a 2 - Tuesday, November 8 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIESTEINBERG ZACHYANCER Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaily.com zyancer@michigandaily.com Touch football gains 70 years ago this week (Nov. 7, 1941): Approximately 40 teams joined a touch football competi- tion on campus, illustrating the popularity of the sport at the Uni- versity. Almost everyday at 4 p.m., fra- ternity brothers tossed or kicked the pigskin in front of their houses. The sport was popular because everyone could play since touch football wasn't as violent as its tackle counterpart. "It isn't necessary to be a walk- ing muscle to play in the game, nor does one have to coyly tip the scales at 200 (pounds) ... small and frail or lean and lanky have just as much chance to be star material as any- one else," a Nov. 7, 1941 Michigan Daily article states. 50 years ago this week (Nov. 10, 1961): An East Quadrangle Residence Hall student was greeted by two scaly roommates when he received a shipment of two boa constrictors. The boa constrictors came from British Honduras "just for a visit" and were flown to Louis R. Jacoby, a 1962 University alum and president of the Greene House at the time. The dormitory was expecting the snakes and made special accommodations to house the snakes for the night. At the time, Jacoby would not com- ment on who sent the snakes. After the snakes' brief visit, Jacoby said he planned to sell the pair to a zoo. 20 years ago this week (Nov. 7, 1991): Terri Taliaferro, a second-year journalism masters student, got the job of sideline reporter for ESPN popularity on campus during the Michigan vs. Purdue football game. Taliaferro was chosen from a pool of about 25 interested University .c students to work as a broadcastert for the game. During the broadcast, she discussed the field conditions at Michigan Stadium, the different types of footballs used in the game and the planes that flew advertise- ments above the stadium. "It was the most exciting, exhila- rating, spontaneous experience of my life and one that I'd like to repeat," Taliaferro told the Daily at the time. "I know ESPN was pleased because they said they were. I don't know what it will turn into buthope- fully something great." - CAITLINHUSTONAND One of two boa constrictors delive JOSEPHLICHTERMAN Quad Residence Hall in 1961. 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WHERE: Martha Cook Residence Hall WHEN: Sunday at about 3:40 a.m. WHAT: A small window pane near the front door of Martha Cook Residence Hall was broken, University Police reported. Chimp lecture WHAT: A lecture on chim- panzee behavior by Anthro- pology Prof. John Mitani. A discussion will follow, and free pizza and pop will be provided. WHO: Center for Campus Involvement WHEN: Today at 6 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union Pendleton Room Birth cont history tal WHAT: A discussic American Jewish w involvement in theE 20th century birth movement. WHO: Institute for Research on Womet Gender WHEN: Today at n WHERE: Lane Hal TWo tickets for Breaking down +h 1 i-~ cohnAIT rol According to the Ken- k tucky Distillers Asso- ciation, there are more sn of barrels of bourbon than there 'omen's are people in Kentucky, ABC early News reported. Production control of bourbon is up 18 percent this year, and about half of its n and sales are overseas. oon 2 Singer Bradford Cox 11 of Deerhunter is back with his other project SS - Atlas Sound. Parallax goes deeper and expands on Cox's ice prior works. It also involves improvised harmonica solos. cert by FOR MORE, SEE ARTS, PAGE 6 etroit ra. usic, Pressure on rais- 30 p.m. oing standardized test uilding scores may be leading educators to alter student answers, the Los Angeles ny Times reported. Teachers to from 23 schools in 21 districts hi- in California were accused of changing wrong answers. 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WHAT: A screening of. the film "Defiance," which is based on a true story about four brothers who . saved 1,200 lives during World War II. Aron Bell, the last surviving brother, will introduce the film. WHO: Hatcher Graduate Library WHEN: Today at 7 p.m. WHERE: Hatcher Graduate Library WHAT: A bass con Alex Hann of the Di Symphony Orchestr WHO: School of Mt Theatre & Dance WHEN: Today at 3: WHERE: Moore Bn CORRECTIONS " Please report an error in the Daily' corrections@mic gandaily.com. I_ R ...: CONGRATULATIONS Keith & Tim SPO*, M 4~0- 0 e ti.*p 25 yaso THITTING TH With love and pride, The McKendry and Wojcik Families Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talks with Janet Buss, of Dubuque, Iowa, dur- ing a campaign stop at Giese Manufacturing in Dubuque, Iowa yesterday. Romney attempts to garner support in Iowa campaign Republican candidate avoids talking about opponent Cain DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) - Try- ing to stay above his party's fray, Republican presidential candi- date Mitt Romney focused yes- terday on shoring up support in this early-voting state and presenting himself as the GOP's most electable alternative to President Barack Obama. The former Massachusetts governor stressed his recent fis- cal proposals and business cre- dentials at stops in eastern Iowa's Dubuque and Scott counties, where he won during his cam- paign for the Republican nomi- nation four years ago. Romney said nothing about the latest allegations of inappro- priate sexual behavior against fellow national GOP poll leader Herman Cain. Instead, Rom- ney stuck to the script during a 15-minute speech stressing his private-sector background and proposal to trim federal spend- ing. He tried to remind voters with his words and campaign sched- ule that he is running as much against the Democratic incum- bent as he is trying to distinguish himself from his GOP rivals. "I believe that one of the rea- sons we've had such a hard time getting our economy going again is because of the huge deficits being racked up by this president, and by politicians in Washing- ton," Romney told about 100 GOP activists at a Dubuque sheet-met- al products manufacturer. He said nothing about Cain or any of his rivals for the nomina- tion. His only mention of the nomi- nating campaign came in- an oblique reference to Iowa's leadoff nominating caucuses, for which Romney has campaigned lightly but quietly hasbegun paying more attention to in recent weeks. "You guys were helpful for me last time around, and I expect you'llbe helpful for me this time," he said. "I'm planning on it." Romney has sought to more tightly control the message com- ing from his campaign than he did four years ago. In Dubuque, he tested an update of his standard campaign speech, incorporating the new fiscal policy he proposed last week. In it, Romney pledges to cut $500 billion from the fed- eral deficit in his first four years in office. "I will slay the deficit beast," he said. He shook handswith members of the audience but answered no questions from them or the corps of local and national reporters tailing him. Monday's visit was Romney's fourth to Iowa this year and it came 18 days after his last trip, a stark shift from his aggressive, $10 million campaign for the 2008 caucuses that ended in a disappointing second-place fin- ish. Aides have sought to mini- mize expectations this time around while quietly staying in close touch with Romney's 2008 campaign supporters in hopes of a surprise Iowa finish heading into the New Hampshire prima- ry, where expectations for him remained high. Romney recently said he would like to win Iowa. He has promised a more aggressive travel schedule in the final seven weeks and plans more than one telephone event where he talks to thousands of Iowans and answersquestions. Romney has polled at or near the top of surveys of likely GOP caucusgoers since entering the race in June, while GOP rivals Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and Cain have ignited curios- 4 A 4 k lk