NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 26, 2005 - 3 " ON CAMPUS Psychology dept. hosts student information session The psychology department and sev- eral psychology student groups will jointly present The Big PsychForum, tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 1324 of East Hall. The forum will teach students how to access psychology department resourc- es that can make life easier, happier and more successful. The forum will discuss the psychology honors program, student groups, psychology advising, research opportunities and free tutoring. Concert aids tsunami victims A concert featuring Asian musicians will be tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Rackham Auditorium and will fraise money for tsunami victims. Sponsors of the event include the Centers for South and Southeast Asian Studies, the International Institute and the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures. A $5 contribution from students and a $10 or higher contribution from others would be appreciated. Panel discusses job search issues for LG1BT students University faculty will share their advice and experiences about the complexities that Lesbian, Gay and Transgender students may face when searching for a job. The event will be tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the West Confer- ence Room in Rackham. The event is cosponsored by the Rackham Career Center and the Center for Research on Teaching and Learn- ing. A light dinner will be served. Cur- rent graduate students can register for this workshop at http://www.rackham. umich.edu/Events/wssel.php. CRIME NOTES 0 Water leak found in Yost Ice Arena A water leak was discovered in Yost Ice Arena on Monday morning, accord- ing to the Department of Public Safety. Offices sustained water damages. * Wife finds missing husband nearby A woman reported that her husband was missing at the School of Dentistry on Monday morning. However, the man was located nearby after a brief search. No suspects for burnt food in dorm A Housing security officer located food that was burned in a microwave in West Quad Residence Hall on Monday night. There are no suspects in the case. Solicitor evades police officer A caller reported to DPS that a subject was soliciting in Angell Hall on Mon- day afternoon. Officers were unable to locate the subject. THIS DAY In Daily History Jan. 26, 1984 - Attorneys for an Ann Arbor couple charged with hold- ing two men as slaves for 16 years said the couple did not keep the men against their will. This case is Michigan's first slavery case in more than 60 years. Ike Kozminski, his wife Marguerite and their son, John were each charged with one count of conspiracy to violate civil rights and two counts of involun- tary servitude. U.S. District Attorney Virginia Mor- gan said the two men had been physical- ly beaten, deprived of food and clothing and stripped of their dignity. But defense attorney Ivan Barris said both workers were provided with social security and covered by insurance. The two workers, Robert Fulmer and Louis Molitoris, both mentally Survey: number of college smokers increasing i n U.S. By Kim Tomlin Daily Staff Reporter Although recent reports show lower per- centages of high school students smoking, the number of college smokers continues to rise, according to the University's recent Student Life Survey. It is now predicted that 30 percent of college students used tobacco at least once in the past 30 days, according to the Tobacco Technical Assistance Con- sortium website. TTAC said that of the 15 million college smokers, about 1.7 million will die from smoking-related illnesses. At the University, the Student Life Sur- vey found that 21 percent of the University's student population smokes. Linda Thomas, program associate at the University's Tobacco Consultation Service, said the number of college-age smokers is on the rise in the state of Michigan, as well as on campus. "If we step back and look at the whole state and make some assumptions on what our students are doing based on other stu- dents, we would say that the smoking rate is going up," Thomas said. Thomas attributed the increase in the number of college smokers in part to fewer anti-smoking campaigns and more frequent smoking in Hollywood movies. However, she said she feels that the prevention pro- grams "are back on track." "The media is getting it out that it's not cool to smoke anymore. It's not cool to be high," Thomas said. She also warned social smokers that even casual smoking is dangerous because of the addictive nicotine. "Playing with cigarettes, even just while they are drinking, they are leaving them- selves open for a lifelong habit that is really hard to give up," she said. Statistics published on the TTAC web- site show that of the 70 percent of college students who try smoking, 41.5 percent become regular smokers. Contrasting with the higher number of college smokers is the downward trend in smoking in America's high schools. Twenty-five percent of 12th graders, 16 percent of 10th graders and 9 percent of 8th graders reported they had smoked in the past 30 days, according