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Poetry reading

WHAT: Canadian poet 
and ancient Greek teacher 
Anne Carson reads her work 
as part of the Zell Visiting 
Writers Series. She has 
recieved myriad awards 
including the Griffin Trust 
Award for Excellene in 
Poetry.
WHO: Anne Carson
WHEN: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 
p.m. 
WHERE: Museum of Art - 
Helmut Stern Auditorium

Former 
grantee panel

WHAT: 2015 International 
Institute Individual 
Fellowships (IIIF) 
grantees speak about their 
diverse research.
WHO: International 
Institute
WHEN: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 
p.m. 
WHERE: School of Social 
Work Building - 1644

Folk singer/
songwriter

WHAT: Presented by Gifts 
of Art, Michigan native Matt 
Watroba sings both original 
and traditional songs that 
highlight compassion, inner 
strength, humor and everyday 
living.
WHO: Matt Watroba
WHEN: 12:10 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: University Hospital 
Main Lobby, Floor 1

Residents commemorate Aura 
Rosser’s birthday with vigil

Students walk 
with citizens 

through campus in 

remembrance 

By RIYAH BASHA

Daily Staff Reporter

A handful of protesters joined the 

Ann Arbor Alliance for Black Lives, 
the organization formerly known 
as Ann Arbor to Ferguson, and the 
Radical Washtenaw organization on 
Wednesday night for a march and 
vigil marking what would have been 
Aura Rosser’s 42nd birthday.

Rosser, a Black woman, was 

fatally shot by officer David Ried, a 
white city police officer in November 
2014. Her death sparked multiple 
protests over the past year tied to 
the Black Lives Matter movement, 
including the formation of Ann 
Arbor to Ferguson in Rosser’s name.

Attendees marched from the 

Michigan League to the pedestrian 
bridge 
overlooking 
Washtenaw 

Avenue, holding lighted signs of 
Rosser’s name surrounded by a 
heart. The group then lined up 

across the bridge to spell Rosser’s 
name, dedicating renditions of 
“Happy Birthday,” to her among 
other chants for justice and an end 
to police brutality.

The group protested last winter 

on the anniversary of the shooting, 
and continues to call for reform 
in both the city’s care of Rosser’s 
family and the police department as 
a whole.

Public Health graduate student 

Rebecca Ahmad-Robinson, who 
attended the protest, pointed out the 
nuance of Rosser’s place in social 
justice movements in Ann Arbor.

“We 
really 
want 
to 
bring 

attention and … raise her name,” 
she said. “I think we’re trying to 
celebrate the fact that she existed, 
she was a vibrant person and loved 
her community,” she said. “But it’s 
also somber in the fact that we are 
drawing attention to the fact that 
she is not here.” 

Aside from the organization’s 

name change, which organizers 
said was enacted to emphasize 
the group’s link with the national 
Black Lives Matter movement, the 
Alliance plans to push a number of 
initiatives this year ranging from 
broader demands by the national 

campaign 
to 
localized 
issues, 

like the dismissal of Ried. The 
Washtenaw County prosecutor’s 
office determined last January that 
Ried’s actions were in self-defense 
and did not warrant charges.

Another 
protester, 
Rackham 

graduate student Maryam Aziz, 
also called out John Seto, the 
former city police chief whose 
tenure Rosser died during. Seto now 
overseesstudent housing for the 
University police.

Aziz said Seto’s presence on 

campus 
is 
an 
important 
link 

between the student population and 
the city police. She added minorities’ 
perceptions of safety could have 
decreased following these events.

“Aura’s death from the city affects 

the campus very explicitly,” she said.

Ultimately, though, the vigil’s 

attendees focused on celebrating 
the person behind the cause. 

“I think people forget that people 

who have been taken by state 
violence are people,” Aziz said. 
“They miss out on minutes of their 
lives, their coffees, their midnights, 
their birthdays. And we’re here 
to say that we remember, and 
we’re gonna remember her on her 
birthday as well.”

HALEY MCLAUGHLIN/Daily

Members of the Ann Arbor Alliance for Black Lives lead a walk in the memory of Aura Rosser from the Michigan League to the 
pedestrian bridge over Washtenaw Ave. Wednesday. 

Famous Ann Arbor restaurant 
Pretzel Bell set to be reopened

Alums, musician 

recall nights 

spent dancing and 
drinking at well-

known bar

By EMILY DAVIES

Daily Staff Reporter

Once the prime spot for 21st 

birthday 
celebrations, 
Ann 

Arbor’s restauarant Pretzel 
Bell is set to reopen this spring 
after closing three decades 
ago. 

The 
Pretzel 
Bell, 
or 

“P-Bell,” 
occupied 
the 

southwest 
corner 
of 
East 

Liberty Street and Fourth 
Avenue beginning in 1934, 
the year after then-President 
Franklin 
D. 
Roosevelt 

repealed 
prohibition. 
The 

establishment’s 
connection 

to the nation’s acceptance of 

alcohol was no coincidence, 
as “P-Bell” became a drinking 
hub in Ann Arbor, according 
to students at the time.

