The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

More Weird: Urine, Heavy Metal and The Virgin Mary

DO YOU TAKE CREAM OR SUGAR IN YOUR COFFEE? WHAT ABOUT URINE?

An eighth-grader in Muncie, Ind. may be expelled after he admitted to adding urine to a teacher’s coffee, according to WRTV in Indianapolis. The teacher detected a foul stench from the coffee March 16 and didn’t drink it. Police searched the boy’s locker and found a vial of urine.

MAN SUES EMPLOYER OVER HAVING TO TAKE LUNCH BREAKS

A Florida man is suing the U.S. Postal Service because they require him to take a lunch break, Local6.com reported March 23. Claiming that his arthritis requires him to keep moving, he has filed a suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The lawsuit claims the lunch breaks should not be mandatory.

HEAVY METAL COMFORTING FOR BRIGHT CHILDREN

Researchers have discovered that intelligent adolescents often listen to heavy metal to cope with daily life, the UK Telegraph reported March 21. One-third of the survey’s 1,057 participants ranked heavy metal in their top 5 genres.

MAN STEALS VIRGIN MARY STATUE FROM GRAVEYARD. THEN IT GETS WEIRD

An Austin, Minn., man admitted to that on July 29 he broke into a cemetery and stole a 5-foot statue of the Virgin Mary. Then, he painted it to resemble a clown, before stashing it at his girlfriend’s house in her closet. He was found out when someone saw pictures of him and the statue on MySpace.

RABBI TURNS BUS INTO PASSOVER GAS OVEN

Police say a Spring Valley, N.Y., rabbi has been illegally siphoning gas to fuel a giant oven he created from a school bus, a CBS affiliate reported March 26. He may be allowed to keep it if he brings the bus up to code.