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2B Wednesday, September 28, 2011 // The Statement
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random student interview by kaitlin williams
Welcome to the random
student interview,
where we make obvious
observations to start awkward
conversations.
I see you're holding a Daily.
Yeah, it was in the Union so I
picked up a copy.
Are you using it for warmth or
kindling?
I actually read it.
So you're not using it for shade?
No, I use it to find out what's going
on.
OK, awesome. I see people using
it more to shield themselves as
they run through the rain. It's
kind of a rare sight to see some-
one reading it.
That would be a good way to use
it.
So, how've you been feeling?
Have you come down with any
one of the random things going
around campus?
I don't know.
Have you gotten sick or any-
thing like that?
Oh! No!
Do you think there's going to be
some new strange strain of flu
this year?
I hadn't thought about that, but
probably.
What do you think they'll call it
this time?
I don't know. It'll be named after
whatever animal it came from.
Speaking of things named after
animals, have you ever heard of
a dance called The Cat Daddy?
No.
Apparently it's kind of like a
Dougie. But the Dougie is sup-
posedly out, so no one will be
able to teach me.
I have no idea what that is.
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You don't know what the Dou-
gie is?
No.
It's just some sort of dance
craze. So what's your favorite
dance?
Hmmm ... I don't know very many.
I only know the terrible ones, like
the sprinkler or the shopping cart.
Have you been known to break
out the sprinkler when the situ-
ation calls for it?
Yes. I have some moves in my rep-
ertoire.
Great ... What's your favorite
season?
What's my favorite season? Maybe
spring.
What does spring smell like?
It just smells like life.
So what's your favorite smell?
Well, there's probably not one
absolute favorite. It probably
depends on, you know, if I'm really
hungry I'll probably like the smell
of food.
Yeah.
Other times I might like the smell
of girls or something like that, you
know.
Have you ever been caught
smelling a girl?
Um, only when I have the right to
be smelling a girl.
When do you have a right to be
smelling her? Like she's given
you express permission to?
Yeah. Otherwise, no.
OK, I get you. So, what's your
position on plaid? I see you've
broken out the green plaid
shirt.
Oh yeah!
Flannel, am I right?
Yeah, it was a recommendation
from my girlfriend. She was tell-
ing me I need some new clothes.
Oh OK, so plaid is still in?
Yeah, I guess it's like kind of cool.
This is my first time wearing this
kind of style.
Really? A first-time plaid-er.
But I mean, I mostly got it because
it's comfortable and it's warm.
What do you think about people
who are still wearing shorts?
Yeah, I think that they are prob-
ably more tolerant of the cold than
I am.
Where are you from originally?
I've lived in Michigan my whole
life.
Do you think we're going to see
any more of summer?
Yeah, I think we'll probably have a
few more warm days.
Have you ever heard of an Indi-
an summer?
Um, no.
Do you think it's racist to call it
that?
I've never heard of it.
I believe it's where we geta
few warm days after it's gotten
really cold.
oh, yeah.
So have you started thinking
about Halloween? What do you
want to be for Halloween?
Yeah, I think I'm going to be Tux-
edo Mask. Do you know who that
is?
Is it that guy from that Jim Car-
rey movie?
No, from "Sailor Moon." That's a
good guess though.
OK, I'm not familiar with that.
So what does this guy look like?
Can you try to explain to the
readers?
Well, he wears a tux and he has a
cape and he has you know a mask
covering his face.
Nice. I wouldn't have guessed.
So is your girlfriend going to be
Sailor Moon?
She and her friends are going to be
the Sailor Scouts. I think my girl-
friend is Sailor Mars and her best
friend is Sailor Moon.
Oh, so it's a whole themed group
sort of thing?
Yeah, themes are a good idea for
Halloween.
So did you have to buy some-
thing online for that costume
or are you making it all on your
own?
No, I'm buying a tux. And as for
the cape, I'll have to get creative.
And the mask as well. We'll see
though. I should get cracking, only
have about a month left.
Yeah, you'd better start plan-
ning. And you also need five or
six more costumes depending
on how many nights you plan on
going out that week.
Oh yeah, I forgot. Halloween is
not just one night.
How many nights do you think
is acceptable to go out for Hal-
loween?
I have no idea.
Well, do you have a personal
record?
Oh. I don't know. Maybe like two
or three. I didn't even know peo-
plc did it for a week. That seems
like kind of tan much.
What's your favorite holiday?
Probably Christmas. It's just so
good: family, presents, being
inside next to fireplaces and stuff.
I also like Valentine's Day and
Mother's Day. Those are nice -
women's days.
Women. They smell nice.
- Kevin is a recent
LSA graduate.
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C ollege isn't college without the streets that
morph into a strip of bars at night - you
know, the streets that crawl with freezing
girls in skimpy dresses and have lines that are
never worth the wait. The spot in Ann Arbor
that is primarily graced by students, located
near the heart of campus, is also the one with
the best nightlife.
If you want to pay an arm and a leg for a
massive mason jar of Constant Buzz at Domi-
nick's (only during the warmer days) or get
your groove on in the dodgy Rick's American
Cafd underground, the area between North
University Avenue and Hill Street might be for
you. This neighborhood is infested with loud,
uninhibited partiers in the later hours of the
evening, since most of the college bars in Ann
Arbor are located just blocks away.
Not only are the bars fun and age appropri-
ate, the sheer amount of restaurants are a sav-
ing grace for the seeker of the "fourth meal."
Plus, no one can judge you since they are shar-
ing the same kind of inebriated hunger as you
(you and College Joe danced so much at Rick's,
you basically burned it off, right?). Pizza, bur-
ritos and most other tasty morsels will be at
your fingertips, especially after an embarrass-
ing night of karaoke at Blue Leprechaun or a
shot too many at Chuck's.
However, if you want to stay in and read
poetry on a Friday night, don't be pissed if you
are within earshot of Negative Nancy crying
over the beer that some jerk spilled on her on
the dance floor.
S afety is on everyone's mind right now.
According to crime reports from the Ann
Arbor Police Department and the University's
Department of Public Safety, the neighbor-
hood with the least amount of crime since
January 2011 is north of West Summit Street
and west of Main Street.
This area - which is usually inhabited
by grad students and Ann Arbor citizens -
includes a quiet neighborhood with high-qual-
ity housing. Few (if any) house parties happen
in this area, and the lack of students walking
around late at night is a possible reason for low
crime rates.
If safety is your primary concern, keep in
mind that though your neighborhood may be
crime free, your lengthy commute to cam-
pus and Central Campus nightlife may not
be. Summit and Main is roughly a 25-minute
walk to the Diag and might not make for fun
late night walks from the library or bar crawls.
DPS recommends that students avoid walking
around alone at night, that they walk it well-
lit areas and lock their doors to increase +heir
personal safety.
n the search for a house or apartment that's
I close to campus, it's no question that the
neighborhood between Hill and East Huron
streets offers one of the shortest commutes to
the heart of Central Campus. With the Diag at
its center, the area is crawling with students at
all hours of the day. The numerous libraries,
restaurants and bars in the area service the
constant flow of students, who might be run-
ning any number of errands.
The area - with its mix of sorority and
fraternity houses along Hill and Washtenaw,
highly populated locations like University
Towers and luxury housing like Zaragon Place
apartments - boasts a wide range of housing
options for students looking for a short walk
to classes.
But because the area is filled to the brim
with University buildings - ranging from res-
idence halls to the School of Dentistry - the
housing options in this area are limited, and
the available choices can fill up early in the
lease-signing season. You might need to act
fast so you can sleep late and still be on time to
your morning classes next fall.
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