University alum, Patricia 

Warner, who received both 
her bachelor’s and master’s 
in Public Health from the 
University, in 1967 and 1977 
respectively, remembers the 
restaurant 
as 
her 
regular 

hang out during her time as a 
student. 

“My cousin took me to 

P-Bell’s for my 21st birthday,” 
Warner said. “I did the whole 
tradition of standing on the 
table, 
chugging 
beer 
and 

tossing (peanut) shells onto 
the floor.”

Her 
husband, 
Public 

Health Prof. Kenneth Warner, 
described it as the “single 
most fun thing to do in Ann 
Arbor, with the exception of a 
victory over Ohio State.”

The restaurant closed in 

1984 due to health violations 
and legal issues surrounding 

the then-owner, Clint Castor 
Jr.

Since its closing, a group 

of University athletes and 
alumni have been working 
with 
new 
owners 
Jon 

Carlson, 
Chet 
Czaplicka 

and Greg Lobdell to reopen 
the 
restaurant. 
Carlson, 

Czaplicka and Lobdell are 
behind some of Ann Arbor’s 
other restaurants including 
Jolly Pumpkin and Grizzly 
Peak. They recently closed 
their 
Lena 
and 
Habana 

restaurant and nightclub on 
Main Street to revive Pretzel 
Bell in its place.

The owners did not respond 

to 
repeated 
requests 
for 

comment.

Both Patricia and Kenneth 

Warner 
spoke 
particularly 

fondly of Pretzel Bell’s live 
music, with a special emphasis 
on the RFD Boys. The RFD 
Boys, a local bluegrass band, 
played at P-Bell three to four 
times per week from 1973 

until 1984 when Pretzel 
Bell closed. Despite their 
growing national popularity, 
the 
band 
honored 
its 

commitment to Pretzel Bell 
and the residents of Ann 
Arbor. Warner attributed 
some of his best memories 
to the band.

Willard Spencer, banjo, 

dobro and vocals of the 
RFD Boys, spoke fondly 
of his days playing by the 
front window, describing 
his favorite memory of a 
particular Valentine’s Day.

“There was one time 

on 
Valentine’s 
Day 
and 

there was a good foot of 
snow that hit Ann Arbor,” 
Spencer said. “I remember 
that everything was closed 
except the Pretzel Bell. 
There must have been 500 
people that night. We had 
an incredible party.”

Many locals, including 

Patricia 
and 
Kenneth 

Warner, 
have 
expressed 

hope Pretzel Bell legends 
will 
return 
with 
the 

establishment’s reopening.

THREE THINGS YOU 
SHOULD KNOW TODAY

Daily Arts Writer Sam 
Rosenberg 
looks 
at 

how 
language 
defines 

millenials.

>>SEE THE B-SIDE, PAGE 1B
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CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES

Violence of mass 
incarceration

WHAT: The third in a six-
lecture series exploring 
reforms and a “new normal” for 
mass incarceration.
WHO: Paul Leighton, EMU 
profesor of Criminology
WHEN: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 
a.m.
WHERE: Rave Theater - 4100 
Carpenter Road

Water at 
Michigan

WHAT: A workshop 
about the diverse and dif-
ferent research about 
water on campus.
WHO: University 
Water Center
WHEN: 9:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Palmer Commons 
- Great Lakes Rooms

URC 20th 
anniversary

WHAT: Celebrate 20 
years of the Detroit Urban 
Research Center and hear a 
keynote speech from David 
Satcher, founding director 
and senior advisor of the 
Satcher Health Leadership 
Institute.
WHO: Detroit URC
WHEN: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m.
WHERE: Crowne Plaza 
Hotel, Detroit

Pakistani militants stormed 
Bacha Khan University in 
northwest Pakistan, CNN 
reported. They planned 

their raid during a ceremony at 
the school to increase casualties, 
slaughtering at least 19 people. 
The attack is said to be in 
response to military operations 
against the Taliban.

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Astronomers 
at 
the 

California Institute of 
Technology 
reported 

finding “Planet Nine” 

in our solar system, far beyod 
Pluto’s orbit, the Washington 
Post reported. The new planet 
is said to be 5 to 10 times as 
massive as Earth.

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The University Dance Team placed 
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“The...team received 10th in 
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It’s finally winter in Ann Arbor!

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So go blue, hail to the victors”
 — @grayson373

“Extremely confident that #Michigan 
can finish with the nation’s top recruiting 
class #GoBlue”
 —@BrandonGoBlue37
 
 
 
 

Michigan fans are excited about potential 
recruits for the football team.

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Carl Craig discusses his journey to becoming one of the most 
influential Detroit techno artists in Stamps Auditorium on 
Wednesday as part of the Performing Arts Seminar Series.

Semester in 
Detroit

WHAT: Enjoy coffee and 
doughnuts and learn about 
Semester in Detroit. Ask 
questions and reconnect 
with alumni of the 
program.
WHO: Semester in Detroit
WHEN: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 
p.m. 
WHERE: East Quadrangle 
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