Friday, October 14, 2005 News 3 Granholm wants to keep Delphi jobs in Michigan Fixs. PENt\JX~T~i~iL~&.Y ~E ~ OP.TI~11±; PYi7 J~ LANS &OTALLSATIUA Opinion 4 Whitney Dibo doesn't trust President Bush Arts 5 Death Cab hits the Michigan Theater tonight One-hundred-ifteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michzgandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 12 x2005 The Michigan Daily Ludacris to perform on campus By Kelly Fraser For the Daily Hip-hop artist Ludacris is coming to Hill Auditorium Nov. 3, organizers announced yesterday. After roughly six months of plan- ning, the concert has become a reality for Michigan Student Assembly Rep. Melton Lee and others who have been working on getting the hip-hop artist to campus. "This is history in the making," Lee said. "This is the first time a major hip- hop act has ever played a major campus venue in the history of the University," Lee said. The event is the product of the com- bined efforts of MSA and co-sponsors Big Ticket Productions - a subcom- mittee of the University Activities Center - and Hillel. Organizing the concert did not come without some problems. While Hill Auditorium staffers were initially apprehensive about holding a hip-hop concert in the newly renovated facility, Lee said, after some discussion their fears were settled. Lee said he didn't think the Hill staff would have had as much of a problem if he had approached them about bring- ing in an alternative rock bank or some other type of artist. Lee was quick to add, however, that any misunderstandings that arose were understandable because this is the first major hip-hop artist to come to a cam- pus building. Organizers said Ludacris was cho- sen not only for his "massive crossover appeal," but also for his recent work concerning social-justice issues, most notably in the film "Crash." MSA offi- cials said they hope to capitalize on Ludacris's presence on campus with additional events that will emphasize diversity and social issues on campus. Ludacds concert Tickets for the concert will go on sale today at noon. Students can purchase tickets at the Michigan Union Ticket Office, which is located in the basement of the Michi- gan Union. Student tickets will be $25 for balcony seats and $30 for floor and mezzanine seats. Students can purchase up to four tickets and must present a valid Mcard. Remaining tickets will be avail- able to the general public on Oct. 25 through Ticketmaster. "Our primary goal is to bring stu- dents of diverse backgrounds togeth- er in a way that's never been done before," Lee said, adding MSA hopes to bring similar events of this scale in the future. Confusion over the concert arose after a Sept. 6 monthly e-mail from Hillel prematurely announced the concert before all contract details had been finalized. The mishap was the result of an internal misunderstand- ing, Lee said. "We submitted a bid to Ludacris's agent, and it was accepted. Typically, in the music industry, when a bid is accepted that's when they announce the show, but understandably the Uni- versity administration wanted to wait until all details were final," Lee said. In addition to contractual issues, managing and funding an event of See CONCERT, Page 7 IUMMAOU GUMtE/ Uaily Ghostface Killah, a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, performs at The Blind Pig yesterday. Ghostface brings classics to Blind Pig By Evan McGarvey Daily Music Editor In the hazy, sweltering confines of The Blind Pig Wednesday night, all it took was one knowing wink from Ghostface Killah early in his set to make the crowd ripple into booming cheers. A founding member of the Wu- Tang Clan, his streak of consistently dense, rewarding albums has made him one of the only singularly grip- ping rappers alive; Ghostface could do no wrong this night. With no hype, no PR trumpets announcing his arrival over the previous weeks, he seemed to slip into Ann Arbor visible only to those wise enoggh to keep their ears to the ground. Even after a confidence-shaking opening set from rap duo Swollen Members, whose awkward, sterile onstage demeanor didn't do anything to boost their pointless boasts and maud- lin confessions, Ghostface prowled the small stage at the crowded Pig and tore through a captivating range of moods as he rattled off verses from stone-cold Wu-Tang classics, crowd favorites from his solo work and even a slice of his upcoming disc, Fish Scale. Accompanied by Theodore Unit, his clique of hungry but as-yet-unremark- able MCs (save for the surprisingly adroit and cool Trife Da God) and his. frighteningly haggard and desperate one-time Wu-Tang associate Capadon- na, Ghostface ambled his way through the expected Theodore Unit efforts like the thumping drama of "Smith Brothers" before giving his compatri- ots their last moments in his spotlight. See GHOSTFACE, Page 5 Vigil held for victims of Asian earthquake Between a benefit dinner and donations received on its website, the Pakistani Students' Association has raised $1,500 "You know about the tragedy now. You can't say that you didn't know," said LSA senior Megha Desai, logistics chair for SAPA. "Dig deep into your pockets, because whether it's one dollar, two dol- lars or five dollars, the money will go a 'U' favors Coke in contract decision Anti-Coke student groups send letters to administrators protesting decision By Jeremy Davidson Daily Staff Reporter long way." By Gabe Nelson About 35,000 Pakistanis, 1,300 Indi- For the Daily ans and four Afghanis have been report- ed dead since the earthquake struck, and About 150 stu- millions across the area dents, candles in are homeless. The 7.6- hand, stood before "w e can work magnitude earthquake the steps of the Har- left substantial damage Ian Hatcher Gradu- together because to the infrastructure of ate Library last ,et - the area and prompted night in a Diag vigil Ph" s arent divling the United Nations for the victims of us These disasters and the government of the earthquake that Pakistan to petition the + struck South Asia aren't man-made world for donations six days ago. Many students at the The Pakistani - they just happen." vigil have family mem- Students' Asso- bers living in Pakistan - ciation, the South and India. None of the Asian Progressive -ahrigh students' families have Alliance and the SAPA external relations co-chair been affected, with the Indian-American possible exception of Student Association one Pakistani student's each sent represen- distant cousin, said JEREMY CHO/Dil y tatives to speak about the importance of Nida Javaid, executive chair of PSA and Students remember the victims of the South Asian earthquake that has killed more than 25,000 increasing student awareness and raising an LSA junior. But the thought that many people, during a vigil on the Diag last night. About 150 students gathered in an event put together money for the victims of the earthquake. See VIGIL, Page 7 by a number of student organizations. Students push for Israel study abroad program Despite student objections, the Univer- sity announced yesterday that Coca-Cola has successfully met the first deadline of its contract renewal process, while under inves- tigation for alleged human rights violations. After the University's Dispute Review Board announced in June that it had found credible evidence that Coke violated human rights in Colombia and India - includ- ing misuse of toxic pesticides in India and corrupt labor practices in Colombia - the University's chief financial officer, Timothy Slottow, adjusted Coke's contracts, requir- ing that the company meet a series of dead- lines over the next year in order to continue doing business with the University. The DRB operates as a judicial com- mittee that interprets the Vendor Code of Conduct. The code, which was created last year, mandates that all vendors who con- duct business with the University adhere to specific labor- and human-rights standards. As a result of its own findings last semes- ter, which support allegations of significant human rights violations by Coca-Cola, the DRB ordered a third-party investigation to Administrators say a program will not be initiated r-n+ l 4-01 +c+a PT)nr m,-n+'c Now Friedman is working with the student group American Movement for Israel to help give other students the opportunity to travel to Israel. When the U.S. State Department issued a travel research and a place to practice Hebrew. Last spring, AMI gave a presentation to the Uni- versity's International Travel Oversight Committee on the issue, and it has not yet received a definite program to Israel once the State Department warn- ing is lifted. Kuhn said she believes security concerns may not be the only reason the University has refused to I i