to the Uni- versity study. The percentage of 8th and 10th graders who said they smoked in the past month has decreased by 50 percent, and the number of 12th-grade smokers has decreased by one- third since the 1990s. One social smoker, a recent University graduate who wished to remain anony- mous, said she started smoking in ninth grade when she was introduced to it at a party with older high school students. "It was not until I was 16 or 17 that I started to smoke continuously," she said. Today she smokes in social settings and smokes less than a pack a week. "I am quitting because it smells bad and it is not healthy for you," she said. For those interested in quitting smoking the University offers both group and individ- ual quit programs for faculty and students. A Tobacco Consultation Service pro- gram started last week and is still accepting members. The group meets today from 12 to 1 p.m. and is open to students, staff and faculty. New programs start every month and are free of charge. More information can be obtained through the Tobacco Consultation Service, located on North Ingalls next to the School of Nursing. SHUBRA OHIRI / Daily LSA sophomore Brandy Baker smokes in Rendezvous Cafe on South University Avenue while studying yesterday. Businesses visit 'U' for Futurtech conference By Talia Selitsky For the Daily The Stephen M. Ross School of Business will host the seventh annual FuturTech con- ference tomorrow and Friday to showcase developments in business and technology. Jeff Kao, director of marketing for the conference, said that in the future, the role of technology in business and people's lives "will become increasingly pervasive. It will always be with us." FuturTech co-chair Neil Harrison described the conference as a group of leaders in technology and business coming together to "discuss the intersection between business and technology and to stimulate conversation on emerging technologies." Harrison said he is expecting around 500 to 600 graduate and undergraduate students to attend. On Friday afternoon, representatives from technology-sector companies, includ- ing Apple, Hewlett-Packard and Sprint, will be demonstrating some of their most recent products. Conference attendees will have the oppor- tunity to ask the representatives questions and forge contacts with the companies. Keynote speakers include Linda M. Dill- man, executive vice president and chief information officer of Wal-Mart and Howard Handler, chief marketing officer of Virgin Mobile U.S.A. To coincide with the conference, the Busi- ness school will present Dillman with the Women in Leadership Award for her achieve- ments, such as making Fortune magazine's list of the 50 most powerful women in 2004. Past recipients of the award include Univer- sity President Mary Sue Coleman and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Randy Medina, director of Web market: ing for the conference, said he is looking forward to Dillman's speech because he considers Wal-Mart to be on the forefront of information service technology. Kao said information service technology is the management of behind-the-scenes technol- ogy - from the desktops that employees use to tracking consumer product preference. Medina added that he is interested to hear what Dillman has in mind for the future of Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer. Handler, a Business School alum, is known as a marketer for brands targeting Generation Y - those born between 1974 and 1994. The brands Handler has promoted include the National Football League, MTV and Sat- urday Night Live. He is also known for the launch of Beavis and Butthead. Harrison said Handler is an expert on the "challenges and differences in marketing to Generation Y." The conference will feature a number of informative panels about nanotechnology, radio frequency identification, hydrogen- fueled technology, personalized medicine and sports technology. Kao is particularly interested in the nano- technology panel because of the University and southeast Michigan's deep involvement with the industry. The conference was brought together through the collaborative efforts of the Busi- ness school, the College of Engineering and the School of Information. Many other groups from the University helped organize the -event, including the High-Tech Club, the Operations Manage- ment Club, the Women in Business Initiative and Net Impact. Company sponsors include Sprint, Daim- lerChrysler, Ford, Microsoft, Hewlett Pack- ard, Citigroup, Infosys and Unisys, Ecolab, Diamond Cluster, and the Ross School of Business. 7th annual PuturtochM: conference eveUs Jan. 27 I5:30to 7 pm, keynote adress, Lindta ditman ,tan. 28 9:30 to 10 4 ,panel cdiscussion, Nanotechnology: Nearing the Tipping~ Point --- he Promise, The Pitfalfs U12:15 to i1 pnm., panel disc: t to = e >on lzed Medicine and Its Imp a o:th uture "of Healthcare *1:45 to 3 pm., 1enoteaddress Howard Handfler * 3:15 to 4 I'rn panel dpsousi ; w : ts8-100o ogy:.Haw the te~ Epry~cj~Billg: En ncad at theadum Hey Wolverine Fans, don't miss College Hockey;. -1. AT "mTE JOE" Saturday, February 5, 2005 7;30 PM f