Wather Monday January 12, 2004 ©2004 The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan S Vol. CXIII, No. 74 One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditonialfreedom TODAY: briefy n the afternoon. L 35 LOW.- 27 Tomorrow: www~mkchigandailycom Auto show attracts * younger audiences By Ashley Dinges Daily Staff Reporter DETROIT - Opening its doors to the general public Saturday, the 2004 North American International Auto Show is expected to draw almost 850,000 visitors during its 11-day run - equal to Detroit's population. The show kicked off Jan. 4 with a three-day-long media event that accommodated more than 6,600 jour- nalists from 52 different countries. Fol- lowing the media preview days were the industry preview days on Wednes- day and Thursday and the Charity Pre- view on Friday. Last year, the show brought in $536.8 million. But NAIAS Executive Director Rod Alberts said the numbers keep growing. "We keep thinking year to year that things might level out," Alberts said. It's projected that the 2004 show will raise nearly $550 million. "It's good for the economy and sym- bolic of what Detroit is known for," Alberts said. In recent years, companies at the show have begun catering to a younger market, especially because of-a grow- ing interest in modifications and cus- tomizations to automobiles, such as high-tech audio systems. "(Age groups) 18 through 30 is the area a lot of shows have not been capi- talizing on. It's a little bit of a wake-up call - you have to change according- ly," Alberts said. Michigan Hall, which housed the lower level of the show, was dedicated mainly to companies offering modifi- cations, such as Ford Vehicle and Per- sonalization and Saleen Performance Parts and Accessories. "People buy a $20,000 or $30,000 car and put another $10,000 into it," Alberts said. In fact, modification companies are trying to attract potential buyers in this age group in several ways, including special exhibits like celebrity vehicles. Alberts said that some of the largest mistakes that have been made in other shows deal with attracting a younger generation to the shows. See AUTO SHOW, Page 3A Civil rights pioneers to speak at 'U' By Karen Schwartz Daily Staff Reporter Fifty years ago, the Rev. Oliver Brown joined the fight to integrate schools after his daughter Linda was denied admission to the local elemen- tary school in Topeka, Kan. because she was black. Today, Linda Brown Thompson and her sister Cheryl Brown Henderson will tell their stories and discuss the implications of the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Edu- cation decision. The sisters kick off the University's Separate? Still Unequal? Brown v. Board of Education 50 Years Later." Events, which feature everything from lectures to films and music to dance, will explore possible answers to these and related questions. "I think the biggest thing is that this year's symposium has more of a national focus in that we're just one of the many places commemorating the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision that basically ended segregation in schools and as an after-effect basically ended segregation, period," Carranza said. Featured speakers include Arturo DANNY MOLOSHOK/Daily Michigan wide receiver Braylon Edwards catches a touchdown pass from John Navarre in front of Willie Gaston and Will Gulley of the Houston Cougars Sept. 6 at Michigan Stadium. Edwards will return for his senior year at Michigan. National championship or bust: dwards to stay at 17th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Sym- posium with an event titled "A Conversation with the Brown Sisters." The event is designed to get students direct- ly involved, said Sympo- sium Program Coordinator Silvia Carran- za. A student moderator and student pan- elists will lead the discussion, and audience members will 'I have a dream' Other noted MLK Day events Jan. 19: Keynote speaker Harvard law Prof. Lani Guinier speaks at Hill Auditorium at 10 a.m. on the rela- tionships between the legal and sociai sides of the civil rights move- ment. .an. 19: A panel discussion on the impact of voter disenfranchise- ment in communities of color in Hutchins Hall at 12:30 p.m. For more events of the month, see www.mlksymposium.umich.edu Rodriguez, pres- ident of United Farm Workers of America, poet and activist John Trudell, and Harvard law Prof. Lani Guin- er, who will give the keynote address Jan. 19. Carranza added that she feels the sym- posium offers reflections on By Kyle O'Neill Daily Sports Editor In an exclusive with "Sports Final Edition" last night, Michigan junior wide receiver Braylon Edwards announced that he will return for his senior season. "I talked to coach (Lloyd) Carr the other day, and I had a lot of time to make this decision," said Edwards at about 11:45 to WDIV-TV "I sat down with my family, sat down with my grandmother - we prayed on it. A lot has been taken into this decision, and I have decid- ed to stay for my senior year." "I hope (Carr) is happy," said Edwards later in the interview. The Wolverines' top receiver the past two seasons (85 catches for 1,138 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2003) stated that the Orange Bowl in Miami - the site of next year's BCS national title game - was among the top reasons why he is coming back for the fourth year. "Now I'm a senior so I can't look to the older guy - I am the older guy," Edwards said. "Now is the time I have to make a stand and lead this team hopefully to the Orange Bowl, the national championship, to leave my legacy at Michigan." Edwards was close to jumping to the NFL, but benefited from the new system that allows underclass- men to speak with pro scouts about what their draft status would be. "It was real close," Edwards said. "The odds were great. There were a lot of things going on with the NFL that I liked, a lot of positive feed- back. But I feel that when I