to release the d identities of the cat killers, ebut to no avail, according to 'sthe Daily article. )f gill Holmes, the chapter president at the time the .estory was written, did not ,comment on the lawsuit -and Alumni President Gene o Hand was not available for ecomment, according to the !eDaily. .e - CHELSEA LANGE 1Yesterday was National Chocolate Day. Accord- ing to an ABC report the Smithsonian Institute found the first modern chocolate bar was made by Joseph Fry in 1947 when he created a mold- able chocolate paste. 2The "Good Samaritan" law - which would exempt underage drinkers who call for help for intoxicated friends from receivingminor in possession charges - recently passed in the state House. >>FOR MORE, SEE OPINION, PAGE 4A 3After the city of Hamp- den, MD charged s8oo for a permit to erect a flamingo statue at a local res- taurant, supporters of the res- taurant planted hundreds of pink flamingos on the city hall lawn in protest, the Baltimore Sun reported, In response, the city lowered the permit fee to, $400. r 420 Mayoard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GA.RY GRACA DAN NEWMAN Editor is Chief Business Manaer 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 sroco@mnicligosdaily.com rmdbasioess@gmaiIcom CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom Office hours:oS.-Thr 1a,.m~. s- 2a.m. News Tips news@mkihigndaily.com torrectionscrrrcticos@michigandaily.cxm Leters totetEditor tothedaily@miciganodaily.com Phoography Department photo@michigandaily.com Arts Section artspage@michigandaily.com' Editorial Pate opinion@michigandaily.com, Sports Section sprtsr@michiganaily.com Display Sales display@miSitaodaily.cro tlassified Sales classified@michigandaily.com Online Sales olined@michigandaily.com Finante financ@michigandaily.com EDITORIALSTAFF toartney Ratkowiak Manatint~ditor ratkowiak@michitendaily.com JatoblnmiloilsMnoagng New Etdor smiloitz@thichigandaily.cox SENIR NS EDIT01555 att Aarooo, Jillanerm, Teo rCatlero, Jenna Skoller, Kyle Swanson ASSISTANT NESosDIOS: os le A, ber, Mallory ons, EmSily5Oley Sephni Sib,,,50hwarhiruoavukkrasu Robert Soave tditorialrPatesditor soave@michigandaily.com ASOCIATESEDITRIALrAGEEITsOSEilyato,xBrian Flahr, Rachel Vn Gld,, ASsSSTEITOIALrGEEDTO:EmmoJsz,~k,,MaewShutter Andy Reid ManggSptorrtditor reid@michigandaily.rcom SEIRSPsOTSEDIOSioile Auerbach, Mik Eienstei, In Kay, t Lincoln, A:,,Prosperi DavodWalnick ManagingArtditor watni@mhiodaily.,com SNIO RSDT~ORoSaielock, WhitneyePow AS ST RS TEITOSJohBay,.ColyKlrscki AdewLapionai ivau, Zachary Mesner and photoFoichiandaity.com ' tiftReeder Managng otoEditors SENI00ROTssO EIOSa5idsal,,hanel V: on Hsburg-~Lothringen AsSSSTTP OO ITOSaxMCollin,,Chris Dombak, Saoss on AngelatChih and design~icigaedailycomo MaureenStych Maagngoesrintditors Jessica Vosgerchian Magazine tditorvosgrchian@michitandily.com, Kathrerine Mithell copy chietf ,mitchell@michitandaily.com, ASOCIASTE COPCHEFMlaniFri,d5iWollstein BUSINESS STAFF KaielowiakSls anoager SALES FRsEMANAER:olly Twigg Ryan Businski Classiied Manager CLASSIFIES ASSISTANT MANAGER: Kayla LaFata Ben Eglishrrodctio Manager Allison SanrlteLayoaager Vivian LeeinanceManager Britay Morales CirculationoManagr Brad WileyProe~c oordioasor ThesMichian al ISSN 0745967) isrpubishedMon~dahoughbridaduingthefall andwise ters b istu5dnts attheUniverity of Mihigan. 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