Thursday, January 19, 2006 Opinion 4A Jesse Singal sees through conservative tricks Arts 5A Fred Savage brings treat to ABC MARY gUE COLEMAN'S JNRNEY TO DEFNE HER 'RESIDNCY ...1H STATEMENT One-hundredffteen years ofeditoralfreedom Sports 8A Cagers on cruise control against 'Cats -------- -------- - - - -- -------------------- www.michiganday. com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 57 02 2006 The Michigan Daily Lock up: Crime rates rise Statistics paint dismal picture of rising crime in student areas of Ann Arbor By Drew Philp Daily Staff Reporter Students were hit particularly hard by crime in Ann Arbor last year, according to statistics released by the Ann Arbor Police Department earlier this month. Last year, serious crime in the city increased by 8 percent. But the increase in serious crime in student areas was much higher: 23 percent increase. In Ann Arbor overall, every serious crime except arson and murder has increased since 2004. Police reported three more rapes this year, 47 more assaults, 23 more robberies and 50 more stolen cars. Additionally, there was a 12-percent increase in burglaries, jumping from 749 in 2004 to 840 in 2005. No murders were reported last year, compared with two that were reported in 2004. While burglaries increased by only 12 per- cent, the number of robberies - which involve violence or intimidation - increased by 28 per- cent, mostly because of a string of more than 30 robberies committed in the summer months by a small group of individuals, police said. "We made several key arrests and the rob- beries dropped off," said Charlotte DeMatteo, a crime analyst for the AAPD. Chief Greg O'Dell, interim police chief, said that although the force was not thrilled with the data, the numbers do not necessarily indicate the beginning of a serious crime wave. He noted that despite last year's increase, numbers are significantly lower than they were in 2001, 2002 and 2003. He said crime in 2004 had been unusually low. The AAPD recorded 10 percent less serious crime in 2004 than in 2003. The total number of serious crimes reported in areas densely populated by students increased more dramatically than in the city as a whole, with serious crimes leaping from 708 to 868 - a 23 percent increase. The proportion of crimes committed in stu- dent areas also increased this year. Of all crimes, 24 percent were committed in student neighborhoods in 2005 compared with 21 per- cent in 2004. Because police do not keep track of whether crime victims are students, the fig- ures include all crimes committed in predomi- nantly student areas, including those in which students were not victims. Robbery, arson and forcible rape all increased in student areas, while aggravated assault, lar- ceny and motor vehicle theft decreased. The number of home invasions rose by 38 percent in the last year. Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Diane Brown said the increase in burglar- ies affecting off-campus student areas may be linked to a decrease of burglaries in residence halls. Brown said because of increased security measures in dormitories, such as a 24-hour con- trolled access program and self-locking doors, burglaries have been drastically reduced over the past few years. The numbers of crimes committed on cam- pus, which is under the jurisdiction of DPS, are not yet available for 2005, but the ;number of burglaries in residence halls has fallen consis- tently - from 150 in 2002 to 67 in 2003 to 25 in 2004. PMOT OILLUSTRAION BY MANOLAN-ARAIvAIyN/Daily Break-Ins have Increased dramatically in Ann Arbor in the last year, especially among student housing. Longtime Michigan . woman leaves 'U' Lisa Tedesco, who has served in a number of positions at the University, takes job at Emory University By Carissa Miller Daily Staff Reporter When former University Vice President and Secre- tary Lisa Tedesco assumes her new role at Emory Uni- versity this spring, the University will lose one of its most innovative and committed leaders, faculty and badministrators said. On May 1, Tedesco will begin her tenure as dean of Emory's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences as well as vice provost for academic affairs. "It was a great honor to be invited," Tedesco said. Tedesco said leaving the University was a difficult decision. "Michigan will remain with me in positive and mean- ingful ways," said Tedesco, who is currently a dentistry professor. Tedesco will work with other faculty to ensure gradu- ate programs at Emory are high-quality and competi- tive, said Emory Provost Earl Lewis, who announced the appointment. Tedesco will also hold professorships in the Rollins School of Public Health and in Emory College's Division of Educational Studies. Lewis, a former Rackham dean at the University of Michigan, said Tedesco will bring both experience and background as a social scientist to new position at Emory. "I worked with Lisa during my 15 years on the Michi- gan faculty," Lewis said. "Her energy, drive, values, style and leadership skills will be a great asset in her new job. We all anxiously await her arrival." Marilyn Woolfolk, an assistant dean in the Universi- ty's School of Dentistry, said the students and faculty at Emory will gain an educator with the essential