NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 8, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS Community sing at Museum of Art tonight There will be a community sing held at 7 p.m. tonight at the University Museum of Art. Interested individuals are encouraged to participate in a festive night of song accompanied by the Caril- lon Women's Chorale. Art School alum will discuss art made from bread Art and Design alum Beili Liu will dis- cuss her exhibition currently displayed in a gallery adjacent to the Alice Lloyd Resi- dence Hall dining room . Her artwork fea- tures unique pieces constructed from 500 loaves of bread. She will speak in the West * Conference Room of the Rackham Build- ing at 6 p.m. today. Students perform 'A Flea in Her Ear' at Power Center School of Music students will perform the 19th century comedy "A Flea in Her Ear," by French playwright Georg- es Feydeau tonight in the Power Center. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $9 with a student ID. Jewish LGBT group * to host 'Flaming Menorah' party Ahava, the Hillel LGBT group, will hold a Hanukkah celebration, "Flam- * ing Menorah Party," tonight in the Irwin Green Auditorium at Hillel at 8 p.m. CRIME NOTES Thief sells stolen books to Union bookstore A book bag containing a laptop and two textbooks was reported sto- len from the basement computer lab in the Michigan Union. The Depart- ment of Pubic Safety apprehended the individual who admitted to sell- ing the books to the Union book- store. Caller reports theft from laundry room on North Campus A caller requested to meet with a DPS officer regarding a break-in to a laundry room on North Campus yesterday. DPS currently has no suspects. Tree stolen from Arboretum A tree was reported stolen from Nich- ols Arboretum yesterday around 1 p.m. OPS currently has no suspects. THIs DAY In Daily History * President Hatcher petitions NASA to build research center near 'U' Dec. 8, 1963 - University Presi- dent Harlan Hatcher will appear before a committee of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra- tion in 10 days to try to convince the Organization to build a $50 million dollar research center in southeast- ern Michigan. Robert Burroughs, director of the University's Office of Research Administration, said NASA director Greek council approves new fraternities By Kelly Fraser Daily StaffReporter While attending an event for one of the two fraternities he was rushing last September, LSA freshman Noah Goodman's cell phone rang. The voice on the other end of the line sus- pected he was at the other fraternity and accused him of disloyalty. Having not committed to either fraternity, Goodman said he realized he wanted the camaraderie of a fraternity but with more freedom. With that in mind, Goodman joined fellow LSA freshman Reid Benjamin in forming a new chapter of Pi Lambda Phi. "We wanted somewhere where everyone could fit in," Benjamin said. "We stress unity without conformity." Benjamin and Goodman, president and vice president respectively, used word of mouth to recruit members and to outline a detailed devel- opment plan, which they presented to the Inter- fraternity Council executive board earlier this week. Last night, the IFC voted to approve Pi Lambda Phi. It will begin the first of two semes- ters of its expansionary phase in January. Membership in the IFC is divided into three phases: expansionary, expansionary probation- ary and full status, said Chris Haughee, assis- tant director of the University's Office of Greek Life. New fraternities spend one year becoming full members of the IFC. Haughee said this timetable allows new fra- ternities to establish themselves and adjust to new responsibilities. "We want to ensure they are acclimated, accustomed and involved in the Greek system;' he said. The council also granted full membership to The Triangle fraternity, a professional brother- hood focusing on engineering, architecture and science, and a redeemed Zeta Psi fraternity. A chapter of Zeta Psi was closed in 2002 fol- lowing a member's death from a heroin over- dose. IFC spokesman Brian Millman said the new chapter and its members have no connection with the past house, adding that Zeta Psi mem- bers have worked hard in the past semester to become strong, active members of the Greek community. Beyond reevaluating Pi Lambda Phi's poten- tial to succeed, the executive board was con- cerned with the role the new chapter will play on campus. Reid said the organization's nondiscrimina- tory history and its diverse membership will allow it to fill a separate niche on campus. "We were looking around the room and real- ized (the members) don't look like stereotypical fraternity kids," Reid said. "What we did have in common was our love, passion and enthusiasm that we are going to apply (to Pi Lambda Phi)." IFC members were also impressed by the overwhelmingly freshman chapter's drive, orga- nization and detailed proposal, Millman said. In the next semester, the 18 members hope to organize a rush campaign and charity event in addition to finding a chapter house, Reid said. Goodman said Pi Lambda Phi has a long his- tory at the University, with alumni records dat- ing back as far as 1890. However, because of low membership, the chapter became defunct in the mid-1990s. LSA freshmen Noah Goodman and Reid Benjamin propose their fraternity, Pi Lambda Phi, at the Inter- fraternity Council meeting yesterday. Some GOP reps give dirty money to charity WASHINGTON (AP) - Three Michigan Republicans said yesterday they will give to charity several campaign contributions from donors tied to a former California congress- man who pleaded guilty to taking bribes. Reps. Joe Knollenberg and Candice Miller plan to return at least $10,000 in contributions connected to their former Republican House colleague, Randy "Duke" Cunningham, who resigned last week. Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R- Holland) donated $3,000 in contributions last week. "I am shocked and greatly disappointed by the dealings of my former colleague. Because of these actions, a serious question of ethical responsibility has been brought to light," said Knollenberg, of Oakland County's Bloom- field Township. Two House Republicans from Michigan who received similar contributions - Reps. Mike Rogers of Brighton and Thaddeus McCotter of Livonia - said they had no plans to return the money or donate it to charity. Cunningham pleaded guilty last week to taking $2.4 million in bribes in exchange for steering government work to defense con- tractors. In a practice common among law- makers, he had given colleagues money from his campaign account and a political action committee he created called the American Prosperity PAC. Since Cunningham's plea, several House Republicans in Congress have donated the money to charity or disclosed plans to do so. Miller, of Macomb County's Harrison Township, will donate $6,000 to a military- affiliated charity, said Miller's chief of staff, Jamie Roe. Records show Miller's campaign committee received $5,000 from the Ameri- can Prosperity PAC in October 2002 and her PAC received a $1,000 contribution from a defense contracting company called ADCS Inc. "She just felt it was the right thing to do," Roe said. Knollenberg's campaign was reviewing several years of campaign finance records and did not immediately have the total amount it planned to give to a local food bank, said spokeswoman Jennifer Hing. Records show Knollenberg's campaign committee received $4,000 in June 2004 from Brent and Regina Wilkes. Brent Wilkes headed ADCS Inc., which provided campaign cash and favors to Cun- ningham while reaping valuable contracts. The 33-page guilty plea filed in the case did not name the alleged conspirators, but details such as business addresses and occu- pations made some of their identities appar- ent. Hing said Knollenberg also received a contribution from ADCS but did not have the total. Hoekstra donated $3,000 in contributions from Brent Wilkes and ADCS to the Ataxia Telangiectasia Children's Project, spokesman Dave Yonkman said. Rogers received $6,000 in contributions from the American Prosperity PAC from 2000-02 and $2,000 in contributions from Cunningham's campaign committee, Friends of Duke Cunningham, in June 2001. He did not plan to return the money or donate it. "It's long been spent, and those were legal contributions at the time," said Sylvia War- ner, a Rogers spokeswoman. McCotter received $5,000 from Cunning- ham's PAC in October 2002. He said in an interview that the funds had been legally raised and received and legally spent. t : :a 3i kssan IF All M~it trainers have degrees in exercise science. 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