2D - Wednesday, September 5, 2001- The Michigan Daily - New Student Edition

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Alum wins over $2 million on ABC's 'Millionaire'

By James Restivo
Daily Staff Reporter
University alum and Ann Arbor resi-
dent Kevin Olmstead made television
history in April with his "final answer"
that gave him the largest game show pay-
out ever - $2.18 million from ABC's
popular "Who Wants to be a Million-
aire."
Olmstead, a professor at the University
of Detroit Mercy and assistant to the
University of Michigan's quiz bowl
team, was able to answer that Igor Siko-
rsky invented the first mass-produced
helicopter to obtain the huge payout.
He reached the "hot seat" on the previ-
ous episode but only had a chance to
reach the $200 level before the show
ended. He used the last of his three "life-
lines" on the $250,000 question.
The show's last million-dollar payout
occurred in July and was awarded to
David Goodman, another University
alum and friend of Olmstead. Since then,
for each show that did not have a winner,
ABC added $10,000 to the pot - with
Olmstead's victory coming on the 118th
episode since. Host Regis Philbin
allowed Goodman to call into the show
to wish his friend luck, adding, "Go
blue!"

ny that provides questions for quiz bowl
competitions.
Paul Litvak, an LSA junior and exter-
nal director of MAC, said he was very
excited to see one of the team's man-
agers on the show.
"It's great - if anyone deserves the
money, it's him," Litvak said. "He is very
kind, intelligent and entertaining at time "
Olmstead, a quiz-show fanatic,
also a three-time winner on "Jeopardy!"
in 1994, taking away close to $27,000.
Susan Franklin, communications
director of Tetra Tech MPS, said Olm-
stead is a pleasure to work with and very
intelligent.
"Kevin is a wonderful person - very
talkative," Franklin said. "He's down-to-
earth and very smart."
Though taxes will trim down his win-
nings, Olmstead still looks to walk ay-
APPHOTO with about $1.3 million.1W
University alum Kevin Olmstead made television history by winning $2.18 million on the Gary Lichtman, media relations direc-
popular ABC television show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." tor at Detroit Mercy, said Olmstead is
one of the university's most popular pro-
Olmstead, 42, is not married and he Massachusetts Institute of Technology. fessors and money will most likely not
brought his mother on the show with In addition to teaching civil engineer- change him.
him. He holds a doctorate in environ- ing at Detroit Mercy, he is also a senior "He's never been motivated by
mental engineering from the University project engineer at Tetra Tech MPS in money," Lichtman said. "He will proba-
of Michigan, as well as chemical engi- Ann Arbor and works with the Michigan bly do exactly what he's doing because
neering degrees from Case Western Academic Competitions team here at the he's a real person - and does not have
Reserve University in Ohio and the University. He also co-founded a compa- an ego."

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When the film "American Pie" hit
movie theaters in the summer of 1999,
many Michiganders might have felt a
kinship with the group of sex-starved
teenagers who talked of attending col-
lege in Ann Arbor and East Lansing.
But in the August sequel "American
Pie 11," which takes place the summer
after the characters' first year at col-
lege, there will be no such references
as both the University of Michigan and
Michigan State University have denied
Universal Studios the use of their
names or logos.
"It loses a coolness factor," said
screenwriter Adam Herz. A University
of Michigan alum, Herz graduated in
1996 and said he is upset with how the
denial was handled by his alma mater.
The University denied Universal
Studios' original request, but Herz
called again to plead as a recent alum.
He was turned down in a fashion that
he called "just pathetic."
"In one way, it's understandable
because in one way we're a hard-R
raunchy comedy," Herz said. On the
other hand, "I am an alum, a very suc-
cessful graduate. I had just been asked
to come up to Michigan to speak."
When Herz's request was made to
use the name and logos of the Univer-
sity, the proposal was reviewed and
rejected.
"The script and proposal were self-
described as 'raunchy humor' and this
was a key factor in the decision;' said
University spokeswoman Julie Peter-
son.
Though Herz still plans to visit the
University's film and video department,
the refusal has left him with a rather
sour taste in his mouth about the insti-
tution.
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about your money" - money whi h
Herz said he has no intention of hkW
ing over following the recent events.
"I love to help students out. I would-
n't have made it if people hadn't done
the same for me," he said. "Will I
donate to a corporation? No."
Though the University official who
spoke with Herz would not comment
on record, Peterson outlined the proce-
dure taken by the University in matters
of trademark licensing.
The University receives an average
of between five and 10 requests a year
to shoot films on location, make refer-
ence to the University or use materials
with University insignia, Peterson said.
Decisions concerning on-location
filming are made by the Office of the
Associate Vice President for Facilities
and Operations. In the case of "Ameri-
can Pie II" the University Trademark
Licensing Office made the call m'
consultation from the general coun
office.
"Our policy states that proposed pro-
jects cannot 'disrupt day-to-day activi-
ties on our campus' and should not be
'in conflict with the goals and ideals of
the University."' Peterson said. "We
always review relevant portions of the
script to ensure whether the material is
consistent with our educational mis-
sion."
In recent years permission has been
given to the Warner Bros. Television
show "Sister, Sister" to use background
footage of the University where the
main characters were said to be attend-
ing college.
The Trademark Licensing Office
also worked in conjunction with the
Athletic Department to allow actor
Charlie Sheen to wear a Michigan
baseball uniform on ABC's "Spin
City."
Herz may have been thrown a ste,
but he is not out of the game. The same
thing happened with the original
"American Pie."
Though Michigan State University
allowed him to use a representation of
its campus, Herz said the University of
Michigan denied the film's production
offices the right to use its fight song or
its name.
"We can say 'Michigan' or 'St
but not the full names," Herz said. "If
you know from the first movie, then
hopefully you can figure it out."

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