She shoots, she scores!
It's 7:30 Friday night. Game time. From the lockerroom appears a blur of maize and blue. Led by the captain, each skater speeds onto the ice. The game clock on the overhead scoreboard ticks away; the momentary battle is about to begin. The fire of a warrior can be seen in each Wolverine's eyes. Game time. Each hockey team takes its final lap around its half of the rink as the final horn sounds, signaling the beginning of the battle. This is it. War. Head to head. Team to team. Woman to woman. Yes, woman to woman. For the first time in recent memory, the University has a women's hockey team. And although it is not yet a varsity sport, a collegiate women's hockey league has been established, and the team hopes it is only a matter of time until the19-member team will be recognized as a varsity team by the University.
1 million ways to dress your burger at Blimpy's
Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger is the place to go for all the meat-eating and, more important, meat-enjoying inhabitants of Ann Arbor. Still in its original location at the corner of South Division and Packard, Blimpy Burger claims to be Ann Arbor's oldest hamburger stand. When original owner James Shafer opened Blimpy Burger in 1953, the menu consisted of three items - hamburgers, cheeseburgers and potato chips. Now Blimpy's boasts more than 15 toppings for burgers, sandwiches, fried vegetables, desserts and more.
Campaign songs make or break candidates
The election may be over, but the excitement is just beginning. To compensate for a less than climactic Nov. 5 Election Day, Bob Dole's future legal problems will most likely prove to be more interesting than the fuddy-duddy Republican's vision for a crusty old America. Throughout his presidential campaign, Dole used popular songs at campaign stops to help enhance his standing with the younguns. Not just the Gen X-ers, but the other youngsters, like the baby boomers (to him, at least). Problem is, Dole never got permission to use the songs for his campaign.
Blind Pig offers charm, historic atmosphere
When people first walk into the Blind Pig, perhaps the glare from all its mirrors may momentarily cause them to go blind. Mirrors advertising beer companies line both the concert room upstairs and the pool hall / darts wall downstairs, with bars on both floors. Although it would make sense, the bar does not get its name for these phenomena.
You're a good man, Bob Dole
Tuesday night, I was ready to gloat. As the polls foreshadowed, President Clinton defeated Republican challenger Bob Dole in this presidential election. That's what I wanted, and when I sat down to write this week's column, I wanted to gloat. Some good old-fashioned GOP bashing, ha-ha-I-told-you-so gloating, a payback for the numerous licks I've taken in the past couple of months: the angry letters to the Daily, the two hundred irate e-mails flooding my inbox, the parody of my column in another campus publication. All of that stuff. Yes, I was prepared to do some serious gloating.
RC junior juggles Hillel, Project Serve, 'U' children's theater
For most students, a typical day at the University might include classes, studying and talking to friends. Charlie Walker, however, does all that and more - the RC junior can usually be seen at Hillel, at the offices of Project Serve, or at a rehearsal with the University Children's Theater.
Comedian-turned-'X-Files'-actor to perform at Mainstreet tonight
Dean Haglund, known as "Langly" of the "Lone Gunmen Trio" in "The X-Files," will appear at Mainstreet Comedy Showcase tonight. Although it may be hard to imagine the computer nerd we see on television as remotely funny, Haglund has been a stand-up comedian much longer than he's been on "The X-Files." "I did stand-up to pay my way through college so I could eventually get my degree in theater," Haglund said.
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