skills necessary to connect and communicate with people. "Lisa has the ability to get people of varying perspec- tives to work collectively for the good of the organi- zation," Woolfolk said. "We will miss her energy and enthusiasm and genuine concern for people. But that's what she'll take to Emory and be a tremendous leader for the graduate school." Tedesco, who joined the University in 1992 as asso- ciate dean of Academic Affairs in the dentistry school, has been part of several significant administrative tran- sitions. In 1998, Tedesco was named vice president and sec- retary of the University, a position she relinquished last year to take a fellowship at Columbia University's Center for Community Health Partnerships. She also served as interim provost in 2001 after former provost Nancy Can- tor accepted the chancellorship position at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. University spokeswoman Julie Peterson said Tedesco is well known for her commitment to diversity. She acted as an investigator of the University's Health Occupations Part- ners in Education project, which provided academic prepa- ration to minority youth for careers in health and medicine. She has also been involved in University policy decisions concerning affirmative action and efforts to increase the number of women in scientific fields, Peterson said. The Michigan Alum Mentor program reaches out to youth Program fights through financial hardships to show middle-schoolers "World of Work" By Kelly Fraser Daily Staff Reporter The future holds test tubes, data analysis reports and multiple career adjustments, and Jeannine Lasovage knows it. Lasovage is the director of Reach Out, a non- profit academic mentoring program that has matched 117 col- lege student volun- teers with students "They want at Scarlett Middle School in Ann to try harder Arbor this year. i n Next week, Reach Out is sched- uled to kick off its winter "World of Work" program with a trip to Daim- lerChrysler. At the company, which is in Auburn Hills, mentors and Ann because they have a more concrete goal." Shara Cherniak Reach Out co-coordinator GRAPHIC BY MIKE HULSEBUS/Daily This collage is composed of photos of five famous alumni: NFL quarterback Tom Brady, businessman and philan- trophist Stephen Ross, actor James Earl Jones, former President Gerald Ford and actress Lucy Liu. What characteristic links Larry Page, the Unabomber and Dick Gephardt? They're all among the 435,000 alumni of the University of Michigan. The following is the first in a semester-long series of alumni profiles: Alurn baffles book censorship Arbor middle school students will meet employ- ees, visit a wind tunnel and ride on test tracks. The activities give children hands-on experi- ence in the workplace and allow students to see practical applications of their schoolwork, said Business sophomore David Flood, a program volunteer. Many of the students may have never met any- one who truly enjoyed his job, Flood said. Job shadowing is intended to expose students to new fields they may have never considered. "They want to try harder in school because they have a more concrete goal," said Education junior Shara Cherniak, who helps coordinate the program. Reach Out began in 1995 after a National Science Foundation grant to the College of Engineering required that the college initiate a community outreach program. Lasovage said in the last few years the pro- gram has placed heavy emphasis on math and science, but it has recently expanded its focus to include career workshops and job shadowing, largely because of the influence of University students. Since 2001, when its funding ran out, Reach Out has struggled to find a long-term sponsor. The program has relied heavily on donations and sponsorships from the Ann Arbor-based Pfizer Corporation and the Dow Foundation. "We just want some long-term stability," Flood said. The financial hardships have resulted in the See REACH OUT, page 7A Anti-censorship and civil liberties activist found in unexpected place By Kelly Fraser Daily Staff Reporter ROCHESTER - The logs in the child-sized fireplace may be plastic, but everything else - from the crayon thank-you notes addressed simply to "the book lady" to the thousands of col- orful titles crammed into the shelves in University alum Cammie Mammino's children's book store - can only be described as genuine. Eighteen years after opening its doors, Mammino's shop, Halfway Down the Stairs, named after an A.A. Milne poem, remains a staple of down- town Rochester. But it is her continued activism in local and national censorship and other civil liberties issues that sets her apart. Mammino is now in her eighth and final year serving on the executive board of the American Booksellers Founda- tion for Free Expression, where she con- sults on censorship controversies across the country. Mammino's first experiences with book banning began during her first teaching job, where she encountered parents enraged over her class's discus- sion of issues like abortion and the Viet- nam War. "In the end, it boiled down (to the fact) that people weren't comfortable with the free exchange of ideas," she said. Years later, when concerned custom- See ALUM, page 7A Muslim group to plead for journalist's release