come back on the field next year, I can go and establish myself as the guy." The junior said scouts have rated him as high as the No. 3 or 4 wide receiver in college, meaning he would have had to rely on an unbe- lievably good combine in order to become the top wideout in the draft - which is his ultimate individual goal. "(The scouts) said they liked a lot of things about me: my physical attributes, they said they liked the fact I was very physical on the field, blocking, they said I had good speed," Edwards said. "They said sometimes I'm incon- sistent. I think that was one weak- ness that they gave me is the See EDWARDS, Page 7A King's dream that cross boundaries, and a message of peace and activism that is universal. many facets of the T have the opportunity to ask questions. "The goal is to bridge the 50-year gap between students to students, Uni- versity of Michigan students to the Brown sisters," said Carranza, program associate for the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives. Brown's lawsuit and related suits went before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1952, and in 1954 the court overturned the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson, "separate but equal" precedent. In the Brown rul- ing, the court declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. The theme of this year's symposium, which continues into February, is "Still "There's so theme and so many different target audiences that I think there's really something in there for everyone," she said. LSA senior Shyla Kinhal, one of the student staff members helping to organize the dialogue with the Brown sisters, said she hopes students take advantage of the opportunities avail- able to them as part of the symposium. "The fact that our University offers a symposium like this that no other uni- versity really has, I think it's something that we should all take advantage of, See BROWN, Page 7A THE GENERAL NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems Martian dust storms, like those photographed in the above time-lapse series by the Mars Global Surveyor in 1999, can affect the landing of rovers like the Mars Spirit. University Prof. Nilton Renno has served as a dust-devil expert for the Spirit mission. University faculty and students turn their eyes toward Mars Clark'spro-affrmative a a e Professors' expertise tapped for recent Martian exploratory missions By Naila Moreira Daily Staff Reporter When NASA's Mars Spirit rover touched down safely last week on the red soil of Mars, University Prof. Nilton Renno could take a little bit of the credit. Renno, a professor of atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences, studies dust storms, a common and often vio- lent weather phenomenon on Mars. As a member of NASA's Entry, Descent and Landing Science Adviso- ry Board for the Mars Exploration Rover, Renno used his expertise to help design an effective landing strat- egy for the Spirit. Renno said. Because of the colossal challenges rover about 50 feet above the ground. Once free, rovers face in a trip to the Martian sur- face, Renno said, NASA must accept a failure rate of 15 to 20 per- Mars lectures All take place in 1003 EECS from 1:30-2:30 pm. Jan. 13 - "Testing of complex space systems: from assembly to final prelaunch" cent. "They refer to EDL as the 'six minutes of terror,' " Renno said. "The space- craft goes from 12,000 kilometers to 12 kilometers per hour. ... We have to lose the rover faces further perils as it bounces as high as a five-story building before gradu- ally settling on the Mart- ian surface. "They just let it go," Renno said. "Boing," he added, laugh- ing. Since its arrival, the Mars Spirit rover has taken panoramic Jan. 15 - "System-level Rovers" Jan. 20 - "System-level Robotic Arm" overview of overview of I By David Branson Daily Staff Reporter As the differences between the Democratic presidential candidates become more delineated, retired Gen. Wesley Clark's credentials continue to contrast from those of the other Democratic frontrunners. Clark served as the supreme allied com- mander of NATO, a position first held by Dwight Eisenhower before his presidency, and orchestrated the war in Kosovo using only air power. As a military commander, Clark pro- fesses the use of force as a last resort when all other options are exhausted, and as a presidential candidate, he expresses a similar lofty vision. mary reason for running for president and uses it as the basis for his cam- paign slogan. The standards Clark refers to recall the courses in ethics and philosophy he took at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. Clark became a Rhodes Scholar in 1966, and joins the likes of fellow Scholars former President Bill Clinton and Senator Bill Bradley. "I like Plato and (David) Hume because I believe they are the book- ends of philosophy," Clark said. Presidential candidates do not often discuss their favorite philosophers in interviews, but Clark's distinguished educational background heavily influ- ences his political career. Clark spoke very highly of his experience at Oxford, ction stance experience and especially other people's views," Clark said. "It's not only views, but the systems, patterns of a different society, it's everything about the experience of another country that enriches a person and helps them contribute to the world." Clark went on to explain the impor- tance of an academic background in all facets of society. "I think (an academic background) is important because people in high leadership positions have to grapple with serious issues. You need a broad academic background to run the coun- try for everyday Americans." All the Democratic presidential can- didates have brought forth sweeping education plans and Clark's has drawn Jan. 22 - "System-level overview of EDL (Entry, Descent and Landing)" three zeroes in six color photos of the Martian surface and I I